International Nurses Association

This is told by Susan, a retired nurse. I worked as a nurse for a community in Cambodia from 1986-1987. In many ways, it was the best and worst time of my career. Infirmaries in Cambodia At the time, I worked in a small community. There was no hospital, and only a couple of infirmaries.   The larger of the two infirmaries had 8 beds with 2 being considered critical.   Beds were hand carved bamboo, however they did have mattresses, similar to what we would find on a futon bed.   The beds were not adjustable as hospital beds in the U.S. are, and of course there were no call nurse buttons averrable for patients.   there were several people trained in what Americans would think of as CNA’s and they took turns spending the night the in infirmary with the patients.   A physician visited every other week, and in the meantime all patients were seen and evaluated by nursing staff.  Related:      Your Footwear is as important as your Stethoscope Healthcare in Cambodia, the Fac