SHE BELIEVED, SHE COULD, SO SHE DID ✮
“STUDY TO SAVE LIVES × STUDY TO HELP THOSE WHO CAN NOT HELP THEMSELVES”
Sudden unwavering thought of whatever's flickers in my mind, let me tell you a thought that will question your worth. I have come across a thought that I witnessed an accident along the street, and I was riding inside a jeep wearing my nursing uniform, speaking of nursing, that time I was a 1st year nursing student with not yet founder enough knowledge, skills, to accommodate that kind of situation. What would I feel? Thrown a bucket full of shame, guilty or just common sense that I'll let the rescue team do their jobs? Would you feel the same way too?
Over the heat inducing weather cause us to be sweaty, there's me and my classmates, Maynard, Dave, Shan, Carl, Jeshille, Keanna, Angyl, Mary, Joanah, attending an orientation at the not so huge Municipal covered court of the Local Government Unit, we were the Batch 1 to be deployed, that day happened on 27th of the month of February, it was considered our first day of duty. During the hour of orientating I was excited, we heard birds chirping, head instructing, students gossiping, students talking both at the back and front, daydreamed if they will be assigned at their dream station, we also hear concerns. Putting my eyes at the back, I saw that students from NNCHS, were not the only one to be deployed, they were also from other schools. I also saw stray white and brown cute dogs walking a round with that cotton fluffy covered furs. After the orientation, we were segregated to our respective stations, this time I started feeling nervous and anxious because I think they forgot about the strand Humanities and Social Science,because they prioritized other strands, aside from that I am thankful because I tasted a sweet feeling, I was assigned to my desired station. That moment feel like I could not ask for more. I was glad I am one of the batch that was deployed immediately, because I saw some students were not able to be assigned at their desired stations because it was full already, thinking alternately they were deployed at the stations that are free, the students didn't have a choice so they must follow, that caused like a coffee without a creamer and sugar, a bitter one for them.
Late in the afternoon, three students from the HUMSS strand heading to Local Government Unit's, Municipal Health Office, I was one of them. I was glad. They were Jenny from section nike and Mekah from section nike as well. When we arrived, we went inside the offices conference room for another orientation about the health office rules and regulations, inside feels like I'm in the South Pole because it's cold, and I feel like I'm in Brazil, too hot inside, because we have that introduce yourself portion and we would share our thoughts where we want to be assigned, either laboratory section, nurse station, pharmacy etc. I was the last one yet to be introduced, I stood up and shoot my shot. After that, we were told that tomorrow's another day, tomorrow will be the day when we will explore and go to different sides of Municipal Health Office and where we will be assigned, so on the meeting was dismissed.
In terms of dismissal, I immediately went at the front of Municipal Office in there while I was sitting, I saw fields of greenery, vehicles like motorcycles, bus, cars passing by, I saw people sitting, walking by each other like a stranger. I also saw a man taking a walk with his brown pug dog and fluffy maltese dog pooping. 4 pm in the afternoon strikes, I was being called by Shan and Carl, Samson, we sat and chit-chat about our first day experience in our work immersion. I see people looking at me when they heard me laughed when Shan told me they will be having a talent portion tomorrow. Few moments later, the rain started pouring down, like tears, and we decided to head back home. After those moments lasted, it burst out of my bubble and turned out to be a another memories to be cherished, I walked, headed in to the right direction back home with a smile on my face, and a core memory in my mind.
Dated on 28th of February, my second day of duty. We were toured by a clerk to the different sections of Municipal Health Office, when we arrived the main office I saw many people at the opd section, where patients will be accommodated, seeking for check-up, I saw doctors, nurses, midwifes in their cubicles wearing white, blue appropriate scrubs.I greeted them with courtesy. I also saw work interns from Assumption College of Nabunturan. Since I was in a clinic, I often smell rubbing alcohols, and just a smell of a hospital. I was assigned at the Environmental Health and Sanitation office, room 13. My supervisor is Ma'am Jing, Jenebeb Alfarero a Sanitary Inspector. In there they were 4 interns, 3 from the Assumption College of Nabunturan, during office work I was attentive and responsive to every concerns of my supervisors. Inside the office I saw, a lot of papers, organized folders and a computer monitor, white mono block chairs. Turned out I was the youngest inside, I feel anxious about what to do, I feel uncertain but at least I survived.
When the time has come for my last day, 20th of March, I was with my co-workers, and my head, it was peaceful, memorable. I did a little of paper works for the last time. Fast-forward, I was told by my supervisor to go back at the Municipal Health Office, when its the last day of acn students internship, I was included for their celebration. Before I out, I was told by my supervisor to take care and that make me emotional and did make my heart flutter.
I noticed every particle at Municipal Health Office, it didn't change my perspective but it widens. Whenever its day for anti-rabies schedules, I always see children’s with their parents, I heard them cry, shout as loud as a horn as the syringe engraved to their skin's veins. By that I noticed it was normal for the employees at the Health Office hearing different kinds of noise. Some may say it will be a toxic environment at a hospital or clinics, since many people you will interact as they seek help for health, that sometimes it caused misunderstanding. I understand that having a toxic kind of being a good thing is normal but it must not be worsen. I learned that some of your co-workers you couldn't vibe on because they have that different trait of characteristics that you dislike, that sometimes it's much better to go along with them despite of the indifferences. Not all in our lives will be a good thing at least we are trying to be.
Perhaps by that it widens my perspective, and it improve myself as a person, for the reason that I learned to love the aspect of me being an independent individual, that I can do things courageously all alone even though there's people to help but I sometimes prefer to do it alone. Significantly, I learned that being an open minded fellow is important especially when you are outside, in your work place because no one will care, we have different opinions about certain topics whether you are threatened by it or not, you just got to be open. One time I was humiliated by my co-intern, I realized that you need to be unbothered, because when you are not, you will tend to give up because of a silly reason. You let yourself be dictated by a different person who are not you, remember, you are the person who know you.
Additionally, the experience at Municipal Health Office as me being a work immersion student really contributed. Personally, I have the poorest communication skills, I am afraid to look up and speak in front of an ocean of people thus the opportunity given by the Municipal Health Office experiences improves my social skills, communicate to other people and it helped me grow, helped me to go out of my comfort zone. I tended and overcome my greatest fear in which I thought I could not conquer but I guess nothing is impossible if you have God by your side. After all those experiences that I conquered, lesson that had been learned, I am eager for more experiences ahead, and continue to grow, learn, try, and continue to love the things that I am doing. For sure it will all be forever kept in my treasure chest, set sail onto the next adventure.
