Sunday, June 28, 2009

看護師の仕事 Nursing Job

日本に帰ってきて、今は有料老人ホームと病院のICUの掛け持ちで仕事をしています。

I have been working at either Nursing home or ICU in the hospital as a RN since I came back to Japan.





もともと看護師の仕事は めっちゃくっちゃ大好きなのですが、

As majority of people know, I really really love a nursing job.





日本に帰ってきて 仕事をすることで さらにその医療現場に対する興味、好奇心、楽しみを覚えている毎日です。

I have been interested, ambitious and joyful in the medical field and been enjoying working as a Nurse.








しかし、冷静に落ち着けば漢字は書けるのですが、申し送りで看護師同士が話しているときは、会話と同じペースで漢字が思うように出てこないという現実に今回は大変ショックでした。

On the other hand, there are some trials that I need to overvome. I do not remeber Kanji!

I can not write Kanji down as fast as I hear a report of patients from other nurse sometimes.








たとえば、申請という漢字が出てこなかったり、足の踵(かかと)や、尾骶骨など、とくに医療で使う言葉の漢字はすんなり出てこなくなってししまっているんです!

For example, I could not remeber the Kanji of Application, heals of foot or coccyx...








そこで、隣の看護師のペーパーをちら見!! 呂律の”ろ”は口っていう字が使われているけど、よくわかんなーいっていうことで、漢字の口は カタカナのロにもなる!! そのまま口かいて、カタカナでむりやり ”RO"と発音してもらうことに!

Therefore, what I did the other day was............ I put the letter of ロ and let people read it as a sound of RO. What is wrong in this picture is that this letter, , can be a mouth as Kanji, but it can be RO sound as Katakana characters. When I looked at the other nurse's paper, I saw Kanji with has ロ mark, but she pronounced Ro Retsu. Since I could not remeber how to write Roretsu with Kanji and saw something of ロ mark, I put ロ so that people can read it as Ro of Katakana. I know it is cheating, but it is still acceptable as long as letters are Japanese.  By the way, Roretsu refferes to articulation.








など、結構恥ずかしながらの有様です。。。自宅へ帰ってきて、漢字の練習です!!

Anyway, not knowing Kanji is pretty embarrasing in Japan; therefore, I practice those once I come home:D











そんなアメリカで4年間留学していた障害は少しありますが、感謝なことは ブランクにも関わらず

現場では今のところオッケーということです。

I have been doing good as a nurse, however, I think it is amazing that I have been accepted in the hospital regardless of 4 years' blank activities as a RN in Japan.











もちろん、ICUの勤務のほうはとても緊張していますが、もともとICU出身なので、きちんと記憶ながらに仕事が思い出されます。

If I work in ICU, job related information remabered while working as a full time nurse comes back to me.








そして何よりも、スタッフの方から”普段は大学病院とかでお勤めなんでしょう。”とか、”また絶対来てください!”と言っていただけることです。

People even sometimes ask if I still work at a metaropolitan hospital.








普段仕事している際には、スタッフは私の詳しい経歴は知りません。そして、派遣での仕事の場合、送り先の施設や病院では ある程度できて当然という目で見られます。そして相手先のニードにそぐわなければ 仕事を断られてしまいます。

The saff I am working with do not know my educational history. Therefore, they can kick me out if I did not have enough knowledge or skills as much as they expect.





ですから、しっかりと宛がわれた仕事をこなすということは最低条件です。

In another word, doing good works is the minimam requirement from hospital.





その中で、”また是非来てください”とそこに戻していただけることは本当に感謝のことなのです。

So, being told that I am a good worker is very gracious thing.





そして私はこのことが実現するのも、本当に神様からの祝福だと思っています。

This fact is just amazing gace given from God.


というのは、私の日本への短期帰国のしたい、したくないの有無に関わらず、主が定期的に日本に帰ってきて、仕事をするという現状を与えてくださっていたのです。

Actually I needed to come back to Japan 2 times a year at least because of finance issue no matter if I want or not. He let me come back and work as a nurse.





4年間の留学生活のなか、初めの1年目以外は年に1か2度は帰国していました。そして、経済的理由もあって、帰国して働かざるを得なかったのです。

He asked me to do it.





しかし、それが実は神様が私に必要として そのようになさってくださっていたのではないかと思わざるを得ないのです。

However, that was turned into the best. I still remember the nursing job in Japan.

I can work as an even better nurse.





もし、私がまるまる4年間アメリカにいて、一度も日本に帰国しなかったとします。私はきっと漢字どころではなく、日本の文化に基づく看護感や作業の流れなどすっかり忘れていてしまったと思います。

I would completely forget a nursing job based on Japanese system or Japanese based nursing principles in addition to forgetting Kanji characters.


けれど、主は日本でも仕事が継続して行えるように計画され、私を導いてくださっていたのです。

Regardless of my will, God has lead me to Japan and let me work so that I can continually work as a nurse in Japan as well. I can see that was definitely God's plan.





そして、与えられた仕事を通し、とても充実して、のびのびと患者さんと接し、主が私たち病人を癒してくださったように、私もそのような姿勢で 出会った人々と関わっていきたい。そんな思いで 看護師をすることができています。

Moreover, I can think that I want to support patients to be healed like Jesus has been healing me. He let me meet different people and give the best care as much as possible.

I love this job!!







主は素晴らしいですね。 God is great!




私たちが生活の中で、困ることがないように大きな事から小さな事までしっかりと、コントロールしてくださっているのです。 ハレルヤ!主を称えます!!

He controls everything and never leaves us. He takes care of little thing to big thing!

We praise our great God!

Hallelujha!!

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