Yesterday I had
part two of my final induction as a ward helper. We learnt how to clean the
bedside tables according to hygiene rules, as well as some more information
about how to behave on the wards.
Although only my
second week I feel like I'm already reaping the rewards. One patient I spoke to
told me how lonely being in hospital can be if you don't get many visitors, and
how they valued even 5 minutes talking to volunteers. As we finished our duties
early, me and another volunteer returned to their room at the end of the
shift, to talk with them for a bit longer. To know you can improve someone's
day just by chatting , it's so easy to do.
Another patient
told me how motivated they were to get better so they could get home. They
needed to co-operate with the physiotherapists in order to do this. We talked
about how sometimes people dislike physios because their job is to push them
and make them move when sometimes all they want is to lie in bed. This taught
me that sometimes I will need to be persuasive, and possibly strict.
As well as
meeting new people as in patients and nurses etc, I've already made new friends
my own age. There are currently 3 other teenage volunteers who I work
alongside. As well as it being comforting to have other people in my position,
I think it's also beneficial as we all discuss where we got work experience
or little tips and tricks.
I think my goal for next week would be to be as independent as
possible, I won't have my supervisor watching and have been taught everything I
need to know now, so shouldn't really need much help.
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