april journal 2012

RN HEALS MONTHLY JOURNAL

APRIL 2012

Name: Karen Flores Baduya RN

Area of Assignment:           RHU-Milaor

Milaor, Camarines Sur

I.    ACTIVITIES:

This may be the busiest month ever since I started in RHU-Milaor. Holy Week or celebrating the Lenten Season is one of the activity for this month as well as the Town Fiesta of Milaor. St. Joseph the Worker Parish is the town patron.  This is Milaor’s 4^th Obrero Festival. The dates not included here are considered our normal routine day while the dates included here do have the certain activities as mentioned.

RHU-Milaor Staff (we had pictorial to be included in the magazine souvenir of Milaor)

April 5 – Holy Thursday

April 6 – Good Friday

April 9 – Holiday (Araw ng Kagitingan)

April 10 – Pre-Natal Check Up Day

April 11 – 4Ps Orientation by the DSWD at Milaor Covered Court

April 12 – Mother’s Class at San Antonio

April 13 – Mother’s Class at Lipot

                 

April 14 – LGU-Pakurusugan Opening 2012

  

April 14, 2012- Opening

         

 April 21, 2012 - Championship

Opening Parade (I’m holding the banner)

We have 4 teams competing in this Sports Competition

Red team is composed of DepEd Elem.Teachers

Yellow team is the LGU-Milaor Employees

Blue team is DepEd High School Teachers

Orange team is PNP/BFP/NGO’s Employees

We have Recreational Games which are Crows and Cranes, Steal the Tire, Mixed it Up Relay, Three-Legged Race, Egg and Spoon Relay, Bucket and Sponge Relay, Fireman’s Carry, Two-man’s Carry, Pass the Ball Over and Under and ball games such as basketball shoot outs, badminton, volleyball and Ballroom Dancing competition. I played the games Crows and Cranes, Egg and Spoon Relay, basketball shoot out, I was lifted at the Fireman’s Carry and Two Man’s Carry and competed at the Ballroom Competition.

                                       Crows and Cranes (I’m the one wearing yellow knee-socks)             

  Egg & Spoon Relay

 

 

 

Fireman’s Carry (I’m being lifted)  

 

                                                       Two-Man Carry (I’m lifted again)

¯ April 17 – 4Ps Scheduled Meeting and Check Up of Brgy. Del Rosario with Maam France Valenciano. The scheduled check ups of children 3 to 5yrs old will be twice a month only and 0 to 2 yrs will be having their check up once a month every Friday at the Main RHU.

This was emphasized since they were crowding the RHU center everyday just to comply in having their regular check up and getting prescription in taking vitamins.

April 19 – Mother’s Class at Maydaso

-          STI / HIV-AIDS Orientation and Seminar to the Velvet Red Roses Employees that just recently opened in the boundary of Milaor, south of Naga City.

¯ April 21 – Pakurusugan Championship, the games we have won in the elimination are for final championship games.

¯ April 22 – Milo Marathon Fun Run 2012, as a RHU Nurse, I am part of the Medical Team assigned at Station 3 located at Embarcadero de Milaor. I also lead the warming up exercises of the runners in the Covered Court and I got a nestle belt bag as a souvenir.

 

 

     

 

 

               

Briefing of Runners

¯  During the afternoon, we had our BINGO Game sponsored by the SB Officials.

¯  Tree Planting Activity

¯  During the night we had our Awarding Ceremony of the Pakurusugan Competition and we performed in the Ballroom Dancing Competition.

 

 

(Dancing Foxtrot, Waltz& Tango)

We got the Over-All Champion Place and as for the Ballroom Dancing, our pair ended up in the 4^th Place. We got a total of 17,500 pesos prize for being the champion of the Palaro.

All the players of the team LGU composed of 30 members conducted a meeting of what to do with the prize we’ve won, as majority the 7500 will be divided among the 27 players who played in the Pakurusugan, that is 280 pesos each. The remaining 10,000 pesos will be used in our excursion which will be held at Pasacao Resort possibly after the town fiesta. Tentative date is May 4 or 5.

April 23 – Agriculture Day at the Plaza

April 24 – RPM was conducted at Brgy. Mayaopayawan by Maam Glenda and John Leo from RN Heals 3.

¯  DepEd Night

¯  4Ps scheduled check up for Brgy. San Vicente

April 25 – Miss Gay Milaor Talent Competition

April 26 – Miss Gay Milaor Pageant

April 27 – Beer Plaza as sponsored by Kabalikat, LGU and SMB Corporation, with Live Bands, ticket Price:100 php with 2 beers included.

Mother’s Class at Dalipay

RM Heals Batch 3 started in the RHU, we have 2 Registered Midwives namely Unice Casro and Josephine Dela Cruz.

 (Midwife Joh)

 

     (Midwife Unice)

April 28 – Miss Milaor Talent Competition

April 29 – Miss Milaor Pageant, I’m one of the Usherette as chairman Glenda Lucena, RHU Nurse Supervisor headed us. We were give funds of the LGU to buy our own cocktail dress and footwear.

miss milaor usherette

April 30 – Milaor Community Parade

milaor community parade 

II.    LEARNINGS/INSIGHTS:

In spite of the very busy schedule I have as part of the LGU-Activities, I was still able to perform my obligations as a nurse in our main RHU. I took PPD test to at least 3 patients that has negative results. I still routinely admit patients every morning before practicing for ballroom dancing. I am able to report to work without being late although I was still up past midnight the last night because I was called for in representing RHU in a LGU occasion. In short, time-management counts a lot especially if you’re a nurse. Imagine the work load of a nurse assigned in the hospital, with the heavy work and overtime that are not well compensated, the days you have to work although it’s a holy day or holiday, the shifting schedule really will cause body pain, stress and your lucky if you don’t get sick along the way. It is important that as a nurse, a health advocate, you don’t have any vices like smoking or gambling. Maintain yourself to be physically, mentally and emotionally fit. Participate in extra-curricular activities since all work and no play makes Jill a dull girl.

With regards to mothers class and medication,  it already retains in my mind. The work I have in the RHU is already imprinted in my consciousness. I know how to first aid, remove stitches, wound care and the like. These nursing measures are needed as a nurse.

III. ISSUES/CONCERNS:

The main concern that was brought to my attention this month was the expired tetanus toxoid vaccines in RHU medicine fridge. Most of the pregnant women of Milaor doesn’t go to the RHU to have their prenatal checkups and were not given any tetanus toxoid immunization. When we conducted mother’s class, some hindrance was they were not informed that tetanus toxoid was given in the RHU for free and they didn’t even know that they need to have prenatal check ups. Other misinformation was they didn’t know that they can be injected with the vaccine even if they were not pregnant or if they have given birth already.

Another issue is that the RHU Computer broke down because of not enough memory. Now we are not able to print Referral Slip, Medical Certificate Forms, Laboratory Forms, Medico- Legal Forms and other important reports/ documents.

Other issues are about LGU governance that I choose not to elaborate further in avoidance of chaos and disastrous comment and feedback.

IV. RECOMMENDATIONS:

Emphasize further the importance of Pre-Natal Check Up during mothers class or encouraging BHW and BNS to disseminate useful and knowledgeful information about MNCHN.

The technician we have in the LGU doesn’t have schedule to fix our computer since it will take time to be fixed. I suggest we find other technician who can fix it ASAP.

Signed:

Karen Flores Baduya RN

License No. 0681423

RN HEALS NURSE