Blog 15: Independent Component 1

LITERAL

•    (a) Write: “I, Itzia Chavez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 32 hours of work.”

•    (b) Rose Robledo, my guidance, has guided me throughout the volunteering work and in helping me complete this independent component. 

•    (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.

             ◦Click here to view mentorship hours

•    (d) Explanation: Throughout my independent component, I was able to grasp a lot more knowledge than I thought I would. I was actually able to work more specifically on my senior project aspect, regarding my essential question and in learning new ways to answer it as I volunteered around the facility with filing papers, learning about patients, and connecting with people, like Nurse Rose, who would help me. 

INTERPRETIVE 


• So, aside from my log, linked above, the only other proof I have is a letter from my mentor stating that I did 32 hours of work. I couldn't take any pictures due to confidentiality issues and patient procedures. 

APPLIED


• The independent component helped me understand my foundation and answer # 1 to my essential question. Working side by side with my mentor, Cara Johnson, allowed me to understand patients and fully grasp the views of a nurse. I worked a lot more with patients for my independent component, especially because of my essential questions, which then lead back to answer. With this in mind, I was able to communicate with patients; I was able to shadow nurses who communicated with patients about critical answers to their procedures and medical outcome of their life. I understood both views of a problem, the patient's side and the nurse's. Eventually, I understood my topic a lot more in depth and soon enough my answer #2 came to mind. So, at the end of this component, I was able to learn a lot more on my topic, specifically answer #1 and come up with answer #2. 

Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

- I can honestly say that the thing I’m most proud of the most in lesson 2, was actually meeting time, and speaking a lot slower than usual. Usually, I’d just slur my words, mumble, speak really fast, and be done with it. However, this time, I was a lot slower than usual. Yeah, I was still pretty fast, but I was a lot slower than I’m used to. I’m also proud of all the information that was retained within my head, and for not reading word for word directly off the board. I’m just overall a lot happier and more content with this lesson.

2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

-  I would give myself a P.

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

- The reasons to why I think I deserve this grade, is because I did everything that was asked for on the “P Requirements contract”.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

- Walking around while presenting my lesson worked for my lesson 2, having a video as a hook worked, and allowing people to interact with one another during activity also worked.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

- If I had a time machine, I’d take a deeper breathe and speak nice and steady. Also, I’d arrange the classroom into pairs of two, allowing them to just have one partner to discuss their activity with.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

- I think my answer number two is going to be addressing medical history or background.

Blog 14: Interview 3 Preparation

EQ: How can a primary care nurse best ensure the quality of care for their patients? 

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

•  I plan on Interviewing my mentor, or one of her co-workers. She's been out of town and just got back, so the whole interview planning is still in the works. 

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 

• Interview is set to happen February 1st, or the 8th, depending on work schedule of the interviewee. The time would be at 2:00pm at my mentor's office in Arcadia, CA.  

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

• What can a nurse do to make sure that the patient and him/her are always on the same page? Are there any obstacles she/he must overcome? 

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

• How do you ensure that the patient feels safe enough to trust the nurse that's working with him/her? 

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 

• Have you ever encountered bad quality of care by a nurse? If so, How'd that work out for you?
• How does a patient learn that she's getting all the help she needs? What reassures the patient and why?

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

• Ramona Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?

• My contact at the moment is Rose Robledo. This person is an expert because she's a certified nurse in her field and program. She graduated with a bachelors and is now striving for her masters to obtain the best medical education that she can. 

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).

• Because of the struggles of finding a mentor, and then the struggles of finding a center to volunteer at, I only have a total of 11 hours (school year wise) at the moment. My goal is to hopefully work for as many as I can, goal: 75 hours.

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.

• So, at the rehab center one of the first things I did so far was go over the protocol procedures. Theres an evacuation plan, there's an emergency exit plan, earthquake and vacancy plan, etc. I spent the first week sort of going over, trying to fully understand and memorize the color codes and calls. I also watched the patients interact with visitors because that's one of the most important key roles in a rehab center. I learned all about ho much a simple friend can mean to someone who lives at a rehab or nursing center. My mentor and I are still al little dry, but I hope that it goes away as we work more together. At the moment, I plan to try to do 4 hours per day for 3 days a week, so that I can separate mentorship and independent component hours. 

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• Over the course of winter break, I was actually able to finally get a place to accept me as a volunteer: Ramona Rehabilitation Center. Now, I'll be able to do my independent component hours there after the TB shot check-up has been approved. 

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

•  The most important thing that I learned from actually being able to get a place that allows me volunteer, is that its hard. Finding a facility that allows volunteers, under 18 years old, to volunteer and keep up with the pace that the authority figures have is something I struggled with. There were lot of hospital confidentiality issues, so that was a big concern. I learned that I must be a bit patient, but at the same time very persistent and aggressive so that you're taken seriously. 

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

•  I plan to talk to the main nurse from the Rehabilitation Center so that I'm able to find some answers for my new, approved, and developed Essential Question.

Blog 11: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?
• I'm most proud of my final lesson template component because it's detailed, it's very organized, and because it's easy to follow. 
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why you earned that grade using evidence from the component contract.
   
• Based off the component contract, I qualify for a "P", however that may not be the grade I get. Overall, I think that I deserve an AP, due to the fact that I cited more than 1 source and mentioned my mentor and my 1st interview. I believe that because of my fast speed in talking, I wasn't too clear, so that may be brining my grade down. In addition to that, I don't know if I proved that I had all the knowledge and points across the way I thought I did, so that may have brought me down as well. 
3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson?  How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?
• If I could go back, I would change the overload on information. I think that because I had such an overload of information to provide the class with, I panicked so I spoke fast. I would change the way I grasp my peers' attention and the way I presented my points. I believe that for lesson 2, I should learn from all the mistakes that I may have done and improve upon everything. One thing I'll take into consideration is to practice my presentation more than twice; I should learn it and try to teach the class more on the topic, rather than just spit information that may not make sense. For lesson 2, I should be a lot more prepared of what's expected and I should be a lot more educated on my topic - making it easier to talk about.