Thursday, April 30, 2009

Midpoint Reflection- Weeks 8/9 - Due Thursday April 30

Midpoint Reflection - Weeks 8/9- DUE Thursday April 30th

Midpoint Reflection Questions
You are now more than half way through your internship.
Assignment:
Use the following questions to guide you in creating a post reflecting on and analyzing your internship experience up to this point.
  • How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
My internship has been very different from what I expected. Now I know working in a hospital needs a lot of responsibilities and dedication. This past week been a necessary change for me in my internship. As I mentioned the last time that in transportation we didn't have much work to do. Sister Patricia who is the directer of the volunteer department hired us to work in her office. From now on we always busy. We do filling, put the orientation papers together as a pamphlet. We also do zerocksing which means to make copies and print some workers folders. I like it so much to work with sister Patricia because she's a very great teacher who always persist and expect the job to be done in a very organize way.
  • What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment?
the difference between my school and my workplace environment is that in my school, we have much freedom. Students don't have to wear professional and they can hang out with their friends during lunch time. In my school, we have the diversity of different languages and cultures form all over the word. This diversity makes my school a very important place where students can learn abou each other culture. That's the best thing I like about my school. But in a hospital you have to be very self directed, responsible. You have to follow the rules, specially when it comes to savety, infection control, isolation and the patient confidential.

* What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace? Which of these are transferable skills?
The new skills i have learned that apply to the wokplace is my interpersonal skills meaning the way help the patients in their needs. I keep company to the patients and I make sure they fell comfortable talking with me. I also developed and i am utilizin my communication skills because i verbaly communicate withe the patients and I ask my mentor questions about how thw work sould be done. Asking questions is very good because it don't make you a ignorant person. I aslo gained organization skills because to do an office work you need to be very organized and prepare all the materials before you start the work. Both of these skills are transferable skills.

* What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have yo grown as aresult of interactng with professionels adults? What kind of communication ( verbal- non verbal skills ) have you gained?

My mentor, my co- workers and I have a very good relationship. Everyboy who I work with is very nice people. Someyimes my mentor make jokes just to make us laugh. As a result of interacting with professional, I start talking more. Professionaly and try use use as much sofisticated vocabulary words to show my level of education. I also ask more questions as I get more use to the people who I am working with. I mostly use verbal communication skillsa to inyeract with them.

*What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?

I hardly didn't have many challenges. The only thing that was bothering me was when we use to seat for like two hours without doing anything. It wasn't our fault because when there is no patient going back home, we don't get to have any patients to transport to the lobby. It is just like when you have a store and you don't get custemers to buye the thing that you selling. So you cannot do anything about it. We over come them by our mentor's help because she made us now work in her office.

*What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?

In school, I didn't faced any challenges even though I go to school and work at internship at the same time. In school. I. Stay focus in class, I try my best to learn new things everyday, I do all my homewoks, I manage my time and I love my schoo because evrybody is so nice.

*What goals are you working to accomplish during the remaining five weeks of the internship?

For the remaining five weeks I my many goals that I already start to gain. I learn better how the hospitals function and that is the knowledge I wanted gain. The goals I want is to know I to use the materials to help patients get a better health. I want to practice like the real nurses. I which to use my imagination base of my knowledge of. What goes aroud of hospitals to develop new ideas.

*What new things have you learned about New York City?

I learned that New York City is a perfect place that have lot of opportunities for eveyone. Everything is availabe in here. The is mich freedom but to get what you want you have to work hard. New york is also a plae where the American Dream can be realized. Don't think that its just a dream, you have to believe on it to make it happen.


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