Life at Ward 4

Ward 4 is the busiest ward in MVMC. Good thing there's a NA who does the vital signs every 4 hours. Pero pag absent sila, I and other nurse volunteers do the task. Sa ward mo mawi-witness ang totoong buhay ng mga taong may sakit. You hear their angst, pain, suffering, anger, problems. Some almost beg for pain killers and sleeping pills just to get by. They either hate you or love you for taking care of them.

Sabi ng isang batang pasyente sa staff nurse after an IV insertion, "paglabas ko dito bubugbugin kita! ayoko dito sa ospital nyo ginugutom nyo ko!" The kid's on NPO or no food by mouth as ordered by the doctor.

Some patients are uncooperative, ang nurses tuloy ang napapahamak. Like one patient is supposed to be on NPO from 10pm till 6am (no food by mouth). Eh, kumain sya ng breakfast. Ayon, sinabon ng doctor ang kawawang nurse bakit daw hindi "ni-reinstruct" sa patient na on NPO sya. Eh kung lagyan na lang kaya ng duct tape ang bibig pag NPO? HAHA! Jowk!