My job

It has been 24 days since I've officially started work as a staff nurse, and since then I've lost abt 2 and a half kg. Hmmm.. much better than the diet pills eh?

For my friends who doesn't know how my work is; basically there are two nurse assigned to a room of 12 patients, one is the in charge and the other junior.

In charge - Basically, you are responsible of the 12 patients (two cubicles). Anything abt them, u r the facilitator. You serve them medication, your prepare their intravenous antibiotics etc. When the doctors sees the patient and make any changes, you facilitate them. You are the slave and the doctor is the master. And when master says jump, you say how high?
Pros - Hmmm...nothing much I think. Very subjective, some are happy they don't have to change diapers.
Cons - Hell of paper work, hardly ever get to go home on time, esp like when I'm new! Hardly ever get to go for break, which explains why I lost 2 kg +. The work is like never ending.

Junior - You will be doing more of the hands on work, like changing the diapers, serving the patient's diet, ensuring that the food/fluid consumed by the patient are documented. Routinely taking blood pressures, temperature, heart rate etc. I know, I know, it sounds like the domestic helper aka maid right? Well, take it as a glorified maid lah.
Pros - No paper work, get to know your patient more. And when anyone ask you anything, you can say, "Would you like to speak to my in charge?" Get to go home on time!!! Even when the in charge is struggling to finish the paper work. You can simply carry your bag, give a sympathetic look and tell your in charge, "Sorry hor I'm going off..." and shasay off. (only the old birds get to do this, of course.)
Cons - Have to wipe backside, and tahan the smell lor, and if your got 12 patients who can't walk and shower by themselves, start praying for miracles....

Of course there are more specifics lah, but generally these are the things we have to do. Moreover when you are new, you will always be "arrowed" to be in charge. More gripes the next time.