Monday, December 18, 2006

Irresponsible Act 2

Another night of mine, a patient with history of congestive cardiac failure and diabetics metillus observed to have shortness of breath, vital signs was, 202/178mmHg, 125bpm with saturation room air 72%, blood glucose level 8.2mmol/l.

Informed the HO at once, also say the same thing. NOTED.

But after all the necessary things are done, putting up oxygen, doing electrocardiogram, etc. The patient become much better, vitals are back to normal range.

The doctor came 20 minutes later.

Guess where were he when we contacted him.
At SGH. Are house officers allowed to leave the hospital premises when they are on call?!

Irresponsible Act 1

One day when i am on night duty, a patient blood pressure dropped and he felt giddy with chest discomfort. Called the doctor immediately after 3 consecutives of low blood pressure reading (58/33mmHg), said she will come to see the patient.

So we, nurses, did the blood investigations, electrocardiogram, oxygen and even set up the intravenous site for the doctor, running the drips.

Hoping that she will see the patient soon, but didn't.

2 hours later, she came to the ward, never reviewed the patient at all, just sitting in the doctors room doing her list for the morning rounds.

To all dearest doctors out there: I know the need of the list during the rounds, but IS THE LIST SO MUCH IMPORTANT COMPARE TO THE PATIENT'S LIFE?

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Tarot Card- Me

You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.
  • The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents, beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight.
  • You may be good at home decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.
  • The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born.
  • This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love.
  • Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus.
  • She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Christmas seasons

Christmas is around the corner... It is time to shop and spend money again. They said bonus is coming, will be getting the payout on 15th Dec.

I want to buy this pair of shoes!!!

BMW M6 coupe! Dream car, $508 000!