Posted by: ishamiss February 27, 2011
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I am already liking this thread. I am a nursing student and plan to go back to Nepal. I always thought it is hard to find people who would go back and work in Nepal. I am so happy to c this thread and know that there are people who do plan to go back and use their skills. Even when I tell my frens or family about going back and working there, everyone thinks thats never gonna happen. But I wanna do it and I know I will. The Lonely traveler, I thought about the same thing that you did--to have computerised medical record system after having work experiences at the hospitals here in the usa. it is so convenient to have computerized documentation. I would love to c tht happen in Nepal so that everyone including patient, dr and nurses, are on the same page. There wont be any issues about knowing the medical history of the patients, allergies the patient may have and things that are crucial and needed for the care of the patient.
Another thing, that I came by at the hospital while I was visiting Nepal last summer, was ICU doesnot let the visitors sit in with the patient. They only had certain visiting hours. I was shocked with that idea. The patient are at most in need of family support in ICU, esp. the dying patient and the idea of keeping them away from their family members was one of the most awful thing I have ever seen in a hospital setting. I know most medical professionals in Nepal thinks majority of Nepalese are uneducated and are unknown about medical terms so they dont bother to tell and keep them away from the patient coz they dont wanna create an emotional scene that would impact another patient lying in a next room but common it is another job of those docs and nurses to teach the patient and family members about the disease process and support emotionally. It was very painful for me to c family members waiting outside for the visiting hours with out knowing what really is going inside that doors with their loved ones. I think this is the first thing I wanna motivate hospitals to change in the future. Educate the patient and family members, let the family be the part of ICU patients. Dont just give them the list of medicines. Most of the patients in Nepal dont even know their disease process, they dont even know what do they have. They just know that they have to take such and such medicine. Emphasize on educating them health care professionals, thats the part of your job. This is like my dream to make it happen in Nepal :)
Another thing, that I came by at the hospital while I was visiting Nepal last summer, was ICU doesnot let the visitors sit in with the patient. They only had certain visiting hours. I was shocked with that idea. The patient are at most in need of family support in ICU, esp. the dying patient and the idea of keeping them away from their family members was one of the most awful thing I have ever seen in a hospital setting. I know most medical professionals in Nepal thinks majority of Nepalese are uneducated and are unknown about medical terms so they dont bother to tell and keep them away from the patient coz they dont wanna create an emotional scene that would impact another patient lying in a next room but common it is another job of those docs and nurses to teach the patient and family members about the disease process and support emotionally. It was very painful for me to c family members waiting outside for the visiting hours with out knowing what really is going inside that doors with their loved ones. I think this is the first thing I wanna motivate hospitals to change in the future. Educate the patient and family members, let the family be the part of ICU patients. Dont just give them the list of medicines. Most of the patients in Nepal dont even know their disease process, they dont even know what do they have. They just know that they have to take such and such medicine. Emphasize on educating them health care professionals, thats the part of your job. This is like my dream to make it happen in Nepal :)