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A Note

I love flowers. I love spontaneity, and pleasant surprises. I'm dainty and ambitious; really. I nurse others. There's more than meets the eye when it comes to me.

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N A D I A H
200788
ngee ann poly
school of health sciences
Children's Emergency, KKWCH

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Friday, March 09, 2007 11:42 pm
My reflection.



I like the IMH posting so far. One of the things that I observed and surprised me is that the patients are smart. I really didn't expect that. They are actually really wonderful people. Very friendly and some are willing to talk to you. Like they just pour out their hearts kind of thing. They're very cute too. One of them is SOOO cute that I wish I can put my arm around his shoulder, like he's a normal elderly. But it's IMH, so I can't. He's such a dear! His face and his willingness to do activities with us, especially colouring and drawing. And when we praise him or he does something funny, he'll smile and 'laugh'. He can't really talk. I hardly ever heard any sound from him. But after spending time with him colouring and drawing, I find that he's just like a normal person. With feelings and he actually understands whatever we say. Because when you're in Institute of Mental Health (IMH), you tend to think that the patients there can't really understand you or are in a world of their own. But under proper and therapeutic relationship, therapies and medication, they're just like you and me.

Also, this posting actually builds my confidence. It raises my self-esteem. Because I had to approach patients myself and try to talk to them, make conversation and build rapport with them, it forces me not to think too much and pushes me to go for it because I HAD to do it. And I've actually approached more people in this one week than I've ever had in a week outside of IMH. I realized that I'm braver to go up to the patients and ask if they want to play a game with me or do something with me. I used to be quite self-conscious and I fear rejection. But now during my posting, I've had to NOT think so much about what people will think of me and just go for it. I mean who cares what they think of me right? I'm just asking them to play with me. And I've been rejected quite a number of times so I guess the fear is reducing. And after the rejection, I realized the patients really don't care. After that they'll be talking to me and joking around that I find rejection is not that big a deal.

Being in IMH is really good for shaping yourself. It builds your self confidence, lowers your self consciousness, improves your interviewing skills and helps you gain experience on how to build rapport and have a trusting bond and relationship with people. It also teaches you not to under-estimate people. And of course, care and concern should already be there.

Bavani, if you're reading this, go all out to get a sponsorship from IMH. It's a good place to start your nursing career I guess. The staff are great too.