The Challenges Ahead
by Suhaila Usuludin ~ March 18th, 2008. Filed under: General Medicine, Geriatrics, Latest News, Work.Alhamdulillah. I am now a locum occupational therapist in an acute hospital! For the past 2 days, I have been going through orientation in the geriatrics/general medicine wards. 3 days of orientation till tomorrow and henceforth, I’ll be on my own. No supervisors to countercheck what are my findings and documentations. Actually, I have been seeing patients already. Today, I saw 10 patients in the morning. Back to back. The experience was amazing! I felt the autonomy that I have but at the same time, I know I have to bear full responsibility in whatever I do. I feel the stress. Pressure. Challenges. But God will never give challenges which are unbearable to his beings. Whatever it is, I must be confident in what I wrote and my judgments. Whatever I don’t know, do no harm. Ask others for help, no matter how silly it will look. That’s my motto.
I am still adapting to the transition from being an occupational therapy student to a therapist. I am always reminding myself that I am no longer a student. I’m a working adult. Working adults do get nagged/scolded by their supervisors or others. Working adults do take things on their stride and do not fumble easily. Working adults face full responsibility in whatever they do. These will console myself that I am not the only one going through this. All of us are going/have gone through this phase in life. My coursemates, my friends in other industries and even my parents.
But not to worry, I will certainly make this period of employment a positive working experience, which will be useful to my future career after obtaining my degree. All the way!