Recommended: Caring for older people
She will need to make sure that there are not any rugs or cords in the floor, remind Bessie to always have shoes on, and make sure she has any assistive ambulating devices she needs. Laura may also inlist a local church in provide and install shower and toilet grab bars, and possibly providing life alert necklace incase Bessie falls and can not get to the phone to call for help. The Medication
Rotation one was a morning shift, I got to experience how the Phlebotomist do morning draws. They all go to different departments. We drew some timed draws, I saw some patients that were not able to identify themselves therefore; we had to look at their wrist band and match the labels to make sure we drew the correct person. The morning draws are usually for all patients, some of the patients were still sleeping; we had to knock and wake them up. Most of the patients where elderly, I liked how the Phlebotomist asked the patients if they needed anything before leaving their room; I thought this was kind of him.
I job shadowed Randy because I personally know him from his other profession of photography. He has taken my sports pictures and he took my brother's senior pictures. Also, I am going to Iowa Central for the Dental Hygiene Program so this is the career I am interested in doing in my future. While job shadowing Randy, some skills I helped with or observed were; cleaning tools, a patient who needs crown to restore a tooth where a cusp broke off the tooth, scraping of teeth, polishing of teeth, preparation for clients, technology (x -rays, scheduling appts.
One of her clients on her case load is a 60 year old, bed bound, diabetic person. This client does have provider staff, but they only come in 4 hours a day (2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon). The provider leaves at about 7pm, so this client is in her bed until the next morning when staff arrives at 10 or 11. This client has spent 12 hours in her bed, with possibly soil linens. The client does not want to be placed in a nursing home, does not want more provider hours, and does not want move with family.
History Report My job shadow is a certified nursing assistant (CNA). Nurse aide jobs were first established during World War I due to the surplus of injured soldiers. Since there was a lack of trained nurses, there was a desperate need for volunteered assistance to treat soldiers.
(Joint Commissions, 2014).It is important for nurses to explain how to use the call light to the elderly patients, and also to ask for help before getting out of bed. Vulnerable patients should be placed close to the nursing station for close monitoring. It is very important to educate health care workers on the approaches used to prevent falls. The measures used to prevent falls in the elderly could include; carrying out a risk assessment during admission, placing colorful stickers outside their doors, stopping the use of psychotropic medications, teaching them the best way to use their assistive device, placing their call light and belonging within their reach, placing their beds in the lowest position with brakes /wheels locked at all times, removing throw rugs from their surroundings, making sure that they are wearing non-skid shoes/socks before ambulating and also giving them their prescribed Vitamin D supplement as well as encouraging them on the use of their corrective glasses or hearing aids. It is very important to educate health care workers on the approaches used to prevent
Shadowing was a great opportunity for me. It provides students a general overview about a certain career such as working conditions and nature of work. On the 14th of November, I shadowed Dr. Azhar Bustami, a dentist on 10043 E Adamo Dr, Tampa, FL 33619. Dr. Azhar was very welcoming and supportive. She tried her best with explaining the advantages and disadvantages of working as a dentist.
For instance, it was interesting to be able to see and work within the different dynamics of the nursing profession. In the OR and endoscopy unit I noticed that the nurses seemed much more relaxed than those on the medical or surgical floor. I felt as though they had copious amounts of time to educate on the different procedures and different pieces of the specialty areas, while allowing me plenty of time to ask questions to broaden my knowledge. In the endoscopy unit, the RN that I shadowed was very involved in my learning and made me feel as if I were a part of the team and not just a
My first comprehensive exposure to the health care field was six years ago as a senior, during which time I participated in hospital-based schooling. This program allowed me to observe a multitude of different medical disciplines, with rotations in surgery, orthopedics, nutrition, dermatology, gastroenterology, neurology, administrative services, and many more. Three out of the five school days were dedicated solely to shadowing, and the other two were spent in the classroom learning various medical-centric studies. Once in college, I continued to shadow physicians whenever my class scheduled permitted. I participated in the 4-U Mentorship program, which paired me with a fourth-year medical student who was preparing to do his residency in general
I also had the opportunity to shadow my general practitioner in which I was able to see how the GP clinic is run, the environment in which the patients are exposed to and the care and consideration they receive from all staff. Understanding the role of a general practitioner gave me useful insight into whether I would like to proceed into a medical field. I was able to observe procedures, find out about patients experiences and learn about their treatments if they were willing to share information. Discussions and advice from the staff and professionals that I had the opportunity to work with allowed me to realise the importance of such a role. As a result I learnt that this role required me to display a level of professionalism and discipline, skills in which I need for this
I worked with young children in the resource room with the staff that included teachers, special needs assistants and an occupational therapist, who routinely visits the school. I found the experience immensely rewarding to see the progress the children made in such a short space of time. I was able to see and discuss the different exercises that the occupational therapist used with the children in order for them to make progress. This gave me a great insight into the work environment and daily tasks of an occupational therapist and it made me realise that I had the personality traits and abilities that suited this career
The first day I stepped onto the floor, I felt overwhelmed and I questioned myself if I was meant for this line of work. I was assigned 14 patients. Soon after interacting with all my patients, my perspective and doubts changed. After leaving for college; I started my college days as a full time pre-nursing student. I continued to work as a CNA and
Nursing Theory Virginia Henderson: Definition of Nursing Princess Oliver Averett University Abstract Theorist’s Background Virginia Avenel Henderson (November 30, 1897 – March 19, 1996) was a nurse, theorist, and author. Henderson is also known as “The First Lady of Nursing,” “The Nightingale of Modern Nursing,” “Modern-Day Mother of Nursing,” and “The 20th century Florence Nightingale. Henderson received her early education at home in Virginia with her aunts, and uncle Charles Abbot, at his school for boys in the community Army School of Nursing at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C. In 1921, she received her Diploma in Nursing from the Army School of Nursing at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington
The place I decided to carry out my job shadowing experience is at Select Physical Therapy. During my time there, I decided to shadow an Occupational therapist who specialized in hand therapy. I wanted to shadow an Occupational Therapist because at the time, I was interested in becoming an Occupational Therapist and I wanted to see if this is really the career path I wanted to take. At first when I started my job shadowing experience, I was a little nervous since I was not quite sure what I was supposed to be doing since I have not shadowed a place before.
My Worst Job When I was sixteen, one of my middle school friends named Jessica was a shift leader at dunkin she wanted me to work with her for the summer to have some extra money. It seemed like a lot of fun for the first week or so, but it turned out to be the worst job of my life. My job was the front cash register. This was fun I actually enjoyed it
