Preparations for the "Nursing Day" celebration

Many things were done in order to have the hospital looking good for the Nursing Day Celebration.  The good thing about "putting on a face-lift" for special occasions is that the face-lift helps boost staff morale and much of the "face-lift" will remain in place after the occasion is over.

I mentioned in an earlier blog about the bridge leading to the hospital.  It was all wood, badly rotted, crooked and has been in need of replacement for quite sometime.  It just was not a "priority" until the "Nursing Day" celebration was to be held here.  So this is a BIG face-lift which will remain and the staff were so excited to have this new bridge!
 

For 3 days prior to the Nursing Day celebration, nurses from our hospital as well as other hospitals in our district held a "Health Fair".  As we do not have big conference rooms or conference areas for such things, temporary tents were built outside.  As you can see, the decorations were very nice.


They had several different area for people to come to learn.  Above they are weighing patients and then calculating their BMI.

There was an area to teach about our OB care and infant care.  Family planning, first aid and nutrition were also taught.

This nurse is teaching about HIV and performing HIV testing.  My surprise was to see who her students were.  See below....  Many people here believe it is better NOT to know if you are HIV +.  It is hard to get them to consent to testing, so education is very important.


God blessed us with good weather and many people to educate.  Other preparations for this day included putting out new linens in the wards.  From previous donations, we had enough white fitted sheets to change all the beds and enough white flat sheets & white blankets for many of the beds.  We also replaced 40 of the worst mattresses.  I am still working to raise the funds to pay for these mattresses.

 
I pray that God will bless all the work here in Chimala.  I am so thankful to Him for opening the door for me to come here to work with these people.  I also thank you for helping me with the funds needed for this work.  May God bless you all and open your hearts so that I may continue to have the ability to stay here.
 
 

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