Our Frontline Employee of the Week is… Nurse Clarissa Hall
By Sharmain Grainger
The passionate Nurse Clarissa Hall
Nurse committed to fighting COVID-19.
Kaieteur News – People may gravitate to a particular career for several reasons, one of which is to only receive an income. But there are those who would do what must be done in their line of work, even if a satisfactory payment existed, simply because they are driven by a passion for what they are just do it.
Fitting neatly into this mold is a passionate nurse named Clarissa Hall. For this very reason he was nominated for attention as our Front Line Worker this Week.
However, there are many in the field who understand too well the depth from which the enthusiasm of the Nursing Hall comes. In meditation, he recently recalled that her roots were rooted many years ago when her beloved maternal grandmother, the late Cleopatra Celestine Success, became seriously ill and asked for the encouraging care that only a nurse could provide. What he saw back then was how important nurses are in the grant scheme of things in helping to save patients’ lives. “The nurses were instrumental in my grandmother’s recovery and when visiting her in hospital, I was inspired by their ability to intervene for their patients by understanding their needs, making them feel comfortable and administering care promptly when needed, ”the Nurse Hall shared.
By the time her grandmother was on the road to recovery, the young and impressionable Clarissa was promising to become a nurse. He has since decided, “I would feel honored to do the same for other families who need a strong, intelligent carer (healthcare provider).”
But despite the desire to germinate, one would be surprised to know that investigating nursing was not supposed to be on the cards for our Front Line Worker in question. She recently admitted that she really liked learning and even set her mind on becoming an educator. But that all changed when her grandmother became a patient. “The way my grandmother was treated while in hospital and I went there every day to help and care for her, helped me to love nursing,” he admitted.
FOUNDATION
On July 15, 1994, Nurse Clarissa Angelica was brought to the world by her loving parents – her father, Nicholas Hall, a photographer, and her mother, Debra Success-Hall, National VCT Coordinator of the Ministry of Health’s National AIDS Program. Clarissa turned out to be the last of four children to produce her parents’ union.
A Plaisance resident, East Coast Demerara, recalled attending East Street Nursery and then North Georgetown Primary before securing a place at North Georgetown High School. Back then it was captivated by dancing and the subject area (practically Food and Nutrition) which helps tempt the taste buds.
But as she got older, it became clear that the idea of being in nursing had taken her captive. In addition, she decided to enroll in Georgetown School of Nursing to complete the required training and today, five years later, she has an immeasurable appreciation of the role of a nurse. “Nurses are the most trusted healthcare professionals. They are with patients throughout the life continuum. Nurses are teachers, advocates, caregivers, critical thinkers and innovators, ”the Hall of Nurse boasts outside the country’s first public health organization, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
“They do so much more than caring for individuals; their 24/7 presence has transformed lives. Nursing is an honorable profession, and nurses are the heart and soul of the healthcare system, ”he added proudly.
COVID-19
But nursing the way she used to know five years ago has evolved with the advent of COVID-19. Reflecting on the role she is now playing in the fight against the disease, Nurse Hall said, “I have critical roles and responsibilities during the pandemic” and “I will continue to be at the forefront of patient care in hospital and actively involved in evaluation and monitoring in the community. ”
The Nursing Hall also has the task of helping to ensure that all patients acquire high quality personalized services, regardless of their infectious condition.
Always prepared for any incidents, it also helps to “maintain the effective supply and use of sanitary materials and personal protective equipment, and offers screening information, containment guidelines, and triage protocols based on the guidelines In fact, she now has a direct appreciation that “strong nursing staff engagement in clinical governance, awareness and knowledge exchange, and public safety needs a global pandemic.”
She has also learned that since her exposure to COVID-19, “We need to be better prepared for the future. We have learned how to work through the social isolation experienced by our patients and families, by finding new ways of communicating using iPads, Face Time, and the like. The use of telemedicine has greatly improved our ability to continue a provider’s relationship with them. our patients. ”
While there have been many gains, in terms of the restorations, Nurse Hall said the fight against COVID-19 has not been a quiet experience for nurses. Speaking about one of her colleagues who had the disease, she admitted that she was worried about becoming infected as well.
“Most issues facing nurses when dealing with patients with COVID-19 can be summarized,” he said, into two main types. The first includes staff shortages, anxiety-related depression and fear of infection, lack of communication with patients, and fatigue due to working long hours without proper nutrition. The second type includes a lack of medical supplies and resources, such as personal protective equipment (PPE). “
To help protect herself and others, she adheres to recommended measures like sanitation, wearing a face mask and social distance, and is never without her PPEs at work. In fact, “pray and stay safe,” goes hand in hand with it these days.
But the soon-to-be wife of Ezekiel Eucy Whatley, though immersed in her profession, has not forgotten the importance of family and so continues to make time for them, even more or less, as much as she can . She has also learned to make herself comfortable at home and added, “I’m learning to enjoy my own company,” a tactic she has embraced with the safety of her loved ones in mind.