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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories, STORIES
The Best Nurse
All are clapping their hands, cheering out loud. The best nurse of the year was announced. They called her, she was surprised as if she won the lottery, but it was better than that. She was chosen to be the best nurse amongst all nurses in the hospital. She didn’t expect to be recognized. She [...]
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How To Survive The Night Shift
NIGHT SHIFT. This isn’t uncommon for us nurses and other health care professionals.Whether we like it or not, there will come a time when we will have to work on a night shift. We know that this shift is hard and may take emotional and physical toll on the workers. As someone who had been [...]
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EMPLOYMENT, Humor, Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories
10 Things I Like About Being A Night Shift Nurse
NIGHT SHIFT. Whoever hears this would eventually think, “Here comes another night without sleep“. Well, indeed. This is quite true. It is not really advisable to sleep while on duty. And that’s the main glitch working on night shifts, some people just can’t avoid being sleepy. And no one can blame them, right? Night time [...]
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Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories, TIPS, Working Conditions
Boredom in K.S.A. – Lalaban Kami
FIRST TIMER. NEWBIE. BAGONG SALTA. JADID (arabic). Mga karaniwang tawag sa mga baguhang manggagawa dito sa K.S.A. lalo na sa mga unang beses pa lang magtrabaho sa abroad. Kumbaga, wala pang experience masyado. First time ko ding mag-abroad. 22 years old lang ako nang dumating dito. Bata pa nga daw ako para mag-abroad agad. Marami [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Health, Personal Stories, STORIES
Confessions of a Nurse and an Insominac
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. Every tick of the clock means another second spent WIDE AWAKE. Without me noticing, the SUN’S UP! Here I am, UNABLE TO SLEEP. Another night, another day. THANKS TO INSOMNIA. But what is INSOMNIA? It is the difficulty of initiating and/or maintaining sleep, or nonrestorative sleep, associated with impairments [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, EMPLOYMENT, Humor, Nurse-Patient Relationships, Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories, STORIES, Working Conditions
HappyRN’s Adventures in The Frozen Planet (Part Three)
Patalastas: Mga ineng, amang at kababayan kong nars na nagnanais makapag-abroad, lagi kayong magdasal kay Bathala na sana pagbigyan Niya ang inyong mga kahilingan. Walang madaling daan lalo na ngayon na naghihigpit na ang lahat ng bansa sa pagtanggap ng Internationally Educated Nurses. Huwag kayong mawalan ng pag-asa. Darating din ‘yung tamang panahon. Kung nagmamadali [...]
