Second week already!

By golly. It's already the second week and the amount of knowledge acquired is still pretty rudimentary. Sigh. I don't expect myself to know as much as my preceptors, but at least I should know about medications for very minor ailments.

And, today is the first time I worked in the later shift. I.e., from 12.30pm to 9pm. Time passes by really slowly in the afternoon. But as the evening moves on, 9pm seem to arrive pretty quickly. Not complaining about it though. I just need to adjust my meal times properly. Missed my lunch today and only had meagre sandwiches for dinner. And I just had to tahan the hunger cos of this stupid pride of mine. Never look weak! Heh.

Well, I was "scolded" today for picking things off the the "Pharmacy Only Medicine" shelf and handing them to customers. I admit I shouldn't be doing stuff like this cos it would give people the wrong impression. Plus, without proper counselling, I may cause potential harm to the patients. Then I was "scolded" again for staying far away while my preceptor counselled patients. When I told him that I felt useless, he said that it's OK for me to just stand around and observe and to learn. That's the reason why I'm there in the first place - to learn.

Observed a blood glucose test today. Not my first time though, but it's interesting to see my preceptor do it in a real setting. Come this Saturday, I'll probably be doing the same thing as well. *grin*

What else...managed to help an old uncle to select some health supplements for his aching knee. And also recommended a painkiller to go with it.

And trivia of the day: Vitamin B can repel mosquitoes!? Haha. Some customer told me that today. Probably not very true lah huh. :P Need to go read up about it.

Also helped a German pick out stuff for his own first aid kit at home. :) And recommended a product to help with someone's athlete's foot with confidence.

Oh, and the weekend assignment I did? Preceptor was just pleased. Not sure what he thinks about it really. He didn't tell me that he's impressed anymore (of course lah, or else my head will be bigger). But one thing I could tell is, he's not torturing me. I don't feel that his drilling is as bad as my seniors made out to be. Maybe it is true that he has toned down a lot. Lucky for me? I don't know.

Well, tomorrow I'll be off for some vendor training, learning about several products and hopefully be more confident in helping the customers. Thereafter, I'll have to make my way to Toa Payoh to learn how to use blood glucometer as well as blood pressure meters. Yay.

I think it's time to look at my new assignments now. Good night.