Yikes

I have decided to forget about yesterday. Thinking about it again just makes me really angry. Pfft.

Anyway. My days are getting quite mundane. My preceptor has been missing from work again cos he was down with flu. And he will not be around for most of next week as he will be busy with pre-reg pharmacists. Sigh. I feel so neglected. And the amount of knowledge (pertaining to pharmacy) is very little compared to my peers. Sigh. I wanna learn a lot a lot! I don't mind getting drilled or tortured...but I'd feel very cheated if I didn't manage to learn as much as I want to. Of course, there's many opportunities where I could create a lesson for myself to learn...but I need some guidance.

So what did I do today...I am starting to gain more confidence in helping the customers out at the store. No longer do I hide behind the pharmacy counter and cower in fear when people ask me questions. In fact, I do enjoy going "out there" to help them make decisions. It's nice to talk to uncles and aunties asking for your opinion. Today I counselled a lady on the supplement to take for eyes. And another on fish oil and povidone iodine. And there's another lady on evening primrose oil. Some people are very understanding when I'm at the pharmacy counter. Since pharmacy-only medicines still need a certain level of counselling, I usually hesitate or pretend to look around for the medicine before finally summoning the pharmacist to counsel the patient (this happens most of the time when she is occupied with another patient). And because I am not a licensed pharmacist, I am actually not allowed to dispense those medicines. But it's really OK. Cos most of the time I don't even know the right questions to ask anyway. :P

Managed to get to know most of the pharmacy assistants better today. Learnt how to use the cash register and helped the cashier a little. I get very happy when I get to learn new things. Heh. Oh. Now I know what a mosquito forcep is. :) And it has very little to do with the little pest.

Looks like I have to take the initiative to learn and get some work done. I just feel a little resentful that my preceptor is paying quite minimal attention to me. I'm not sure whether it is because he felt that I am independent enough, or whether he thinks I cannot make it already. Sigh. How lah...I want to make this 6 weeks count! And today marks the end of the second week already! Sort of. There's still health screening tomorrow. We are not really expecting an exceptional turnout, but it will definitely help in my learning.

So, I guess it's back to my books for the moment. :)