Personal Narrative-A Day At The Kettle Falls Hospital

As I walked into the Petaluma Health Center it dawns on me that it was Halloween. Edwin and I were not informed that everyone would be dressing up for the day. We ran into Amy and were told that we would have an office for the day. This was a pleasant surprise because we have been working in the break area the last couple of weeks. The quiet of this office allowed Edwin and I to work on parts of our presentation. Our main goal for the day was to meet up with Gabb a member of Vet Connect.

The sun was starting to dim, and the night was beginning to set in. We walked approximately seven miles in the woods, and then we saw a piece of the child’s clothing that the bear had left behind. The group decided to split up in hopes of finding the bear before dawn. My brother, my dad, and I took off on a path leading to a small spring. As we walked, we heard a noise nearby. We stayed quiet and I pointed my gun towards the noise that was approaching us. It was a pair of hikers who were running from a bear about half a mile from where we were standing. We quickly asked them to describe the exact location of the bear. “He seems angry,” said one of the hikers. We followed the hiker’s description to find the location of the

Since March 2015, I volunteer weekly at Memorial Hospital West, where I assist in both patient and nursing staff needs. As a volunteer, I serve as a reception area greeter while giving out general information to visitors and answering phones. I also assist in patient discharge, answering patient call buttons, distribution of meals and water, as well as running errands for the nursing staff which include the pharmacy, lab, and cafeteria. I have also sporadically volunteered at Feeding South Florida, a hunger relief food bank. I assisted in the inspecting, sorting, and organizing of donated can goods which are then distributed to food pantries and shelters. The last two years with the assistance of my mother I have raised money towards the Leukemia

For my project I have been volunteering at Rogue Regional Medical Center. I started volunteering at the hospital in July, I now am still working to complete all of my hours. My previous hours were spent with gaining training so I could be successful in my volunteering. Also I worked with employees of the hospital to learn the lay out of the hospital. My project has had bumps along the way but I have worked them out and I’m now getting close to finishing my hours.

No matter how stressed or upset I feel, every time I step into the Children's Hospital of Orange County those feelings all seem to melt away. Here out of all places I find so much life and energy. Even when things are a little difficult, my "buddies" inspire me to keep going. My time spent learning their likes, dislikes, hopes, fears, and dreams drives me to try to make even the smallest difference in their lives and those of other

Over the past year I have gained experience working with disadvantaged populations. My most meaningful and influential experience has been working as a Spanish intern at Will Grundy Medical Clinic. A significant portion of my time was spent as a healthy lifestyle coach. After referral from the physicians, the patients would come see us biweekly for basic information about common chronic illness. On one such occasion, after I gave a general overview about diabetes in Spanish, the patient was smiling because she was finally able to understand and explain it to her other family members. Some of my other responsibilities as an intern include assisting with community activities, one of which was the healthy wellness fair. From this fair, my fellow interns and I picked one chronic illness, researched content that would be pertinent to the patients and made posters for short

As shown by my previous semesters, I am a strong student. Unfortunately, during my fall semester I encountered more physical and mental trials than ever before. The semester started with my working at a job that insisted on scheduling me Friday nights, all day Saturdays, and all day Sundays along with a regular Tuesday or Wednesday. All this time on my feet exacerbated a knee pain that had started to develop over the summer. The pain got so intense I had to quit my job and go in for an mri. We discovered i had a tumor in my knee in early october. The radiologist unfortunately mentioned to our family doctor that it could be cancer, which was then relayed to us. The tumor was removed on November 29th, during that time my knee was in major pain

Some of the best opportunities present themselves when we least expect it. When I first applied to Bellevue Hospital as a research assistant, I was unaware of what to expect. During my interview, I was provided with a basic overview of the office work. I was excited about the position, but I was eager to earn a role with more challenging tasks, even though it wasn’t listed in the position's description. As I examined the research coordinator screen, consent and survey patients in the pediatrics clinic in both English and Spanish, I knew my role was limited to providing her with the necessary paperwork and collecting MRN numbers. However, I wanted to reach beyond my limits as an assistant and qualify to conduct the surveys myself. After practicing

“My head and left arm has been hurting constantly since three days,” as I heard him complain but refused to go to the ER or make an appointment with the primary physician. As I over heard him vomiting, I rushed him to the Abington Memorial Hospital ER as I recall it was 9pm that day. The first thing that was performed on him was an EKG after I had described the signs and symptoms to the nurses at the front desk. He was soon rushed into the room as the nurse told us he had been suffering from a major myocardial attack.

The first week at First Valley Hospital was very fun. I was nervous the first day on the internship, but as Jordan explained to me how things were done the nerves were gone. The first thought that ran through my mind was how difficult it seemed to give psychological tests. As Jordan showed me around the hospital and showed me how to administer psychological test it all made sense. I think that some books make it more difficult than what it seems! The one test that I had questioned Jordan about was the WASI-II. The WASI-II has several parts to it that to me are a bit unclear. I questioned how to go about grading this specific test since there are rules such as reverse and discontinue. In addition, I was surprised as how the test the PAI

Throughout the years I feel that I’ve had a number of valuable experiences, but none that have changed me as much as my experience volunteering at Children’s Hospital Colorado. I still vividly remember my first walking past the sliding glass doors of the pristine hospital on my very first day volunteering during the summer of 2012.

My first week at St. Kates has been very exciting. I feel like I haven’t had a chance to calm down from all of the hype of orientation. I’ve been constantly moving with work, friends, skating, and school. I haven’t had the chance to actually talk to my family since I’ve arrived in Minnesota. I had expected to be the odd person out again because everyone had already known a lot of people from high school and such. I was expecting to be completely in-over my head, and not know the correct way to do things. I was fearful of not liking what I saw, and spending a lot of money being somewhere I hate. So far however, I have enjoyed my time here. I have come to realize that a lot of people are in the same boat I’m in, and they are nervous too. All

My journey at the woman’s hospital started off with me changing into a comfortable and fashionable pair of black scrubs. Once I was changes I was lead into a Cesarean section. The first step of this is to administer an epidural to the patient’s spine, which interestingly, is comprised of a predetermined amount based off of height rather than weight. This is because the height, and length of the spinal cord, is not determined by weight. After the patient is numbed, they make a cut near the bottom of the abdomen. After they cut through the skin, fat, and muscle tissue they reached the uterus. When the uterus was exposed, the surgeon carefully cut it open in small, brush like, strokes in order to avoid cutting the baby. Once the baby was exposed, a suction device was placed into the uterus and attached onto the baby’s head, where a suction force was applied. With the suction cup in place, the babies head was pulled past the wall of the uterus and the skin until it was exposed to air. At this point, the suction cup was removed and the baby was pulled out by it’s head. After the baby was removed and placed in a separate bed where it’s vitals can be monitored, the focus was placed back on the mother, who had been awake throughout all of the previous steps to report perceived problems. They began to tie her tubes, which she had requested

After having been exposed some of the top collaborators from all over the world through my summer internship at a local biomedical research center, I learned about the many sides of working in the medical field: not just treating others directly, but the series of intricate networks in which people collaborate to find cures and treatments of diseases. This process has always fascinated me, and it was exactly what I found on my first trip to the University of Michigan. Upon arrival to the first appointment for my brother’s epilepsy, we were visited by a series of nurses before meeting Dr. Simon Glynn. Once we had met, he asked us a series of questions, examined my brother, and set up appointments for us with other practitioners so they could treat my brother in a holistic manner, with each doctor specializing in their own field. From this point on, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by all of Dr. Glynn’s work, especially that with the Human Epilepsy Project. This type of collaboration and research is exactly what I seek to be a part of one day. At the University of Michigan, clubs like the Neuroscience Students Association and the Biology Student Alliance make this possible by providing networking opportunities, offering seminars, and giving exposure to

As I started to do up my fly, (bladder satisfied!) I looked up to the branch above my head. I stood still, my feet glued the spot, too petrified to move...there, on the branch above me, was a family of five raccoons! Their eyes looked like shining daggers. Ten yellow, beady eyes were staring me down. I wanted to scream, but nothing came out of my mouth. I looked back at the raccoons, my feet turned from stone to jelly, as I tried to melt backwards into my clothes, this I thought was the only way I would be able to hide from the monsters in the tree. Which presently where slinking down the tree trunk single file, about to corner me, I turned to look at them face on, then I noticed it. The leading Raccoon had something hard and rectangular in it's claw. "Ahhhhhh" I cried, " A smartphone." I hid behind a bush, to escape the red flashing light of the recording phone. I stayed there until it began to get dark, and the raccoons went back up the tree and into the tree trunk. I looked around, it was even darker than before. I wandered, eventually finding my way back to the path. Everyone was gone, I had to get back to camp quickly. I ran down the path. As I approached the camp I could hear people's voices calling out someone's name. Then I realised, that was my name they were calling! I sprinted towards the main tent, (where all the teachers slept.) everyone was soooo pleased to see me, especially Chris