Since my last update I've undergone Basic Life Support Training, ECG, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (I'm already certified!). And then I took my IV Therapy training at Dr. Fe Del Mundo Hospital, which I am not done with yet because I still need two blood transfusion cases. We're supposed to be on call in case we're needed.
And then there was Red Cross training. I already have Adult Basic Life Support from Philippine Heart Center but since I want to be trained for child and infant CPR life support, I took it again at the QC Red Cross. I also took the Standard First Aid training because well, it's basic for every nurse and my first aid was pretty rusty.
The training was rigorous. It went on for a week from 8am to 5pm and it was stressful in so many levels that I lost sleep but it was worth it. You know being a nurse is hard because you have to continuously train and study and lose sleep but you know what makes it worthwhile? The people you meet along the way.
For our last day with had a Mass Calamity Simulation and those with medical conditions were asked to be "victims". I ended up being covered with fake blood made of brown sugar, coffee, and cornstarch. YUM. Haha! Just kidding, I didn't taste it but it did smell sweet! Sort of like the syrup they put in taho.
The journey continues...
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