On The Job Training Experience: Being a Caregiver (1)

Upon arrival at 6:30 a.m., March 21, 2006, 1st day of duty at the Surgical Ward at MOP Hospital, my school teacher and clinical instructor had a briefing among my batch 5-classmates of MOTI School and other batch coming from IHL School. In a short meeting, each was given his/her assigned patient and ward, with some instructions regarding personal care, vital signs taking like blood pressure, respiration rate, pulse and body temperature; the intravenous (I.V.) fluid monitoring, and how to win the confidence of the patient and family members. At 7:15 a.m., each of us proceeded to our respective assignment. The clinical instructor did her rounds to each ward and each caregiver was responsible of reporting problems with his/her patient.

I rendered personal care to a male patient, aged 31, married, admitted on March 2, 2006, and diagnosed for complication after Post Explore Lap. Nobody from his family was around. I assisted him with his I.V. fluid bag towards the comfort room and back to his bed. When the doctor came with his nurse-assistant, I supposed to assist but his own assistant told me to observe in the dressing of the patient's wound and removing of the drainage.

At the end of the hours of duty, I came up with this evaluation: The patient had normal vital signs since the vital signs taking at 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. He could help himself in going to the CR. Although, needs little assistance in the moving of the I.V. fluid bag. According to the patient, the doctor had encouraged him to eat foods that can be brought into the hospital by his family members (DAT). That is, from taking semi-solid food served by the hospital's dietary section to eating solid food. He was also encouraged to take more liquids.

Hence, the patient had colostomy and fecal discharges were contained on a bag to his side, the recent tolerable diet could go on without any complication to the said discharges.. He was still on the process of wound healing from post operation.

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