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When I came to UK to work, I was on a rollercoaster of emotions-- scared, excited, confident, insecure, homesick... Scared of what I will be encountering—culture shock, different nursing style, language barrier (multiple accents), state-of-the-art equipment (touch screen monitors, arterial lines, swan ganz catheters, intra-aortic balloon pumps, ecmo- a lung bypass machine, nitric oxide, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration-a dialysis machine, cpap machine-continuous positive airway pressure).....so scared that I was having doubts whether I would be able to prove my nursing competence… So scared that I did not want to go on duty... so scared that I wanted to go home. Excited to be independent and detached from the safe and secure bosom of my family... Excited to be free to do what I want as long as I am aware of my limitations... excited to learn new things.... excited to be working on a specialized unit. Confident that I will be able to prove that I am a well-motivated and competent nurse.....confident to be recognized as an effective and efficient nurse....this so-called inspiration may be attributed to the presence of Filipinos in the cardiac unit who are doing very well. There was a tiny spark of hope that I will also make it. Insecure because I came from a third world country with limited medical and technological experiences when it comes to equipment. And not to mention that I come from a private hospital in the province.
Approximate Word count = 931
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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