Journal Entry 9 - Faith Fordjour

I did a lot of shadowing this week. Since I am having my final project on Hematology/Oncology, Sonia, my mentor allowed me to shadow two nurses on the HemOnc unit. I learned a lot about Hematology/Oncology. Hematology is the study of blood disease. Oncology is the study of cancer. The reason why they are put together is because they are kind of related. Even though I had a lot of information from the two nurses, Amy and Tenesha, there is a lot of research I need to do myself.

Some of the things I learned are that Hematology consists of Hemophelia, Sickle cell, Leukemia and vWD. These are all bleeding disorders except for Sickle cell which is a blood disease and Leukemia which is a blood cancer.

Journal Entry 9 - Faith Fordjour

Journal Entry 8 - Zaire Smalls

At my site I have been assigned a project to make and manage the resource books for all the social workers. This is a bit of a task - it is not hard but it is a little tedious. I have to put them in categories then make copies if the document fits into more categories. I did this for two binders and then put copies in 7 binders.

The interesting part of this is to see all the different organizations and their functions. Most of the organizations are in Brooklyn as well as Manhattan. They each do something different than the last, but having said that, there are many similar organizations as well. Honestly, I am fascinated.

Journal Entry 8 - Zaire Smalls

Journal Entry 8 - Tenzin Lhamo

This week my mentor taught me what I need to do in on order to get ready for college. The first thing she taught me was how to stand out from my other competitors. In order to do that she told me to write all the programs and all the after school activities I have attended so far. So I have made a list full of programs I have attended in the last 3 years along with the description.

Journal Entry 8 - Tenzin Lhamo

Journal Entry 7 - Sherlyn Aldas

Emelin was absent due to jury duty so I worked at the Audobon clinic with one of the foster grandparents. I read to a kid and then he read back to me but he was not so sure about the words so he made it up. He had a very vivid imagination and he made me laugh.

Later on, a lady with a child asked me to help her translate. I felt great being able to help her, especially since I haven't translated for my mom in a while and it made me feel useful. I also have been thinking of an idea in order to get people interested in participating in my book donation. I was thinking of offering a prize as more people would be interested in donating more books.

Journal Entry 7 - Sherlyn Aldas

Journal Entry 8 - Faith Fordjour

Although I thought I would finish shadowing Dr. Davis, she ended up being very busy. I was disappointed but I decided to look at the bright side; I got to spend more time with the patients. Monday was the best day at Mount Sinai this week. I met a lot of interesting kids. I met this boy who said he was a "mermaid boy." It was quite funny, plus, he had a lot of energy. There was another child who got so attached to me that he wanted me to sit right next to him and give him all my attention. He only knew a few words in English and he kept shouting "nice!" every time he scribbled something on the paper.

Kids are the cutest.

The other two days were a bit less exciting. on Thursday I met with a girl who read to me. She was a second grader and she was quite a good reader. I was very impressed.

Journal Entry 8 - Faith Fordjour

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