Things are going very well for my 3^rd week. I am able to handle more patients on my own and understand how to deal with their requests. I am also more comfortable with daily tasks and dealing with the patients there. I am also getting the hang of dealing with their family members and answering questions professionally. Other than just doing the tasks, I am also more aware of the details, such as any presence of new bruises or any blood spots in the diapers, any extra food or drinks that they have taken. These are the details that makes the difference between just completing tasks and really taking care of the patients.

 

I am getting more attached to the people there as time pass by. Not only to the patients there but also the staffs and nurses at the nursing home. We will always find chances to make jokes and funny moments everyday out of the smallest things. I will definitely miss them when I have finish the posting. Other than that, the work itself are still physically draining although said that things are getting easy, but we are still dealing with big size human every day.

 

Smart decision making is necessary in this posting. I am needed to decide when and who to handle first depending on day to day situation. The patient’s health condition, trips to the doctors, ways of cleaning up all play a part in my decision making. I learnt how to make the correct decision by observing the other experienced nurses do their job and learn the rationale behind them. Other than day to day decisions, there are also decision making during emergencies, which I am still lack in experience and maturity.

 

How Did I Manage My Time Throughout This EP Journey? 

My daily schedule is more or less the same, thus it is easy to manage my time. I have learnt to adjust my time according to the patient’s daily schedule. Rest and have lunch break when patients are sleeping. We also take shifts among staffs for our lunch to make sure there is always somebody to keep an eye on the patients. Since there is no theory in the posting, thus no extra time is needed for self-learning. I learn and execute the techniques on the spot. 

 

For the last week, my plan is just to enjoy the time left in the posting. Make it enjoyable and do the best I can to help out. Create a memorable last week for myself and also the people at the nursing home. 

ALLYA FAHDA BINTI AZIZI (A174248)

Date : 4/8/2022 - 6/8/2022

The progress of my EP in the third week is good and fun. Same as the first week, this week I volunteered from Thursday to Saturday. The activities I did during this week are food packaging and kitchen distribution, medication sorting and counting and preparing food for street distribution on Saturday. The relationship between us and Ms Maya (person-in-charge) also became closer as we also had lunch together, had a good conversation every day we volunteered. 

I felt happy as our relationship with the staff at KSK became closer and we also met new volunteers from UM. I also felt happy because we got free Durian flavored ice cream sponsored by Inside Scoop.  

I learned and applied the skill of decision making when we need to decide who is gonna do which work by discussion and voting among ourselves. For example, we need to divide ourselves into medication sorting and kitchen work, so we discussed between the three of us and decided that two of us would do the kitchen work and one of us will continue sorting medication. 

I managed my time throughout this EP journey by planning everything early and making a backup plan. For example, we will leave at 9.30a.m from college to MRT Midah so that we can arrive at KSK before 10.30a.m. Also we will try to do the work systematically so that we can finish it on time or early. 

My plan for next week is to do my best during volunteering by doing the work more diligently as it is also gonna be the last week and we are planning to have a small farewell between us and the staff. 

A174253 

01/08 - 03/08

 

During the third week of volunteering, the workflow was smooth as I adapted to the work pattern in the kitchen. Upon arrival, I already knew what to do without waiting for instruction from the supervisor. The task for the third week was similar to the previous two weeks, which was packing the food and distributing the food from the kitchen. There was also an extra task for this week, which was folding the clothes, towels, pants, and shoes that were donated to the KSK and classifying them according to size. Besides, Inside Scoop sponsored Durian ice cream to be distributed to the homeless, which allowed me to learn how to scoop the ice cream like they did at the shop, as a representative from Inside Scoop came to guide us and take pictures. Apart from that, I also met and made new friends with other volunteers from other universities and regular volunteers.   

3. Your feelings and thoughts 

I am glad that I was able to build closer relationships with KSK staff, especially with my supervisor, Ms. Maya, as we had the opportunity to share a fun moment. 

 

Throughout the three weeks of volunteering, decision-making was very important in making sure all the work progressed smoothly and steadily. Dividing the tasks among the volunteers was important to ensure all the work was done. For example, we discussed and divided ourselves into distributing the food and masks, packing the food, and arranging the food for the food bank. We also swap the tasks among us every week so that all of us have experience with each task. 

 

Managing my time throughout this EP journey is important as I use public transport to commute to the KSK at Bukit Bintang. Thus, I manage my time by planning the day prior, such as deciding what time to leave from the college, which was at 9.30 am, as I needed to arrive at KSK by 10.30 am.

My plan for next week, which is the last week I will be volunteering at KSK, is to give my best and appreciate the time left. I also hope to learn more from them and create more memories there.

PUTERI NUR ANEESAH BT MEGAT SHAFRI 

A174285

Date: 4/8/2022 – 6/8/2022

 

So far for my 3^rd week of EP, it was overall fun although we had a few hiccups. This week, my team was scheduled from Thursday till Saturday. On Thursday as like before, we did the kitchen distribution with volunteers from University Malaya. Recently, KSK just received a new sponsor from Inside Scoop and we have been giving the clients ice cream with their meals. It made me happy that the clients were in bliss when receiving the ice cream and some of them came back for seconds. On Friday, we managed to do a different job which was to sort and count the stocks for the medication. It took a while to sort it but we got the hang of it and cleaned up all the medication. Lastly, on Saturday we did preparation for the street distribution and we managed to do the work fast and efficiently. We settled everything before the other volunteers picked up the stuff.

 

 

I am grateful for the relationship that I have built with the KSK staff especially our supervisor Ms. Maya. There were ups and downs during our volunteering but overall, we managed to handle the problem.

 

For the past three weeks, there was a lot of decision-making to be done as it helps make the work move smoothly. For instance, this week, we had to divide among ourselves who would do the kitchen distribution and count the stocks for the medication. In the end, two of us went to distribute the food and one of us continued counting the stocks. After distributing the food, we quickly went up to help our other teammate finish the job. 

 

I managed my time by planning out the schedule for the day. I have to be at KSK by a specific time which is 10.30 am. I usually estimate the time to get there as I have to drive to the MRT station at Taman Midah from college. Therefore, I will leave at around 9.30 am to make sure I arrive at KSK on time.

 

My plan is to give it my all during this last week. I hope to create one last memorable memory with my friends as well with the KSK staff and the other volunteers.

I plan to continue learning grammar and at the same time keep practicing all the vocabulary i have learnt so far.