A family member was hospitalized and someone fell from a building while working. These two incidents respectively triggered two nurses, Lai Xiaozhen and Ng Zihui, to study the HA's Professional Diploma in Nursing and aspire to become nurses.
Under the fifth wave of the epidemic, the public medical system was on the verge of collapse. They had seen images of full A&E rooms on the news, and knew that the medical and nursing work was hard work. However, they said that they were not discouraged because of this. Instead, they wanted to move on and finish the course. Dedicated to being a nurse.
▼Two students and nurses shared the process of enrolling in the HA Nursing Professional Diploma Program▼
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Pure liberal arts student aspires to be a nurse due to family illness
Li Xiaozhen, a first-year student at the General Nursing School of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, describes herself as a "pure liberal arts student". She studied Chinese at a university and worked in a non-governmental organization after graduation. Her sister is a nurse. She shared work anecdotes, but Li Xiaozhen admitted that she didn't like her sister's sharing of the joys and sorrows of being a nurse.
Until her mother was admitted to the hospital last year, she was at a loss in the hospital. On the contrary, her sister was familiar with medical procedures, and could understand the cause and condition of her mother. After she was discharged from the hospital, she could teach her mother how to take care of herself. help the patient."
You may have heard that nurses from nursing schools are relatively good nurses, and I want to be a good nurse.
Li Xiaozhen, a first-year student at the General Nursing School of Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Li Xiaozhen: I want to be a good nurse
This incident triggered her to aspire to be a nurse, but without a background in science, many courses could not be taken. However, the HA's Professional Diploma in Nursing program does not require applicants to have a background in science, so she chose this course, and she continued. Said: "As you may have heard, the nurses who came out of the nursing school are relatively good. I want to be a good nurse."
Falling from the building at work in the housing estate rekindles the dream of a nurse
Wu Zihui is a first-year student of the General Nursing School of Tuen Mun Hospital. Although she had dreamed of becoming a nurse in secondary school, her HKDSE results were not enough for her to enter the university's nursing course, so she studied chemistry instead. More involved in property management.
But a falling accident in a housing estate last year reminded her of her dream of being a nurse again, "I watched firefighters lift dead bodies from above, and I would think that I could do something to save people, or participate in In the process of saving people, it is not responsible for calling the police or enclosing the scene.”
Although she is not a nurse now, she has already applied what she has learned to her family. There is a subject in the course that teaches nursing care for the elderly, in which she talks about the symptoms of early aging, "Like my father, sometimes it is easy to get hurt at work, and when I get older, I will I told him to eat enough, to have enough rest time, to be cheerful, and to go out more to make friends.”
Watching the firefighters move the bodies up and down, I would think that I can do something to save people, or participate in the process of saving people, instead of being responsible for calling the police or enclosing the scene.
Year 1 student of Tuen Mun Hospital General Nursing School
The fifth wave of the epidemic is severe, and I want to devote myself to being a nurse
When it comes to the fifth wave of the epidemic, both students and nurses said that they had seen a lot of reports and pictures, and knew that the public medical system was under great pressure at that time, and the medical and nursing work was very hard. However, they did not deter because of it. I want to move forward and graduate as soon as possible to become a nurse.
During the epidemic, Li Xiaozhen took the initiative to participate in the service of the HA's support hotline for the confirmed cases. She admitted that some patients waited for a long time and would make noise when they were sick, but when their questions were answered, they would sincerely thank her, which made her feel that "the original Nursing is the way to go, there is no wrong way, and the epidemic has made me more determined to follow the way of nurses.”
▼Under the fifth wave of the epidemic, the emergency rooms of many public hospitals are full▼
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Experience learning to feel what different patients need
The HA's Professional Diploma in Nursing also offers a lot of experiential learning, including making soft meals, visiting the Dialogue in the Dark Experience Hall, and an elderly-friendly home simulation unit, so that students can experience the situations and needs faced by different people in life.
Wu Zihui mentioned that she once wore earphones in an elderly-friendly home simulation unit to simulate the elderly's hearing loss, and only then did she realize that the elderly would speak loudly.
Li Xiaozhen said that after visiting the Dialogue in the Darkness Experience Center, she realized that "they are walking their own way in the dark, and don't expect other people to harass them." Later, when encountering blind people on the street, even if they want to help The other party will also think a few more steps, such as letting the other party know that he is here to help, and try not to scare the other party.
▼Schools of the students of the HA Nursing Diploma Program▼
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The three hospitals each accept 100 people Zhang Keyun: the background is less important, the mentality is more important
Zhang Keyun, Principal of Caritas Hospital Nursing School, pointed out that the Professional Diploma in Nursing of the Hospital Authority is a four-year full-time course, during which 30 core subjects and 1,400 hours of clinical practice are required to be completed.
Students can become Registered Nurses upon graduation and can articulate into Caritas Institute of Higher Education's Bachelor of Health Science Honours (Nursing) programme.
Zhang Keyun pointed out that as long as you are at least 18 years old, can speak fluent English and Cantonese, can write fluent Chinese and English, and obtain at least "33222" in the HKDSE, you can apply for the course.
Zhang Keyun believes that the academic background of students is less important, and more emphasis is placed on the mentality of students.
(Photo by Yu Junliang)
At present, Caritas Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital each have 100 places each year.
Zhang Keyun continued to point out that the admission rate in the past has reached 100%, and he is confident that the admission rate will also reach 100% this year. However, since the registration deadline is not until the 22nd of this month, and the results of the diploma examination have not been released, in recent years, more and more other courses are admitted. Graduates or those who have already joined social work enrolling in the course, it is not yet known how the competition will be this year; and interviews will be held from July 29 to August 3.
Zhang Keyun mentioned that the course does not necessarily require readers to have a science background, because the results of past students are referenced, and the grades of non-science students will not be worse than other students, thinking that the background is not important, "On the contrary, the mentality is more important." She also revealed, The interview will have questions in both Chinese and English. There will be individual and group question and answer sections, and there will be situational questions. We hope to learn more about the interviewee's coping skills and views on different things.
▼On February 7, the emergency room of Yiyuan Hospital will have to wait for 5 hours▼
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