A LittlE reSpEct plEasE
It’s really hard to werk now a days. All because of no appreciation n respect being given to us. I’m not asking for a bouquet of flowers, chocolates n candies..just a simple thank u n a smile. We haf been werking the whole day, pushing ourselves day n night to serve u better. I believe our hardwerk deserve some acknowledgement please.
Really hard to please others. Just beacause they haf the $$ n we are in the serving line, doesnt mean that they can treat us like a servant. The funny thing is, mostly, the patients r very appreciative. It’s the relatives. No matter wat u do, they’ll haf negative feedbacks for u. The pillows r too hard, the coffee is not hot enough for my mom, the corridor is too noisy…urgh. Just stop it please!! Give us a break. I got a patient who needs blood urgently then ure hard pillow. A patient who’s going for an emergency operation is more important than ure already warm coffee. So dun tell me that i dun knoe how to do my job. We’re not handling ure family member ALONE. We haf the whole ward of patients to attend to. This is a hospital for goodness sake. Everyone needs medical attention, not just ure family member alone.
What’s even more depressing, the doctors dun seem to haf any problem wif criticisms n negative feedbacks. It’s weird, they will shout n scold us for getting the doctor too slow, eventhough we haf already called them for like 3-4 times. They will bang their fist on the counter when we say that the doctor is busy wif an emergency case n will attend to them as soon as they are available. But when the doctor arrive, it’s all smiles n countless no. of ‘thank you’s to the doctor for attending their family member. Us?? They’d just walk past us without even turning their head around. WOW!! Now do u knoe how we feel??
Yes, nursing is really a challenge. It is a challenge becoz of those who treated us this way. It is a challenge because no one really understand the hardwerk we went through for the benefit of others. And it is a challenge because many a times, we are torn between what we truly feel inside n what we haf to potray. But one thing for sure, seeing our patients getting better n being able to walk out of the hospital upon discharge…it’s priceless. Even if they’re not as appreciative as we expect them to be, the self fulfillment we had, it’s extraordinary.
To my fellow colleges, please remember that u guys are the silent saviour of this nation. And without u risking ureselves n ure family to the hospital bugs, a mother would haf lost her child, or a diabetic man would haf gotten his right leg amputated, or old woman would haf died of an heart attack for an uncontrolled hypertension. Thank you for choosing this line, n thank you for still fighting in this battle. Ure effort is very much appreciated.
