It is a privilege to be a nurse! Many professions like healthcare staff and teaching faculties have opportunities to serve mankind.

It is a privilege to be a nurse! Prayer of appreciation (Photo by Arina Krasnikova on Pexels.com) A welcoming speech by a chief nursing officer at a hospital in Perth concluded about the privilege of being a nurse! I was there to learn about stoma and wound care. Being a pioneer then back home, I got many referral cases to see. Lack of appropriate wound and stoma products then, could be…

“So, You Have an Ostomy”: The Complexity of Coping —Part 1 — lights camera crohn's - tells about experiences of life after ostomy surgery and quality of life living a stoma and a stoma bag.

Part 1 of “So, You Have An Ostomy” focuses on what it’s like to find out you need an ostomy, the complexity of coping, and adjusting to your new normal.Please click below:-“So, You Have an Ostomy”: The Complexity of Coping —Part 1 — lights camera crohn’s

压疮：什么是对的并不总是受欢迎。 (谷歌从英语翻译成中文） 我不为写这篇文章感到自豪。 当朋友们寻求帮助时； 他们的亲人 从医院出院 患有压疮… “我妈妈卧床不起。 请保持她的干燥并定期转身。 …让她的皮肤崩溃。” “这太苛刻了，不可能； ……因为我们人手不足！” 正确的事情并非总是会被普遍采用。 但是，有些医院能够维持零压疮率 在他们卧床不起的客户中。 “自五年前以来，我一直坐在轮椅上 而且我的臀部没有任何溃疡。 知道什么？ 治疗师给我看了一张照片- 一个丑陋的压疮！！！ 我努力不发展一个！” “我们轮流照顾 我们妈妈在医院。 当她被弄脏时要改变她， 经常转动她 在工作人员的帮助下。” 普遍做的事情并不总是正确的。 不幸的是， 确实发展了压疮 在他们住院期间。 预防压疮 是多学科的责任 （医师，理疗师，营养师，护士），…

Ostomy surgery: when gossips magnify problems... is about getting patient to undergo ostomy surgery versus patients' gossips.

Ostomy surgery: when gossips magnify problems… Patient’s gossips about stoma… This was in 1987. I remember it was an open ward. The male patients would gather to talk to each other. As doctors were trying to convince a patient to undergo an ostomy surgery, there might be ‘gossiping neighbors’ who would counteract the effort! “Last week I met a patient who had cancer of the rectum. After…

Traditional Tuesday - in Sarawak- former students doing the Sarawak dance at end of stomaltherapy nursing program.

Traditional Tuesday – in Sarawak Former students doing the Sarawak dance at the end of the enterostomaltherapy (ET) nursing program. The lady in the middle, Helen Bampa, taught the other two. Helen belongs to an aboriginal group called Kenyah (Orang Ulu). It was a beautiful dance and memory. The latter two had gone back to Vietnam. I miss them all! According to Helen, the dance is called Ngajat…

Pressure-ulcers: what is right is not always popular. Pressure-ulcers: what is right is not always popular.I am not proud to write this post.When friends called for help; that their loved ones were discharged from hospitals with a pressure ulcer..." My mum is bedridden.Please keep her dry and turn regularly.... to prevent her skin from breaking down.""This is too demanding, impossible;... cos…

A visually impaired ostomate with 'imported stoma bags'- is an anecdote about skill in applying good quality stoma bag.

A visually impaired ostomate with ‘imported stoma bags’ Anecdote 2 – Mr. Wong Nurse Chen was on her first night of the night shift duty in an active male surgical ward. Mr. Wong, a seventy-year-old ostomate, appeared at the door way of the injection room, “Nurse Chen, my bag leaks again. This is the fourth bag I changed today!” Nurse Chen said, “alright, clean up now. Call me when you are…

“So, You Have an Ostomy”: The Complexity of Coping —Part 1 — lights camera crohn's - tells about experiences of life after ostomy surgery and quality of life living a stoma and a stoma bag.

Part 1 of “So, You Have An Ostomy” focuses on what it’s like to find out you need an ostomy, the complexity of coping, and adjusting to your new normal.Please click below:-“So, You Have an Ostomy”: The Complexity of Coping —Part 1 — lights camera crohn’s