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Nurses are the Pillars of the healthcare

By caringsurgeon | Published 12 May 2023 | No Comments

I joined, my first year of residency, Surgical Residency, Oh My God – No Hostel, No Room, No bath, No cloth, occasionally you eat, Occasionally you laugh, – work – work and work.  With hope, one day, you will become a great surgeon, that sounds more of hypothetical.I still remember – the murmuring from nurses when I Entered in the Nurse’s room to take some blood requisition forms –”New resident, first-year, joined a few days back” one staff nurse informing to In-charge nurse. She asked –”how does he work”.  The Nurse replied – “Oh, he lives here only”. I was listening murmuring and went away like unheard. I realised – the first-year resident has no value in the hospital.On the same day- the same Nurse entered the ward around 6 pm with her kits for medication, came near to me and asked – “doctor, had lunch”. Looked at her with some compassion nodded my head -no” – she said come to Nurses room we had snacks for you.  I was happy, at least someone cares. With due course of time – it was like a team, and my residency becomes a more memorable time of my life.For a doctor – complete medical, ethical, professional, social knowledge is essential to understand the illness – starting from dressing sense to complex treatment or surgeries to ethics. So, I was ready to learn everything possible.One day, I got a patient of chemotherapy – the first month of my residency, not able to localise the vein over 20 minutes of search, even I  put cannula twice in my internship, it was 8:30 pm a nurse entered ward – “leave it, let me try” she said. I left the patient’s arm – she put the cannula in a single attempt without wasting much time. One thing I realised – something starts from perception, go with difficulties and end up with the solution. I requested her to teach me how to put the cannula in such patients. She said – on veins, don’t rely on their visibility, feels them – soft, fluctuant, filled veins, where you go. Within a few days – I became a master in putting cannula. She was thrilled when I put the cannula the day she failed. Nurses are the central pillar of the hospital, more of non-surgical skill I learned from them.Starting from breakfast to evening snacks, putting cannula to duly scrubbing for surgery, scolding’s from the wrong use of a biomedical waste bag to scolding proper donning, coming with extra chapatis for us to hosting parties in the hospital. In night duties Sometimes discussion related corrupt Indian Medical System and Politics, fighting for nurses doing less work,  finally accepting your work means a lot for us. Discussing most corrupted doctors in the hospital – makes residency memorable.  I think this must be common in all hospitals, especially in India and maybe globally.Proper Nursing care defines the treatment of the patient; 80 per cent nursing care, 10 per cent family support, 10 per cent clinical decision of the doctors gives patients life back to society. For ICU patients, More than thousands of corrective actions are required to come out from there and then to the community. Nursing work is unremarkable; we appreciate, the dedication, stamina, tolerance, support, care, and sacrifices. I have seen a few doing excellent work in the nursing field, taking the profession on their shoulders. I expect from everyone work together and make our country, profession, parents proud.
The Nurses are:

1. who work at ground level

2. who cares their patient, human and society,

3. sacrifices their life to health care. 

4. dedicated, disciplined, helpful, caring. 

5. ready to adopt any worse condition. 

6. A strong pillar of the health care system, 

7. hide sorrow, spread happiness.

8. professional but cares like a parent for their patients 

9. good human, professional, caretaker, leader, philosopher etc.

10. work without expectations.   
Thank you all nurses for chasing such a noble profession. 

I will always be thankful to them.

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