I Am A Valley Girl Essay

I asked how often she had to deliver bad news to the patients and she said that the radiologists usually delivers the bad news and that there is no lack of support from the nurses or doctors. Ms. Rhea said “we handle difficult situations as delicately as possible with care.”

The story is told in second person, which gives the reader a sense of being in the story, at the same time being an observer. It begins with telling you where you stand in the socio-economics’ and in the eyes of your peers. “If you’re white, and you’re not rich or poor but somewhere in the middle, it’s hard to have worse luck than be born a girl on the Ranch. It doesn’t matter if your father is the foreman or the rancher – you’re still a ranch girl, and you’ve been dealt a bad hand.” (551)

Cleveland Clinic Science Internship Program, Radiology (2016) This is a nine-week, paid internship for rising high school juniors and seniors who attend school in Northeast Ohio. This internship gives students the ability to work with nationally-renowned physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals. Students are given the opportunities to focus on research, innovation, education, and development of better, more efficient ways to achieve quality in patient care. I had the opportunity to shadow and assist in every specialty of Fairview Hospital’s Radiology Department and completed a research

This week for clinical I was doing my first day on the surgical floor for this semester’s placement. I was able to begin to understand how the surgical floor works and how a normal day on the floor will look like.

Single patient’s rooms promote privacy, prevent infection and endorse good rest and sleep. Advanced technology expedites test results, and facilitates physicians to see results from physician’s office which in turn help them to make critical decision if needed. The rooms also equipped with entertainment system so that patient could listen to music, education sessions and comedy channels (Eberst, 2008). The Mendocino Coast district hospital, the first healing hospital recommends that to gratify benchmarks of healing hospital each departments in the hospital should employs simple informative tools for patients and visitors that create health awareness and inspire healthy living. For instance testing departments provided with training program to reduce stress surgery division offer guided imagery CD to start healing process before surgery. The hospital took a positive role in improving health of the community ("Mendocino Coast District Hospital," 2009).

On September 28, when we went to Tripler Army Medical Center, I was placed in the Cardiac Ward. At that time, I was able to learn so many diagnosis dealing with the patients. The nurse had briefly explained what was going on with each individual patient and the type of treatments they are doing to help. She had also neatly clarified each medication she was giving them and told me exactly what it was used for. I was able to get an experience of hands on by taking a patient’s temperature. I had shadowed as she did so many things to make the patient feel comfortable and did everything to the best of her ability to make them happy. She had taught me how to record every piece of information about the patients on the computer by showing me what

I arrived at clinical 0630 and picked up patient information the morning of. I reviewed all assigned diagnoses, medications, labs, and orders with my assigned students, and we discussed our plan for the day. We both took report from the patient's nurse and then Elizabeth presented at preconference. Kala shadowed the Nurse Lead and I helped Elizabeth with brief changes, pericare, and vital signs. I continued to check on both Elizabeth and Kala throughout the day. Last, lunch and then post-conferance.

As a nursing student whom has little experience with the role of nursing during procedures, I enjoyed being able to watch two procedures in which a CT scanner was used to help guide the radiologist. As I was watching the team prep and carry out the procedure, I noticed a barrier that kept me from being situationally aware. That barrier was the lack of knowledge I had about the procedure and the related medications that patient was receiving. To prevent this barrier in the future and to become more situationally aware, I will research the

Hospitals in today’s society are functioning in a way that is changing with the advancement of technology and the way organizations are training and educating their staff. Greater opportunities that are emerging in the healthcare profession are causing hospitals to expand, for instance CHI St. Vincent Health System and their nurses. CHI St. Vincent is an organization whose one and only purpose is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church. By that I mean to create a healthier community they are supported by education and research human dignity.

I had been instructed to introduce myself to the patients, so I started with the first room and began to work my way down the long and dimly lit hallway. Popping my head into each room, I quickly muttered my name and half of a greeting before rushing over to the next one. Many of the patients in the unit didn’t acknowledge me, and for that, I was grateful. It wasn’t until I had gotten to the last room, in fact, that I was even met with a

Frank Zappa as a musician set himself apart in comparison to many other popular artist of his time. Unlike the others, Frank Zappa wasn’t afraid to have lyrics that addressed controversial topics, as well as have orchestrated music that strayed away from the norm. Because of this, many say he was one of the few artist that brought attention to a different style of music; said style is now often referred to as the alternative rock genre. Because of Frank’s eye for originality, many of his songs are considered to be culturally unpopular, but one that managed to slip through to the public would be no other than the song “Valley Girl.”

A typical day starts at 7 am, where he meets with the with department head/chief surgeon of the clinic, fellows, and residents for rounds where they discuss: past and upcoming surgical cases, patient status from prior surgeries, relevant lab results and imaging, clinical operations, and continuing patient care. He then organizes his schedule based on his patient’s needs and condition, his operating room (OR) schedule, and his naval obligations.

Emily has consistently met the needs of the physicians at the Fishers office, as well as, other offices. You can tell that the physicians value her skills, as she played a big role in identifying the issue with the Fishers clinic x-ray equipment. Emily has voiced the need to educate staff on radiation safety throughout her career here at OrthoIndy. Emily has demonstrated the ability to lead her co-workers by effectively coaching and teaching staff on radiation safety. In addition, Emily created a brochure that answered most frequent questions that most patients have regarding x-ray exposure. A poster has been created based off this brochure and is now displayed in all OrthoIndy x-ray waiting rooms. Emily played a vital role, in teaching

Shadowing has been an incredibly satisfying experience for me. During the months of June- July 2016, I assisted in many medical areas including pediatrics, family medicine, pediatric emergency, obstetrics and gynecology. I have seen many different patients from an infant born with HIV to a teenage girl with severe bed sores who doesn’t want to leave her bed because she feels disabled in her wheelchair. Over the course of 17 hours, I shadowed five doctors, who gave me a personal glance into the day in the life of a physician. During this time, I assisted in taking patients to their rooms, ordering tests, and interacting with patients on a medical basis. Throughout the entire experience, one patient stood out to me. This patient was a regular

I had the chance to shadow Carlson through a family friend that she works with. I have always been fascinated by emergency medicine, so I was naturally very excited to shadow her. Through email Carlson told me her shift was from 10am - 6pm. She also told me to wear comfortable shoes, since her job is very faced-paced. I arrived at Parkland Medical Center at 9:55. I checked in at the front desk in the emergency room. I waited for fifteen minutes, the lady at the front desk said she was caught up with a patient. “Already?” I thought, I knew then I was in for a busy day.