Write@Home
Winter 2015

Employment

two nurses standing with arms crossed - faces cropped out

I used to be an operating room nurse. I used to work from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm. In hospital, I used to be a scrub nurse or circulating nurse. When I am a scrub nurse, I used to check a patient's history, prepare a operation tools and help a surgeon. And when I am a circulating nurse, I used to help an anesthesiologist, scrub nurse and the whole thing of the operation. The role changed by turns. The hospital has a department of general surgery, gynecology, neurology, orthopedics, thyroid. The hospital specialized in colonoscopy. There are many hemorroid patients. It was difficult that there was a lot of scheduled surgery. It was very tiring. And I didn't use to enjoy my job, because I didn't use to have much humanity. I learned love after I became a mother.

I think the most difficult medical job is a surgeon. They need high degree of brains and techniques. They really don't get enough sleep. I think the best medical job is a plastic surgeon, family doctor and pharmacist. I think they earn much money compared to their efforts and sit down at work.