“PERKS OF BEING A

STAFF NURSE”

PREPARED BY: KRISTEL MARIE NACAR

MARIA DEBORAH A. SAYAMAN

BSN1-2

OUR NURSE FOR TODAY:CZARINA DY, RN

GRADUATED FROM: DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE (BATCH 2009)

CURRENTLY WORKING IN: DE LA SALE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

CURRENTLY ASSIGNED IN: HOSPITAL WARD

WHAT IS A HOSPITAL WARD?

IT IS A BLOCK FORMING A DIVISION OF A HOSPITAL (OR A SUITE OF ROOMS) SHARED BY PATIENTS WHO NEED A SIMILAR KIND OF CARE.

HOW DID YOU BECOME A NURSE?“MY MOM PRACTICALLY FORCED ME TO TAKE NURSING IN COLLEGE. I DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTICULAR COURSE I STRONGLY GRAVITATE TO, BUT I WAS THINKING PSYCHOLOGY WILL BE COOL TO TAKE. AT THAT TIME, NURSES WAS VASTLY NEEDED IN OTHER COUNTRY SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOST PRACTICAL CHOICE.“

HOW CAN YOU DEFINE NURSING?

“NURSING IS A HEALTH PROFESSION FOCUSED ON PROMOTING, ATTAINING AND RECOVERING HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF

INDIVIDUALS.”

WHAT TRAINING, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE OR BACKGROUND ARE NEEDED TO BECOME A NURSE?

“TO BECOME A REGISTERED NURSE, ONE HAS TO ATTAIN A BACHELOR DEGREE IN NURSING AND PASS THE LICENSURE EXAM. IF ONE WANT TO FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC TYPE OF NURSING, MANY SEMINARS AND TRAINING ARE AVAILABLE I.E. NATIONAL KIDNEY INSTITUTE OF PHILIPPINES PROVIDE TRAINING AND QUALIFYING EXAM IF ONE WANT TO BECOME HEMODIALYSIS NURSE.”

WHAT ARE YOUR ROLES AS A STAFF NURSE?

“WELL I WORK AT A HOSPITAL WARD SO MY MAIN ROLE IS TO HELP PATIENTS RECUPERATE. WE DO THIS BY CARRYING OUT DOCTORS ORDERS, PERFORMING INDIVIDUAL NURSING ACTIONS AND PROVIDING PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. WE ALSO ARE PATIENTS ADVOCATE, WE HELP THEM VOICE OUT CONCERNS, VERBAL OR NON-VERBAL, TO PHYSICIANS OR TO OTHER MEMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM.”

WHAT ARE MOSTLY YOUR CLIENTS?

“IN OUR WARD MOST OF OUR PATIENTS ARE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED IMMEDIATE CARE FROM ER BUT NEED TO UNDERGO A SHORT OR LONG TERM MEDICAL REGIMEN AND CLOSELY MONITORED BY A HEALTHCARE TEAM. MY WARD IS MEDICAL SURGICAL WARD BUT WE ALSO DO CATER PEDIATRIC, ORTHOPEDIC AND OB-GYNE PATIENTS.”

WHAT MAKES A STAFF NURSE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER FIELDS OF NURSING?

“NURSES WORKING IN HOSPITAL WARDS IS GENERALLY CALLED MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSE SO I CAN'T SAY IT STANDS FROM OTHER FIELD IF NURSING. THOUGH I MUST SAY MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING IS THE FOUNDATION OF NURSING PRACTICE. ONE THING I LIKE THIS FIELD IS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CARE FOR THE WHOLE BEING OF PATIENTS; WE ARE NOT CONFINED TO SPECIFIC CATEGORY OF PATIENTS THUS WE ARE ABLE TO ENCOUNTER DIFFERENT KIND OF ILLNESS AND PEOPLE. AND DUE TO THIS REASON THIS MAKE EVERYDAY EXCITING.”

WHAT THINGS DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE DECIDING TO BE A NURSE?

“THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU TAKE NURSING! DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND THE WORKING HOURS, BEING SCOLDED BY PHYSICIANS AND RELATIVES, NOT ABLE TO EAT OR VOID ON YOUR OWN TIME..”

“…ABLE TO SEE DYING PATIENTS FROM TIME TO TIME, BEING PUKE AND POOPED ON, HAVING WORK ON HOLIDAYS, COUNSELOR OF PATIENTS AND RELATIVES, GO TO WORK EVEN THERE IS A STORM, ARE YOU EMOTIONALLY STABLE AND THE LIST GOES ON. “

“..BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS IF YOU HAVE THE HEART AND DESIRE TO SERVE DESPITE ALL THESE REASONS. ONE CAN LEARN ALL THE BASICS OF NURSING AND SKILLS BUT NOT ALL CAN DELIVER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT NURSING IS A CALLING, IF YOU ARE IN FOR THE MONEY THEN BEING A NURSE WILL BE A BURDEN TO YOU. MONEY, OF COURSE, AS ALWAYS IS A PLUS BUT BEING A NURSE IS NOT ALL THAT. ARE YOU WILLING TO GAMBLE YOUR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STABILITY JUST FOR MONEY?”

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! 😃