Extra Blog Post: September

The video above is one of many interesting tasks that were gone over in fundamentals throughout the course of the month of September. It was displayed to the class how to properly insert a Nasal Cannula and Face Mask on a patient. Knowing how to properly apply these tools in a real life scenario is extremely crucial mainly due to the fact that if the process is not done correctly there is a possibility of endangering the patients life. 

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparation

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
My mentor is Silvia Davila who works at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education and also at BHC Alhambra hospital.


2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?

• Where did you do your schooling and how was your experience?
• In what areas have you needed to improve on throughout the course of your career?
• Throughout your many years of experience did you ever feel like it was too much for you?
• What is the most stressful part of your career?
• What challenges have you faced throughout your experience as a nurse?
• As charge nurse when on the floor what are your duties?
• Was there a point in life where you wanted to just give up and choose an easier career?
• What was the biggest challenge you face when going to school?

Blog 5: Mentorship Reflection

1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship? If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search for a mentor.

My experience when looking for a mentor was quite short, painless, and very resourceful. The reason as to why it was so easy is simply based on the fact that my mentor is my mother. Now I did not go directly to my mom, I had first asked her if she knew anyone that could mentor me or if there were any places that I could mentor at. Then it clicked, she could be my mentor, as i asked her she said that I could be in her Psych Tech class. So as of now I am not actively enrolled but I am studying and testing along with them.

2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?
The most important article I have read isn't necessarily an article. It is the text book that I have been reading. It is about the basic fundamentals of patient care, the actual textbook that students use where they learn the fundamentals. It has been such a primary source for all of my info because it is full of information such as the history of nursing, the anatomy of the body, and a section on STI's. 

Class Away From I-Poly

On the first week of school I showed the class my textbook that I have been using. The textbook has all of the basic skills and fundamentals that any nurse should have no matter what. But what I didn't talk about was that I'm using that book for an actual Psych Tech class that I am apart of. Since I haven't been able to attend class because I'm still in school, I have been doing the same homework and quizzes as my mentors current students because she posts them on an online class interaction website called Edmodo. 

The book above is the book that I have been using throughout the course of the Psych Tech class.

The image above is a screen shot of the website my mentor uses to post the homework, power points, and quizzes.

Blog 4: Interview Preperation

Content:

1. Who do you plan to interview? Why?
I plan on interviewing a woman by the name of Nancy Maldonado because she works as a Psychiatric Technician in an all woman's prison. I plan on interviewing her because she would give me another type of outlook of how it is on the field versus a classroom environment.

2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask?

1. What are some of the negatives and positives of being a Psychiatric Technician?
2. What inspired you to become a Psych Tech?
3. What advice would you give to a person wanting to pursue this career in your field?
4. What factors would be a plus when looking for a hiring position?
5. Are there any tasks or duties that you did not anticipate performing when you were hired?
6. If you had to start all over again, would you choose a different career path? Why?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1. List your topic here: Psychiatric Technician

2. What are the most important steps one must follow when caring for a patient?

Blog 2: Summer Mentorship Component

•Literal:

1.Hacienda La Puente (Psychiatric Technicians) Summer Mentorship Hours

2. Contact Name: Silvia Davila
    Occupation: Registered Nurse and Teacher
    Phone: (626) 367-0550

3. When identifying a triage patient what aspect is the most crucial in treating first?
    Why is it important to check the placement of a GTube?
    When caring for a patient with a mental illness what precautions must one take versus if the patient isn't mentally ill?

•Interpretive:

4.What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
The most important piece of knowledge that I gained from mentoring was that Psych Techs are extremely vital to the healthcare society. They are in the front line of patient care serving as the doctors eyes and ears when he is not around, therefore, making them a key piece in today's modern society of healthcare. Often known as the nurse that interacts the most with its patients, I feel like I could really make a mark in peoples lives through having a medical career.

•Applied:

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.

My senior topic is going to be on Psychiatric Technicians. What I did that really inspired me towards wanting to do it on Psychiatric Technicians was based off of the fact that they help people every single day but not just normal people like you and I, they help people that are in dire need of assistance such as the mentally ill or unstable. Just knowing that I was potentially able to make someones day by simply performing my duty and helping them gives me an over sense of joy.