Source: NCL It was a day filled with joy and happiness among the juniors. After months of exam preparations, MOSLERs, hospital ward rounds, bedside teachings, simulation sessions, small group discussions and late-night studying, it’s finally the day where they receive the scroll that made it all worth their time: CONGREGATIONS 2019. Source: NCL Upon reaching the venue, we were welcomed with the sight of people...
Photo by Beckett Ruiz on Unsplash Working in haematology ward is definitely a whole new level of stress compared to other departments that I have been to for the past few months. Having said that I am constantly caring for people with haematological diseases such as blood cancers and disorders. These unfortunate souls are what I would term as "the human butterflies". Most of their immune...
I was just starting my late cover shift yesterday when the nurse said to me, 'This patient is scoring a 5,' The scores refer to the National Early Warning Score derived from the patient's vital signs and warrants a medical review above a certain cut-off. 'What is she scoring for?' I asked. 'I don't know. It's not my patient. The student was just...
