Ward-posting(23/24 JULY)

Before ward-posting, I really excited because I know I can wear a white coat and walk around in the hospital and have a chance to know more about hospital.

In the first day of posting ,my group went to orthopedics ward. Matron and the staff nurse who name Madam Chu were very nice to us. They taught us many thing and share their experience how they help a doctor and what a doctor need to do...I'm very lucky for being divided into this ward. Thanks to them because they really willing to dedicate their knowledge and I learn many things from them .We also have a chance to see what going on in a ward everyday. We also saw our senior (MEDIC 5th year) help the patient for wound dressing. On that day, a young boy who hurt his spine causing him have respiration system problem. We saw the monitor show RED reading and doctor and nurse busy and try to rescue him. The surgery doctor help him make a minor operation to open a hole and put the tracheostomy in his chest then pump the oxygen to help him. This is the very first time i saw a doctor do an operation!

In the afternoon we went to ante-natal ward. This ward was very quiet because we only saw the pregnant mothers sat on their chair with their suffering face(feel very painful).A staff nurse explain a special thing to us-a peanut (black in colour, long )which is use to hear the heart beat of the baby. After standing a whole day my leg become very pain, and very tired.

On the next day, I went to A&E (EMERGENTCY).Staff nurse at there took us walk around A&E and explain. Now I know how the A&E unit work ,what is red zone, green zone, yellow zone.

All the staff in the unit or ward that I visit really nice. Along this 2 day I really learn a lot and get know more about the hospital and nursing.Nusing block was interesting!

I only have been went to ward for 3 time before this.First time was because my mother had to do an eyes operation because of glaucoma,second time was my grandfather(father's father) have heart problem and stay at ICCU unit ,i need to wear the gown and hat before go in and the third time is my grandfather(mother's father) had kidney failure problem and need to do dialysis.