Career Field Experience Final Exam Essay by toreh on Scribd
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This is the final week of working at the medical center. Sadly, our coordinator no longer wants students to intern there because our hours are a bit all over the place (which is understandable). However, this last week I got to work with cardio rehab, infusion, and on the OB service. I got to talk to Alyssa more and she said I can come any time after school and volunteer in their department if I would like to, that's something I'll for sure keep in mind. I loved working with Alyssa and Ms. Shannon because they taught me so much when it came to reading EKGs and taking blood pressures. Ms. Shannon also taught me more about the PA profession and how some of her friends are PAs. I worked on the OB service and was able to see a Mirena IUD insertion which was pretty interesting and awesome! I felt bad for the patient, however, but it was really fascinating to watch. I comforted the patient as well because she was having a hard time going through with the procedure, so it was really nice being able to comfort her and calm her down and also learn about this procedure at the same time. It was an amazing experience and I am excited to have more experiences like this. Infusion had a little pot luck for an early Thanksgiving and it was really nice seeing everyone come together and eat and enjoy their work day. They made the most out of it and I loved that about it. I loved working with everyone from the Medical Assistants to the nurses in infusion and the cardio therapists and nurses in cardio rehab. I hope to get another experience like this again because this was an amazing opportunity. Me and the other students who worked at the center are planning on buying the crew some cookies and flowers as a way to thank them for all they've done and for allowing us the opportunity to work with them. Thank you again!
This week I worked back in Infusion with the other nurses and rotated in between and worked in Cardio Rehab with Alyssa and Shannon. I've worked in Infusion multiple times and all I get to do is take vitals and talk to the patients. I sometimes do get a tad bit bored working in Infusion due to the fact that I cannot do much in that department; however, I love talking to the patients there and distracting them from their treatment and the reason they're there. I do learn a bit of information from some nurses there. One nurse broke down the disease Multiple Sclerosis to me and how it affects a person's ability to perform basic motor actions and sometimes affects your vision. I also learned about people that have week immune system which in result causes them to get sicker a lot quicker and easier than the average human being. It's extremely interesting learning about all these diseases and how people with them are treated for them. I enjoy working in Cardio Rehab because Alyssa, a woman who works in that department (not sure what her job title is), teaches me a great deal of information when it comes to reading an EKG (electro cardio gram) test and what is an average person's EKG and what is a person who has had a stroke or heart attack before EKG. I also got to accurately get a person's blood pressure visually rather than taking my stethoscope out and hearing for those thumps and stuff. I felt good about that because that shows that I am improving when it comes to taking blood pressure and may soon become a master in it (hopefully)!
This week I got to finally work with the most praised doctor I've heard so many great things about: Dr. Gibson. Dr. Gibson is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist and she is also the President of Michigan Medical Society. I got to work with her and her MA Lashae and they showed me different procedures and allowed me to take blood pressure like usual and also call patients into their room. I got to see a Nexplanon implant procedure which is another type of birth control contraception and I also got to hear the heart beat of a fetus which was really amazing! I really enjoyed working on the OB side because I learned a lot from working with Dr. Gibson. She taught me how to do a Nexplanon impant procedure and what we were looking for when listening to the fetal heartbeat. She told me the range of how many times a heart is suppose to beat which is 50 to 160. I really loved working on the OB side and with Lashae. Dr. Gibson is an inspiration to me because I want to be as caring as she is when it comes to caring for her patients and her staff. I hope I can be as great as she is when I become a physician.
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Victoria PerryHello, all! I'm Victoria Perry and this blog is going to be about my journey through Career Field Experience and shadowing doctors, nurses, etc. Welcome to my journey! Archives
November 2016
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