SHMILY...

HospitALIZED...
An experience that MONEY can't buy...
My stay at Hospital is a "nightmare" or should i say a window for me to see the saddening condition at third class wards in government hospital. I was admitted because of a suspected dengue fever. Before being brought to the third class ward I was left resting with drip in the A&E department bed for few hours due to over-populated ward. I was drowsy and half awake when a nurse approached me and wheel-chaired me to the ward i was about to stay for another 3 days. When i got there, i was telling myself "Oh dear, dun tell me i was gonna sleep at the walkway with no proper ventilation." And yes indeed, i was told to lie on a bed positioned at the entrance to a 3rd class ward. Initially, I thought this could be temporary and I would be given a proper place of rest when the procedures was completed. To my horror, it lasted one whole day - my first 24 hrs. I was new there and know nothing about the things I was about to experience. Nurses took my blood samples every few hours for tests and they pricked me hard. The first few painful experiences made me freaked out everytime a nurse got near me. Then came the night where my sleep was greatly disturbed by another old man lying in the middle of the third class ward. He kept everyone awakes that night by his "howling" I would say. I was rather drowsy but could still hear his voice that kept repeating "Let me out, let me out in hokkien"..Then replied a middle-aged man sitting near his caged bed "Go to hell!!!! Don't make a fuss, just go to hell!!! in hokkien" That was enough to irritate me and made me feeling worse than before being admitted to the hospital.
Early the second day i was awaken by the nurse on duty to take my blood sample. I was shocked to see her taking my blood without taking proper precautions - she did not wear gloves when withdrawing my blood. I told her i scared and requested her to do so. Right after me, she went on to other patients and took their blood with the similar way. I was so disappointed that precaution steps was not taken when dealing with blood samples. Based on that incident, i cannot convince myself that they are professionally trained nurses. Frankly speaking I doubted the professionality. -----to be continued-----