Nurses are widely known to be the most difficult patients to take care of. As a bedside nurse, I’ve had my fair share of taking care of nurses as patients, as patients’ parents, etc. To be fair, some of them were easy-going, while others, not so much! So, why am I writing about it now? Because I was recently a patient and this is my experience! Benefits of Knowing Your Provider Personally Yes, you read it right. I know my…
Nursing was the profession you chose for me. But to be a lawyer was all I wanted to be. An obedient daughter, I followed your plea. Although nursing was not my cup of tea. Challenged, I had to prove my worth. Looked down upon, I hid my hurt. “I’m doing this for you,” was all I thought. Hopefully, this was not for naught! As I progressed in nursing school, I thought this was rather cool. Taking care of patients, what…
Why Am I a Paulinian? I enrolled at St Paul College of Iloilo just to appease my mother, as it was her lifelong dream for me to become a nurse. Little did she know that I was hatching a selfish plan. I was going to flunk all of my subjects during the first term, tell her that I tried my best, and say that maybe nursing is not for me. Until one day in Chemistry, that is… Did I tell…
So, you are considering taking up nursing in college or contemplating joining the workforce. Congratulations! In this current state of healthcare, if you are a nursing graduate there is a job waiting for you! Global Need for Nurses In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that there are 28 million nurses all over the world. Furthermore, the same report mentioned that by 2030, at least six (6) million more nurses will be needed to take care of the…
UpGrace is my personal attempt to marry the fact that I am working in the field of nursing, yet I have a heart of a writer! The tropical attribute comes from the fact that I am a proudly Philippine-educated nurse. There is no wonder then why I have a very firm foundation on which I have built my almost three-decade nursing career. And yes, I finally took that all too important first step – I am actually starting this blog!…