As a student nurse, I always say a little prayer right before I go on duty. And what do I pray about? Well, a little selfish I may say but yah I pray that our patients wouldn’t be so toxic. I pray that the shift will be as stress free as how we want it to be.

However, such prayers will definitely change. In my 3 days of duty for this week, every shift is effin toxic. IVFs here and there. Reinsertions here and there. NVSq2. VSq15. Name it, Medical main ward has it. At first I was definitely stressed for never has our grouped encountered such level of TOXICITY. And yeah, as expected, we were all cramming and nervous while trying to be the best that we can to our patients…

For this week, I realized that nursing is all about toxic stuff. The 8 hours that we impart to our patients should be very worthwhile. Of course we are tasked to do the usual stuff like checking of the VS and charting but like what my clinical instructor has said, “It doesn’t stop there”. And yeah, I can say now that I agree with what he said.

People nowadays seem to belittle this course. Nursing is undeniably in demand here and abroad but we must always remember that it shouldn’t be just the money that we should use as our motivation. Above all we must be concerned of our patients’ welfare. They are sick, and they need care. God has chosen us to be the instrument of His care and love. Let’s serve that purpose wholeheartedly.