KOTA KINABALU: Holistic care for patients admitted at government hospital wards here is made possible with the availability of Filipina "nurses" to be hired by family members.
A hospital worker, who refused to be named, said those caregivers had been around for at least five years and acquired satisfactory nursing skill to care for patients.
"Those staff nurses taught them on basic care of the patients, giving medication, administer oxygen, suctioning mucous, physiotherapy among others.
"The hands-on experience makes them highly demanded especially among Chinese family and those who can afford it,"he added.
A 48-year-old Katrina Podon said that the service had reduced her burden when his father was admitted to hospital many days due to lung infection.
"There are nurses around to take care of him, but it seems impossible for them to take care every need that my father needed.
"That's why I choose to fork out some money to have this one-to-one care by the filipino," she said, adding that the charge was RM80 per 24 hours.
Another patron Jeremy Lee, 24, said his family paid almost RM1,000 to the same caregiver each time the late-grandmother was admitted to ward.
"It is undeniable that the charge is expensive, but I believe it is still cheaper as compared to sending grandma to private hospital,"he added.
The man's mother, who is a nurse, complimented the standard care of nursing that the caregiver provided to their family member.
"Eversince the Filipino took care of her, my grandmother appeared to be clean, well-managed, and free of pressure ulcer," Jeremy explained further.
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A hospital worker, who refused to be named, said those caregivers had been around for at least five years and acquired satisfactory nursing skill to care for patients.
"Those staff nurses taught them on basic care of the patients, giving medication, administer oxygen, suctioning mucous, physiotherapy among others.
"The hands-on experience makes them highly demanded especially among Chinese family and those who can afford it,"he added.
A 48-year-old Katrina Podon said that the service had reduced her burden when his father was admitted to hospital many days due to lung infection.
"There are nurses around to take care of him, but it seems impossible for them to take care every need that my father needed.
"That's why I choose to fork out some money to have this one-to-one care by the filipino," she said, adding that the charge was RM80 per 24 hours.
Another patron Jeremy Lee, 24, said his family paid almost RM1,000 to the same caregiver each time the late-grandmother was admitted to ward.
"It is undeniable that the charge is expensive, but I believe it is still cheaper as compared to sending grandma to private hospital,"he added.
The man's mother, who is a nurse, complimented the standard care of nursing that the caregiver provided to their family member.
"Eversince the Filipino took care of her, my grandmother appeared to be clean, well-managed, and free of pressure ulcer," Jeremy explained further.
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