Thursday, May 14, 2009

Final week of Internship

  1. Look back to your earliest posts . What were you goals ? Did you meet these goals ?
    Before this assignment my goals was to learn more new things from the co-workers and learn more experience/information about physical therapy .Well, I did meet those goals.First i learn a lot new things from mine co-worker such as like each part of human body,Pathogen ,Physical therapy material , patients' care ,etc . and I also did learn more information/experience about physical therapy ,i learn a lot things from one of the physical therapy (Ben).He teach me how to use Mercury manometer (information about mercury manometer ) so now i know how to use it[ I check myself the blood pressure] , And also i learn how to use/listen stethoscope it was so fun the first time when i know how it work because i can heard myself heart beating .

  2. What are the most important thing you've learned ?
    The most important things I've learn is Clean skills /Basic PT/OT information/Paper skills/Communication skill .

  3. In what ways have your grown as a student/young adult ?
    After we finish the Internship i feeling like i grown in this ways : More organized time/Plan for everything , Know what's called busy and tired ,Step by step to finish everything , Can't be late to work site .

  4. What were the highlights of your internship experience?
    The first two weeks i only know how to clean the sheet and how to talk to patients' ,but after these 12 weeks i have been learned more experience about physical therapy and Basic work such as like: Mercury manometer/Sphygmomanometer , Stethoscope ,Talk to patients', Change patients' Schedule , Paper work ,And organized .

  5. Describe a memorable moment or experience.
    The memorable moment in my internship site is the Volunteers' Ceremony when my mentor give me a award and the gift ,Because in this day i feel little bit nervous and worry about what happen .But then the moment when i go up to shake a hand with my mentor , i feel so proud of myself .

  6. What challenges did you overcome ?
    The challenges i have in my internship site are still the same as the old one ,the PT/OT/Nursing/Doctor use big/hard words but i always ask them (Can you explain it / What that mean?)

  7. What advice would you give a new internship at the site ?Your answer to this question will be used next year with the upcoming juniors .
    I would say this site are really helpful for the nursing or some basic information you need to know about nursing because there are nice/helpful/smart people in there and they feel free to help us answer questions.
  8. What will you miss about your internship ?
    Miss about mine internship site ? Well i will miss everything from my internship because that is first place to give me a lot of experience for future/Basic information about mine future career . All the kind ,Care and love people always helping me ,taught me and talk care me (Specially one of the physical therapy Ben. ) I have to thanks him so much .

Week 11 - Weekly Vocabluary

Word: Credentialed
Meaning:Evidence of authority, status, rights or the like, usually in written form.
Context :
She has been credentialed to teach math.(From reading )

Word: Collaborator

Meaning: Someone who helps on a task.
Context:Allison was Allen's collaborator because he did the research and she wrote the briefs.(From SAT Book's)

Word:Squander

Meaning:To waste
Context:My friend Allen has been squandering all his earn on lottery tickets .(From News paper)

Word:
Sphygmomanometer
Meaning: An instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure.
Context:I start to learn how to use sphygmomanometer to measuring blood pressure .(From Co-worker Ben.)

Word:stethoscope
Meaning:
An instrument used in listening to internal body sounds.
Context:The first time when i use stethoscope i was so excited! (From Co-worker Ben)

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Week 11-Floor Plan

Internship site :Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Week 10 - Mentor Interview

Interview Questions :
  1. What is your full name ?
    Khyati Patel
  2. Where are you from (City , State , Country)?
    New Jersey
  3. Where did you go to college ? For how long? Do you plan to go back to school?
    She go to college in India for 3 1/2 years ,and she doesn't want to go back school .
  4. What was your major in college and what kind of degree did you earn ? Did you attend graduate school for an advanced degree ? If yes , what degree and where ?
    The major i have in college it wads Science /Bachelor of physical therapy .
  5. Why did you choose your professional field?
    Becasue she want to being a healthcare personal , and can help out people at the same time i can earn money for better living .
  6. Why did you choose this particular job at this particular company ?
    Because this particular company hospital and good reputation .
  7. How long have you worked here ?
    She have been work in Saint Vincent for 14 months .
  8. What is your job title ?
    The job title is Staff Physical theory .
  9. What is your duties include ? Or what kinds of work does your job involve ?
    The work have to involve health care.
  10. What is the best part of your job ?
    The best part of her job is Helping/Assisting the old aged people to improve their functional status to help them live better life .
  11. Did you work somewhere else before this job ? Where? for how long ? How was that similar/different ?
    Yes, she does . She worked at Mount-Vernon hospital ,she had about the similar Duties /Responsibilities,there since it was the same kind of hospital .
  12. What do you see as your future with this company ?
    She want to continue to work as staff physical theory & Improve her professional relations her supervisor.
  13. Do you enjoy the kind of work you do ? Why or why not ?
    Yes , She enjoy her work.
  14. Do you plan to open your own business one day ?
    No.
  15. What advice would you give to high school-aged interns preparing to find a career in the real world ?
    Always try to keep a good balance between your study & Other activities & Never compromise on our education for anything .
Before you conduct your interview , consider these ideas :
  • Who do you want to interview ?The person i want to interview is one of mine co-worker(katyte).
  • What do you already know about that person?The things i know about this person are: She's from India , Married , Have a eight month baby ,Physical theory staff .
  • What do you want to know about that person?I want to know about this person are : How can she learn English so fast ? How hard ? How old is she ? and all the questions from the list of interview questions .