Placement

Whew!! finally finished my first week of worksite placement. i got the early shift this week which meant i had to drag myself outta bed and into the cold, cold morning to get to my nursing home at 7 to start work ( without pay, i should add... they say its just for experience but personally i think they should pay us for that experience!!!) my shift goes on till 3.30 in the afternoon.. so its easy to imagine how close i am to collapsing after i'm done...
well, being a carer isn't bad. surprisingly, the old people are really nice sometimes and real funny. especially those with dementia. they just do and say things that make me wanna sit on the floor and just laugh till my shift ends....... never happened though..... all sorts of things happen in the nursing home.. an old man walked into another female resident's room completely naked cause he was real confused and thought he was in his room...you've got some who refuses to shower and shout all kinds of stuff and swear and curse and bite... if u were to walk pass certain rooms when we're showering residents, words like f***ing b*****d!! or s** of a b***h!!! are normal... haha...
i suppose i started off with a rather negative opinion of this job. but now i think its not so bad and rather interesting... i might be starting to enjoy it.. and next week i;ll be starting afternoon shifts.. THANK GOODNESS!!! i don't have to wake up at 5 every morning then...