This morning, an employee got sick and one of my "job responsibilities" is to attend to their needs. I'm am not just a company nurse, but an HR coordinator and a nanny as well. So I packed my medical stuff, donned my stethoscope on my neck(so I look like a doctor) and wore my white coat and went immediately to the house of the said sick employee.
Based on my assessment(char!), he suffered from Mild dehydration-external/stress related. I got that from the internet. hehe. Or in nursing field, Fluid deficit related to inadequate fluid intake or replacement. See, I still have some nursing care plans left on my brain way back in college. NOT. I still researched that one on the internet.
I went inside complete with my accessories and coat(and not to mention the stethoscope hanging around my neck to look more doctor-ish), I inspected him by system. He's cold. Very cold. Temp was 35.9 C. He didn't turn on the A/C inside his room because he's frigid cold. I really sweated (yep, there is such a word as sweated - researched again) when I took his Blood Pressure and took his glucose. Both are normal. The only problem is that he sweats a lot and had a minor headache. I just gave him Qatar's wonder drug Panadol to alleviate his headache. I advised him to rest and increase his fluid intake and wear light clothing. I hastily went back to the office because I can't take the heat anymore. I researched(again) that Doha's temperature plays between 38-45 C today.
Dehydration can be very dangerous here in the Middle East and with summer fast approaching, people need to drink a lot of fluids to sustain themselves and their bodies.
And apply sunblock, too!
Researching,
Paul
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