Journal Entry 1 - Ivonn Otavalo

This week in my placement I was very busy, something I enjoyed. I have been re-typing prenatal handouts in order for them to be clear for future moms to read. While re-typing, i learned certain things I was not aware of. I learned that even though a woman is pregnant, she is still allowed to have sex as long as she feels fine and takes precautions. I also learned that pregnant women need to have a balanced diet while being pregnant and must have certain amounts of milk or cheese, rice, beans, eggs and wheat. Something that really surprised me was learning that even though a woman is pregnant, she can still exercise and stay active unless there is a serious problem that prevents her from doing so.

Journal Entry 1 - Ivonn Otavalo

Journal Entry 7 - Zaire Smalls

After looking at insurance claims this past week, I began to wonder about the assistance programs for people who do not have health insurance. I learned that people can get limited or temporary health care. Temporary health care is about 90 days.

But what do you do after that?

I decided to look into the assistance programs to get a better picture. I want to find out what programs there are and who they apply to. Is there an age range? How do you qualify? Where the services you would be assisted with and what is the possibility of implementing these services into intake. I will speak with my mentor on about this as it is something I am interested in.

Journal Entry 7 - Zaire Smalls

Journal Entry 7 - Tenzin Lhamo

This week my mentor taught me about general information and what physical therapy looks like when a patient first comes to visit. This is called an evaluation. I watched and learned as she evaluated a foot.

1. Strength: how strong is the leg? Is the leg working regularly?

2. Range of Motion: Is the leg working properly, is the range of motion the same as it is in uninjured individuals?

3. Flexibility - Can the patient move as smoothly as an uninjured person?

4. Gait - How is the person's ability to walk?

5. Joint mobility - Is the patient's muscle joint at the right or the back?

6. Balance - Can the patient balance like an uninjured person?

7. Posture/positioning of foot - Does the patient have normal flat feet? Do they arch? Is there swelling/

Journal Entry 7 - Tenzin Lhamo

Faith Fordjour 8 - Journal Entry

This week was alright. I was supposed to shadow a doctor but they were all very busy. Sonia, my mentor was asking nurses to allow me to shadow them like I did the last time. The nurses were also busy so I went back to helping the kids read and color. This was good for me because we have been so busy, I haven't done this in a while!

One time I helped another volunteer clean up Sonia's Office. Sonia's office is like a closet filled with books so Paul, one of the volunteers, and I decided to clean it out. It was a lot of hard work and organization but we did it. We made the office look half empty by the time we were done. We sorted out the books and placed them in categories. this was a good lesson to me because i learned not to wait until things pile up to start them!

Faith Fordjour 8 - Journal Entry

Journal Entry 6 - Zaire Smalls

This week at my site, Lauren and I went to the MediCaid office. Lauren showed me how to hand in the form for presumptive and regular medicaid applications. This was very interesting to do because it is so simple. Not in a bad way though, in a good way: You show your ID and go to a window just for health care workers and hand the form in. You also pick up any form that needs to be approved or denied.

After this, I got to spend some one on one time with my mentor, which was awesome. It was a nice day in general.

Journal Entry 6 - Zaire Smalls

Journal Entry 6 - Viviana Sanchez

This week, I completed an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) training. I went with Fay and with another worker. The whole purpose of this training is to learn how to put a patient's medical records on a computer instead of keeping them in written medical files. The whole procedure was a lot to absorb. There were parts that were more difficult than others. I go to this computer training every Monday. Fay told that later she will teach me more about EMR procedure because I will be doing it later on.

The next day I came in and we were talking about the training that I wen tot. We started doing supervision worksheets. She taught me about supervision and when and where it is used. The purpose of these worksheets is just to get together with Fay and tell her about my work and whether I have any questions or need help so she can help me with anything that I need.

Journal Entry 6 - Viviana Sanchez

Journal Entry 6 - Sherlyn Aldas

I have not spent a lot of time at my externship due to schedule changes. However, I did not just spend time doing nothing. I decided to start working on a new way to get more books for the Reach Out and Read program.

I also got evaluated by Emelin, my mentor for my performance review. Although she mostly had positive things to say, she wants me to converse more and be a bit more outgoing. I shared with her the idea of extending the book drive and she told me I should go to her in case I need more help but to mostly try to solve the problems immediately and face on.

Journal Entry 6 - Sherlyn Aldas