is it a nurse’s job to clean up 💩?
my lola has been staying in a priv hospital for more than a week now. reason being, she can’t walk properly and has a massive bed sore (may other factors din, pero eto yung pinakarelevant). with that said, need niya na magdiapers. her first few days here, nagtatae siya, so around 3-5 diaper changes daily. whenever i go sa nurse’s station to ask for help, they have this look na parang, “tangina eto na naman,” hahaha. and gets naman, even i dread it. alam kong busy ang mga nurses, so i wait patiently. sinuggest din ng isang nurse na magwait til 2 times na siya nagpoop before changing diapers.
ang akin lang is nakakatakot na mag-ask for help. dati, makikita mo lang na naiirita na sila, but now verbal na. ayoko na lang sabihin mga remarks nila since baka lurker din pala sila here. and baka di rin naman kasi part ng job nila yon. i wouldn’t ask for help if i didn’t need it naman. alam kong busy sila and may patients na mas need ng tulong.
i’m 5’ and i weigh less than 50 kg. di ako malaking tao, while my lola is around 80 kg, i suppose. di talaga to a one-man job. whenever i ask for help, it’s mostly just help with putting my lola in the right position. ako pa rin naglilinis lahat. ang sinasabi ng mga kakilala ko is i should just let the nurses clean it. pero may instance na umabot ng almost 4 hrs para lang ma-assist nila ako. medyo nakakawalang gana lang din na we’re paying a 200k bill, tapos ganto haha