UMALOHOKAN 
Sofia Anne Buenaventura, a fourth-year nursing student of the University of Cebu–Banilad Campus, 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 involving a public utility vehicle (PUV) near Villa del Rio in Babag 2, Lapu-Lapu City, on October 15, 2026.
Still on her motorcycle and on her way home from hospital duty, Buenaventura became a responder at the scene, assisting the victim before an ambulance arrived.
“Nerve-wracking gyud siya, especially since gikan pa gyud ko duty, and I became the first responder before the ambulance arrived. Wala pa gyud koy pahuway,” she recalled.
Despite her exhaustion and the uncertainty of the situation, she proceeded with an initial assessment and provided basic first aid, drawing on the knowledge and skills she had gained through nursing school and clinical duty. For Buenaventura, however, helping the victim was never about receiving recognition or anything in return.
“Honestly, wala ra gyud ko nag-expect anything in return. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼. As future nurses, helping people in situations like that is something we are taught to do,” she shared.
The experience also gave her a deeper appreciation of how classroom lessons, return demonstrations, and clinical duties prepare nursing students to respond to emergencies beyond the hospital setting.
Her experience underscores a fundamental lesson in nursing: 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.
