Malawi Ministry of Health Kamuzu Central Hospital.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2020 Apr 1;24(2):215. doi: 10.1188/20.CJON.215.
As someone who wanted to make others smile, I realized that nursing was the only profession that could help me achieve my purpose. The realization of my love of nursing unfolded when I entered the Kamuzu College of Nursing in 2008. As a nursing student, I wanted to provide excellent nursing care. In my third year of my BScN studies, I had a clinical home-based rotation in Lilongwe, Malawi, where I was introduced to chronically ill patients. I realized that this chronically ill population was the most neglected in Malawi, similar to populations in other sub-Saharan African countries. My exposure to home-based community care redirected my passion to this population. After graduating with my BScN, I worked in a hospital's intensive care unit for two years, where I gained advanced skills and experience in the care of critically ill patients. My interest in oncology nursing began when I cared for a pediatric patient with Burkitt lymphoma who had large masses on the head and died from nasal bleeding. I felt that I did not have the knowledge to care for this patient and felt defeated. From that experience, I desired more knowledge about cancer, which led me to oncology nursing.
作为一个希望给别人带来微笑的人，我意识到护理是唯一能够帮助我实现目标的职业。2008 年进入马拉维卡姆祖护理学院时，我意识到了自己对护理的热爱。作为一名护理专业的学生，我想提供卓越的护理。在我 BScN 学习的第三年，我在马拉维的利隆圭进行了家庭临床轮转，在那里我接触到了慢性病患者。我意识到，在马拉维，与其他撒哈拉以南非洲国家的人群一样，这个慢性病患者群体是最被忽视的。我在家居社区护理方面的经历使我将热情转向了这一人群。本科毕业后，我在一家医院的重症监护病房工作了两年，在那里我获得了照顾重症患者的高级技能和经验。当我照顾一位患有伯基特淋巴瘤的儿科患者时，我开始对肿瘤护理产生兴趣，这位患者头部有大肿块，并因鼻出血而死亡。我觉得自己没有照顾这位患者的知识，感到很挫败。从那次经历中，我渴望获得更多关于癌症的知识，这促使我选择了肿瘤护理。
