Tuesday, September 29, 2020

SIA stewardess of 14 years makes career switch to nursing

Source Website: https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/sia-stewardess-14-years-makes-career-switch-nursing
By Charmaine Ng, The Straits Times, 23 September 2020 at 11:22 am


Ms Zabrina Kng believes her experience as part of a cabin crew has been helpful in her new role.
PHOTO: Ms Zabrina Kng believes her experience as part of a cabin crew has been helpful in her new role.
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SINGAPORE - After 14 years of flying with Singapore Airlines as a cabin crew member, Ms Zabrina Kng decided it was time for a career switch - to nursing.

Her new career would allow her to pursue her life-long interest in healthcare and have more time to spend with her ageing parents.

She learnt about the Workforce Singapore's Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for Registered Nurses (Diploma) in 2017, and set her sights on applying for the two-year programme.

But after finding out that she had missed the intake for the year, she continued working as a cabin crew member for another year so that she could save up for the programme.


After finding out that she had missed the intake for the year, she continued working as a cabin crew member for another year so that she could save up for the programme.
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By the time her contract with SIA ended in 2018, she had saved ＄12,000, which she used to supplement the monthly allowance of around ＄2,000 she received from the two-year PCP.

But for Ms Kng, 34, it was still an adjustment financially.

"Initially when I first started, I really had to adjust my lifestyle. I told myself that since I've made this switch to nursing, I needed to persevere," she added.


Initially when I first started, I really had to adjust my lifestyle. I told myself that since I've made this switch to nursing, I needed to persevere,
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Another challenge she faced was having to return to school in her 30s. "It was an accelerated diploma which would normally take three years to complete. So the learning curve was very steep for me," she said.

She graduated from the programme in April and began working for Woodlands Health Campus, although she is temporarily stationed at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

She believes her experience as part of a cabin crew has been helpful in her new role.


She graduated from the programme (Workforce Singapore's Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for Registered Nurses Diploma) in April and began working for Woodlands Health Campus, although she is temporarily stationed at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
PHOTO: She graduated from the programme (Workforce Singapore's Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for Registered Nurses Diploma) in April and began working for Woodlands Health Campus, although she is temporarily stationed at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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"There are many similarities between being a cabin crew member and a nurse, like communication skills, empathy and being able to work well under pressure.

"These are all soft skills that I've gained in my years as cabin crew, and I think are plus points when you are up against someone who is a fresh graduate," she added.


There are many similarities between being a cabin crew member and a nurse, like ommunication skills, empathy and being able to work well under pressure.
PHOTO: "There are many similarities between being a cabin crew member and a nurse, like communication skills, empathy and being able to work well under pressure.
"These are all soft skills that I've gained in my years as cabin crew, and I think are plus points when you are up against someone who is a fresh graduate," Ms Zabrina Kng added.
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Nurses have difficult moment too.
PHOTO: Nurses have difficult moment too. Even registered nurses sometimes find themselves feeling weak. They may even feel defeated, as if they are absolute failure at what they are trying to do. They may feel like they just don’t have what it takes to give their patients what they deserve.

It’s in these moments of occasional, but understandable discouragement over a very difficult vocation that we must remind ourselves of the solid truths about ourselves and our profession that can be found in God’s word.

While this is a hard thing to admit, we find it’s actually easier when we can remember that the outcome of our patient isn’t really in our hands. We can do the best we can do, but in the end we have to surrender our performance into the Lord’s hands. And when we do that we can actually catch our breath. He’s in control. [2]

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10).
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By Charmaine Ng, The Straits Times, 23 September 2020 at 11:22 am
This article was first published in The Straits Times.



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Reference
[1] Charmaine Ng, The Straits Times, SIA stewardess of 14 years makes career switch to nursing, posted on 23 September 2020 at 11:22 am, https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/sia-stewardess-14-years-makes-career-switch-nursing

[2] Meet Brie, brieann.rn@gmail.com, 5 Biblical Truths to Encourage Nurses, posted on 13 July 2015, https://briegowen.com/2015/07/13/5-biblical-truths-to-encourage-nurses/


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