woke up early today, to accompany mamimi to Glenegles (sucky hospital) for day surgery. As she is having UTI (urinary tract infection) and have to be admitted. At frist i thought UTI nothing serious lar! i bet she is trying to blow things up AGAIN!!! but then after she was being admitted, i began to be curious abt her condition & decided to stay to find out more before her surgery. so as usual, taking height n weight by 'THAT' nurse and after she took down her weight, she asked ' erm... wats yr height? still can remember?' i was like pls lar! that machine is just infront of u! cant u just ask my mum to turn ard and pull up that measuring scale to take her height? damn lazy lar u! nvrm... its not right for me to say her off, based on seniority. Then was taking of vital signs, where her blood pressure is slightly on the high side (non-compliance to medications) she thought NBM (nothing-by-mouth), really strictly nothing entering mouth can! Then 'THAT' nurse brought us to the room, where she only instructed her that valuables can be kept in the locker. without even giving her the nurse bell, informing the visiting hours/doctor’s round/medications/meals time, varieties of food to chose from, ward number, DAYROOM ( if they happens to have one, and not forgetting on how to operate the bed-side equipments! as we had difficulties in maneuvering with the television set ( that’s just beyond my expectations for a prvt hospital). i was trained from a government hospital and i thought it is a basic piece of information that a nurse shd be giving to the receiving patient, instead of the patient to DO-IT-YRSELF?


oh well... i must say that im glad to have late MR RAJ as my cp lecturer. (emo)… shortly after the admission was done, the health attendant came to fetch my mum to the operation theater. where i followed down and was appreciative for wat the health attendants have been doing for the wards. (cleaning of toilets, bed-making, all those behind the scene 'dirty jobs') salute! so being the curious nurse, i went up to the ward again. FYI its on lvl 7, day surgery ward! and our conversation which makes me furious:

me: excuse me nurse, may i know wat time my mum will be back?
ms kaypo clerk: yr mum? she just went down only right? ( of course lar! i just went down n came back wat)
'THAT nurse': she just went down, i guess not so soon. i think maybe 2 or give it a 3 plus? (faint)
me: oh... ok! then wat surgery is she going may i ask?
ms kaypo clerk: she's going for surgery laR! ask the doctor!!!
me: yah! i know she is going for surgery. but wat type of surgery is that??? (penis implantation isit) tamade
ms kaypo clerk n 'THAT' nurse: ask the doctor! is a gyne problem!!! or ask ur mum lar! (fainted)
me: okie... ( roll eyes n walked out)

while walking out, i looked at the ward number plate and was telling myself that, if u dunno wats the pt's condition then how are u going to pass report and deliver yr nursing care for them? all you knoe is charge n charge if not excluding of GST & etc... so damn money minded lo. i took a booklet and read while on my way home and i just find it disturbing to see the list of bills of the government hospitals as compared to the prvt ones. i mean the purpose of listing out is also to let us know that its worth for paying as its a 'high class' hospital which should be providing the best care n management, but it seems otherwise. im utterly disappointed with them, esp that ms kaypo clerk!!! god damn good lar yr service!(double rolls) I guess the first impression will be the last impression can! Shall now continue with my beauty sleep for night shift tonight! chaoz...