Service Learning

    Literal

·       At my service learning at San Dimas Community Hospital I first was stationed with the EMT for a couple of days. There I helped clean beds, fill drawers with the necessary bandages and helped with whatever was asked of me. I later then was stationed with the RNs and CNS at MedSurge. There I helped make patient charts, file them, answer the call light (patient call), pushed a book cart to each of the patient’s room, and made runs ordered by the nurse to the patients. HERE is a log of my hours.

·        Kathleen Rivero (951) 233-2150 ext. 2195

    Interpretive

     What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

                The most important thing that I’ve gained from service learning was being able to experience what it was like to be a nurse firsthand. It allowed me to see how nurses go about their schedule and deal with all their patients. By seeing the way they handle their patients it not only helped me with my senior project but also helped me better myself. At times I was able to interact with the many different patients whether it be just taking them water or asking if they needed anything from the nurse. It helped me improve my people skills and better myself as a person by allowing myself to step out my comfort zone and not be shy; just as a nurse is to do.

   Applied                                      

     How did what you did help you answer your EQ?  Please explain.

                Service learning has helped me immensely to answer my EQ. I was able to see firsthand how nurses go about their daily schedule and meet the needs of their patients. Being able to watch them was like seeing my research come to life. For instance, reading that it is necessary that nurses develop bedside manners in order to communicate fully with their patients served as a good example. I was able to see how the nurses treat their patients and converse with them. Doing service learning at the nurse’s station put me in the focal point of the nurses and allowed me to interact and see what was most important in being a RN. I was able to ask any question I felt I was uncertain of or regarding my EQ and they were always happy to answer. Surrounded by nurses was the best way to answer my EQ as it allowed me to see not only the professional side of them but also the emotional side.

Independent Component 2

Literal

I, Darien Pasigan, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.” 

I completed 30 hours of my service learning at LAC-USC Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I spent it learning how the nurses go about doing their job and their daily tasks.

Interpretive

This represents 30 hours of work because I have been assisting nurses in the hospital by doing what I can given the certain amount of tasks I was capable of doing. This has helped me to better understand the daily schedule and tasks the nurses deal with everyday with their patients.

Applied

This component helped me answer my EQ because I am trying to figure out what is most important in being a Registered Nurse. By being able to do hours at this hospital it has provided me with a different look of things given the different hospital setting. It also helped me strengthen my answers by experiencing what a nurse’s regular schedule is like, how they communicate with the patients, and the different hospital setting it had. 

Here is a Log of my Hours as

Evidence 

Helping 2013

Interviewee: Pilar P.

Date: 4/26/12

Time: 1:00 p.m.

(1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?

•                Something regarding animation, like cartoon animation or video game design.

•                What feedback did you offer when you heard the topic ideas?

I told her that their good project ideas and that she should pick something she is interested in or has passion for. That doing a senior project you like and are interested in will not only make senior year easier and fun.

(2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?  Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.

•                I dont know I’m not quite sure yet, I’m pretty scared cause I haven’t found any yet or I don’t know where to look.

•                What feedback did you offer them in response?

   She should contact different art schools or art classes and talk to the teachers regarding their senior project. She should also contact Nikki because she’s doing animation and she could help you regarding service learning. Don’t be scared about not finding any because the senior teachers are really helpful and are willing to do their best to help.

(3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

Not much actually, I don’t really look for any specific things when I watching presentations.

Idk, watch for professionalism, something interesting. Entice liking

•                What suggestions did give them regarding how they should approach watching the 2 hour presentations?  

         They should watch and listen to how the students went about on obtaining service learning, independent component, etc.

(4) What questions do they have about senior project?  What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project?  Be specific and note what you told them.

Getting service hours no clue after?

What happens after?

Presentation board, what needs to be on it?

Do you mae up your EQ?

What additional recommendations did you give them?

Answers

ANSWER 1: Learning to effectively manage your schedule is most important in being a RN.

ANSWER 2: Knowing the hospital setting early on is most important in being a RN.

ANSWER 3: Great communication skills is necessary to being a RN.

Answer #3

• EQ = What is most important in being a Registered Nurse? 
• Answer 3 = Great communication skills are necessary for any nurse.
• Evidence = 
• Being prepared to know what you are going to say to the patients or physician will allow the nurse to feel on tasks and have the right information for when patients ask questions
• Good communication can be particularly helpful when patients complain because the nurses are the ones that see them the most compared to physicians. Patients feel nurses are most approachable than doctors.
• Communication skills will help develop stronger relationships between patients and health care unit. 
• Source = for answer and evidence
• "So You Want To Be A Nurse?'
• Interview 3, Mary Ortike
• Interview 4, April M.

3 Column-Chart

3 Column-Chart

Room Creativity

1. For my presentation I plan on making the room as little as distracting I can while making it look like a hospital setting. Although I am still thinking on what type of materials to use in order to make it look like a hospital setting.
2. For Answer 1, I might have the students prioritize a filled schedule in which they must order the tasks from greatest to least. I am still in process on creating a activity for my Answer 2.