Malaysian nurses turn the busiest throughout the Eid day
On Thursday, June 29th 2017, while others were adoring merry celebration as the marks a person’s triumph and success on discipline and self resistance which symbolizes refinement and rebirth, Malaysian nurses were kept busy living up to the ideals of their noble profession.
Patients and their relatives showed their appreciation by surprising the nurses with Eid cookies and other specially prepared food.
Norleha Mat Yusoff, hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit told media that she had to miss the Raya celebration in her Kelantan hometown as it was her turn to work that time. But for the 38-year-old, there was no time to be gloomy.
She stated, “I was kept busy at the ward caring for the sick children. For me, it is important that the little ones recover fast. I want them to be able to go back home.
“It was nice of their parents to bring us Raya food.”
Norleha, she added that her husband was also on duty in the army during the festive period.
Zuliati Ismail, 37 years old from Terengganu told that she was grateful that her businessman husband and four children understood the nature of her work. She stated that the maternity ward nurse who organized a potluck did with her colleagues said: “They made the necessary adjustments to suit my schedule. My parents live in Terengganu, and it is always sad to miss celebrating Raya with them as well.”
Nur Baisyah Badaruddin, 34 of Kuala Kangsar, said since she had just returned from maternity leave, “it is only fair that I work during Hari Raya.”
The surgical ward nurse said, “But I am happy to care for the patients. Last year, I took my Raya break so this time around; it is my colleagues’ turn to enjoy.”
Chief nurse Murjiana Abdul Rauf, who was one of the four chief nurses on call during Eid-ul-Fitr festive, said that a nurse had a heavy responsibility.
She added, “We must not only give moral support to patients, but their families as well. When we see our patients recovering and returning home,
“It is the best satisfaction for us nurses,”
She said that hospital director Dr B. Premavathy and other senior officials provided the nurses with nasi kukus, chicken and other delicacies.
Correspondent: Syeda Faiza Bukhari
