GOODBYE 2015! WELCOME 2016!

Another year is about to begin. Year 2015 was a really great year for me and for my family.

First, let's kick off enumerating the blessings I had received for myself for the year 2015.

January 23, 2015, the greatest and biggest blessing I ever had was when I became an official REGISTERED NURSE of the Republic of the Philippines! That was the happiest moment of my entire 20 years of life! After 4 years of studying nursing curriculum, 7 months of reviewong and preparing, and 2 months of waiting, ALAS, the result of the November 2015 Nursing Licensure Examination was released and MY NAME WAS LISTED! I couldn't have been more happier than I was those moments. Another thing, I celebrated my victory with my whole family including my newly met cousins from Canada.

February 16, 2015, when all of the new nurses in the entire Philippines took our official oath as Registered Nurses! We oath to render the best nursing care to all kinds of patients. We oath to obey the nursing law of the Philippines. We oath to share our knowledge and skills to our health care colleagues and built a trusting teamwork with other health care professionals.

April 27, 2015, when I officially started my duties and responsibilities as a health care professional and practice my chosen professsion as a Nurse. It was in The Black Nazarene Hospital, Inc. At first, I thought everything would be easy. For the first few days, few months, everything went smoothly. But July (my birth month) kicked in, everything became a shattered of anger and disappoinments. Yes, it was true, you could learn a lot from the hospital because of its level of toxicity, but the main problem was manpower. We were just few nurses, in a ward there were only 2 nurses with a maximum of 20 patients. The patients' toxic cases varies, either a pre-op or post-op cases, patients' having elevated blood pressures or hyperthermia, patients' who are in labor, etc. But because it was general ward, that was obvious. Another thing, the manpower themselves. It was my first time to experience a person twisted me with his words. He backlashed me because his position was higher than me. But I do not want to elaborate on that more. But then again, I would really like to thank TBNH for letting me experience a lot of things and I believe, working in their institution helped me a lot in developing my nursing skills!

August 29, 2015, the day I entered my new work. A new environment with new people. I thought it would be hard to adjust with the whole scenario but I was able to adjust immediately. I again developed my skills in working in Gaoat General Hospital that my previous workplace would have not let me experience. One great example, insertion of IV catheter and mastering it. Though I am still in the middle profesionally mastering it, I can say at least I am already in the average stage. With my new workplace, I decided my future already, I decided of my next 2 years in life. I will be staying in GGH for a year or 2, that depends if they would hire me as a staff nurse before the half of the year 2016 ends of before I reached my 1 year stay there. The only sure thing is, I will be already out of the country and working either in London or New York by 2018. As of now, I am enjoying my stay in GGH and learning and developing my skills more.

Now time for the blessings for my family. First, my older sister finally became a REGISTERED PHARMACISTS! She tried 3 times and failed 2 times, but finally for her 3rd try, she passed the January 2015 Pharmacy Licensure Examination. Her name was listed when the results were poated last January 21, 2015.

Last but not deifinitely not the last and least of our enormous blessings was when Lord finally answered our prayers. Our little handsome warrior would be undergoing Liver Transplant this January 2016 and I couldnt't wait to see him comeback healthy. I know this may be is just the beginning of his new challenge but I know he is a strong baby and he would come back to us healthy body and mind.

2016 kicked off with a great start and I would never let it to become shattered. To everyone, let us all enjoy the bew blessings of the year!