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Working for a better life and professional development, I am using all that I have to influence the quality of healthcare provided for the sick and the healthy, with a focus on the local Palestinian health sector.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

What is it like to be a Nurse ?



Working with very young babies seemed a very challenging and difficult task when I was first assigned to work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Aside from the technical and professional complications of this job , day by day it was apparent that these SILENT babies were totally depending on the nursing team to deliver care and provide a chance for normal growth and development. I used to spend very long hours with these very young babies who couldn't speak for themselves. It was my responsibility to know what they need and what it takes to pass through those difficult moments. We usually think of the strong BOND and ATTACHMENT between the mother and her child , but in my work experience with these babies I realized that NURSES are providing care that far exceeds that that can be given by the mother ! The work which seems very challenging, was also giving me hard times thinking about the stages of progress that we go through.
These very fine and delicate babies were giving us great lessons in survival ! Fighting disease, immaturity, and helplessness was a very useful lesson for me, It taught me that even the helpless baby wont give up ... It taught me to go on whatever it takes and whatever it costs....
Note : this picture was taken at 4 am, Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, Palestine.

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nice Work

7:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Subhanallah...

baby... so much meaning for me. great job!

sastri_diva

8:42 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

great work. how i wish i could be like you...taking care of babies is like heaven for me.

3:02 PM  
Blogger zakawi said...

respect for that work..

5:04 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is easy to forget that civilization is still in its early, formative stages and that human life is cheap.

5:05 PM  

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