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| Banat Farofihoh, Nursing Vocational Alumni of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) who is pursuing a career in Kuwait. (Photo: Istimewah) |
Young traditions bear longing, and old habits handle variety. This one proverb is appropriate to describe the spirit of Banat Farofihoh, a Nursing Vocational alumnus of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM). He believes that young people must be patient in achieving their goals. Likewise, he is now sharing his knowledge and experience at the Royal Hayat Hospital Kuwait.
"His motivation is not to work but to learn and gain experience wherever he is. Both opportunities at home and abroad. The hope is that the knowledge gained can be applied to build an optimal health system in Indonesia," said Banat.
Leaving for Kuwait in October 2022, she is currently a Practice License Nurse. Namely nurses in the home health section, a kind of homecare that treats patients at home. Some of the services provided are in the form of baby care and geriatric care.
This woman, who graduated from D3 Nursing, started her initial career as a Covid-19 volunteer in the Pandemic management program in collaboration with the Batu City Health Office and UMM General Hospital in 2021. While devoting himself to the epidemic, Banat enrolled in an international work program in Kuwait. Who would have thought that at the end of 2021, he would receive good news about his departure.
"At the place where I registered, the focus is on the global field, so the division of work is for Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and many more. The work contract is approximately 2 years. The process was quite long, but I thanked God that UMM always helped and supported my intention. Starting from the ease of taking care of administration to prepare for departure, "explained Banat.
In the early days of his work, Banat felt a lot of culture shock. Especially in terms of language and working system used. However, other conveniences are present to ease his steps.
"Working hours in Kuwait are 12 hours, 17 days a month. While in Indonesia, only 8 hours of work. In addition, co-workers who come from various countries are also a challenge in itself. Even so, I get many conveniences, such as vehicle facilities and complete living quarters and furniture, which the hospital facilitates. Income is also very sufficient for daily needs, which is around 12-13 million rupiah per month," he said.
In addition, another challenge is when facing a patient's family with different opinions. Here his determination and patience are tested to complete the task as well as possible. "Usually, the homecare department likes to struggle when dealing with patient families, such as understanding families who sometimes have different health standards," he concluded. (cdr/nov/wil)
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