Job well done (godt jobbet)

At long last, I'm free today.. it feels great and it feels right!

After going through a very hectic week, with school and lectures for 5 hours or so

during the day, and doing work in the evening shift...

So focused and committed

into doing a good nursing, being professional finding the right balance on everything, pleasing

the clients, leaving with positive impression..It is a wonderful feeling to have!

At this stage of my life, being a nursing student which is almost through with my studies.

I can say that the bits of puzzle are beginning to fall into place.

It's me .

And it is itself a tremendous energy, a feeling of security, realizing

Florence Nightingale.

that at this moment, I can safely say..that I am ready!..

The feeling of being capable of doing the nursing task,

the feeling of confidence that I can master the situation is beginning

to take form..

the feeling is wonderful..

At the very moment, I can say that home-nursing is my job niche.

Aside from home-nursing is nursing-home my second choice..

A combination of this is a perfect world for me, theoritically!

At the moment, I just have to have the right focus,

But I know that I am getting there!

A special moment at work.

Yesterday, was a special hectic evening for me at work .

Some unpredictable things happened. And it usually does when you least expected it.

Two unexpected happenings. I ended up driving back and forth

three times. Leaving me frustrated back the driving wheel of my Toyota, duty-car with an old fashion key without the electronic function, a key-copy. I was trapped in a traffic-jam. And I felt

helpless. I started to talk to myself trying to calm my temper.  I  set on the music on the radio, letting the time passed

elegantly, diverting my attention from the traffic.

It helped!, very good!

An old man was sick, his wife has turned on the alarm. I got the call from the on-duty nurse back in office about the alarm.

I had to serve and bust out to the client. It was an unexpected situation!

Through proper assessment and observation I was able to get the information

i need on a patient who was lying in bed, difficult to get contact with, and having a fever.

I couldn't find a thermometer.

Clock started to tick. I started to search. I heard his intense coughing at the same time i heard

the rain outside against the window..I found a thermometer after an intense searching.

His fever was 39 deg.

I made my clinic observation.

And i talk to the wife. The man has a reduced

general health condition.

What i saw on the symptoms and signs were typical of those who are suffering from pneumonia.

This was based on my experience before.

I needed to call and inform the nurse-on duty.

Going through my task-list, i know that it will be a long night at work for me, with

15 different task to do, plus the report writing.

Well, this is it! i thought!

Welcome to the world of nursing, the world's one of the most interesting job in terms of  my value-system. It is a low-paid job but it is as meaningful as no money can buy the happiness and the meaning of this profession.... it is sometimes..a call ! like Florence Nightingale has put it.

Yesterday, I was not acting as an auxiliary nurse but as a full-pledge nurse, at least as far as my commitment was concerned.

I was on behalf of my patient, and through the call of duty, I acted on the situation as the needs arises from minute to minute. I was focused and calm, doing appropriately what was expected of me to do, as good as I could.

As i went through the serious task, as a nurse on a field work. There's only myself i could trust.

My knowledge and my ability to observe, what to observe, how to do it.

With my experience in clinic nursing i went through the process.

After gathering the data. I was certain, this man needs hospitalization.

I came to a conclusion..this old man needs an emergency help.

So with my mobile phone,i called up the nurse-on-duty that evening.

Who in turned told me to contact the ambulance.

My solid dedication, the right attitude towards the situation and my knowledge in nursing, has given me the resources that i need to be able to carry out the tasked this evening.

I did it right, the whole way through. I was satisfied with my performance.

It was raining the whole evening, but i barely noticed the rain.

The umbrella I was carrying earlier that evening, suddenly became a hindrance,

an obstacle, so i threw it on the side, and with ease and confidence, i went relentlessly through the

routine and the procedures.

After a while i had to drive to the office, to deliver some keys and pick up new keys. Write a report and eat something. it was lunch-break. The time was almost half-past eight.

Meanwhile, I saw to it that the relative could call me up to inform me when the patient has been picked-up by the ambulance. I gave them two mobile numbers. The cooperation between the relative, the wife and me and the rest was great.

The ambulance arrived at 20:00 and i was informed about it.

I happened to be carrying the client-cellphone as well, meaning all the telephone calls will be directed through this phone I have on me. So my jobcellphone was ringing on a regular interval, while I was

doing my chores and tasks that evening.

My previous experience.

 My job experience as work-leader before, became very useful to me.

 I was a team-leader and an internal coordinator for a multi-handicap patient, whom I communicated

non-verbal communication with and I was using my intuitive ability.

It was now two years ago.

Thinking back, I reached  on a conclusion, that what you learn from school, which is proper, are fundamentals and stepping stones. What you learn in real life through real life and hands-on experience are matters that will define you how good nurse and person you are!

It is the combination of both.

Plus your personal ability and knowledge on building relations, ethics and values.

Positive feedback and praise.

And by the end of the day, when you feel almost exhausted but happy to have been able to go through an almost impossible to do task-list and through the rain and wind, you will need something good to hear!
For beside the main task, you will be instructed to carry out other tasks arising from unpredictable situations. So while carrying the patient-cellphone that is ringing regularly;  a home-nursing client who is a day client will suddenly call for acute help and assistance, and there's nobody but "you"

who could do the task.....And on top of this, you have an acute sick senior patient who needs an emergency help....You can just imagine the rest!!!

Now, upon entering the door, you will feel that people are curious of how things went.
You give your report and you know that you did your job.
So you hear two nurses from two different groups working together..say in unison...

"GODT JOBBET ADELINA"

"JOB WELL DONE, ADELINA"

You suddenly feel better,

your soul being uplifted !!

Everybody needs to be praised for the work well done!

A brave smile over my tired face..

And I heard myself say..

Thank you very much!:)

happy to hear that!:)

Mission accomplished, I was sitting alone in the office  spending  15 minutes  overtime,

writing my last report.

Now the time on my clock was

22: 50 and sitting in my car, happy I was homeward bound :)