發表文章
第二天, 似乎較適應了這病房的運作, 不再感到那麼強烈的無聊感, 會更主動跟病人溝通,聊天. 但我想我將來也不會以mental health 作為我的specialty.
回家後, 磨憎了好一會兒, 直至佘whatsapp我, 才捨得開工寫reflective journal. 純吹水的一篇:
Having
first time placement in a psychiatric ward and deep-seated mindset about mental
problems patients, to be honest, I did have some worries about clients’
unexpected behaviors. Yet, I found that it is totally different from what I
think about at the very beginning. All patients are like normal people, some
are even talkative and outgoing, except few of them showing emotion
instability. But it is understood that everyone would have ups and downs in
life. And I am especially impressed by their marvelous handicrafts talent.
The
impression of a psychiatric ward is a lot more different from what I imagine, I
have never thought that the activities could be so wide-ranging in
rehabilitation ward, including first aid talk, graffiti wall, cooking class,
Baduanjin. They are all designed to enrich the patients’ life and have them
engaged in some activities to either develop their interests or promote their physical
fitness. I think that the t-shirt like clothing and some home-like beds, both simulate
the environment of home and help them to recover to a certain extent.
There
is a huge difference between general and mental ward nursing care as well. In the general ward, we would lend our helping hand whenever possible. However, we
leave the tasks to them so as to train them to be independent. I believe that
it is one of the most important parts of nursing care. It helps them to incorporate
into the community and empower them after hospitalization.
The
skills for promoting recovery are more challenging in the psychiatric ward since
patients usually live for a longer period up to a few months or years. It requires
more patience. Yet most clients are willing to share and friendly, for example,
an auntie taught us how to fold a plain paper into a vivid rose; a girl was willing
to talk about her love problem; an old lady tapped on a sofa as a gesture to
signal me to sit down and talk with her. As long as we show our care and
concern, say communicating with them more, they can vent and soothe their
emotions and get well soon.
p.s. 發覺世界真細小, 巧遇了hoi yu, leah and janet yeung.
