When I start back at uni after easter, I have the one thing that all of us are dreading - the first nursing shift. I'm envisaging 8 hours of hell, having to clear up other people and do all the jobs that the real nurses don't want to do.
Don't get me wrong, I think the nurses do a great job, and without them hospitals would stop to function pretty quickly. I don't think they are paid well enough for doing the things that are expected of them, and it not something I could envisage doing on a daily basis.
To make things worse, I have possibly the worst ward to be a nurse on - the GI ward. Not general infantry, but instead gastrointestinal. Basically I'll be looking after people with stomach and gut problems, looks like I'll be clearing things up from both ends then.
Still, it will give us an insight into how hospitals work. I expect to find that the nurses are the workhorses of the ward, being carers, communicators, organisers, cleaners and taking regular observations of the patients. All whilst maintaining a smile and dealing with the 'banter' that is dished out by some of the patients.
I'll update you on how it went, once I've done it. Follow the blog using the google followers link on the right hand side to find out how I get on!
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