(Monday) Nice early start at 6:30 ..... haha! On the way there it was really strange because you literally drive into mines! All you can see is fog & smoke, and the temperature dropped to -2.5!!!!!! It was crazy! The matron who picked me up said that when its really bad it can take up til 10 o clock to get into work! Craazzzyyyy!
After a tour around the hospital, I spent today in the outpatients clinic. It was really interesting to see a clinic that wasn't just HIV treatment, but more general treatment too! There is a lot of patients with hypertension and hyperglycaemia, and all the patients have medical aid from the company, or have their own medical aid. The hospital is so nice & posh as well .... its like the hospitals in the UK! Very modern and nice (: & everyone has been so nice & friendly!! Saw a wide mix of patients which was really good! The nurses get to do loads here, they take bloods and prescribe all the meds needed and make a diagnosis. Was great to spend some time with the nurses :D learnt a bit more about the training here too .... & its just so hugely different to the UK its weird! I guess its more like our older training for our general nurses! They get a bar for their epaulets with each part of the training they complete eg. one for mental health, one for midwifery etc! & they train at different levels (an assistant, a staff nurse or a sister). Tomorrow I am going to go to the mining clinic with the Dr (:
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