1 August 2020 - Walter Ting, Senior Staff Nurse, CGH who has been a nurse for 10 years, spoke about how the role of nurses have changed. He was also part of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team who helped set up ICU facilities in the isolation ward. During his stint there, he recounted an occasion where he took turns with some colleagues to stay in the isolation room with a suspected COVID-19 patient who was experiencing anxiety. Walter, who’s a recent nursing graduate from Singapore Institute of Technology, also shared how his nursing degree has helped him to continue to be relevant in nursing practices.

SOURCE: LIANHE ZAOBAO, SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED, REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION