St.
Elizabeth Hospital cardiac center has been slow among the three areas of ICU, clinical
ward and Pre/Post surgical ward. In the clinical
ward where I work at this time because we do not have patients in ICU has even
less than 15 patients versus 40 bed capacity.
The
sad part is our mortality rate is high mainly due to the patients’ critical
condition when they come in to the hospital, especially the old ones. It feels
depressing when at times there is an expiration in two shifts in a day. This
does not affect my work attitude though. I get the hang of it now with my duty
in the clinical ward.
Time
goes much faster now with my schedule than before because I have a lot to do
besides taking care of my patients. I am usually assigned to give medications
and in between that I am all over the ward organizing whatever is needed.
June
19th will be the start of medical group mission again from Italy. I will be in
ICU then.
