Confessions of a nurse in Singapore during Covid-19

[@user-wi2fw1jk9l]

A lot of people say appreciate the healthcare workers, appreciate the Nurses. But when they are actual patients or the accompanying family member, they always demand why am I waiting so Long. At outpatient clinics we already see a lot of demanding people with unrealistic expectations, what more to say at the emergency department. No wonder a lot of Nurses burnt out. Nurses don’t need our claps, they just need more understanding and patience with them.

[@xia0b0iix]

Welcome to our first world country but third world mindset. As someone who have worked in one of the frontline sector before, I had met my fair share of entitled people. Some would be unreasonable, demanding and even to the point that they would insult me for doing my job. It is easy for people to say as if they understand the frontliners and how they feel. But unless you are in their shoes, you can never understand how they truly feel. Money and appreciation arent everything, I would forgo some of the overtime incentives and take a beak from work if it would help my mental health. Hence I must say having worked in the frontline before makes me appreciate their works even more and am more understanding to them. They are there to help us so why make their job even harder than they already are.

[@mihmih2129]

@@xia0b0iix Agreed. Well said.

[@Yuiliriax]

As a nurse, thanks for pointing this out because this is what exactly we nurses been facing daily 🥲

[@liteo57]

Unable to tolerate pain & fear of death make people behave irrationally. Few people think about or prepare for death while they are younger & healthier, that is the reason why I applied for MOH's Advance Medical Directive to request that no extra-ordinary medical procedures to keep me alive. My 89 yr old father on the other hand is the direct opposite, he has had a hernia for years that has progressively gotten worse. Everytime he can't stand the pain, the ambulance is called to bring him to the hospital where he will remain for a day or 2, then demands to be discharged. The doctors have repeatedly advised him to undergo an operation, but he refuses. So he panics whenever the pain becomes unbearable... scared of pain, & he is scared of dying on the operation table. This is what happens when one isn't prepared to accept reality, it has become such a strain on those around him. I have severed my ties with him.

[@kokchaitan7209]

Need more money. Money is the best medication for everyone. The more money the better we can achieve. Thanks.

[@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains]

Ive worked in hospital for awhile. I realized old people in general, they really feel entitled in a sense. They really feel like young people owes them a living to the point they are free to verbal abuse you. As if im not a human being. Younger people are much more easier to deal with. They can understand for most of the time when u explain why ur struggling to provide them services.

[@FaezFadzel]

I always see this kind of scenario, it's sad really

[@jimw8615]

I stayed in hospital during covid last year. From isolation ward to normal ward. All Nurses and doctors, even the care ambassador are very professional & caring. I am very thankful for their love and care. Regardless of local, Malaysian , Filipino nurses. I can feel their sincere love and concern.

[@avidmodeller559]

For those who are patient or are going to be patient in the hospitals, please be kind with your words and thoughts, nurses are not your maids but professionals that are taking care of your pain, have a heart.

[@oldlee2706]

Why not enough nurse? Ask policies makers. Sg not a cheap place to stay. Money rolls and government highly pay to make correct policies. These are the policies they changed years back. Patient are like that, nurse are like that. Everywhere in the world also won't change. But having enough nurse to deal with shit are decided by government!

[@magnusthor6259]

I second that.

[@tzanckmen459]

well said Avid Modeller... I wish more people realize they have a part to play in making things better for healthcare workers.

[@oldlee2706]

@@jkbpower9 policy already proven failed. Failed Bec gov never take so called complaints seriously previously made. We also compliant about food 30% produce locally but gov reply that 30% with a nonsense base on protein and stuff like tat. 30% is Everything on food that we have today! It's base on maximum survival when there is war! Medical preparation is also base on war senario. Not maximum profit!

[@oldlee2706]

@@jkbpower9 overseas nurses and doctors won't be here wen there is war. Understand?! Now no war already like tat!

[@ShirtPapa]

To those complaining about not able to dine out and no freedom.. please volunteer your time at the hospital instead of ranting online.. I will play my part by carrying out the SMM and exercising individual responsibilities. Shout out to nurses, hospital staff and doctors. Hang in there…

[@deschan2246]

Well, it Govt failure

[@gsstudyhouse87]

Well sorry we have our own careers to do and we have mouths to feed as well

[@kevinlim1479]

@@deschan2246 ya always govt fault when things went wrong... So typical of singaporeans.

[@kevinlim1479]

Ya stop bitching but count yr blessings. The workers in healthcare sector are working at high intensity, non stop for almost 2 years alrdy. Our hearts goes to them...

[@deschan2246]

@@kevinlim1479 it is Govt failure

[@bernicutie]

Damn.. I teared when one of the nurse said that he havent see his family for a yr an half n misses them. We shld appreciate their hardwork n sacrifices. Thanks to all the frontline workers. Appreciated n respect to u 🥰

[@magnusthor6259]

I second that.

[@gsstudyhouse87]

We can blame the government for why this happened

[@kayea.8391]

if not all but most foreign workers in the entire world haven't been able to go home and be with their family so this is nothing new actually. luckily with the advancement of technologies people can connect to their families easily.

[@focus9133]

The media will never report how many nurses left their job since the re-opening.

[@Jack-hy2ki]

The media also nv report how many left before pandemic. Not everyone can tahan nurse's job and life. Just be appreciative be it pandemic or not.

[@yeoengchai957]

I would resign too if I'm a nurse. With that kind of fucking pay. Who would want to work as a nurse. While those fucking Minister getting hundreds of thousands n million dollars pay.

[@Jack-hy2ki]

@@yeoengchai957 then ask the nurse to be minister lor. Why u nv complain u work like a dog and your boss getting millions? Stupid comparison.

[@wongkwokcheong7202]

think of IT if🈶 are soldier.

[@Nesace]

Hi Jack, put aside the comparison to the ministers; nurses in Singapore are not well compensated to nurses in other developed countries like US, Canada, Australia. They say rising healthcare costs; it never goes to the nurses. The pay increase announced this year for nurses; it’s negligible and; long, long, long overdue. Nurses don’t need to be called heroes; receive applause etc. They do what they do because it’s their job. What they do need is a comparable salary compensation to their peers from other faculties in the universities. Find out what an FASS degree holder earns entry level and what a nursing degree holder earns entry level. And to their the latter has specialised skills. Food for thought.

[@biggyshan006]

To all nurses, i knew u guys been hard in this pandamic, i feel u and with deeply appreciate all ur help ur energy, ur passion to help those in need...dont bother who thinks that ur care is not good enough, stand proud of ur self what u have done that jo one else dare to do like u guys... thank you for ur service....

[@magnusthor6259]

Agreed

[@hochingharvardinfectiousdi1723]

Wah ! We need more people like you who come out and give support to our frontliners. For that, you would be rewarded one e-Oximeter from Tamasek e-Foundation.

[@onghc5892]

I on behalf of all the people in Singapore give a very big thank you to all the nurses, doctors and all front line healthcare workers for all the efforts and sacrifice you all put in for us!!!! sincerely from my heart, Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@magnusthor6259]

Agreed

[@krollpeter]

Please allow me to join Ong HC. You nurses, doctors and all the others in healthcare are the most precious people in our society! You are higher than any CEO, boss or Manager. Instead of the landlord chasing you out, he should give you a discount on the rent. Instead of people moving away when you get to a table, the restaurant should keep priority seats for you and get you free meals to give you strength. And everyone who shouts "virus" after a nurse, or any other form of abuse should get the orange suit.

[@krollpeter]

PS: If you really can't take it anymore, consider going to Germany. The job is similar, hard. But the pay and in particular appreciation are much better.

[@magnusthor6259]

@@krollpeter Hi Peter, "orange suit"? You must be from US with orange as colour of prison uniform. IN Singapore, its white t-shirt and dark blue colour shorts. :)

[@irisyeo07]

To all our nurses - Thank you for all your hard work and sacrifices. 💪💪💪

[@kennethmajorSG]

I was an intern in a hospital, assigned to one of the busiest clinic. Honestly, had a bad experience there because as a healthcare worker, we sometimes have to endure a lot of verbal abuse and threats without retaliating or even being angry otherwise we will have undesirable feedbacks. This was way back in 2019 and it was pre-covid, i remember already having to close to 40-60 patients a day when assigned to a doctor.

[@CL-yo3xw]

And even after this confession, nurses are still paid like peanuts

[@oterenceo]

It's not only about pay.

[@fredmad4988]

And the mtf personnels are paid millions in salary whose job is just to indescriminately fire frontline workers who sacrifice their time and energy in handling dire situations.

[@deschan2246]

Peanut? 😂🤣

[@Jack-hy2ki]

@@fredmad4988 u must be those who say "I appreciate nurse hard work." current time due to pandemic. Then when no pandemic u will say "It's your job as a nurse. Stop complaining."

[@Jack-hy2ki]

U know how much they are paid meh? Lol

[@chuanguan8510]

I was a patient in the hospital 5 years ago, I was VERY appreciative towards all the nurses and I am very polite to all the nurses, even try to reduce their job load by doing as much things as I can myself. unlike many old aged people who keeps crying and shouting for assistance (middle of the night), and their relatives are equally bad always demanding and questioning the nurses action. Everyone of us should play a part and tell your friends or relative when they are in the hospital, please don't give the nurses a hard time and treat them with respect. Not just complain here or online, tell them off as a friend/relative. Gov put more resources? pay higher salary? citizen will complain non stop, employ more foreigner? people still complain.

[@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains]

Ive worked in hospital for awhile. I realized old people in general, they really feel entitled in a sense. They really feel like young people owes them a living to the point they are free to verbal abuse you. As if im not a human being. Younger people are much more easier to deal with. They can understand for most of the time when u explain why ur struggling to provide them services.

[@tzanckmen459]

i hope people treat nurses and healthcare workers better. Don't shout at them, don't be rude to them. Be patient with them, they have so many patients to attend to. Be understanding. everyone has a part to play in making things better/worse for healthcare workers in this pandemic.

[@yeoengchai957]

Blame the fucking govt for all this shit

[@hochingharvardinfectiousdi1723]

Wah ! We need more people like you who come out and give support to our frontliners. For that, you would be rewarded one e-Oximeter from Tamasek e-Foundation.

[@Julianimator]

@@yeoengchai957 Maybe blame you instead and all the uncles for not adhering to rules and regulations and wear mask properly.

[@enadoreles]

Thank you nurses for all your hardwork ❤

[@magnusthor6259]

Agreed

[@mihmih2129]

Glad that most of the Singaporeans are showing empathy towards the healthcare workers. at least in the social medial... Unfortunately the reality is that most singaporeans aren't like this in the hospital- shouting, complaining are the most common situation.

[@reckern7380]

Lol social media? Cost nothing but self boosting by stroking their own ego by supporting. Claps for example, does literally nothing but shit and seems like a fun event for household’s entertainment. When it starts to affect that individual then the reality comes in. This is Singapore’s selfish society these days.

[@mihmih2129]

@@reckern7380 Absolutely correct.

[@kokchaitan7209]

Mostly happened in government hospital. In private hospital, patients behave better. Thanks again.

[@mihmih2129]

@@kokchaitan7209 Yap. Naturally that is the case. If you are expecting a SIA style of business class service in AirAsia airline, you will be disappointed. Cheap, efficient and good don't come together naturally.

[@hanam3362]

Lol Singapore is a joke. How can u pay peanuts for a job that requires so much human care? And saddest thing is u cant speak directly about How u feel or else u can get fired for showing face. A respected career who not many respect.

[@jamieleing4645]

So well said ! Couldn’t agree more !

[@eneo1140]

really appreciate all the sacrifices that all healthcare do for Singapore 🙏🏽🙏🏽 thank you

[@magnusthor6259]

Agreed

[@tsubakilee1728]

To people commenting on this encoruaging nurse. I dont know about others but I thank you and ask for your understanding when you visit hospitals polyclinics or other healthcare institutes. I just came back today from a shift where I was shouted at by a patient because he said I didn't give him enough attention when he pressed the call bell. At that time I was helping another patient with her medication and went to him as soon as I could. What he said really made me upset and understand why my friends want to quit. We come into each shift everyday with just one aim which is to do our best to help each and every one of our patients. We always do our best but are still some people that take us for granted. Honeslty I do not think that it's very fair to do that to someone that is doing their best to take care of you but this is what I signed up for so I never complained and just live with it. I ask for your understanding that you try to understand and do not shout at us. We are already doing our best despite being stretched thin. We need time too because we juggle so many patients at once. Please be more kind to healthcare workers. Thank you

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

Nurses spend more time on patients compared to doctors. They deserves better pay.

[@user-dv4rh2my1x]

Bro the job is very different. No doubt nurses are important but so are doctors. Maids spend more time than nurses so they deserve more pay too?

[@magnusthor6259]

The nurses when they got into this profession know what they are getting into ie pay, job scope etc. But I would agree that now their job scope are even wider and more demanding because of the massive increase of covid patients. We appreciate their extra effort and the Govt has already appreciate that. During Sars, nurses were given extra bonuses to thank them for the extra hard work and dedication as well as the risk they took. Whether this was enough compensation is besides the point but we are all are appreciative of nurses taking on the extra burden and risk to their lives.

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

Bro, maids do not have to deal with medications, checkups, patient's medical conditions, assisting patients to the toilets, xrays, doctors, prescriptions, hospital systems, discharge summary, etc etc. You understand the difference bro?

[@Jack-hy2ki]

@@Ramy-ql3tr maid spent more time on the kids and elderly than the kids' parents and elderly's children so the maid should be called mum by the kids and daughter by the elderly. Hahahaha

[@sajat717]

True

[@sarahstephen4871]

Thank you brother/ son You are doing a great noble job God bless you and your family

[@akabaneaki]

prior to covid my granny went to the hospital and stays there for a while due to injury. I saw first hand how they take care of my granny and how patient they are and how in their tone of voice they always try to sound confident and positive. I very much appreciate it as it calms me, a person with high anxiety, down as well as i thought and believed they know what theyre doing. Thank you so so much for your work for the society healthcare workers! If you're a patient, please, try to understand their point of view and be nice. Doesn't kill you to be vocal about your situation and be KIND.

[@yap3253]

I sincerely thank you to all the nurses, doctors and front line workers for your sacrifice of long hours and great effort in providing services to the patients in Singapore hospitals. Please take good care and keep safe of yourself. Hope everyday will get better and better.

[@khairurejal]

To all Nurses, our utmost gratitude and respect for your chosen profession. You are the real hero.

[@zannlim9935]

being a student nurse myself, tho not yet experience ward situation, i can relate to the tremendous stress levels. jiayou my fellow colleagues!

[@吴德明-n8c]

Hopefully you are not getting into a wrong job ! 😨😨😨😨😨

[@zannlim9935]

@@吴德明-n8c haha its my passion to be a nurse so idt im in the wrong job, but thanks for ur concern!

[@liteo57]

How can this be a new issue? Even before the pandemic started, hasn't anyone stepped into the polyclinic or hospital & noticed the writing on the wall "We ask that our staff be treated with courtesy & respect, as how you would like to be treated." People sometimes allow their emotions to cloud their rationale. Nurses & doctors are human beings too, just like us but people seem to think that they are super human beings. Had a friend who was unhappy that her operation was postponed because the doctor took a leave of absence, so I posed a question to my friend "would you want a tired doctor to be operating on you? Just because you are in pain, everything & anyone else don't matter!" It would be wise if people learnt to put their emotions aside occasionally.

[@brendanlim3630]

The difference between a doctor's pay and a nurse's pay is a vast difference. Nurses are doing very difficult and risky jobs during this pandemic!

[@chitchat3838]

So you want to give them your pay ?

[@lm8483]

@@chitchat3838 why does that have to be the only solution to this problem? you sound like you lack critical thinking skills

[@chitchat3838]

@@lm8483 did I say it is the only option ? I lack critical thinking, because of what you said ??

[@magnusthor6259]

Doctors and nurses are both doing very difficult and risky jobs during this pandemic. Dont be emotional. The nurses when they got into this profession know what they are getting into ie pay, job scope etc. But I would agree that now their job scope are even wider and more demanding because of the massive increase of covid patients. We appreciate their extra effort and the Govt has already appreciate that. During Sars, nurses are given extra bonuses to thank them for the extra hard work and dedication as well as the risk they took. Whether this was enough compensation is besides the point but we are all are appreciative of nurses taking on the extra burden and risk to their lives.

[@chitchat3838]

@magnus Thor I agree with you. We need to learn to appreciate sincerely, rather than act like a hypocrite using this as a way to whack the Gov. These are the same kind of people who complaints about GST increase, and too many foreigners..

[@gz3540]

the fact that they need to hide their identity just to share the hard truth tells a lot on how they are being treated unfairly!

[@CCPLord]

Its saddening that the nurses are trying this hard but gahmen is not pushing in further resources to reduce the pressure.

[@CCPLord]

@@dontbeAClown weeks? They got more than a year.

[@CCPLord]

@@dontbeAClown i believe you got it totally wrong. Which nitec cohort only has a few students? Singapore only start training nurses after covid struck? You really think Singapore is china?

[@CCPLord]

@@dontbeAClown i find your points amusing. Those present already mentioned that many left, resulting in this situation. Yet you happily assumed that its due to insufficient graduates before and after covid. If planning is being properly done, many wouldn't have left this profession, and won't result in these problems. Wake up dude

[@CCPLord]

@@dontbeAClown dont be lazy, go read MOH, 42K nurses are registered as of 2020. Yet the practicing nurses are dropping. Thus stop putting head inside a hole and keep chanting not enough not enough.

[@CCPLord]

@@dontbeAClown oh just saw that 1.5k nurses resigned in 1h2021, equivalent to the whole of last year. Obviously its not due to insufficient nurses, its poor planning as per the nurses interviewed that resulted in this issues

[@coffeebreaks6588]

Hope the authorities or policy makers will seriously look into increasing the pay of nurses! This is A very respectable profession!

[@krollpeter]

How much does a nurse earn?

[@Its_a_me_WSA]

The real heroes are those who don't wear capes

[@liteo57]

My sister works in the US as a physiotherapist. When the pandemic started, many nurses quit straight away because schools closed & there were no alternative child- or student-care arrangements, so they had to remain home to care for their kids. Secondly, the shortage of PPE made many fear for their lives, so they quit. They were so short of nursing staff that the Governor had to sign & approve non-nursing staff to takeover nursing duties, this is so that should any patient die under the care of untrained staff, the families can't sue the hospital &/or staff. So overnight, my sister went from a physiotherapist to a nurse.

[@misshan7477]

I mean I myself as a nurse working in hospital during this pandemic time, I can’t agree with them anymore…

[@xuewei393]

my teacher said the nurse to patient ratio in hospitals can be up to 1:8, 1:10, 1:12

[@schadenfreude6274]

We should all just clap again for the nurses because it feels good to do so and makes it feel like we are supporting them without spending money. :)

[@awkwardmanner5121]

They can't reveal themselves due to fear of being marked and fired for saying real things. Worse of all, its a den of wolves for nurses who are already in disharmony thanks to unnecessary politics. At the end of the day, nurses have to suck up and do it no matter they like it or not. I'm not disrespecting them but salute them for their services. They get the short stick of being blamed at by almost everyone and end up having to resign because of how people treat them poorly.

[@scarletthuang9148]

I personally dont think its their fear of being marked or fired, more like they just don’t want to be recognized and wanted to protect their privacy or that they didn’t like being in the public eye

[@510235]

@@scarletthuang9148 lol. Every word u said is scripted, if its non-annonymous and HR-approved

[@epic6272]

My grandma’s brother had COVID-19 and ran out of the hospital

[@79winzer]

Its not just about the pay, its about how many lives we can save and recover now. Its very saddening when Drs and nurses has to be the only ones physically there to send off the deceased because its Covid. The emotional roller coaster we have to face when we face each individual patient daily, trying our best to give them our best treatments, to elevate all their discomforts and pain, reassure they will be ok when its so uncertain. Its extremely tough to work in ICU and High Dependency rooms and its very specialised. Tons of workload and we still treat each patient as your love ones who needed the care. The guilt when we are hands full with 1 patient and the other patient is calling... Its not about the pay anymore, although it helps to finance alot at home, while they are away fighting in the hospital. Please be responsible individually and for the sake of your loved ones, and for all our frontline workers, follow SMM. Just a little more efforts and we can make a big difference.

[@sajat717]

Government also not doing much. 🙄 The system also sucks. They have to work long hours, battle with long shift, deprived of sleep. Not enough staff. Can't go for break or leave is shortened. Poor thing. No work life balance in SG. Their pay also like shit

[@fiost1489]

Can we accept more foreign nurses since we don't have enough of our own?

[@horriblekellible]

@@fiost1489 Singapore already is hiring more foriegn talents to be nurses, even the interviewee mentioned his/her ward is 3/4 foreigners.

[@horriblekellible]

@@fiost1489 and this just makes matters worse because foreigners come into singapore and work for about 2-3k a month and bringing that money back its most likely going to be alot in their home country currency. Meanwhile in singapore 2-3k a month can barely keep you alive healthy in both body and mind.

[@fiost1489]

@@horriblekellible So you are worry that someone will be comfortable as they can't make such income in her country. Is it helpful to our society when we are short of nurses? Do you have a better idea to share?

[@horriblekellible]

@@fiost1489 "a better idea" Yes, yes I do. Pay our nurses better. Thats the least they can do.

[@jackietan2389]

So sorry to hear your plight.. Respect. Respect respect n still respects all the fronliner .. Especially the nurses n doctors..Thank u

[@magnusthor6259]

I second that

[@violetsther3739]

How capital owners earn billions simply by owning the means of production whilst nurses who work their arses off get paid peanuts is beyond me.

[@magnusthor6259]

The nurses when they got into this profession know what they are getting into ie pay, job scope etc. But I would agree that now their job scope are even wider and more demanding because of the massive increase of covid patients. We appreciate their extra effort and the Govt has already appreciate that. During Sars, nurses are given extra bonuses to thank them for the extra hard work and dedication as well as the risk they took. Whether this was enough compensation is besides the point but we are all are appreciative of nurses taking on the extra burden and risk to their lives.

[@bursegsardaukar]

Wow. The nurses interviewed here must have their identities hidden like they are committing a crime by speaking how they feel about their job.

[@tzanckmen459]

yes because they'd get hunted down by MOH and their employer for speaking to the media. it's not allowed.

[@fiost1489]

Don't try to post falsehoods.

[@focus9133]

@@fiost1489 Any facts to support? Evidence to prove falsehood?

[@sheikmuhammad3894]

@@fiost1489 If claim is supported by facts, it is not a falsehood.

[@fiost1489]

@@sheikmuhammad3894 Where are the facts sir?

[@rudytrulytruly7467]

CONFESSION IS SUCH A WRONG WORD TO USE.

[@magnusthor6259]

Agreed

[@enjoyer126]

Agree, the more appropriate word is the TRUTH of a nurse in Singapore.

[@rudytrulytruly7467]

@@enjoyer126confession is when you have done something wrong.

[@adameve333]

Thank you for your service

[@bernep]

My mother 80+ got COVID about 5 weeks ago. She had running nose, fever, and cough. GP test ART and later PCR confirmed she had COVID. On the same I gave cough n fever medication from GP plus I applied Black Seed oil on her nose n throat. The next day she ok no fever no running nose but slight sore throat. But because of the Covid protocol she was pickup by an ambulance to the hospital 7pm . An hour later the AE doctor called me asking me why I sent my mom to the hospital. The doctor told my mum has no fever and she ok. I told the doctor , I didn’t send her but they pick up due to Covid protocol. The doctor told me he will try to discharge her within 3 days but at end still 7 days before they released her from the hospital.

[@deftones80]

The overpaid ministers should be made to work the wards every month to understand the situation

[@johnwig285]

Nah, YOU should be made to work there. The ministers have to intervene everytime with such restrictions because all you Singaporeans dont care abt the healthcare workers. All wayang on social media say must care for worker lah but in real life break every restriction and trouble the staff when u get covid. Wayang bodoh.

[@hochingharvardinfectiousdi1723]

Wah! Don't say like that lah My Ah Loong and his Team work very hard lah All for the good benefit of all Singaporean lah You asked other countries people lah They all say Singapore ministers very good good lah So don't complain them lah Compliment them lah Hah hah hah

[@deftones80]

@@hochingharvardinfectiousdi1723 more like for their own pockets

[@jen5138]

A lot of them are on the verge of breaking point. Doctors and nurses alike. What makes matters worse is the undeserved hostility they get from the patients and their families. Treat them with patience and respect. They don't need you, you need them..

[@deschan2246]

Patients n medical staffs are victims of govt repeated failures. Stop blaming each other!!!

[@jen5138]

@@deschan2246 ?? No. Some patients can learn to be more humane.

[@deschan2246]

@@jen5138 No???? Humane??? Unlike normal healthy individual like you, I guess u hv forgotten they are very sick patient. Helplessly lying on the bed in pain. Most of the time, they are unable to control themselves yet u r here talking about humane????

[@deschan2246]

@@jen5138 before u jump in to judge n comment, u need to put yrself in their position first

[@jen5138]

@@deschan2246 do you work at the hospital? lemme tell you the really sick ones have no energy to scold people. Something to think about yea? Also, I suffered when I had covid too. Don't try to downplay my experience like you know any better. Make up your mind. You want to blame the govt or the doctors n nurses? Neither of which you are qualified to become./ Don't try to discount the work experiences doctors and nurses have everyday. Being sick doesn't make one King, don't be entittled.

[@mohdaminsabtu9889]

The one thing every country needs is a seasonal standby nurse. Whereby when there's a pandemic/endemic, these nurses will be call to work at the hospital. During non or pre-pandemic season or days these nurses will go back to their training. So this now nurses will have more time to care for patient and nurses dont feel stress working in the hospital

[@krollpeter]

They live from experience and practice, you can't get them on and off. What you could do is ask ex-nurses who are not out for too long to come back at least for part-time. But from my experience the systems in Singapore are not very flexible. What a shame dismissing all their skill.

[@cursebr2937]

Is the COVID count on website even accurate. Ik of so many ppl(friends and neighbours) with covid. Art test not counted in the system. Many with mild symptoms will just stay at home and recover and not bothering taking pcr test

[@weekuah]

5 nurses to 38 patients ... and I can't imagine how many patients are assigned to one doctor . Has anyone question if that maybe why more are dying ?

[@beautifuldurian]

Thank u nurses and doctors . 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💪💪💪💪💪🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@hxzell4520]

But then, when someone wants to work under Healthcare, companies don't intend to take in. How are we the rest of the citizens can be of any help? A little help still goes a long way.

[@FOCJCLIN]

People on the ivory tower just can't empathise and perhaps can't really understand what's actually happening on the ground...

[@matreen427]

you can’t just blame the govt only. the patients and the general public also needs to treat nursing as a respectable profession and not treat them as “maids”

[@chitchat3838]

Because blaming Gov cost him nothing...and it puts him on a moral high ground. 🤣🤣🤣

[@magnusthor6259]

The nurses when they got into this profession know what they are getting into ie pay, job scope etc. But I would agree that now their job scope are even wider and more demanding because of the massive increase of covid patients. We appreciate their extra effort and the Govt has already appreciate that. During Sars, nurses are given extra bonuses to thank them for the extra hard work and dedication as well as the risk they took. Whether this was enough compensation is besides the point but we are all are appreciative of nurses taking on the extra burden and risk to their lives.

[@fredmad4988]

5 nurses handling 38 patients, i think need to reduce the number of politicians as well .Earning millions yet doing insignificant jobs wasting tax payers money.

[@fiost1489]

@Run Forest It's too early to do political rallies here. Keep your politics to yourself Nobody is interested

[@vt2851]

Thank you and appreciate all the healthcare workers and hard works .. all of us must do our part take responsible follow the covid rules exercise our common sense ,by doing so we are indirectly reduce the burden on our health care system and also reduce the stress the front line workers and the family had to go through .thank you all.

[@chitrachannelvlog4822]

Wow... salute our front liners

[@magnusthor6259]

Me too

[@1981dardar]

It is sad when you hear their stories. Then you get angry you see ministers posting pictures of themselves sweeping the floor.

[@robintang7304]

My outmost respect for nurses.

[@killerwhaler107]

If have diarrhea, headache, fall & have minor abrasions & those minor problems, please please go to nearby GP 1st. Do not straight come to A&E. A&E Honestly for those emergency like heart attack, stroke, breathless & etc. The Dr that attend to small problem may need to attend BIG one too if he's in charge & patient will complain to nurses WHY WAIT SO LONG. Go A&E despite seeing GP & still having fever & pain. Don't flock the A&E with those minor problems. Wanna take MC also go to nearby polyclinic or GP. I will never forget those patients come to A&E for minor paper cut or complaint leg pain unable to ambulate but before see Dr can went out smoking & walk like no pblem at all.

[@sapphire6282]

OMG I agree

[@pohjoel1]

this is so heartbreaking.

[@noelwi-soonloke2022]

Hang on, our fellow angels!

[@magnusthor6259]

Agreed

[@wayntang3714]

God Bless you all 🙏🏼

[@nisycats]

It’s a tough job! Dealing with the sick and conditions definitely are not easy. We also cannot do without medical staff. The sick and their family members need to be more appreciative & learn to be more patient with medical staff during this moment.

[@nurfazly]

now i know how hard, appreciates. dr only spend minimal contact with pt at which they will disappear which the left the bulk amt of time for you. filling up the fillers. we do have nus trained nurses too right, are they paid peanuts too? how big of income difference between dr and nurses, when is the leverage?

[@magnusthor6259]

Fair Question. The nurses when they got into this profession know what they are getting into ie pay, job scope etc. But I would agree that now their job scope are even wider and more demanding because of the massive increase of covid patients. We appreciate their extra effort and the Govt has already appreciate that. During Sars, nurses are given extra bonuses to thank them for the extra hard work and dedication as well as the risk they took. Whether this was enough compensation is besides the point but we are all are appreciative of nurses taking on the extra burden and risk to their lives.

[@TheYeekt]

Thanks to you all the nurses for your hard work. But think who started all these? MMTF they only seat up there without going down and learn all the things and problems you guys are suffering. We should take PAPs out of the ministries and get competent peoples to full up their gaps.

[@jen5138]

Who started this? China.

[@TheYeekt]

@@jen5138 I believe finance side by USA and development by China but still waiting for the truth

[@mic5391]

The people whom died from covid19 complications are not mere digit, they are grandparents and parents! Always remember that when you next vote!

[@deschan2246]

They are mostly true Singaporeans

[@gabrielkok9208]

They're merely numbers to PAP, VTL and GDP at all costs for them.

[@aegontan686]

I am so ready to raise the pitches of the electronically altered voices of the nurses

[@oldlee2706]

Our normal lives is always revolving around policies makers. Choose the right ones!

[@fiost1489]

Who are the right ones? The silent lot esp from PSP?

[@oldlee2706]

@@fiost1489 definitely not the current one. Ever since these 2 years. All true colors come out!

[@fiost1489]

@@oldlee2706 What did Dr Chan Chin Bock teach you? You should be younger than him

[@oldlee2706]

@@fiost1489 no lky teach me.

[@focus9133]

@@fiost1489 Don't learn from the wise. Learn from the successful.

[@jimmytan1374]

Govt should pay those nurses, healthcare workers pay them bigger than the peanuts since they work so hard for that covid-19 those who work in the hospital are our angels come down to save them.

[@hochingharvardinfectiousdi1723]

Aiyah ! Don't say low paid and overworked lah Many nurses got paid as much as $4000 lah Why keep complain not enough money lah Sooooo greedy like that increase until the sky also not enough lah Modest a bit lah Sama sama Singapura lah

[@malayaharimau]

"I've got a great product that everyone should buy. I'll pitch it. If that doesn't work, I'll get government to buy it and give it to you for free. If you don't want it, I'll get companies to make you accept it. If that doesn't work, I'll fine you, fire you, and starve you." ~Jeffrey A. Tucker

[@fredmad4988]

sounds like a narcissist trying to sell his products

[@krollpeter]

What a bad character you are

[@malayaharimau]

@@fredmad4988 Well we got to ask Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on his experimental vaxxine. And our government seems to work seemlessly with Pfizer CEO to push such kind of product to us.

[@marcelliaw4386]

I felt like nurses here aren't being respected

[@magnusthor6259]

They are respected in general but there are some people who have such a high regards for themselves and treated the nurses unfairly, like maid which is sad.

[@avidmodeller559]

I believed when the patient and/or family members are not happy, they just vent their frustrations on healthcare workers or imposed their ideas of how things should work in the ward. I'd seen patient scolding loudly in profanity towards healthcare workers because he was stopped by them at hospital gantry, not allowing him to go out of hospital. Poor healthcare workers, not just nurses.

[@sajat717]

True

[@tzanckmen459]

healthcare workers in general get abused at work (verbally, emotionally etc) very frequently by the public... easy targets for venting frustrations on. it's really sad.

[@oldlee2706]

Thanks to the government policies, these heroes are in such state.

[@chitchat3838]

Another hypocrite 😂 every crocodile tear shed is to blame others 😂😂😂

[@llljjjyyyy]

ya lor they dont need the F15 jet flypast, they need more of government support through funding, bonuses, pay raise to motivate them.

[@chitchat3838]

@@llljjjyyyy what about raising GST to give nurses higher pay ??🤣🤣🤣 Or reduce medical subsidies for Singaporean ?

[@llljjjyyyy]

@@chitchat3838 Gst is already raised. Why not look at the proper usage or allocation of our budgets first? Do you know what's happening and how our budget is allocated? They are good at economics, I'm sure they can do better

[@kimxgamer]

It's really unfortunate to see this happening, people should be more understanding and put themselves in the shoes of the nurses... They wouldn't want to be treated the way they treat the nurses would they?

[@mic5391]

Resignation rates among healthcare workers in Singapore up this year!

[@liziang557]

I think its about damn time we give some actual welfare for the nurses. MORE PAY BETTER WORKPLACE TREATMENT A stronger union representation Case and example: SG nurse gets paid only SGD 60 for doing an extra shift. They work 6 shifts a week, and sometimes they do two shifts in one day (AM, 7-3PM and Nightshift 8PM-7AM) In the US and Australia, nurses get paid USD 400 for one extra shift, and they only work 3 days a week. Nurses there get to stand up for any form of mistreatment towards them, while here, they get threatened. CONTEXT AND MORE INFO ARE IMPT, BUT FACTS AND NUMBERS ARE SIMPLE AS THAT. If Singapore doesn't do something about this soon. Honestly, the number of nurses resigning is only going to rise. As it should.

[@hochingharvardinfectiousdi1723]

Don't keep talking about $$$ lah Keep increasing also create more problem lah Later my Ah Loong say Budget not enough lah Then got to raise more Tax lah Then even more people get upset lah Then they all blame PAP lah Then when PAP lose election, the how ? Sporean become susah lah Ok lah Since you fight for the welfare of the workers, for this you are rewarded an e-Stay Well Garggle Courtesy or e-Temasek Foundation.

[@user-dv4rh2my1x]

Come on Government, do your job to help these people.

[@magnusthor6259]

The government is aware of the extra workload that nurses have to take nowaday with the dramatic increase of patients due to covid. I am sure they are thinking of ways to alleviate the situation but just like the shortages of maids and foreign workers it not so easy. Let leave the govt to manage this and not jump to conclusions.

[@kaiserlow652]

@@magnusthor6259 agree

[@tzanckmen459]

it's not just the govt that needs to step up. people in general need to treat healthcare workers with more respect. you'll be amazed how people disrespect healthcare workers in hospitals/clinics etc.

[@fiost1489]

@L are you implying that the government is not doing its job?

[@user-dv4rh2my1x]

@@fiost1489 I wasn't implying. I was crystal clear.

[@galactus1111]

if 3/4 of them weren't foreigners they would have gone on strike or walk out long ago.

[@alicekok2122]

5-nurses to 38 patients. PAP’s doing a ‘good’ job. May Karma visit them NA dtheir family soon… soon so that they can gain reality, first hand.

[@510235]

Honestly that would be a luxury already. Sometimes u get 1:12

[@LoveBoA4Life]

We thank you so much even when our govt don’t give a shit

[@magnusthor6259]

I am happy that the forum here is not politicalise. We should show appreciation to our nurses who are bearing extra burden on top of their usual responsibilities due to increase in covid patients. Kudos to our doctors and nurses!

[@Jack-hy2ki]

Start politicalising already. Lol

[@magnusthor6259]

@@Jack-hy2ki Hi Jack :) peace

[@Jack-hy2ki]

@@magnusthor6259 peace and love

[@focus9133]

U see, why these nurses voice censored? No faces shown. Don't wanna kena marked right? Same thing happen during GE. Ppl voted for certain party doesn't mean they support it. We all shud change our mindset and not afraid of kena marked, only then our society will improve. Only then it is true democracy when u have no fear voting for certain party. Btw, only one job in Sg u will never think of resignation, be a minister. U read the script, others do the job.

[@zzy341]

If bosses tell you not to discuss and comment about your work on social media, you also bo chup?

[@focus9133]

@@zzy341 Neh...typical "democracy", "freedom of speech", "human right". All blocked by so-call "democratic society". That's how certain party always win in GE. They said democracy, freedom of speech, support human right, but they set rules and make it clear to u "Not to do certain thing" (sensitive). When fear have been instil into your mind, u will let go of your rights, your freedom of speech.....etc. On and off they will sue someone to remind everybody in case u "forgot".

[@focus9133]

@@zzy341 These nurses are speaking the truth of what happen to them. They are not forging it? And since it is truth, why is there a need to censored? Why the bosses need to bar them from discussion and comment on social network? This ain't fake news? Unless the authority got something to hide from public?

[@zzy341]

@@focus9133 I have got close ones who work as nurses and they tell me the same thing. I don’t see why they have to fake it? In army they never tell you not to discuss things meh? Anything government related seems to have this same “don’t discuss in public or social media” thing. I also don’t understand why but I know many people don’t want to lose their job.

[@magnusthor6259]

What is important is their sharing and feedback and our appropriate response is to thank them for their perseverance and show our support and appreciations.

[@weikwanglee4383]

Our health people were under stress before Aug 21. After the date, many times the burden were added to their load. Too late to talk about appreciating. Aug 21 & the long battle ahead would only add to their stress out workload. It's unavoidable. The government need to move from Aug 21 without throughout workable implementation created this crisis. Somehow, these heros must not break. Current efforts must be realistic at not adding more to their lot. A collapse in health is not about IcU beds alone. A collapse in our health workers numbers will be more disasterous.

[@kathylim8255]

It all stems from our leaders taking ridiculously high salary which can all benefit to provide pay rise to the nurses or employ more nurses to off load them! Millions everyone, these can use to employ a lot more nurses to spread the load! To our leaders: please be realistic as it is not say you are delivering exceptionally good results. The cases and death in Singapore is no different from other countries ruled by ministers who are paid a small fraction of what you are taking!

[@beautifuldurian]

That’s why I hate those people who don’t wear masks, no distancing, ….

[@sammerino9259]

The reason so little nurses is they pay the foreign nurses so little compared to the local once. My philipino friend moved to us where she got paid 5-6k while in sg they get paid 1.8-2k after working for 4-5 years doing the same job as the local nurses . Who wants to work for peanuts when other countries would want to pay more .

[@kckfen]

What they are experience is what we experience during of our peak covid cases, especially at Klang Valley in Malaysia, doctors, nurses works non stop, many work till late and over time... not just those who care for covid is overwhelmed, those non covid care also affected, staff being pull from other service to care for covid, pt patient on Chemo, Dialysis is still same, still coming to Hospital, ones have to work double shift sometimes....those who think covid is not real, should come to the hospital and work

[@VViv37]

Thanks so much, medical frontline nurses & doctors! 以下这首歌可以代表我此刻的心情： “没有你会是怎样 全世界都在彷徨 无惧危险 无私奉献 没有你会是怎样 全世界笼罩黑暗 点燃希望 点燃生命 唯有你”～ 🕯️ 谢谢你们！真的很伟大、了不起！ 我自己是办不到的！🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Remember to always take a break as and when necessary! U yourself is most impt of all. Stay safe and healthy always! ❤️❤️❤️

[@hochingharvardinfectiousdi1723]

Wah ! So support for our frontline Healthcare workers. Do you have friends who you can recommend to join the frontline nurses ? That would be very good lah When their parents get old they also can look after them at home lah For that you would be rewarded an e-StayWell Mouth Gargle Courtesy of e-Temasek Foundation.

[@MrBunnylow]

no leadership... all talk no action.

[@johnwig285]

Funny how all the sheeps say nurses are underpaid. Always those who arent in the industry talk so much. Nowadays the basic pay for nurses involved with covid-19 patients are at least $4000+. But all it takes is a sheep to take reference from a salary of an admin nurse which is obviously lower because they have different job scope. Bodoh.

[@hangtuahhastinapura3052]

Betul betul BODOH. But when it comes to how to extract more money, they're certainly not BODOH! And then they pretend they can escape from their SIN by donating some money to.the mosque or the poor people. This is how BODOH people think they can cheat. But truly it's really cheating themselves only.

[@hangtuahhastinapura3052]

Bodoh ministers like to govern Bodoh subordinates. All same characteristic than can work in UNIFORMITY. Remember UNIFORMITY is NOT HARMONIOUS. ONLY those who can accomodate and appreciate DIFFERENCES can work HARMONIOUSLY.

[@sapphire6282]

Uh... No. Basic pay not 4000... never was... Not going to be either.

[@hangtuahhastinapura3052]

Government data show deaths are running much higher than normal in highly vaccinated countries. People are dying at unprecedented rates in the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand in 20-50 age group. Would that happen to Singapore ?

[@AlvinLee007]

There are at least 2 nurses in this interview.

[@witchcrafters]

why do people not realise, giving thanks to these nurses aren't gonna solve them facing always being short on staff, being called back to work even on their off days, have to deal with shitty management that plays a lot of politics? toxic work culture and MORE..? we need more of these people to voice out so that nurses are heard and management is given an overhaul man seriously

[@LALALA-tw8vt]

Nowadays barriers to join nursing also hard, who the heck gonna study so long full or part time just to get into such a tough job?

[@ijlee1207]

And this video got way less views that the one featuring the paper police man... SG is so hopeless

[@JunweiHuangNgZidane]

Full Respect 👷

[@stephen5963]

Does this convince the PAP touts so vocal about how good our gov is handling this issue and how well we were prepared to go endemic, that the gov was lying at worse, disconnected with reality at best when they declared we were endemic ready?

[@kelvinchan8541]

Salute to the Healthcare workers. But their management must be of certain kind that couldn't keep their workers.

[@MrBoliao98]

Honestly right, my attitudes towards nurses are shaped by my aunt who's a nurse. Its obviously a horrid job, but for the 30 years she worked there, she accumulate enough money to invest such that she has not worked in the last 20 years. So right, nursing really that bad? That being said, I know how difficult y'all are, I alr vaccinated, if I still tio covid to the point need go hospital, I will try my best to be independent and not disturb y'all.

[@victorvictor4235]

I want to but they can’t enrol me cos I never do biology in secondary school

[@nurfazly]

not necessary, try ite then

[@desmondwz8223]

No need for biology. Just do a science (any combi) and pass the basic N or O levels.

[@victorvictor4235]

@@desmondwz8223 how much

[@ui_heng]

@@victorvictor4235 for diploma in nursing, it is L1R4 26 points for O levels! there's no need for any bio background as well!

[@geminifourthmommy]

Dun need biology, I also never take bio but I went it

[@genevievechan5739]

wish i cld give them all a big tight hug ;-;;; we love u healthcare workers

[@magnusthor6259]

I second that

[@chubbycakes6446]

bruh they need a break lah