She dropped out of JC to study nursing
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Precisely!
Don't they remember the threats Malaysia and Indonesia have presented to us in the not-so-distant past? KNS, always kpkb!
I think it's very difficult to tell these to e young - they are the fruits of our forefather's labour... but it does not mean they dun have to learn how to appericate it -
Anyway seems to be having 1 more future nurse...
In today's Straits Times, there one top ITE grad is now going to pursue Nursing in NP... She said wat inspired her to be a nurse was because of SARS 5 yrs ago
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Anyway seems to be having 1 more future nurse...
In today's Straits Times, there one top ITE grad is now going to pursue Nursing in NP... She said wat inspired her to be a nurse was because of SARS 5 yrs ago
Ha! I think she didn't realise that during the SARS period,
- nurses stopped wearing our uniforms out of the hospital grounds because whenever we boarded public transport in our uniform, passengers would avoid us and give us a wide berth;
- people who turned up to visit their relatives and who were refused entry because they were not the officially appointed visitors started to hurl abuse at nursing staff when they called up to complain;
- quite a lot of relatives called up the wards very frequently to ask about their stable relatives, and made sarcastic remarks like you guys should be answering the phones quicker because you hardly have work to do, the wards are emptier, there are no visitors, etc. not realising that it takes time to do all that handwashing and skipping in and out of disposable suits and all;
- there was a fear of uncertainty, a fear of death; and
- a few unfortunate docs and nurses damaged the epithelial layer of their hands with excessive handwashing using medical / surgical-grade liquid soap;
Everyone thinks about the "I want to be a hero" bit, but conveniently forgets all the other not-so-desirable attributes.
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well... at least it's good to have a dream
as for what happened during SARS, actually it goes to show of ugly S'poreans
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Originally posted by motoway:
Ah, much thanks Rhonda! :) I was pretty disturbed by not having any passion in life so i asked my fren (Tarot card reader) to see at what age will i find that drive. Heheh abit stupid but just for the fun of it la.
Seriously speaking, I'm more of a hands on person and I talk alot of rubbish. It's true. I can talk till the cows come home but aft much tot, i believe i dun make sense one.
And somehow, the older generation people like to talk to me. Maybe i look like their grandchildren or what. Hehehe.Yup yup, i'll keep and open mind! Wise words from the cult leader.
haha sounds like u can be a networker ;)
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Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:
You really have balls of steel I must say.
eh dont anyhow use other's nick hor haha. im trying to master the skill of steel balls, can see not many can achieve this level lol.
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i wanna be a nurse
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Actually, I wanna mention this - year in, year out, the Ministry of Health seems to spend quite a fair bit of funds during Nurses' Day to put up newspaper supplements and create hype over Nursing.
You know why?
Because Singapore's ability to retain both local and foreign nurses is terrible!
I've ever asked someone really senior before, if they've ever thought about investing money into improving working conditions so that staff will stay on, which means that you're getting the maximum returns for your investment in staff training and education, because it DOES cost a fair bit to train a graduate nurse up to scratch. If you can manage to retain trained staff, and better still, attain staff loyalty and improve staff motivation, then you won't have to spend so much time, money and other resources investing in recruitment exercises, training new nurses to replace the ones who have left, etc!
Does this make sense? Because somehow, it didn't seem to make cow sense to those people. Maybe, if I had moo'd, they might have understood me better!
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There's opportunity cost, only which side do you think it's more 'worthy'
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Originally posted by sbst275:
There's opportunity cost, only which side do you think it's more 'worthy'
Huh?!
I think in this scenario, you might be using the term wrongly.
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Huh?!
I think in this scenario, you might be using the term wrongly.
What I want to mean is tis
do they prefer to focus on ways to keep e staff (love e job and stay on) or focus on recruitment only (to show that nurses are badly needed)
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Originally posted by sbst275:
What I want to mean is tis
do they prefer to focus on ways to keep e staff (love e job and stay on) or focus on recruitment only (to show that nurses are badly needed)
OK. Well, your earlier post certainly did not communicate this!
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Actually, whats the big deal in here?
She finds out what she likes, pursues it, does what she like now. She's not wasting any time at all.... In fact, I feel happy for her although I don't know her at all.
She knows what she wants to do in life, rather than those (i know of a lot) who completed A levels but don't know what to do at all! Their aim is JC to Uni route yes, but they don't know what to do in life! They just want to get into uni thats it, selected a course that most of their friends had chosen. This is sad. Frankly speaking I feel sad for some of my friends.
Those who think it's a pity.... it never is. Come on. Time to open up your mind.
And I wish this girl (never managed to read the full article because i cant seem to scroll.... nvm) all the best.
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Anyways, that's all history. And the new chapter in my life is looking real good!
I've achieved my long-held dream of migrating
out of Singapore, and am now working in a ward of my choice,
receiving the all-rounded training I wanted all along, and
embarking on the first of two courses that will make me a
fully-qualified ICU Nurse. People who criticised me for entering Nursing now have to eat humble pie.
Salary-wise, I'm now on par, if not
doing even better than them. If you have a dream, you must decide to put your mind to it. There will be obstacles along the way and sometimes, situations will be heart-wrenching. However, persevere on, and keep your dearest friends close to you because they will be the ones who will help to keep you sane during your struggles. I have two precious souls in Club 30 whom I'm deeply indebted to for being my strong support during moments so desolate and dark, all seemed hopeless.
Somedays, I remember the terrible times I faced, lying on my mattress, looking out the window at the vast sky, mesmerised by the soft tinkles of my dreamcatcher windchime, tears slowly drying on my face, heart aching so badly, I thought I would just perish... and I realise how far I've come.
kudos to you! lol was supposed to make this post but i went to talk on phone for an hour +
those who criticised you right.... actually you dont have to say anything to them back.... your achievements and all can be seen.. they have eyes to see. And that will shut them up.
I dont know how far am i now to my dreams, i know it's still very far, and i received a lot of negative comments bout what i intend to do.... in SG's context it's hard or close to non-existent i know, but i think eventually i'd get there.... someday. Let's see. I'm waiting for the day to come to prove them wrong.
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Actually, I wanna mention this - year in, year out, the Ministry of Health seems to spend quite a fair bit of funds during Nurses' Day to put up newspaper supplements and create hype over Nursing.
You know why?
Because Singapore's ability to retain both local and foreign nurses is terrible!
I've ever asked someone really senior before, if they've ever thought about investing money into improving working conditions so that staff will stay on, which means that you're getting the maximum returns for your investment in staff training and education, because it DOES cost a fair bit to train a graduate nurse up to scratch. If you can manage to retain trained staff, and better still, attain staff loyalty and improve staff motivation, then you won't have to spend so much time, money and other resources investing in recruitment exercises, training new nurses to replace the ones who have left, etc!
Does this make sense? Because somehow, it didn't seem to make cow sense to those people. Maybe, if I had moo'd, they might have understood me better!
Many companies are just as penny-wise-but-pound-foolish, sadly.
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she should have taken the A levels. Who knows? maybe the exams suit her and she can do very well.
She would then be taking a degree in nursing at NUS instead of a diploma.
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Originally posted by FirePig:
she should have taken the A levels. Who knows? maybe the exams suit her and she can do very well.
She would then be taking a degree in nursing at NUS instead of a diploma.
Hmm... yeah... so true.
Maybe, she has really reached the end of her ropes and even if she sat for her 'A' levels, she'll just outright fail it because she's just not keen to study for it.
I'm sure we know that feeling of hating a subject or subjects so much that we just don't want to study for it, no matter how someone else can rationalise it for us.
Well, at least, I know that feeling first-hand! 
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Hmm... yeah... so true.
Maybe, she has really reached the end of her ropes and even if she sat for her 'A' levels, she'll just outright fail it because she's just not keen to study for it.
I'm sure we know that feeling of hating a subject or subjects so much that we just don't want to study for it, no matter how someone else can rationalise it for us.
Well, at least, I know that feeling first-hand! And so do I. I dropped a subject after paying for it, but letting this subject that I had no aptitude for blot my copybook wasn't worthwhile.
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actually i know why lar. At that time, NUS nursing is not offered yet. So she has no motivation to study. Only after she went through 1 year of diploma studies in nursing, then nus nursing is offered.
If i am not wrong, NUS nursing is only set up in 2006 or so. So she ended up taking a diploma in nursing. She can do nothing but suck thumb when she see other students taking degree in nursing so she decided to go overseas to study to save time and also be on par with nus degree nurses. Good thing for her is that her overseas course is just 1 year compared with NUS's 3years(generally). I read this from the article.
BUt UQ's fees are steep. Around 45k per year compared to NUS's 6-7k per year
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Originally posted by FirePig:
actually i know why lar. At that time, NUS nursing is not offered yet. So she has no motivation to study. Only after she went through 1 year of diploma studies in nursing, then nus nursing is offered.
If i am not wrong, NUS nursing is only set up in 2006 or so. So she ended up taking a diploma in nursing. She can do nothing but suck thumb when she see other students taking degree in nursing so she decided to go overseas to study to save time and also be on par with nus degree nurses. Good thing for her is that her overseas course is just 1 year compared with NUS's 3years(generally). I read this from the article.
BUt UQ's fees are steep. Around 45k per year compared to NUS's 6-7k per year
Yeah. I would have gone straight for the degree program myself if it had been offered during my time.
I know of a few nurses who took the Diploma in Singapore, then came over to Australia to study one year for a degree, and then they decided to stay put here and work here instead of returning home.
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Yes it was 1 yr aft NP started their Dip in Nursing tat NUS came w/ e degree prog...
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Yes it was 1 yr aft NP started their Dip in Nursing tat NUS came w/ e degree prog...
Not true. The Degree program was started only about six years after the Diploma of Nursing was started. Prior to moving into the Ang Mo Kio NYP campus, the School of Nursing was already conducting classes in the Outram campus.
Rumour has it that MOH was initially reticent to have a degree program for nurses because they didn't really want nurses to be too well qualified because they did not want to pay more for nursing staff.
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
Not true. The Degree program was started only about six years after the Diploma of Nursing was started. Prior to moving into the Ang Mo Kio NYP campus, the School of Nursing was already conducting classes in the Outram campus.
Rumour has it that MOH was initially reticent to have a degree program for nurses because they didn't really want nurses to be too well qualified because they did not want to pay more for nursing staff.
I'm talking abt NP not NYP
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Originally posted by sbst275:
I'm talking abt NP not NYP
I thought the School of Nursing is at NYP? Is there another School of Nursing now?
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
I thought the School of Nursing is at NYP? Is there another School of Nursing now?
Now there's Nanyang Polytechnic & Ngee Ann Polytechnic offering Nursing dipThe news article I posted for tis thread abt this ger is from Ngee Ann Poly... same goes to previously to you abt nursing students using PDA for their attachment