Jhoan Chidi

20/02/2024

Diary of a struggling village corper: outreach/CDS day

We had been planning and raising funds for this outreach for a couple of months now and finally we were able to do it. We started off the day by meeting at local government council and then trekking all the way to the school. It was a long and tiring trek but we made it.

We introduced ourselves to the headmistress/principal, it was a quick and brief meeting because our group leader works in the school and had notified them prior to our arrival.

We gathered up the students from JS 1 to 3 and Christiana started of the health talk with hygiene and sexual abstinence, we shared pen for the boys and ushered them out of the class. Then we had a girls gist with the girls. We also included to senior class girls as most of them were not present.

I went to give a talk on menstruation and hygiene. We had a Q & A section and shared pad for the lovely girls. Then we took some pictures with the students and then ourselves.It was an interesting experience and the students were nothing short of amazing and well trained.

Although, I had concluded with Christy that I won't give a lecture (personally, because I didn't feel confident and prepared) but when we got there, we concluded that as the only medical person in our group, I was supposed to talk. Eventually, the impromptu lecture helped me cement the idea that I could do anything I set my mind.

We concluded by treating ourselves to cold drinks and snacks ☺️.

20/02/2024

IMAGE FROM FREEPIK It will be your responsibility as a nurse to create and use nursing diagnoses to decide how best to care for your patients and enhance their general health and well-being. Often, this entails applying evidence-based nursing procedures. Understanding the importance of a nursing diagnosis in health management, how it fits into a care plan, and how to develop your nursing diagnosis are crucial skills to have as you prepare for a career in nursing....

IMAGE FROM FREEPIK It will be your responsibility as a nurse to create and use nursing diagnoses to decide how best to care for your patients and enhance their general health and well-being. Often,…

18/02/2024

Nursing care plan was one of my weaknesses in school and as an intern. Writing it can be boring and tiring but it is the basis of patient care. I always tried my best to view the case study (patient) in all angles and point out the key findings before concluding on a diagnosis. Therefore, I have gotten better at it over time.

Click the link below to learn how to write a nursing care plan.
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18/02/2024

Nursing care plans are crucial instruments that provide thorough and customized patient care and guide nursing practice....

Nursing care plans are crucial instruments that provide thorough and customized patient care and guide nursing practice.

17/02/2024

A blood glucose test is a blood test that measures the amount of a sugar called glucose in a sample of your blood....

A blood glucose test is a blood test that measures the amount of a sugar called glucose in a sample of your blood.

13/02/2024

Intravenous rehydration therapy, or IV fluid therapy, is a medical procedure that involves injecting nutrition, medicines, and fluids straight into a patient's vein....

Intravenous rehydration therapy, or IV fluid therapy, is a medical procedure that involves injecting nutrition, medicines, and fluids straight into a patient’s vein.

05/02/2024

IV fluids (intravenous fluids) are specifically prepared solutions given intravenously (via veins) to treat or prevent dehydration, electrolytes deficiencies and other conditions like hypoglycemia....

IV fluids (intravenous fluids) are specifically prepared solutions given intravenously (via veins) to treat or prevent dehydration, electrolytes deficiencies and other conditions like hypoglycemia.

05/02/2024

Being a nurse is much more than just administering medications and carrying out procedures for patients. It involves attending to their psychological needs as well. Counselling, listening and engaging them. Regardless of how we feel, we smile and attend to them with love and respect.
Nurses are superheroes and their scrubs are their capes.

23/01/2024

Image from telegraph Hello! my gees and compliments of the season. It's been ages I last updated my blog. A lot has been going on and so i havent had the opportunity to post on here. There has been a couple of setbacks, both physically and mentally that I may or may not discuss in a different post. Nevertheless, I would do better and post as often as possible....

Image from telegraph Hello! my gees and compliments of the season. It’s been ages I last updated my blog. A lot has been going on and so i havent had the opportunity to post on here. There ha…