11/16/15 Blog Assignment

                After reading the article, it is even more obvious that the youth needs to work harder than ever to seem professional and serious in the work place. As a young adult with first-hand experience, I know of multiple challenges that the youth face. First of all, it is always vital to show your best side in interviews and at work. It is important to have a clean, first impression by dressing professionally and speaking about your best qualities and balances. The article said that young adults can often come off as self-absorbed or too forward, and that is why, in interviews and at work, one should act respectful and caring. In my job interview, I tried my best to allow my employer to speak first and take the lead, and that made me seem as a good follower and listener. And when given the opportunity to speak, I did my best to seem as a hardworking, qualified worker, and now, I have been employed for over 7 months!

                Social Intelligence is then the most important quality for a worker or an intern. Personally, I would like to simply define social intelligence as the ability to work well in all situations and with all sorts of people. In my mentorship and at my job, I do my best by gaining experience and creating friendly and professional relationships with all my coworkers and mentees. I want all the people in the facilities to rely on me to finish the job adequately. And as I previously stated, social intelligence is the most important quality because it is the clearest evidence of adaptability. A worker and intern should be able to work in multiple positions in case of need. A worker should also be able to adapt to all workers, including new workers. In my opinion, adaptability, social influence, is the most wanted and vital quality I would look for if I were an employer.

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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!

11/2/15 Assignment

                After many weeks at my internship, I feel that I have truly learned and connected with the staff and people there. I am an intern at the Guilford Immediate Care Clinic, and my mentor allowed me the opportunity to train and intern with the several nurses. As a student hoping to become a surgical physician, I truly feel that my internship wants the best for my education because of the personal goals they have allowed me to achieve. At the beginning of the year, I wanted to make professional connections with people in my area of study. I also wanted to gain a sense of what it is like in the work environment and what to do on the job. I have personally achieved these goals because I have been able to meet all the various physicians at the clinic, and I have also met the majority of the many nurses and staff members. I have learned how to take vitals, and I have also aided with procedures like ear lavages, x-rays, breathing treatments, and vaccines. I learn so much treating patients and through these procedures, so although it varies, I feel like I have a good understanding of what the work conditions are like in that clinic. Work can typically be busier around these times, and a normal work shift is either 6 hours or 12 hours. Work is also high-paced and always filled with tasks to complete throughout the day. I also feel that I have made my supervisors’ tasks easier by simply aiding in all ways possible. I help the nurses, who are my main supervisors, by taking vitals and preparing for procedures that are often done. I also restock the procedure rooms as often as possible, and I try my best to maintain the facility clean. I completely appreciate the opportunity that has been presented to me this year through the help of the program and clinic, and I cannot wait for the rest of this year to come.