A Nurse's Tale

Thinking About Poo!!! :)

2012-02-12T02:39:00.003Z

I am about to sleep now but I am still thinking about my patient last night who pooped three times for 3,600 mls. The first one was almost 2 liters. Imagine me carrying a bed pan to the sluice with it. It almost overflowed. And I need to measure it in a jag everytime she open her bowel. Yucks! If only you can see my face lastnight. Thankfully the smell was not too bad. But still it's a pooped. Ewwww!

It's Summer Again

2012-02-11T04:08:00.003Z

We had three weeks of rain and now we are back to our warm sunny days. Kids are enjoying swimming almost everyday after school. But I made clear to them that they are not allowed to swim without an adult around even though my two girls are very good in swimming. Thankfully we have a fence that surrounded the pool which is a regulation here in Australia if you own one. A removable pool fence will be handy especially if you want more space but thank you because I am not risking my 7 year old baby boy.

The Singing Nurse???

2012-01-31T01:13:00.002Z

My husband bought a sound system worth $3,000 plus. I was annoyed because it is so expensive but that his money so whatever! Anyhow, I have a new mxl condenser microphone as well that goes with it but we haven't tried it yet with the new sound system. I'm sure my voice will sound better. I am just hoping that this time my kids can cope the noise of my voice because the last time I sang my second daughter turned off the television so that i will stop singing. Duh!

Don't Give Up! A note for myself!!!

2012-01-31T01:10:00.002Z

Tonight is my fifth night shift!!! I am tired but I want to earn more so I need to do it. I am still on my thirties so I will not give up! This is to encourage myself because even my colleague who is more than 50 is doing 10 night straight shifts. She doesn't mind because she has seven properties and when she retires she will have a good life!

Energy Speaker For My Colleague

2012-01-28T01:12:00.003Z

Is it my accent or is the nurse that I handed over is deaf and needed Energy speakers? Why do others understand me well but not her? I know I still have my Bisaya accent which is a dialect in the Philippines but mind you I can communicate well. I accept I had difficulty when I started working abroad but I got used to it after working in the foreign country for 11 years. Why can't she try hard to understand? It is not my first language but I understand everything she says even her accent is different than mine. Duh!

Tired But Happy :)

2012-01-25T01:28:00.003Z

I am off now after doing two agency shifts for the last two nights. Thank you Lord for the agency shifts that you provide. Hopefully there will be more next time :) Anyhow, my rest will not last long because I am doing a 12 hour day tomorrow. But still grateful to do it. Tomorrow is Australia Day and the pay rate is two and a half. Kids are off from school but because of non stop rain here in Brisbane we cannot go anywhere. Mentioning of anywhere, I need to sleep now because hubby will be home soon and I'm sure he's gonna wake me up and asked me to come with him to look for the coffee table look like a rustic decor to use in our TV room. Sweet dreams to me :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!

2012-01-25T01:24:00.000Z

Round fruits to usher prosperity and good fortune for the year 2012

Scared Moi!

2011-12-28T06:45:00.003Z

I had a lot of days off this last few days. Then I did a night shift last night. The result? I feel so terrible. I was so tired and can't open my eyes. So what I did was fill up my system with cups of co fees. I don't want to end up kick and punch by my patient especially I had a murderous patient last night. My patent's history is obsessive compulsive schizophrenic and shot his mum with a shotgun when he was 20. Now he is on his late thirties but still a very dangerous man. He stalks people he doesn't like and I was so scared he's gonna wake up and murdered me! But luckily he was heavily sedated. The nurse that I handed over this morning was very scared because they are going to wake the patient up and take the tube out and we don't know what his behaviour will be. Anyway, I need to go now I am going to work and I still need to look for birthday gifts for grandma. Ciao!

Kids Dream Holiday

2011-12-13T01:39:00.002Z

After a week of raining and cold weather (around 20c - yes that is very cold for us!) we finally have the perfect summer. Bring on the swimsuit! Not for me thiugh because I am very fat at the moment. Planning to lose some weight though... in my dreams. LOL. Anyhow, this is the perfect time to buy winter gears like skis and thule ski rack. My kids dream holiday is to go to Canbera next winter and go to Mt. buler to experience a snowy winter. That will be in eight months time....

Working Too Much

2011-12-13T01:34:00.002Z

Few days ago I did a night shift then another late shift the following day. I haven't done this type of shift and I thought it will be bad but actually I was perfectly OK and did not feel tired at all. Since agency shifts is very popular here in Australia for extra money I am doing loads right now. My aim is to do at least 32-48 hours every forthnight in top of my 76 hours full time job. I know it is too much but I still have 2-3 days off every week since we are doing a 12 hour shifts. Lord please give me more strength.

The Hang Man

2011-12-13T01:24:00.002Z

We have a patient admitted few days ago with attempted suicide. He hanged himself in the garage but was save. His wife saw him and his two young kids ages; 12 and 10. Now the wife is in terrible condition and blaiming herself of what happened since it happened after their argument. The worst thing is their kids are suffering. They have five kids in total age from 14 to 5 years old. I saw their family picture and look perfect. I don't know the reason behind it but I felt so sorry for the kids because even if the patient will survive it will hurt and traumatize them. I want to spinabolo to the patient when he wakes up so that he will realize what he's been doing to his family.

Phone Updated To iphone 4S :)

2011-12-07T01:02:00.002Z

At long last my iphone 3GS was updated to 4S. Yehey!!! The surfing and playing at work (when it is not busy) is better. LOL. Anyway, my 2 girls wanted my old 3GS. After long discussion between them my second daughter won. Since my eldest has her second ipod touch 8 gb
after she broke the first one she let her little sister have my old phone as long as she will let her borrow if she wants to bring it to school. Whatever!

I Have A Bug :(

2011-12-07T00:56:00.002Z

I admitted a patient last night with nausea and diarrhea. Since she is infected we put her in the side room. And because I am her nurse every time she do a poo-poo I am responsible to clean her up. She did open her bowel four times overnight. It was very very smelly and right there and then after I first cleaned up I suffered with tummy pain until now. I want to throw up too. But I just keep burping. I'm sure she passed her bug to me. The worst thing is the patient is rude. No please or thank you that will make the situation a bit easier... ;(

Lucky Moi

2011-11-25T12:51:00.002Z

How lucky I am today to have my annual leave request granted. I only had 2 hours sleep after two nights so going to work is not safe at all. Eventhough the unit is not that busy, last night there were five of us for two hdu patients but I need to be awake overnight. So doing nothing except sitting and reading and facebooking makes me more tired. What a life! Anyway, we are going shopping tomorrow and my daughter want to buy the replica ed hardy that she saw online.

My Birth Announcement :)

2011-11-07T04:13:00.002Z

I had a funny dream few nights ago. In my dream I was handing invitations to my friends for my birth announcements. It made me think what if I will have another one again? I'm not that old if I will have another baby. But no way! I am happy with hat I have now. And as I said to my friends and family I want to retire when all of my kids are successful with their chosen career. If I will have another one my dream will end. Instead I need to work until I am 65. Waaaaaaaa!

Looking After Nine Patients

2011-11-07T04:09:00.002Z

As I mentioned on my last post I said I am going to do agency shift. This time of year ICU is very quiet so I decided to do a shift on the ward. I was assigned in cardiac ward for a nine hours shift. Since it was my first time I had difficulty with the paperworks and doing observations with nine patients in the morning. But overall it wasn't too bad. So I decided to do more shifts in the future, it may be ICU or not. Good luck to me!

On Nights Again!

2011-11-06T08:45:00.003Z

It is Sunday today and sad to say we did not managed to go to church today. I was so tired after my 12 hours night shift. I work last night without any rest after spending the day shopping with my kids. It was lightheaded and very sleepy the whole night. So when I got home this morning I went straight to bed with my heated blanket even though it wasn't cold. Thanks God I survived. Tonight I am off but decided to do another agency shift so that I have some extra money to spend for my son's coming party.

I Need To Work More

2011-10-26T01:52:00.002+01:00

We moved to our house two months ago. All our savings are gone because we bought a lot of furniture's and electronic appliances. Now I it is payback time. I need to do more shifts to save again. I want a holiday too! For now because of the money we spent recently we cannot go anywhere. God knows when it will be again. If that time will happen I am going to buy a trailer and a trailer hitch so that we can tour Australia without paying any accommodation. Yay!

The Nurse Is Off Duty :)

2011-10-26T01:38:00.001+01:00

Publish Post

More OT For Desktop Computer :)

2011-10-20T01:20:00.003+01:00

I want to buy a desktop computer but eventhough I earn a lot right now because of doing a lot of overtime shifts I still can't afford it. I have a lot of things to buy for our new house not to mention the monthly payment for mortgage, bills and food. So desktop is not a priority right now. That is why when my Sony Laptop decided to die recently I had it repaired. Luckily it was done in three days by a Chinese guy who refurbished laptop computers in the city. A bit pricey for $320.00 but cheaper compared to buying anew one.

A Party For My Baby

2011-10-20T01:14:00.003+01:00

In three weeks time it will be my little boy's party and I haven't started planning anything yet. I need to organize it now so that the party will turn out good. I need to make the garden pretty and plan what decorations will I get for him. He is fascinated with lego so maybe I will do a lego theme. For giveaways I am planning to get assorted pens, pencils and erasers from smiggles then I will put name tags to make it personalize. What do you think? Is it a good idea? I am not good in planning parties. I am only a nurse :)

I Had Five days Off :(

2011-10-20T01:09:00.002+01:00

I had five days off. But do I need to be happy? No because three out of five I did an agency shift. But I still have reason to be happy. Because I managed to earn more apart from my regular job and three shifts (2 x 12 hours and 1 x 8 hrs night shifts) is a lot of money. It will not make me a millionare though but it will make me a thousand richer. And that's only in a week time :)

I Am Working More

2011-10-12T01:10:00.002+01:00

I am working more hours right now because I need the money for our house warming and my little one's party next month. I haven't invited any of my friend yet because I need to confirm the priest who will bless our house. Hopefully its gonna be next month. I am not a creative person but this time I would like to make a personal invitation. My friend said that I can get invitations free online. Does anybody know the site where I can get one?

20 Minutes Away From Work

2011-10-01T12:19:00.003+01:00

My new work is only 20 minutes drive from home (without the traffic). Not that bad. But poor Natalie who is my eldest who travel to the city an hour by train five days a week. And from the train station she walk up to 20 minutes to get to school. Me and his dad asked her to move to a school nearby but because she is graduating in primary school she want to continue there. Also she is very active in that school where she serves as one of school captain. Anyway, in two months she will graduate so she will have rest period and she will start again in January travelling five times a week that's if she will pass the entrance exam for high achievers class. Speaking about graduation, as early as now we are looking for a prom dresses already for her night out with classmates and teachers.

Not Well

2011-10-01T12:11:00.002+01:00

I am not well at all. There is something wrong with me. I have a runny nose for seven days, body ache, sore throat and on and off fever. The colds is easing because I took some anti histamine tablet but I don't know if it will come back again when I go to work tomorrow. Usually it gets worst when I am in the hospital. Hopefully not! As I said on my other blog that I cannot get any sick leave because I just started a new job. Please help me God!

Need To Save

2011-09-18T12:42:00.003+01:00

Now that I am a house owner I need to watch all my expenses. So it means I need to stop my shopping addiction. But wait, I think I can still shop but less now as long as I can find a good deal and a good price in the store or online. Do you know that urban outfitters coupon will give you discount prices if you shop in dropdowndeals.com. Visit the site now so that you will know what I am talking about.

Missing Them

2011-09-16T11:54:00.003+01:00

When I had a problem at work few weeks ago I called my manager in the UK and told her what I feel that time. You realized how important the people that you met before when you are feeling down and troubled. I felt so sorry that I did not make in contact with her in the last two years that I am here in Oz. I said to her that working here in Australia is very different in the UK. Here you work for the money only but over in the UK you work with a smile in your face even though you have a very heavy workload because they treat you well and you feel that you are part of the family. How I miss them. Anyhow, I hope I will be better off with my Host/Hostess Jobs not really!!! I'm still doing nursing but in different hospital.

Thankful

2011-09-16T11:44:00.003+01:00

So what's up with me? Bad news is I resigned in my previous job and the good news is I found a job that is only 20 minutes drive by car from the house that we recently moved in. Thank you Lord. With prayers nothing is impossible.

16th Post For Today

2011-07-17T00:05:00.003+01:00

I can't believe this is my 16th post for today. After not writing anything for few months I am back to blogging. Yes I need to so that I can add it to my income and buy the outdoor firepit
that I want. I'm sure this will make us warm this winter season. We are always cold and for the first time in our third year in Australia we sleep with a heater on. Lucky us we have the aircon/heater installed in the rental townhouse we have now.

I Suffer With Dry hands

2011-07-16T23:57:00.003+01:00

How I wish all hospitals have a water softeners so that medical staff will not suffer with dry hands. How many times do I wash my hands at work? I think I do it a hundred times or more than that for a 12 hours shift. Because everytime I touch my patient or my patient apparatus I wash my hands afterwards. This is to prevent me and my patient with further infections. So at the end of the day hospital staff especially bedside nurses are suffering with dry hands. But nevermind this is only a minor problem. I am a nurse and this is a part of being a nurse.

Will Go To Church

2011-07-16T23:50:00.002+01:00

Instead of making myself stress for a big day tomorrow at work. I decided to go out with my kids and go to church then go shopping for winter goggles. Yes while the other parts of the world are enjoying the summer we are suffering with cold weather. How I wish spring time is here! Anyhow, I need to get going now so that we will not be late again in the holy mass.

I Miss Working In The UK

2011-07-16T23:45:00.002+01:00

I am used to be praised at work because I am a good nurse and I do my work diligently. But this was before when I was still in the UK. Now being in Australia is the other way around. I am unpopular especially to my ward manager. I don't know why she doesn't like me. I need to find another job quickly before something happen bad.

I Need To Change Me

2011-07-14T02:26:00.002+01:00

I work in Cardiothoracic/General ICU but most of our patients are post operative heart surgeries. Looking at them sometimes or shall I say most of the time made me scared. I know if I will not start a good lifestyle I will end up like them. I don't want get sick and have a surgery but what can I do if I am doing anything about it? I need to start a healthy living - exercise, healthy diet and maybe diet pills will do good to me. How about you? Any plans?

Payday Loans For Me?

2011-07-09T02:41:00.003+01:00

Do I need a payday loans ? Right now I don't because I don't have a mortgage but I don't know what will happen in the future. Hopefully not! I will just do more extra shifts, overtime shifts, agency shift and any type of shifts so that I can provide the money to pay for everything. My only prayer is that God will give me a healthy body and mind all the time. Including my family, relatives and friends. Amen!

Finally

2011-07-09T02:39:00.002+01:00

Finally I applied to an agency to do agency work. And at last I did some shift with them for 8 hours and they pay really good. I received $330 net for an 8 hours shift or shall I say 6 hours work because the team leader gave me a two hours break. Agency shifts bring it on!

STRESS MOI

2011-06-21T00:22:00.002+01:00

As you notice I don't make a lot of entries in all my blogs for the reason that I am stress. First I am getting fat and my health is affected and I am not doing anything about it. Also we are looking for a house to buy. But we are not sure if we will get a small one near to my work and hubby's work or to move outside the city to get a big house where I need to travel an hour to get to work. What i need to do is to wear my nike wrestling shoes and look for somebody who is up to wrestling so that I can fight with him or her to lessen my stress.

Effect of Mobile Phone in Medical Environment

2011-06-21T00:05:00.004+01:00

Mobile phone is not allowed in the unit where I am working now. As they said reports describes that mobile phones caused medical device malfunction because of electromagnetic interference. But as what I read when I did my research online medical device malfunction is extremely rare if the distance from the transmitting device is greater than 1 m. What do you think? True or not we need to be careful especially if we are inside the hospital. For now I need to buy a samsung cell phone batteries for hubby's old phone.

A Mad Staff

2011-05-28T14:25:00.003+01:00

At work last night we had an agency staff that raised my blood pressure up. I only asked her in my low tone voice to try not to wake the patient up why the light on her patient bed space is still on and she went ballistic. I told what's the matter with her why she reacted like that and freak out more. If our supervisor did not tell me to calm down and leave her because she is crazy I will argue with her more. I decided to calm down and left her which is I think the best way to do it because if not we will be in big trouble I am up for a fight as well last night.

Off This Weekend For A Change

2011-05-28T14:00:00.004+01:00

I always work Friday and Saturday night but because my supervisor who did the shift roster messed up my shift I worked from Wednesday night to Friday night this week. It was OK. At least I can have the weekend off with my hubby and kids. But hubby has another plan. We went looking for open houses today so that we can find our dream home. Never mind, I am still off tomorrow so I still have the Sunday to spend with my kiddos. Husband will be at work though. So after searching on how to get rid of blackheads fast I will go to bed early so that I have the energy for my three munchkins.

I Love My Friends

2011-05-26T01:24:00.002+01:00

I will be the luckiest person on earth if my friends in UK will move here in Oz. There's nobody like them and I miss their company so much. I know you are reading this Gracia. There's nobody like you too and I am glad that you are my next door neighbor, whom I can call and visit anytime of the day. I wished we will be working together again. Can we apply at the same time? What do you think? Or maybe apply in an agency first so that we can earn more. How about Monday? And then after doing few shifts I can buy the sienna sinks stainless steel sinks for my dream home :)

Focus Is the Word

2011-05-24T14:45:00.004+01:00

Three days off has passed and I did not manage to do my tasks that I planned. For some time now I want to apply in an agency and do some agency shifts but because I am lazy I haven't done it. Also, the resume that I want to update is not finished. I need to be focus and need to do this before this month ends. Fingers crossed.

I Need A New Job

2011-05-24T14:28:00.003+01:00

I want to transfer in General ICU. I missed working in a busier unit. My other Filipino colleagues said that our job right now is the right job for us especially that we are getting older. Our unit is nice because it is not always busy but then some of my other colleagues have attitude problems. For me, I rather to be busy and treat rightly than to be in an environment with horrible people. So right now, I am updating my resume so that I can mail it to another hospital. I need to sort it out and then print it tomorrow if I can go to the city and buy hp ink cartridges because my printers ink run out.

SSDI Insurance

2011-05-21T01:29:00.005+01:00

One of my male colleagues is off from work for some time now. he is due to have a surgery on his knee. As what my other colleagues said that it will take few months to heal. Whew! If it happened to me we cannot survive. Where do we get the money to pay for the bills and buy food? Sickness here in Australia is limited unlike in the UK. In a year two weeks only is allowed. So if you want a long off you use your annual leave credit. Luckily my colleague took a SSDI benefits for injury at work. So right now he is having a relaxing off away from work but with a sore knee.

Trying My Luck

2011-05-21T01:25:00.003+01:00

I had a patient few weeks ago that won a lottery. He said at first he won small amounts, then a hundred thousand then to $6.5 million Australian dollars. From then on I buy lottery tickets if ever I can. Maybe once or twice every week. So far I won $44 and $16. Do you think this is the beginning of me becoming a millionare? =)

The Special Turon

2011-05-19T01:39:00.002+01:00

My lovely Filipino colleagues brought some food last night. One of them brought a burned turon. Turon is also known as banana lumpia. It is a Philippine snack made of thinly sliced bananas a slice of jackfruit dusted with brown sugar, rolled in spring roll wrapper and fried. But because it was burned I did not had one. As they said it taste yummy. But even so! All I can imagine is my patient male organ that is covered with testosterone patches bruised and look so sore. Can you blame me of not eating the yummy turon?

In 14 Years Time....

2011-05-06T05:18:00.002+01:00

I plan to retire when my kids finish in university. If they will work hard in 14 years I can retire. I will be 48 by that time and my youngest will be 20. I hope that they will finish on time because I am not sure if I will still last after that age. I am only 35 right now but I can feel that y arthritis is getting worst especially during cold season. What more in 14 years time? That is why I am looking for remedies to help me ease the pain. My friend suggested to look http://www.bestmusclesupplements.com/ and find out what's the best for my aching knees.

My Saviour For My dark Circles

2011-05-06T05:02:00.002+01:00

Me, my hubby (when he is off) and my kids go out all the time every Sunday. We go to church and then go somewhere where kids can have fun like park, mall, cinema or just drive around somewhere. Normally Sunday is my day off but I always do Saturday night shift so it means that I don't have any sleep every time we go out. So to hide my dark circles under eyes I always wear sunglasses. I am just thankful that we always have a sun here in Australia or else I will look stupid wearing sunglasses when it is dark and snowing :) saviour

Is America For Me?

2011-05-05T15:35:00.003+01:00

Two years ago when I came to Australia dollar value is $1 to 32 pesos only. After two years the value gone up to 47 pesos per dollar. While America right now is struggling with 43 pesos per dollar. I am waiting for my green card to practice as a Nurse in the USA but I'm thinking that Australia has better economy at the moment than the US or any other countries. So why do I still want to transfer? I think this option is a no for me at the moment. I am in the best place as what I noticed :)

If Only

2011-04-26T10:02:00.003+01:00

After 2 weeks of holiday I am going to work again a day after tomorrow. It is time to earn again to save for next holiday. This time I need to do double time so that we can go overseas for our next holiday. I need to more shifts and I need to apply to an agency for other hospital work. It is not easy to be a nurse. If only I have a job in the office that wears presentable clothes with matching teflon hose and does 8-5 working hours it would be easier. Don't you think so?

BS Degree

2011-04-15T14:29:00.003+01:00

I have a cousin who finished her bs degree in nursing in Philippines. For her to be able to work here as a nurse she needs to pass the English exam with a band score of above 7. She had done that already. Now her problem is she needs to come here to do a bridging course (eventhough she is a registered nurse in the Philippines with a bs degree ) for 12 weeks which is very very expensive. But anyhow, nurses here get a good pay so within half a year to one year of working all her expenses will be paid off. I just hope that my Uncle (her dad) will provide the money that she will need.

Not Happening

2011-04-15T14:06:00.001+01:00

I wanted to apply to another hospital but because I am so lazy to update my resume it is not happening. I need to do it now or else I will be stock here in my work where I am not 100% happy!

Off For 2 Weeks

2011-04-15T13:45:00.003+01:00

I am so happy because I am off from work for 2 weeks. Yahoo!!! I want to do some agency shifts but then I want to enjoy my off. I just hope that this two weeks will take slowly so that I can have a rest looking after patients, rest with my supervisors who are some of them are a____e. Also my hands will be off from hand washing and hand dryers . It is not easy to put up with all of this at work especially if you don't like the place anymore. Oh life!

Finding A New Job

2011-03-30T16:17:00.004+01:00

After the incident at work I am not happy coming back to work at my recent work place. I need to find a new job now. I need to do it soon. It is difficult to work if you already hate your job. I hope that they cannot see it. Because I am trying my best to be professional and pretend that I still love what I'm doing. Duh! For me now, it's better to blog and writes post a50 rather than going to work. But what can I do? that's my bread and butter so i need to work there while I am trying to find a new job.

All I Want Is A Holiday

2011-03-12T22:50:00.001Z

After I was involved with an incident at work. All I want to do is to escape and have a holiday somewhere far from work. Like renting a place at Outer Banks rentals. But I need to work now because I already had a week off from work. I cannot wait for my two weeks off next month. But the problem is I don't know if we will still go to Melbourne because gas price is too expensive.

I Was At The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time

2011-03-12T22:45:00.003Z

Working in a private hospital is not good especially if you will be in trouble. No one will defend you, but yourself. Thank goodness I joined the union few months ago. I was involved in an incident at work. The sad thing is it wasn't my patient I was just keeping an eye because it was next to my patient. I was so scared and troubled in the last few days. But at least it's all over for now...

Gurkha For Special Occasion

2011-03-05T22:55:00.002Z

Is it a good idea to give a cigarette on a special occasion? I am not sure about it. One of my colleagues gave her husband gurkha cigars on his birthday. She said she bought it online for $183.00. The question is was he happy? She said that he was because Gurkha cigars are one of the best in the world. These cigars are a result of utilizing the best tobacco and proper aging. But still, for me smoking is dangerous for your health especially my dad died because of lung cancer.

What A Busy Night

2011-03-05T22:46:00.002Z

What a busy shift we had last night. At the start, one of our patients was fitting none stop like she had an electronic muscle stimulator. The problem is we are one staff under. Then we have two staff that is ward based and they are not familiar with ICU setting. Then at midnight one patient become poorly and we need to revive her for one hour. Sadly he passed away. I am off today. Tomorrow I am on night again. Hopefully it will be an uneventful night...

R. I. P. my dear cousin

2011-03-05T22:42:00.003Z

I was asking for a miracle for my cousin Vince Dale who was in coma for more than a month. Sadly he passed away on Monday. He will be missed so much. I wish I can see his body before his burial but sadly I can't. May you rest in peace my dear cousin.

Social Security Disabilty Insurance

2011-03-05T22:34:00.002Z

I have a lot of colleagues who are off from work due to back pain due to workload. I am a bit worried for myself that if I will be affected I can't afford to stay at home and rest. I am not in the UK anymore with unlimited off sick. I think it is time for me now to get a social social security disability insurance in case something bad will happen to me at work.

Done and Dusted

2011-02-26T22:58:00.000Z

I have 14 online posts to expire today. Lucky me it wasn't busy last night at work so I managed to write some using the mimio at work. Yehey!!! My supervisor was wandering what I was doing. I just said it's none of her business (joke) I said; it's nothing important. Well she was busy on the computer as well checking her personal e mail that is why she can't tell me off :) Now, 14's done so we are off to the beach. Hurray to that.

Annoyed

2011-02-26T22:52:00.000Z

I have a colleague that sometimes I found so annoying. She is very friendly but I have a problem with her at times. There are days/nights that I don't want to talk and I want to be on my own just focusing my mind to the patient. Then here she comes asking why you are you so quiet and not talking to her. For goodness sake. I am not there to entertain her. Can she just shut up! How will I tell her that without being rude?

Off To Gold Coast

2011-02-26T22:28:00.001Z

After doing two nights. I am off today! Yahoo!!! The sun is shining outside and the weather is perfect for our planned day out. Can you guess where are we heading off? We are going to Gold Coast to enjoy the sun, sand and sea. And maybe do a bit of shopping. My kids are very excited and they can't wait to play and enjoy the beach. But before we can go, I need to finish my online opps that includes the ghr1000 reviews. Enjoy your Sunday everyone!

98 Years of Healthy Life

2011-02-26T22:22:00.002Z

I was at work last night looking after 98 years old woman who had a hip replacement. She dislocates her hip when she fell down on bed. I thought at first that there is no point having a surgery when are that old. But I was wrong. She had a 98 years of healthy life and this is her first admission in the hospital since birth. She has a very good memory too. She even remember that when she goes home she needs to go shopping and buy acne treatment for her great granddaughter.

Let's Pray For A Miracle

2011-02-26T18:53:00.003Z

New Zealand right now is suffering with catastropic natural disaster that happened on Monday. 113 dead body recovered yeterday and the number is growing. But there still more than 200 missing including 9 Filipino nurses who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. They were inside the building to review the IELTS for them to be able to practice nursing in NZ. As what I heard in the news most of them just arrived from Philippines. I hope that rescuers will not stop digging until they found their body. Miracle happens. Let's pray for them and to everybody who was involved in the earthquake.

Good Luck To Me

2011-02-26T18:47:00.004Z

In three weeks time I am going to take my first practical driving exam. I have been driving for quite some time now (mostly in the UK) but using my international license. It is illegal because UK government only allow one year of driving in the country using international license. I wasn't caught that is why I lasted that long :) This time I want to be legal and decided to take the practical test so that I can drive whenever I want without feeling nervous and guilty. So in three weeks time I am going to do it. I hope on the day of the test I will not have the extenze side effects so that I will pass. I need to be careful and focus. Wish me luck guys!

The Nurse Who Blogs

2011-02-26T18:39:00.004Z

I am off today but not for long because I am on again on night shift tomorrow. Nevermind, at least I have a job that pays good which is enough for me and my family. Actually, more than enough because I do a lot of extra shifts. For everybody who knew me. I am a type of person who doesn't settle in basic pay. I work more to earn more. Even the blogging business which is unusual for a nurse like me to join this business I did. I've been blogging for more than three years now and so far I am earning. Not much like before but better than nothing. Right now I need to promote the post card printing company. For any of you who want any printing job. Check out

Help Me Pray For Him

2011-02-26T15:35:00.001Z

Please help me to pray for my dear cousin Vince Dale to survive. He is in a coma for more than a month now. He was admitted in Cebu for a month but he did not improve. Now he is in PGH Manila and confined in ICU. He is very young and there's a lot of potential for this cousin of mine. He is only 21 years old and just starting his life. He graduated in Bachelor of Science in nursing year 2009 and proceeded to Medicine but then during medical exam he was advised for a rest because of his poor eyesight. He travelled all the way to Luzon the whole December. He came back to Cebu, found a work immediately but then collapsed at home before his third duty at work. Please help me pray for my dear cousin!

On Losing Weight

2011-02-26T15:10:00.003Z

I am very happy that I can wear my tight uniform again. No, I am not taking the most effective diet pills yet but I am doing zumba workout five times a week even after a night shift. Because of this my upper half especially my arms and shoulder is more firm. I wish I can do the same thing with my tummy and waistline. Sigh....

On Getting Old

2011-02-26T15:05:00.004Z

My husband cannot deny the fact that he is getting old - he will be 39 this year. He has more white hair now and he is losing his hair at the front. I'm sure he will not happy with this post :) Anyhow, if you know any natural hair loss treatment can you tell me please. It will be a big help for his balding head. Yay!

Racism At Work

2011-02-26T03:42:00.001Z

I mentioned here before that I have a supervisor that is a racist. She is not Australian but she is white from another country. I had enough of her so I told my acting manager two months ago. I don't know what's her problem with us Asian but she always kept an eye on us and sometimes she makes us stupid even when there are other people around. In my 10 years abroad this is the first time I encounter a racist colleague. As what I gather she knew that I am the one who told the manager. But I don't care because that's what we feel. I am just speaking for us Asians. Now she is more friendlier to us and not causing any trouble. Good on her!

WE Can Do It

2011-02-18T03:52:00.004Z

I received a bad news last week. My friend, who used to be my colleague when I was still in Philippines died because of heart attacked. She just turned 40 last month. She is very young to die. Now I realized that we need to be careful with our health, especially that we are getting older. We need to eat healthy foods and do routine exercise to avoid this to us. We don't want to leave our families. I still want to travel, see my kids grow up and see them succeed with their life. So to all my friends we can make it!!! We need to try for our own good! OK!!!

By the way I am off now because I need to look for cheap car insurance quotes for the car I am planning to buy.

Night Tonight

2011-02-18T03:32:00.002Z

I was hoping to have a night off tonight but I did not get it. I want to bring the kids to the park this afternoon but then I need to rest so that I can survive another night shift. Anyway, there still some days to come that I can enjoy going out with them. Tomorrow I will try my luck and request a day off. My kids want to go swimming and there's an invitation for a party and hoping that maybe we can go. Anyway, I need to do some printing job in our laserjet 3700 toner for my daughter's speech who is running for a school captain in their school. Bye!

HP Toner Cartridge

2011-02-17T14:18:00.001Z

I am so mad that I need to buy two sets of hp toner cartridges because the first one that I bought is not working because the printer is broken. I was annoyed because the first set was already expensive and I need to buy another set again. So there you go. After two sets and two trips to the store we managed to print my husband application letter. I was so tired especially that I did this after a night shift and I am still on night that day. The most annoying thing is he did not get the job! Urgh!!!

Work At Night, Zumba By Day

2011-02-17T14:09:00.001Z

After 45 minutes of Zumba and that's after 3 night shifts.

My Valentines Date

2011-02-11T00:31:00.002Z

It's been a while that I did not write any post in all my blogs. I am tired all the time because of work and housework. Not to mention the time that I spent on facebook. Anyway, it's nearly the day of heart! Any plan boys and girls? Us as usual no time for me and hubby on our own because we are going out as a family. I recieved an invitation to attend a formal party where boys needs to wear a formal suit with a bow tie and ladies needs to be on their gowns. But sad to say we are not coming because it's only for couple and we cannot do it because we have kids to bring. Maybe next, next year when my eldest is big enough to look after her little sister and brother.

Our Unit Is Full

2011-01-25T23:38:00.002Z

Our unit is full and we are short of nurses. One agency nurse called in sick this morning an hour before the shift start. She must be rich to decline the $120 an hour rate for agency nurses. Imagine that if you work 12 hours. $120 x 12 equals to $1,440 for a 12 hours work. Even if you deduct the tax you will still take home more or less a thousand bucks. That's a lot for a day work. I can already buy a Burberry bag or Louis Vuitton bag or maybe a spyderco military for that amount. But I cannot blame her because today is Australia Day and most Australians are having a party.

Sorry But I Hate Them

2011-01-25T23:29:00.003Z

I was on duty on Sunday night and finished the shift unwell. My body was very sore. It is because my patient was confused overnight. I just hate looking after confuse patient. You can give me the sickest creature on earth but not a confused one!

We Had A Holiday!!!

2011-01-20T02:16:00.002Z

Now I feel renewed after a short holiday. Me and my family had two nights break at the seaside and all of us had a great time. We went there Monday after my night shift and as usual I did not sleep the whole day, not until 10PM. We came back this afternoon and guess what? I am on tonight for an extra shift. After spending money in our holiday I need an extra cash. I bet I won't need sleep aids tomorrow.

This Makes Me Smile :) Yay!

2011-01-20T02:10:00.002Z

My patient told me last night that I look good, look attractive and very presentable with a very nice skin. To make it clear he wasn't confused :) Yay! Thanks to my good genes that I did not suffer from adolescent acne to adult-acne. Mind you this is not the first time that I was praise by a patient. Way back when I started nursing in the UK that was 10 years ago when I was still slim. All my patients and even colleagues doesn't believe me when I told them that I have two kids that I left in the Philippines. Does it mean I look young with my age? LOL

WTH!!!

2011-01-20T02:04:00.002Z

Who is stupid enough in our unit that took picture of one of or confused patient and showed it to other colleagues and made fun of it. Does she ever know what patient confidentiality is. That nurse should be suck! Now supervisors and managers are not allowing us nurses and doctors to use mobile phone in the unit. This really sucks!

MY US Dream...

2011-01-14T23:26:00.004Z

Few weeks ago when the flooding did not hit us yet US dollars were down compared to Australian dollars. I met a lot of agency nurses who used to work in the United States and are now working here. If you are a reader of this blog you know already that I wanted to practice over there. I am waiting for my green card for 5 years now. But now I am having a second thought if I will still transfer over there. US dollar/us coins exchange rate is going down and down. Australian dollar is not that strong compared before but I'm sure after this flooding crisis the economy here will improve again.

We Are On Red Alert

2011-01-14T23:21:00.003Z

Half of my colleagues are affected with the flood. Some of them their houses are already flooded and some who are safe and dry don't have any access to come to work because most roads are flooded. All hospitals are on red alert because some are closing down due to under staff. According to my laptop computer that I am using now, the river in the city will be at peak at 8 meters high. Hopefully the damage will not be too bad and all people will be safe.

We Are Flooded

2011-01-13T22:54:00.000Z

WE live in Queensland and even though me and my family are not affected with the flood. The place surrounding us are flooded. We are supposed to be travelling to Melbourne today but roads are closed because of the severe flooding we are experiencing around Queensland. So instead of going on holiday I was at work last night. This is the best thing I can do to help others.

My Not So Good Holiday

2011-01-04T00:45:00.002Z

How's your holiday everyone? Me not so good. I have on going personal problem and having that on board doesn't help especially when I am at work. I try not to be affected especially when I am working but it's hard. Since unit is not so busy because there is less admissions because surgeons are on leave I took annual leave most of the time. Tonight I am off again and since our faucet is not working the maintenance guy will come and change it with kohler parts. So me and kids can't go out even if we want to.

Merry Christmas Everyone

2010-12-26T17:25:00.002Z

So what I've been up to this holidays? Nothing much because most of the time I am working. Yes I was at work the 25th and 26th of this month. But at least I had the 22nd up to 24th off and I managed to finished all my Christmas shopping and celebrate the Christmas Eve with friends and families. Which is for us Filipinos 24th midnight is one of the important day of this season. Thats the most important thing, right? Anyway, today is boxing day here in Oz and I cannot wait to finish my night shift to rummage the sale. What do I need? Of course clothes, shoes, bags and whatever I can find in good price. Also I need a wind chimes for our balcony.

Woke Up Confused

2010-12-19T11:51:00.005Z

After doing four nights and a party after my night shifts no wonder I woke up this morning confused. I woke up a bit late and because we have a rainy day it was a bit dark outside. I was thinking what time it is and when I check the time it was 9am and remembered that it is Sunday morning and I am off. Thank God for that! Today we just stayed home and hibernate because the weather is a bit cold, maybe around 20c :) Yeah cold enough for Australia's summer.

Anyway, we had our ICU party last night. It wasn't too grand compared last year but all of us had fun. We exchange gifts which I gave a toilet mat and soap dispenser which is right for my colleague glass mosaic tile theme bathroom.

Life or Death

2010-12-14T23:56:00.003Z

What will you do if you have a relative in ICU in a very critical condition? Do you want to let him go and be pain free? Or do you want him alive suffering and without all the machine that's helping him he will die? We had a patient in the same condition. The patient can't decide for herself because she was poorly so it was the relatives' choice what they want. It was hard for them so they hang on for few months even there was only a little chance that the patient will get better. But then the patient got worse so last night they said their goodbye. After all the patient's suffering they let her go...

OT Last Night

2010-12-14T23:48:00.003Z

I was out yesterday alone without kids looking for wrinkle removal and Chrsitmas presents. OMG the city was very busy yesterday. I spent more than five hours shopping and I did not manage to finish. On the way home our supervisor texted me if I want to do a shift for last night. I wasn't interested at first because I was very tired and my legs were aching. But then when I rang her she said it will be an overtime rate. So inside the taxi I was computing how much I will get. Hmmmm 2 hours for 1 1/2 rate and 10 hours double pay. Even if I was tired I said yes. How can I say no with that rate? I need the money!!! :D

Sick Leave Not Enough :(

2010-12-11T13:34:00.002Z

I mention that I was sick at work but I did not go home because I don't have any off sick left. That's the disadvantage working here in Australia especially that I experience working in the UK who gave unlimited off sick to employees. Yes unlimited! As long as you have a Doctors certificate after one week of being off. Here in a year employers only give 2 weeks off sick or a total of 80 hours. If only not for our higher rate I regret working here.

She Is A Bully

2010-12-11T13:18:00.003Z

We have a supervisor which I really hate because she is mean to us especially Asians. There was a time that she always picks on me. Whatever I do it is never right to her and if I will explain my side I will never win because as what she thinks she is "perfect" . That's what she thinks all I think is she is a piece of "shit". Pardon me for my bad word. Well to make the story short I deleted her on my facebook friends and I only talk to her about work and since then she is acting nice to me. I know she knew that I deleted her because she always mentions FB whenever we chat. Sorry but I don't want to see her face on computers especially on my FB account. Seeing her face at work is already enough, more than enough!

Secret Santa at Work

2010-12-11T13:13:00.003Z

We are doing a secret Santa at work. It cost $20 but I am hoping whoever got my name will give me a modern furniture. I wish! Anyway, the person that I got is a friend of mine who gave me gift on my birthday and because of that I am going to give her a Tommy Hilfiger blouse which suppose to be mine but because it is a big bigger I am going to give it to her. I'm sure it will make her happy because it cost $70 in the mall.

I Was Unwell At Work

2010-12-11T13:06:00.002Z

I was at work last night and dear oh dear I thought I will collapse. I started feeling OK but then after an hour my legs were shaking and I felt very cold. Lucky me my patient was sedated and ventilated. I was tempted to go home but I was already there and I don't have any sick leave left. My patient was easy so I chose to stay. I took some Paracetamol, had my hour break early and thank God when I woke up I felt a bit better. Now I feel good especially after my 6 hours sleep :)

Breaking Bad News

2010-12-11T12:44:00.004Z

Breaking bad news personally is never pleasant. What more if you break bad news in hospital setting? Especially if you will tell them that somebody died. I thought when I was a student that I could never do this because I am a bit "soft" with regards to this but experience made me strong and I can do it without any emotions involve now. But sometimes it is still difficult especially if I get connected with the patient or relatives. But that's life some live longer and some don't :( sigh.

Anyway, because of this I am thinking of getting the cheapest term life insurance just in case...

ICU Course For Me

2010-12-08T00:54:00.002Z

I am planning to apply in public hospital when my residency arrives. But then I need to do an ICU course for them to accept me. If that's the case I will do it. It's been 9 years that I try to avoid doing one. I did not do it before because it was impossible with the workload at home and work especially that kids were still small. Now that they are bigger I'm sure I can manage now. I hate studying and sitting at exam tables for the exams but I need to do it. I hope I still have my brain...

Business Is Getting Slow at Work

2010-12-08T00:49:00.003Z

It's Christmas soon and it means that surgeons will be on leave for the holidays so there will be no surgeries that will happen apart from old separated Doctors :) I'm sure business at work will be slow again. Even now, we only have four patients in the unit because some of them passed away and some of them were discharged to the ward. So last night so I took an annual leave because they are going to transfer me to the ward which I hate!

A Helping Hand Needed

2010-12-02T14:27:00.003Z

How will I lose weight if I am not doing nothing and instead of dieting I am eating more as what I should be. I am not getting younger. I know it! My metabolism is getting lazy same as me so I should act!!! Anyway, after looking of the best adapexin reviews reviews I decided what to buy for my weight loss journey. I can't do it myself so I need a helping hand... get it?

A Nurse Blogger

2010-12-02T14:17:00.002Z

I will not be surprise if I will be buying the best acne products that is available in the market in few days time because it's past midnight already and I am still online. Can you blame me? If I want to earn more? Well it's like this I am a nurse but I do blogged too. I used it personally before but since the business is good in blogging I applied in companies that pay me if I will write about their assigned opps. Business is slowing now but I hope that it will pick up soon so that I don't need to do extra shifts and instead I will spend my time blogging and at the same time earning :)

I Used To Sell A.....

2010-12-02T14:08:00.004Z

Did I ever tell you that I used to be a sales agent? And you will be surprise what I used to sell? Guess what? I used to sell a memorial garden lot. Since nursing job is so hard to find in the Philippines I gamble in that area. And because I am good at sales marketing after 3 months I was promoted as a team manager. But then it did not last long because I was tired of living in the city so I went back to the countryside after eleven months to work as a Public Health Nurse which I super enjoyed.

I Want A Healthy Living

2010-12-02T14:01:00.003Z

After gaining 3 kilos in two months and two weeks I lose one kilo last week after one week of exercise and on and off dieting. The bad news is I gained it back again this week and I think a bit more. I don't want to think about it but still I can feel it. My chest is getting tighter, I have short of breath and I feel so heavy. I need to go back on healthy living again or else I will die early. And I don't want it to happen because my kids are still young. I know I can do it with the help of weight loss pills. Go go go!

Health is Wealth

2010-12-02T13:26:00.004Z

I feel a bit better today but I am not perfectly OK. I did not have md clear reviews but I am going to have it soon. Tomorrow I am going back to work and hopefully I will feel much better. I just hope that I am not going to have a busy patient so that I am not running around like a mad cow. This evening we attended a school concert of our three kids when the unit rang and I was tempted to say yes for overtime but I didn't. It's not all about money all the time. Health is important too.