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I realise that there have been questions popping up about SCDF and ambulance. From contacts with my friends and even family members, there seem to be a lot of misconception of what we do in the nursing field. What we can do, what we cannot do, bed situation and the such. Following from Hardwarezone threads, I thought it might be helpful if I started a thread on nursing. A little background. Graduated from nursing over 15 years ago Worked in C class and B2 ward in a restructured hospital Worked in major OT in restructured and private hospital Worked in Accident and Emergency department in restructured and private hospital Lecturer in nursing Attachments include SCDF posting when going for a specialist course Of course the on and off volunteer missions overseas So ask me anything. If I can answer without compromising my identity or place I work, I will do so, within reason. p/s with O levels coming out soon, this thread is also for those who might consider nursing as a career but cannot seem to get the on the ground info

Male nurse molests male patient at Mount E Novena, says victim 'imagined things' under sedatives The victim also testified that his doctor told him such incidents should be kept "on the low". A Singaporean nurse, Ivan Lee Yi Wang, groped a male patient who was recovering from a gastro-colonoscopy. The molestation happened at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in 2018. The 35-year-old nurse later denied his actions and said the victim had imagined the incident as he was under the influence of sedatives. On Feb. 20, 2024, he was found guilty of two charges of molestation following a trial, according to CNA and The Straits Times. First met at clinic The victim met Lee during his first visit to a clinic at Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre. According to the operator of Mount Elizabeth Novena hospital, Parkway Pantai, Lee had been hired by the clinic independently and was a not a member of the hospital staff. The victim had been suffering from abdominal pain, bloating, and excessive belching for three months. Lee helped to register him at the reception counter. Having obtained the victim's number from a form, Lee later sent him text using his personal number, inquiring about a follow-up appointment. The victim felt that this was strange and did not reply to Lee's text. He called the clinic directly instead to schedule the appointment. Inappropriately touched On Oct. 13, 2018, the victim arrived at the clinic for a gastro-colonoscopy — a procedure that involves the insertion of a tube into the digestive tract. He changed into a hospital gown. Lee also spoke to him before the procedure was performed. Following the procedure, he was taken to a recovery ward. According to CNA, the victim was awakened when he felt his hospital gown being lifted up and a "grip" from what felt like a hand on his genitals. He also caught sight of a flashlight which looked to be from a phone camera. The victim was shocked by what had happened and did not call for help immediately. Lee later returned and molested him a second time. Female nurse found the victim was "quite nervous" later A female nurse who testified for the prosecution said she saw Lee standing in front of the recovery room, and that he was about to open the curtain around the victim's bed. When she asked Lee if he was giving medication to the victim, he said "yes". The nurse then told Lee not to administer more medication. She also advised him not to enter the room as the patient was probably still asleep. When she entered the room later with another nurse, she found the victim to be "quite nervous". He insisted that they "make sure the guy is not standing outside of [his] door". Told to keep it "on the low" During his testimony, the victim added that his doctor later told him, "This sort of issue should keep it on the low." The doctor also said that it was up to the victim if he wished to make a police report, CNA reported. The victim also felt "accused" when another nurse said no incriminating pictures had been found in Lee's phone and that the flashlight he saw could have been from a blood pressure machine. It was all in his head: Defence During his defence, Lee's lawyers — Peter Low, Christine Low and Nelson Chee from Peter Low Chambers — argued that the victim had imagined the act of molestation, as he was under the influence of the drugs used to sedate him, CNA reported. They added that Lee was not prohibited from physically examining the victim in the ward and that he had a "suspicion and cognitive bias" against Lee. In response, the prosecution noted that Lee himself had admitted that the victim did not have a reason to lie about his offences. Lee also claimed that he had entered the room just once to dispense medicine, ST reported. For each count of molestation, he can jailed for up to two years, fined, caned, or face any combination of such punishments. https://mothership.sg/2024/02/male-nurse-molest-patient/

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/family-doctor-gp-healthcare-healthier-sg-2551331 wow. This is something I hav been asking for years. Changing from a treatment based reward system for healthcare to an outcome based system

https://www.mewatch.sg/season/Healing-Heroes-308601 https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/healing-heroes-channel-8-chen-hanwei-ann-kok-pierre-png-zhang-zetong-324761 Chen Hanwei and Ann Kok reunite in new drama Healing Heroes – and reminisce about Morning Express

Seems like a good doc from what I read

This is really touching and heartwarming too. Nice story https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-nurse-discovers-doctor-colleague-was-premature-baby-she-cared-for-28-years?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&xtor=CS1-10#Echobox=1536114516 US nurse discovers doctor colleague was premature baby she cared for 28 years ago Ms Vilma Wong, a nurse at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, recently crossed paths with Dr Brandon Seminatore, a medical resident at the hospital who's training to be a child neurologist.PHOTO: FACEBOOK / STANDFORD CHILDREN HEALTH PUBLISHED2 HOURS AGO FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAIL PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - It seemed a stroke of fate when one nurse from Palo Alto, California got to reunite with one of the premature babies she cared for 28 years ago in the very same hospital where it all started. Ms Vilma Wong, a nurse at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, recently crossed paths with Dr Brandon Seminatore, a medical resident at the hospital who's training to be a child neurologist. Twenty years ago, when Dr Seminatore was born, he weighed only 1kg. As reported by The East Bay Times on Monday (Sept 3), Dr Seminatore spent more than 40 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (Nicu) with a breathing tube, where he was cared for by Ms Wong. The encounter between the two was shared on Facebook on Aug 16 by the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. In the post, the page shared a photo of a young Ms Wong cradling the infant Dr Seminatore on her lap. In another photo, Ms Wong and Dr Seminatore can be seen posing next to each other inside the hospital, both wearing their scrubs. "A chance encounter at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford has led to a heart warming reunion between nurse and patient," the page stated. "Brandon, one of our pediatric residents, was born 28 years ago in our Nicu - then just 29 weeks old. Vilma was his primary care nurse." Almost 30 years have passed since that fateful moment, but Ms Wong was far from forgetting the little baby she cared for. As per report, all medical residents were required to check in at the nurse's station before examining the premature babies in the Nicu. It was here when Ms Wong spotted Dr Seminatore and asked him who he was. "His last name sounded very familiar," Ms Wong was quoted as saying. "I kept asking where he was from and he told me that he was from San Jose, California, and that, as a matter of fact, he was a premature baby born at our hospital. I then got very suspicious because I remember being the primary nurse to a baby with the same last name.'' Dr Seminatore, however, looks far removed from the tiny premature infant that once had been under Ms Wong's care. Today, he stands at 1.72m tall and weighs 61kg, although he still bears the same eyes and expression. For him, meeting Ms Wong was a "surreal experience". Dr Seminatore said: "She cares deeply for her patients, to the point that she was able to remember a patient's name almost three decades later.'' As for Ms Wong? She considers meeting Dr Seminatore for the second time the pay-off of her mission. She said in the report: "As a nurse, it's kind of like your reward." the baby looks exactly like him today..hair and all hahaha

some patients really too much....

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/filipino-ex-nurse-charged-sedition-and-giving-false-info-the-polic INGAPORE - The nurse who allegedly made anti-Singaporean comments on Facebook was charged on Tuesday with sedition and giving false information to the police. Filipino Ed Mundsel Bello Ello, who was sacked by Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), faces two charges of publishing a seditious comment on his Facebook account and three of lying to the police. The 28-year-old allegedly said Singaporeans are "loosers" (sic) and vowed to "evict" them from their country and prayed that "disators" (disasters) strike Singapore and then he would celebrate. He ended by saying that "Pinoy better and stronger than Stinkaporeans" in his Jan 2 post. He also allegedly commented in another post that evening that he would "kick out all Singaporeans and SG will be the new filipno state". The charges, under the Sedition Act, say the publications have the tendency to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between Singaporeans and Filipinos in Singapore. Ello is accused of lying to the police at Chong Pang Neighbourhood Police Post the next day that he did not post the comments on Facebook. On Jan 4, he is said to have lied to a senior officer at at Ang Mo Kio Police Division headquarters that he did not post those comments and that his Facebook account had been hacked. The last charge accuses him of giving false information to the same officer on Jan 5. Ello, who was not represented, told the court he would be engaging a lawyer. Bail of $10,000 was offered and his passport has been impounded. A pre-trial conference has been set for April 21. If convicted, he could be fined up to $5,000 and/or jailed for up to three years on each charge of sedition. For lying to the police, he could be jailed for up to one year and/or fined up to $5,000 on each charge. - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/filipino-ex-nurse-charged-sedition-and-giving-false-info-the-polic#sthash.GpUVPnmq.dpuf

Another reason not to get sick. India-Singapore to sign a pact for movement of nurses http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45111352.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Dear all, This is my ex student http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/01/rare-illness-renders-a-nurse-in-need-of-help/ As the medical costs are escalating, everyone around her is trying to raise money. Please help if you can. https://m.facebook.com/events/579301542142675?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A2%2C%22ref_dashboard_filter%22%3A%22upcoming%22%7D&aref=2&arefdashboardfilter=upcoming&ref=bookmark&__user=100002487434542 Please help if u can. Her ex lecturers and ex classmates, who are my ex students, are trying their best to help. As her ex lecturer, I have also solicited funds for her but it is not enough. Thank you.

My friend's mom is very sick He doesnt want to send her to the hospice and is thinking of engaging a nurse for a few months Anyone knows any lobangs, without going thru nursing agency?

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I wouldn't go into details what this particular doctor did to secretly take the photos. Refer to the papers, it's headline. He is suspended from work but I can't imagine what's on his mind . I can't imagine what he does to his female patients. So much for foreign talent. To be fair, I have a fair share of friends who are good doctors. Hopefully this serves as a warning to those in the healthcare sector, they're here to save lives, not abuse them.