Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your 2-Hour Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

A:  I am most proud of having able to bring Mauricia Copada, my second/third/fourth interviewee to speak during my two hour. It's a touch job to bring any kind of nurse in to speak due to the fact that she works full time and works in Pediatrics so I know she must be exhausted. But she ended up coming anyways last minute and took the day off just for me.  She told me the day before my presentation, "No mijo, just be yourself. You're a great young man and I'm really proud of you. I'm happy that there are still a lot of hard working young people like you. You are our future. I mean that with all my hearrt. I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think you are great, for real." As you read, I am most proud of this because she really is a great nurse in general and I am glad I had the opportunity to share her knowledge/kindness to the audience.

(2) Questions to Consider

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

I didn't memorize my whole presentation. I did look at my notes quite a few times but nontheless, I did meet the time required and I did educate them my answers and what a LVN is and the material was understood. I did fix some information I left out in the end but it was covered. The clarirty of my tone was just right and I had enthusiasm and my presentation wasn't boring like others. I entertained the audience while educating them at the same time.

AE            P            AP            CR            NC

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)? Why?

I give myself an overall assesment of a P because I did all that was required and not one component is missing. I tried my best in each individual component, even with obstacles in the way and I got them done. What I learned overall my senior project and what I acomplished is out of my belief. It is what Ipoly taught me even if I do receive bad grades. It has shown me that there is a reason for each project they give us because in the end we might be destined to do something great in the world. (Look at the last answer)

AE             P            AP            CR            NC

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

Finding articles was the easiest out of everything in the senior project. Nursing is a big branch spread out into many different little branches which gave me a variety of things to search up and use for my research. 

(4) What didn’t work for you in your senior project?

The service learning did not work very well with me. It took me forver to finally come to a place where it wouldn't be a hassle to volunteer at everyday.
Finding my interviewees came quite easy for me. Seeing that I had connections in Kaiser, I easily found my LVNs to interview.  It was just the laziness of actually getting them done was the problem and their busy schedules =.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples. 

The senior project helped me to undestand what I really want to pursue as a career. I want to become a Nurse Practitioner. I want to be able to make a difference in the medical field;big or small. The senior project has also changed my unemployment title that I have as of right now. Ana Velasquez (Department Administrator in Pediatrics) offered me an employment opportunity to work in Pediatrics (which is my dream to work there). Of course I graciously agreed. Without the push from Melogno and the nudge from Mr. Ogden, this would have never had happened if I stopped trying to get volunteer service hours there. 

-Thank you I-poly. You did something right, 

Answer #3

Essential Question: What is most essential to being a Licensed Vocational Nurse?

Answer 3: LVNs feel the joy of seeing a baby born or feelthe pain of losing a long-term patient who became closer than expected. Emotional stability is crucial when being an LVN in order to survive the everyday emotional roller coaster LVNs endure with daily.

Evidence:
Mauricia Copado (my third interviewee)says she can't let her emotions control her every day tasks since she sees sick patients everyday in the Pediatrics Department. If she does then she will fall into a depressed state and won't be able to work.

Nursing is a stressful job where traumatic situations are common. The ability to accept suffering and death without letting it get personal is crucial. Some days can seem like non-stop gloom and doom. That’s not to say that there aren’t heartwarming moments in nursing. Helping a patient recover, reuniting families, or bonding with fellow nurses are special benefits of the job. Just don’t come to expect it. Leave the happy endings for Grey’s Anatomy. :) (Rowland Convalescent Home)

Nurses must have the emotional stability to deal with the stresses that accompany the nursing field. For example, nurses must have coping skills to handle patients who are in extreme pain. Also, nurses must care for patients who die from their injuries or medical conditions, or who die after their health was improving. Nurses must emotionally handle unexpected events and emergencies such as the ones explained above. (Article #47)

http://www.best-job-interview.com/nursing-interview-questions.html

Source(s:
Volunteering at the Rowland Convalescent Home.
Article #47
Mauricia Copado (Interviewee)

Answer 2

EQ = What is most essential to being a Licensed Vocational Nurse?

Answer 2 = What is most essential to being a LVN is alway playing your role in hospital quality improvement.

Evidence = Interviewing Mauricia Copado, I asked her what she believed is vital when it comes to nursing and she told me that you never stop learning. Nurses should be active learners and I asked her what she meant by "active learners" and she told me that nurses should look at where they can improve with their overall health care.

 Evidence = An Article I came across really opened my eyes because it explains that as the nation’s hospitals face increasing demands to participate in a wide range of quality improvement activities, the role and influence of nurses is also increasing, according to a new study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). Some improvementsthat hospitals address to the LVN's are

Having adequate nursing staff when resources are scarce

Engaging nurses at all levels—from bedside to management;

Confronting traditional nursing education that does not always adequately prepare nurses for their evolving role in today’s contemporary hospital setting.

 Evidence = When volunteering at Kaiser Permanente, my Department Adiministrator Ana Velasquez told me who do the patients see the most. I answered her question by saying nures. She told me nurses are the heart and soul of the hospital. She told me even with the wonderful nurses they have, there will always be downfalls and mistakes being made everyday. She asked me to follow the nurses around and take note of how and what can nurses improve on. I took the challenege and got started right away. Something I found that they could improve on is taking time to input all the data recorded from the patient. I saw some nurses looked rush and scribbling out mistakes. Another thing is they looked rush. Patients shouldn't think you're in a rush. They should feel like you have all the time in the world to hear them out. The biggest important factor I saw that needs a lot of improvement is communication with the other nurses and physicians. Some get along well and others don't. They need to see that each one of them needs one another. The nurses need to communicate well with the physicians so they can administer the patients health correctly because any misleading information can not affect both their relationship, but the diagnosing of the patients health.

Source = For answer/evidence

 Mauricia Copado Interview 2

 Volunteering at Kaiser Permanente

 The Role of Nurses in Hospital Quality Improvement  by Debra. A Draper

Presentation Rough Draft 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W94cIRelCc5-NjavEC5FJE745lAcAnXPpEAa9BTKpfQ/edit

Answer 1

 The top two qualities that makes a good nurse is showing compassion and true care for them. True care is actually sitting down with your patient and listening to what they have to say. If you looked rush, they won't feel important. They'll feel like just another patient of yours. Technical skills is great but you never hear patients and families say, "Wow, she/he really knows how to work that program!" They always talk about how much you cared for them or their loved one. I aqcuired this answer in my articles and my experience in working at Kaiser.
I first heard this quote at an interview for a new job opening in the Pediatrics Department. "People will forget what you said. They'll even forget what you did. But they'll never forget how you made them feel."-Maya Angelou. First impression is everything and in order to become a wonderful Licensed Vocational Nurse, you need to start with your patient. Then you will know what a true nurse really is.

Presentation Reflection

1. In what way did the first interview affect your presentation? Please explain, be specific and use an example.
A: I honestly didn't think the interview affected my presentation in anyway, good or bad. What affected my presentation the most was all the articles of nursing I searched up. With all the underlining and side comments I made, it was imprinted in my brain which made my presentation easier to talk about. I didn't even have to look at my information card during the presentation.

2. What you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
A: What I believe stood out in my presentation performance was my interaction with the students and how even though the questions were a little rehearsed, my comments back to the person were positive. That was my goal in the beginning. I didn't feel obligated to ask them questions but it is rather something you do when you're presenting. You ask the audience questions and you give them answers. Simple as that. Of course, I had a few laughs here and there but that just made my presentation stand out.

3. What was the most challenging to do and why?
The most challenging to do was the overall 5 minute presentation PREPERATION. For example, creating the visual was a hassle because at first I was paying to much attention to the visual and then I completely forgot that I needed to see what kind of information I wanted to inform them with. My visual took me at least 3 hours to do and it wasn't even that great of a visual. (Keep in mind I took some breaks as well).