From Friday, November 27, 2009Today was a national holiday but we still squeezed every bit of work out of this trip that we could. We toured the last school of nursing scheduled for this trip. Rubaga, a private faith-based SON and affiliate hospital had very warm and gracious faculty. We are grateful that some of the sisters came on the holiday to show us around.
There are many things on this trip that I have probably neglected to share but one thing I can't overlook is acknowledging Janet's nerve, tack and sensitivity in capturing our trip visually. Today was no different. Can you imagine coming into a hospital ward and asking to take pictures of patients in bed at the bedside of a loved one? Capturing these pictures so that we can come home to help share these important stories is so invaluable.
She instinctively seemed to know when to proceed and when to pull back. She greeted each person with an extended hand and asked kindly for permission. Today she seemed to be the much needed respite in the pediatric ward. All the kids, except for a confused one or two, along with their mothers posed for pictures. Janet went through the same process each time and when she was done taking the picture, would share the image with them. It brought many laughs and smiles. Well done Janet and a heartfelt thank!!
For the record, we have visited 12 schools of nursing and eight hospitals during our two weeks on the ground. And in between those SONs and hospitals were lots of road in between them. We have now visited almost every SON in Uganda that meets our program requirements and we are very proud of our extensive research all the support we've received along the way.
This afternoon was spent with an American nurse from a prominent SON in the US who is in Uganda for two years. We were discussing what we've learned and in addition to a new masters program that is in the works which we hope to support next year when it is launched. It is greatly needed.
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