Friday, December 31, 2010

senior project mentor/volunteering III

Well today's time is 8:53am. I have done my last night shift for this project. If needed I may do an evening shift at SF Kaiser. I have done yet another 8 hour shift, totaling up to 24 hours. The shift started at 11pm and ended on today 31st at 7am. During this shift I was able to help splint two patients and witnessed many interesting cases by which some were serious cases and some minor cases that was easy to solve. It was an exciting experience and learning more and more about the function of the ER is one of the most interesting parts of going into the medical field. The staff was nice and encouraging as always. Though it was a slow night, it was always fun tending to patients--even the ones that are not so great. However the experience is unbelievable and yet again I say it is an experience that will encourage and motivate people to do better in the world. Seeing as the nurses and doctors work so hard to help the patients in need is always heart warming.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

senior project II volunteer/ mentoring

It is the 23rd of December here at SF Kaiser ER. I am doing a night shift from the 22nd to the 23rd. The time I came in yesterday/today was 11:00pm and ending at 7:00am. During this shift it has been busy, but I have learned new things during my time here. I have been volunteering and mentoring for 8 hours. I have witnessed many interesting procedures during the time here. Night shift is difficult, especially staying up in the middle of the night. In this profession it seems that all hours for sleep is mixed up. However it has been fun and interesting, and is still a learning process of the function in the ER. So far I have been mentored and volunteering for 16 hours. My next shift is another 8 hour shift making it a total of 24 hours. The next day will be on December 30th.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Senior project I

Well started mentor/community service at 5pm and ending at 1:30am in the morning of December 17. So far I have learned most of the equipment and the basic functions of the ER. I have also learned many of the medical terms while being used throughout the hospital. In some cases it is not expected as seen on the television. So as of right now I have been helping the nurses and doctors with basic needs for the patients such as bringing water as needed and confirmed by the officials or bringing supplies to the staff. The ER is quite interesting, I have learned how the doctors give report and assign orders for the patient. Also it was a great learning curve as to how to diagnose the patients conditions and what is happening to the patient. It felt as if I was really learning to become a resident in the medical field. My next day to volunteer/ mentor is December 22nd, a night shift. I look forward to going back.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Portrait of a Lady by Henry James VII

When Isabel's older sister hears of the proposal to take Isabel out of the country,Lilian is happy that she will be able to see foreign land. Lilian believes that Isabel is like a caged bird who can not stretch her wings, so when hearing that Mrs. Touchett will take her to Florence, she was relieved.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Portrait of a Lady by Henry James VI

While in America, in Albany, Isabel meets her eccentric aunt as she visits. As it seems Mrs. Touchett is very fond of Isabel the first time they meet. However as we read it seems Isabel never really fit in well with her family and is the odd one out. As she is given the opportunity to leave home, given by her aunt, Isabel accepts that and will go with her aunt to live with her at Florence.

Portrait of a Lady by Henry James V

Besides Isabel Archer, two other characters that are important to know are Mr. Warburton and Ralph Touchett. It seems from the start from when they met Miss Archer, they have thought she was an interesting person. Any how Mr. Warburton is interested in Isabel and tries to lure her. However she is not interested in this person and does not realize any thing. Ralph Touchett, the cousin of Isabel is important through his role as he will be inheriting all materials from his family and will be an important person for Isabel as the story goes on.

Portrait of a Lady by Henry James IV

Portrait of a Lady is a difficult book to read, in order to read the book, readers need to understand that it goes to different points of view. It always seems that the narrator is telling the story, but it changes the narration. Everything in this book must be read carefully or there will be confusion. As a reader reads this book, the speaker changes. At times you must understand the point of views of the speaker. Such as the point of view of Miss Archer or another. This novel is a must read carefully or there will be misunderstanding and the reader will need to understand the symbols to understand the plot.