11/9/15 Blog Post Assignment

At my mentorship, I have a very repetitive and usual routine. When I get there, I just say hello to everybody, and I settle into my chair and “station”. A usual day consists of me taking some vitals with the various nurses when patients are seen, helping with treatments and procedures, and cleaning around and restocking. I try my best to get to know everybody that I come into contact with, and I always strive to be an asset and aid to the nurses and physicians. In general, I have absolutely loved and enjoyed my time with the Guilford Immediate Care Clinic. Specifically, over the last month, I have learned to set up breathing treatments and give them to patients. I have even had the opportunity to do this treatment by myself twice! I have also learned how to input information into the x-ray computer for patients, and I have aided nurses in all types of x-ray procedures.

One of my favorite and most helpful classes for this mentorship has been my honors biology class. In that class, I had a very hands-on experience, and I learned a basic understanding of the human body and its systems. Although I am not as educated as a nurse or a physician in the medical field, I did learn enough from that class to help me understand what the nurses and doctors talk about and what they mean in certain situations. At the end of the year, I did well in that class, and I believe and hope that at the end of this year, I will do very well in my mentorship!