This month, I completed my third interview with, Aubrey Abiva, a nurse at San Dimas Community Hospital and iPoly alumni. She is really knowledgeable and was able to give me a really good interview since she's comfortable talking with people, which is an essential skill for the job. She talked about how pain management is important. An important aspect she also talked about was communication, you need to develop a relationship in order to help understand each other's needs. I believe communication will be part of my 3rd answer.
We completed 2 Advisory meetings this month, which I found to be very helpful. In the first meeting, I learned what I need to research more on. During the meeting today, Mrs. Pittman helped me format my second answer along with everybody else's. This allows us to better prepare ourselves for the final senior presentations and I appreciate the valuable advice we were given.
Tomorrow, I will start conducting the long overdue extra research for my senior topic. I need to stop procrastinating and get a move on meeting the research requirements early.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Blog 16: Advisory Meeting #2
EQ
What is the best way a nurse can help a patient recover from knee surgery?
Answer #2
In order to help a patient recover from knee surgery, a nurse must take necessary protection measures.
3 details
Research Sources
Concluding Sentence
Protection measures are necessary for the nurse to take in order to prevent or stop deterioration, infection, and help patient understanding.
What is the best way a nurse can help a patient recover from knee surgery?
Answer #2
In order to help a patient recover from knee surgery, a nurse must take necessary protection measures.
3 details
- According to Nursing Times, The "ABCDE" approach is to be performed for deterioration prevention when patients are transferred or during emergency situations.
- WHO estimates 99,000 deaths annually in the US due to infections as a result of health care.
- A study of patient participation in the Scandanavian Journal of Caring Sciences determined that activeness and patient understanding contributes to increased motivation to improve, follow prescription orders, and get better treatment results.
Research Sources
- Mentorship
- Liddle, Cathy. "Principles of Monitoring Postoperative Patients." Nursing Times. Vol. 109 No. 22 Pp 24-26. 31 May 2013. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
- Liddle, Cathy. "How to Reduce the Risk of Deterioration After Surgery." Nursing Times. Vol, 109 No. 23. Pp 16-17. 7 June 2013. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
- Royal College of Nursing. "Essential Practice for Infection Prevention and Control." Royal College of Nursing. 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
- KAE Plos, et al. "Patient Participation In Nursing Care From A Patient Perspective: A Grounded Theory Study." Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences 21.3 (2007): 313-320. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.
Concluding Sentence
Protection measures are necessary for the nurse to take in order to prevent or stop deterioration, infection, and help patient understanding.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval
1. I plan to continue my mentorship at San Dimas Community Hospital for 30 hours, in addition to the 50 I have already completed.
2. I am not allowed to take pictures of people at the hospital due to liability issues so I will keep a log of my hours. However, I will try to take pictures if allowed to.
3. Continuing mentorship will allow me to gain more experience and observe what nurses do for their patients after surgery. I can talk to patients as well as nurses for their opinions and knowledge. It specifically pertains to my topic since I am assigned to the Medical/Surgical Unit of the hospital.
4. I have decided to continue logging my hours in the Mentorship Log on the right-hand side of my blog, but labeling which hours are Mentorship and which are Independent Component.
2. I am not allowed to take pictures of people at the hospital due to liability issues so I will keep a log of my hours. However, I will try to take pictures if allowed to.
3. Continuing mentorship will allow me to gain more experience and observe what nurses do for their patients after surgery. I can talk to patients as well as nurses for their opinions and knowledge. It specifically pertains to my topic since I am assigned to the Medical/Surgical Unit of the hospital.
4. I have decided to continue logging my hours in the Mentorship Log on the right-hand side of my blog, but labeling which hours are Mentorship and which are Independent Component.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Blog 14: Independent Component 1
Literal
I, Allyana Salud, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
My teachers Jeanette Ellis, David Greene, and Noemi Barajas (who filled in for Mr. Greene when he went on medical leave) as well as these 2 books helped me complete my independent component:
I attended the course on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:40-5:10P
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Applied
The class has helped me develop a sense of medical terminology, familiarize myself with the human body, and what nurses do. In order to delve deeper into the topic of nursing I felt it was important to build on the basics first. I've learned how to examine patients, determine pathological conditions possible treatments, calculate dosages, properly document a Medication Administration Record (MAR), and know the legal side of nursing as well. When presenting on the topic of nursing a lot of medical jargon tends to come up. I can now easily break that down. For my activity during the 30 minute presentation the word hepatitis is mentioned. From class I know that "itis" means swelling or inflammation and "hepat" means liver. Therefore, "hepatitis" is the swelling or inflammation of the liver. When I observe nurses and doctors at my mentorship I have a better grasp on what they're saying (body parts and pathology), can understand what's happening around me, and see how they work together with staff and patients. The class also helped me develop my first answer, which was Patient Assessments. We had a whole section on the topic and I learned how much emphasis was put on it and why.
I, Allyana Salud, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
My teachers Jeanette Ellis, David Greene, and Noemi Barajas (who filled in for Mr. Greene when he went on medical leave) as well as these 2 books helped me complete my independent component:
Comprehensive Medical Terminology by Betty Davis Jones
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Dosage Calculations by Gloria D. Pickar
I attended the course on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:40-5:10P
Syllabus
For my first independent component, I took a class at Citrus College. The Intro to Health Occupations course was a prerequisite for the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Program. Four different classes took the same course taught by several professors on Pharmacology & Anatomy/Physiology. Only the top 15% students out of all 4 classes would pass and be eligible to join their LVN Program.
Interpretive
The class had a very rigorous schedule with tests almost every day. Every Monday and Wednesday I would lug my textbooks to study at school for the coming tests. Although it was a challenging course, I learned an extensive amount of information. Studying and class time is equal to over 30 hours of work as evidenced by me passing the class. I was accepted into the nursing program, but opted not to join the LVN Program in order to finish high school at iPoly. However, it was a rewarding feeling to know that I have what it takes.
I have Transcript Evidence, which is also located at the right hand side of the blog.
Applied
The class has helped me develop a sense of medical terminology, familiarize myself with the human body, and what nurses do. In order to delve deeper into the topic of nursing I felt it was important to build on the basics first. I've learned how to examine patients, determine pathological conditions possible treatments, calculate dosages, properly document a Medication Administration Record (MAR), and know the legal side of nursing as well. When presenting on the topic of nursing a lot of medical jargon tends to come up. I can now easily break that down. For my activity during the 30 minute presentation the word hepatitis is mentioned. From class I know that "itis" means swelling or inflammation and "hepat" means liver. Therefore, "hepatitis" is the swelling or inflammation of the liver. When I observe nurses and doctors at my mentorship I have a better grasp on what they're saying (body parts and pathology), can understand what's happening around me, and see how they work together with staff and patients. The class also helped me develop my first answer, which was Patient Assessments. We had a whole section on the topic and I learned how much emphasis was put on it and why.
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