Special and unique persn………
March 13, 2008 by jkpooh
Special and unique… wel..which persn wil cm into ur mind wen u mention it as special n unique…
i had tis patient.. he is special n unique frm other.. coz he is juz different.. being aged 24 bt havin a mind n physical body of juz like a 10 yr old.. in other words he is a intelligence challenged persn… he had been w us for a week i tin.. i had nt nursed him until ytd… amm wasnt reali keen 2 nurse him… dn gt me wrong.. nt tat i look dwn n dn wan 2 nurse him… every pt 2 me is e same… in fact apart frm being intelligence challenged… he is mute, deaf n half blind also.. actuali sound pity.. i shal name him boy…
back 2 y i dn feel keen nursing him was mainly bcoz of e family… being ard for a while.. we sort of ‘knw’ e family member… a few of e members was being labelled as ‘difficult’…… wel.. i sure nt describe more.. coz its smhw sensitive… anyway since im assigned 2 him.. i had 2 b professional n provided e neccessary care n services im obligated 2.. b4 i step into e rm i was tinin 2 myself.. hw am 1 gg 2 communicate w boy.. i knw ntin abt sign language… although there was tis sign language in front of me… bt its so complicated.. there is no way i cn learn in 10mins.. wel.. no choice i juz take a deep breath n go in… ammm e diff sis was ard w him… e 1st interaction i had w e sis was a bad 1… i felt smhw humilated.. wel.. ntin v offensive.. juz e tone frm e sis wasnt 2 pleasant…bt hwever being a professional nurse.. i had 2 carry on e interaction w my patient n e relatives…
communicating w boy was a tough 1… bt i tin i had done a gd job.. at least at e end of my shift.. he could reali understd message tat i wanted 2 gt across.. wel done.. kekeke of coz thru out my shift i felt a bit upset w e sis.. bt then i was on e other hand quite impressed w her…
ya impress is e word.. coz communicating w boy was reali tough.. 1st we had 2 let him understd wat we wan him 2 do or nt 2 do…
2ndly we had 2 make sure he is able 2 obey us…
wel.. dn underestimate him.. although being a ’special’ child he is actuali quite smart in his way..
u cnt juz force him 2 do tins he dn wan..
it was difficult… coz for us.. Changing him frm a VM 2 NP means he is progressin wel.. in fact its juz a v simple task.. bt 2 him.. its smtin so scary… bt i was impressed by e way hw e sis reali sell him e idea n reali psycho him 2 accept changes.. well 2 us 2 accept change is a hard tin.. so nt 2 say for a ’special’ child…
wel.. we had reali spent 1hr juz 2 gt him 2 change his diapers, gt him 2 move frm bed 2 chair, gt him 2 accept NP n lastly gt him 2 walk ard e rm.. all these thing r juz so simple task tat could juz take less than 30 mins 2 complete… bt den as wat AT say.. its a team effort.. its nt only e effort of juz e pt n e nurse… physiotherapist was there n e most impt e sis n bro was there.. in fact without them i reali dn tin we wil b able 2 do anytin… wel done.. at least i does see him smile..
2day i took care of him again.. wel… at least i knew hw 2 communicate w him more effectively.. w more sign n body language (its reali universal.) e interaction was great.. n 2day i met e mum.. e mum muz b a v strong lady.. her support w great.. she was a cheerful lady…. bt of coz she muz had been thru a lot…
2day boy was much better… gtin him 2 do tins was a bit easier.. n e best part he was smiling more.. n e way he smile is reali frm e bottom of his heart.. so naive.. seein him make my day a great 1…
bt of coz i was glad tat e labelled ‘difficult’ family was afterall nt 2 bad.. puttin my shoe into theirs.. if i were them i might also hav reacted e same.. mayb worst?? i dn knw..
i was glad 2 hav nursed boy n interacted w him… mayb 2mrw i go back for nite shift he might hav been transfer out… mayb i wont see him anymore.. mayb 2 him he wont hav rem me or us anymore.. bt den its ok… coz 2 him i might b juz another nurse who cm n go 2 take care of him.. bt den 2 me.. each pt is unique n special in each way.. in fact e relatives also…. interaction w them is a act tat is also unique….
i wil sure hav a long way 2 go.. more ‘difficult’ pple i wil see in each n everyday… i might nt guarantee i wil b able 2 handle them wel.. bt den i wil sure try my best…
coz im also a special n unique nt onli 2 e rest bt most importantly 2 myself..
i guess its all this intangible forces tat reali keep me goin til where i am nw… its a tough n difficult path.. bt i wil do my best…
Jiayou… bless me………
