My first night duty as a nurse
One of the questions asked by an interviewer, a FMM nun was, ” … nurses have to do night duty. Do you think you can do it?”
Before my first night duty,
my sister gave me a ‘talisman‘.
“put inside your pocket,
but don’t go under
any clothes lines!
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My seniors told me
timely ghost stories, including
a patient on hip-spica
who crawled all the way
to the nurses counter;
never forget to this day.
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We even went to mortuary.
” … remember feet first.
Otherwise the head
will remember and
follow you back!”
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There are three lights;
one on each shoulder,
and one on the forehead.
“Don’t look left or
right over your shoulder!”
They will be wiped off,…wisp!”
Comb your bangs up!
Keep your forehead clear (and shining brightly)!
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The ward was so busy.
We had no time to
think about the hip-spica man,
or those lights!
I had been fortunate
to be able to sleep well
during the day- time.
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Happy night duties!
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Chen Song Ping 