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Getrude Orodo
Jan 19, 20233 min read
Purple Urine and Other Rare Conditions
As we start the year, I have been thinking about the rare conditions I have come across working in hospital for the few years I have been...
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Getrude Orodo
Nov 23, 20225 min read
Dealing with Patient's Relatives
Its been a while since I wrote anything. Like they say, life happened. Since then and now, I have mostly been at work, I have completed...
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Getrude Orodo
Nov 23, 20223 min read
Opportunities for Quick Patient Assessment
Nursing is a game of multitasking. During your shift, you constantly have something to do. Admissions, discharges, taking handovers,...
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Getrude Orodo
Feb 16, 20213 min read
Why You Need a Nurse Mentor in 2021
If you follow this blog and my social media, by now you know that Nursing is a rewarding career. At the same time, it is full of down...
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Getrude Orodo
Dec 31, 20203 min read
2020 Review: End of Life Care
I know. I know, this is no way to end the year but 2020 has taught me more about death and end of life care than any other year. Death is...
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Getrude Orodo
Dec 4, 20203 min read
2020 Review: The Evolution of COVID-19 Treatment
This marks the beginning of my reflection of the year that has been. As we all know 2020, The Year of the Nurse and Midwife, has become...
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Getrude Orodo
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Saying No at Work
A single shift can be composed of several requests from patients, doctors, nurses and patients' relatives: Could you answer the phone?...
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Getrude Orodo
Oct 24, 20203 min read
Nurse to Patient Ratio: How to Cope with High Numbers
Staffing is one of the major challenges in healthcare today. There is no universal recommendation for the ideal nurse to patient ratio,...
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Getrude Orodo
Sep 10, 20204 min read
COVID-19: My Story
So many tragedies have happened this year, we can't even keep up. Although the Beirut explosion and the death of Chadwick Boseman were a...
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Getrude Orodo
Aug 27, 20204 min read
Internship: How to Get the Most
Every time I hear this word, I can't help but smile because it's burdened with bittersweet memories. As a nursing undergrad, internship...
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Getrude Orodo
Aug 7, 20202 min read
A Stint in Paediatrics
If you follow this blog, by now you know I'm a Jack of all trades on a safari to finding my mastery. My experience in paeds was short and...
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Getrude Orodo
Jul 30, 20203 min read
Handing Over Like a Boss
Shift Change. The time we all look forward to especially if you work 12-hour shifts. Handing over to the next shift can be intimidating...
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Getrude Orodo
Jul 9, 20202 min read
Step Back
Working in healthcare comes with its fair share of stress. The past few months have not been easy for most of us. COVID comes to the...
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Getrude Orodo
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Patient Advocacy
One of the key roles of nurses is being patients' advocate. I don't know how many of us take this role seriously. I personally give it...
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Getrude Orodo
Jun 19, 20202 min read
A Random Reflection
Sister. One word. Numerous meanings. You see, I am a sister to four wonderful siblings. Born and raised in Catholic, at some point I...
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Getrude Orodo
May 12, 20202 min read
It's a Wrap
"In God we trust, all others must bring data". This is my take away from the Nurses Week. The week has come to an end and while I have...
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Getrude Orodo
May 5, 20203 min read
KNH Labour Ward
Today is International Day of the Midwives. For those who don't know, I am a Midwife. Back in Nursing School As a student, I hated...
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Getrude Orodo
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Hook Me Up
If time is truly money then most of us should be millionaires at the end of this period. The past week I found myself in possession of a...
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Getrude Orodo
Apr 11, 20202 min read
COVID 19 Vs. 5G and others
Like other pandemics, COVID 19 has attracted a whole lot of conspiracy theories. I myself was greatly skeptical about the severity of...
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Getrude Orodo
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Masking Up
Face Masks. To wear or not to wear? And for healthcare workers what face mask to wear and when? These are some of the questions that are...
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