Independent Component 2

LITERAL
(a) “I, Edwin Giovanni Davila, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 33 hours of work.”
(b) Psychiatric Registered Nurse Silvia Davila
(c) Updated Independent Component 2 Log (which should be under your Senior Project Hours link)
(d) Throughout the course of my independent component 2 I continued my mentor ship to help further my knowledge and understanding to improve my answers. 
INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. 

The picture above was taken on March 11th, when we
were practicing how to take vital signs of a patient.

The two pictures above were taken on March 25th, which is when we were practicing patient safety in a clinical setting.

The two pictures above show the students practicing their technique on how to properly give a bicep injection.

These three pictures that are above show three different ways that an injection can be administered. The picture in the middle shows me receiving an injection in the abdomen which is used for administration of subcutaneous injections which lye between the fat of skin and muscle. Often used for administering insulin.

This component helped me understand more in-depth of what my answers are by allowing me to further my knowledge in the field.  

APPLIED
This component helped me by providing me with extra knowledge that I wouldn't have gained if not for this component for example when I took notes and had the mock simulation of an emergency situation it helped me understand the importance of patient safety in the field.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1) I plan on doing more hours of mentor ship. I'll shadow my mentor and use the time to ask more questions to further my research.

2) Allow the teachers to call my mentor and verify my hours. Or I could record everything I do exactly how I do it. There would really be no other way due to patient confidentiality.

3) Talking to nurses and students who work with patients first hand would be more valuable than reading about studies.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

LITERAL

(a) Write: “I, Edwin Giovanni Davila, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component. 
I completed my independent component along side with my mentor.

(c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.

(d) Explain what you completed.

For my independent component I successfully organized and executed a fundraiser to help the NAMI organization promote stigma awareness. In addition to operating the fundraiser I became more informed by doing various hours of research which included listening, reading, and attending testimonials of those directly affected by a mental illness. Then I also volunteered at two NAMI Walks in Affiliation with the East San Gabriel Valley Branch to inform others on mental stigmas and their effect on others.

INTERPRETIVE

Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
I believe that this project allowed me to go outside the box and do something that could really make an impact. Looking back to see all of the work that I have done to make a difference is very impacting not only to me but to others as well. Overall this component allowed me to go places I have never gone before and opened my eyes to see what some of the patients would go through before arriving at the psychiatric facility. Below are pictures of the two NAMI Walks that I was apart of beginning with the Huntington beach walk and ending with the Los Angeles walk.

APPLIED

How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this.

This component has allowed me to further understand how a mental illness has affect on not only the person who inhabits it, but, also the people in their lives. Listening to the testimonial of a 14 year old girl named Belle who shared that she had become clinically depressed due to being sexually abused at the age of 8, really opened my eyes and helped me finally understand that the patients I work with are not just patients, but they are someones brother, sister, or even parent. I no longer see the patients as “patients” I see them as individuals who are fighting their way through a life changing experience.  

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

To get your idea approved now, please answer the following questions:

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my independent component I plan to attend a CPR and AED class at the Hacienda La Puente Adult School It will take about 20 hours of class time but i plan to fill the extra 10 by getting my Injection Certification at the American Red Cross as well.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

As evidence of my 30 hours I plan to use my BLS (Basic Life Support) textbook and swell as notes that were taken in the class.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

To go more in depth with my topic I plan on continuing my Psychiatric Technician classes. These are real classes that are attended by other students who want to pursue a career in the medical field. Although I am not receiving credit or actually taking the State Board exam, I am still receiving the same curriculum.

4.  Update your Senior Project Hours log.

The new link is posted on my blog.