Transcript of Health Academy Electronic Portfolio
- 1. Katie Zwicks
Electronic Portfolio
- 2. Introduction to Saint Gianni Catholic Health Academy
Students in program include seniors from both Bishop Carroll and
Kapaun High Schools. The program is a collaborative project for the
Catholic School Office, Newman University, and Via Christi Hospital
where the students obtain high school and college credit during the
program while discovering their careers of interest.
- Program Director St. Gianni Catholic Health Academy,
Denise Clarke-Hang
- 3. Orientation Week
The first week of Health Academy, my class toured both St. Francis
and St. Joseph Hospitals, giving us an opportunity to see the
locations of the various units we would be having our rotations.
Several individuals involved with making the academy possible came
to speak with us and make sure we were aware of the professional
standards demanded us Health Academy students in the hospital. A
security guard informed us of where would be permitted to park and
how to get a hold of security if we were ever in danger. While a
surgeon showed us how to scrub in for our rotation in the operating
room.
- 4. Hand Washing Presentations
There were several objections for the Hand Washing Presentations we
presented to K 4th graders. We had to perform a skit, sing a song,
design a poster, and effectively teach the students the importance
of hygiene with the help of some magic soap.
- 5. Health Care Career Options Entry Level
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Job Description: Occupational therapy assistants work with
occupational therapists assisting patients by making treatment
plans, noting the conditions of patients, and assisting with
routine tasks. OT assistants receive hands-on experience and
on-the-job training. The average pay rate of a OT assistants ranges
from $13 to $28 an hour.
Interest: There is a great need for OT assistants so it would be
easy to find a job considering the current economy. (There is an
estimated need for 10,000 OT assistants by 2016.) Through this job
I could eventually become a licensed occupational therapist or
could go into other career paths of nursing, physical therapy or
mental health counseling.
Prior Work Experience: none required
School Requirements: Associates Degree
Sources:
http://www.allhealthcare.com/careers/articles/2413?page=10
Medical Assistants
Job Description: Medical assistants perform basic clinical tasks,
ranging from checking patients in to taking vital signs and
preparing patients for assessments. They work in doctors' offices,
hospitals, and medical clinics, to keep operations running
smoothly.
Interest: Medical Assistants receive exposure to every aspect of
patient care which allows them to take their careers in virtually
any direction. Medical Assistants are in high demand and are needed
across the nation. (It is an estimated need for 199,000 medical
assistants by 2016.) This is one reason why I would be interested
in pursuing this career. Medical assistants can use these skills to
go into virtually any career. Jobs often pursued include nursing,
medical records, and medical transcription. The average pay ranges
between $9 to 18 an hour.
Prior Work Experience: none required
School Requirements: High School Education (GED)
Sources:
http://www.allhealthcare.com/careers/articles/2413?page=10
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Health Care Career Options Long Term
Child Life Specialist
Job Description: A Child Life specialist helps children and their
families to handle their emotions that come with the process of
hospitalization. They are educated in child development allowing
them to approach children and properly educate, prepare and support
the child through testing and procedures. A Child Life Specialist
may also help to assist with drastic changes within a family who
are suffering from a family member with a severe illness.
Interest: A Child Life Specialist job involves everything that I
have inspired as my future profession including interaction with
children, psychology and medicine, making this job extremely
appealing to me. The number of child life jobs also continues to
rise. Depending on the experience, a Child Life Specialist salary
can range from $36,000 through $45,000 a year.
Prior Work Experience: To be eligible to be a child life specialist
one must complete 480 hours of child life clinical experience under
the direct supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist.
School Requirements: Minimum of a Bachelors degree
Sources: http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/childlife-career.html,
http://www.childlife.org/
Labor and delivery Nurse
Job Description: Labor and delivery nurses follow a woman through
labor and ensure that both a mother and her child get all of the
support and medical care they need for a healthy delivery. They
also care for pregnant women suffering from complications and
mothers dealing with post-partum depression. A labor and delivery
room nurse also tells information to the mother about childcare.
Delivery nurses also must be trained in neonatal resuscitation and
other critical skills, so they are able to assist in an emergency
situation.A labor and delivery nurse helps to make the mothers
pregnancy and delivery as safe and stress-free as possible.
Interest: I enjoy working in high stress situations and believe
that this job would keep me on my toes and alert. With every case
being a different, it would be hard for the job to get repetitive
and boring.
Prior Work Experience: Being an EMT or a job similar will help
better prepare you for the high stress situations you will face
during labor and delivery although is not a necessary requirement
to be a labor and delivery nurse.
School Requirements: Bachelors degree
Sources:
http://www.edudecisions.com/articles/nursing-career/nursing-jobs/labor-delivery-nurse.php
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Health Care Career Options Long Term
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Job Description: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is responsible for
diagnosing medical problems of newborn children, developing and
implementing treatment and prescribes medications and therapies
with the assistance of a neonatologist. They closely watch the
patients' status and observe changes which could lead to permanent
disability. A Neonatal Nurse Practitioner provides technical
assistance during deliveries of high risk newborns, assisting with
stabilization.
School Requirements: Masters Degree
Sources:
http://www.nationjob.com/jobs/Johns-Hopkins-Bayview-Medical-Center/Neonatal-Nurse-Practitioner---Neonatal-Intensive-Care-Unit-Baltimore-Maryland-JHBM16539.html
Chaplin
Job Description: The chaplain provides spiritual needs of patients,
residents, clients, families and staff. The chaplain, through
professional training and certification, can more fully relate to
the spiritual and emotional well-being of the client. The chaplin
offers prayer and reflection for their clients.
Sources: http://www.nacc.org/resources/job_chaplain.asp
Traveling nurses
Job Description: Travel nursing is one to take short-term positions
across the country because of the shortage of nurses and their high
demand. Hospitals and clinics are willing to pay top dollar for
nurses to fill in for short periods. These nursing positions
usually span three months to a year. The employer will also often
supply a housing subsidy depending on the duration of ones stay and
distance from their home.
Sources: http://www.studentdoc.com/travel-nursing.html
- 8. Professional Thank You Letters
- 9. Professional Thank You Letters
- 10. Professional Thank You Letters
- 11. Professional Thank You Letters
- 12. Professional Thank You Letters
- 13. Hand Made Thank You Letters
- 14. Hand Made Thank You Letters
- 15. Hand Made Thank You Letters
- 16. Hand Made Thank You Letters
- 17. Hand Made Thank You Letters
- 18. Mentor Forms
- 19. Mentor Forms
- 20. Mentor Forms
- 21. Mentor Forms
- 22. Mentor Forms
- 23. Rotation Reflections
*In order to comply with HIPPA laws, names and exact ages of nurses
and patients have been changed.
Operating Room Week 11Day 1:My first day in the operating room I
was able to see the end of a knee surgery, where the doctor was
going inside the knee and removing hardware so the knee could heal
properly. After the patient had been stitched back up I followed OR
x-ray out of the room. They explained what role they play in the
OR. They are responsible for checking the anatomy of the knee
before stitching the patient back up. The next operation was able
to watch was leg bypass surgery of a man in his 60s who had poor
circulation to his legs causing him horrible pain. He also suffered
from pancreatic cancer, the operation was in hopes to provide him
comfort for the few years he had left to live. The procedure is
done to improve the blood circulation down the feet. The
conventional approach involves a bypass surgery, connecting a new
tube (graft) between the arteries in the pelvis or groin, down to
the knee or ankle. In the long term, the bypass remains open in 65%
to 70% of cases.
Day 2: My second day in the OR I was able to watch a mastectomy on
a woman in her 40s who had breast cancer. The doctor who removed
the tissue that makes up the breast was followed by a plastic
surgeon who reconstructed the breast with a tissue expander that
would be injected with salt water every week to stretch the breast
back to the size that it was before the operation occurred. I was
surprised by how low key the operating room was and how laid back
the doctors were. Since they were just surrounded by their
co-workers and didnt have to act as professional as they do while
they are around their patients the doctors and nurses take liberty
to talk about whatever interests them.
- 24. Rotation Reflections
Week 14
Rehab Services SFC
Day 1
My first day at rehab services I shadow a physical therapist. I was
able to assist a man with AIDs walk down the hallway while working
on his breathing because he suffered severe respiratory problems.
After we finished his therapy, we went to see a patient name Grace.
A teenage girl in acar accident driving home from a birthday party
back in September. She hydroplaned on the high way when attempting
to pass a semi truck. Losing control of her car, she hit a light
pole at fell on the hood of her car igniting her car engine on fire
where caught fire to her seat belt severely burning her face and
chest. After her admission into the hospital, she coded 3 times and
for 3 weeks was unstable not knowing if she would survive hour by
hour. Her face was covered with a 3rd degree burn and her chest was
covered in 2nd degree burn. After 5 weeks she started being more
responsive and now she is working on physical therapy to stretch
her skin grafts on her face chest and arms.
Day 2
Worked with Grace again, helping her stretch the skin around her
mouth to give her wrinkles. Rhonda explained that when the skin
turns white that implies it is being stretched. Braden another
rehab therapist who was previously extremely ill with west nile
virus who was supposed to remain paralyzed from the neck down due
to the serve effect the virus had on him. He was very inspirational
for Graces therapy purposes.
- 25. Rotation Reflections
ER - Week 8Day 1:The first patient that I was involved with while
in the ER was Kerry, she was a patient who had overdosed on
prescription medication. She was brought into the hospital by her
family who was concerned about her when they went to her house and
found her lying on the floor. They had to put a NG tube down her
nose and into her stomach to put charcoal down into her stomach to
try to soak up whatever medication might still be in her system.
Right after the charcoal was put into her stomach, she threw it up
and starting shaking because the medication she too was getting to
her nervous system. The next patient I had was a code blue. She was
receiving dialysis for kidney failure and her system shut down and
she had a seizure. She was brought in by the ambiance and
maintained a few minutes after she entered the room. I was able to
pump her oxygen in while the doctors and nurses worked on getting
her stabilized. Day 2:My second rotation in the ER I went to see a
CT scan done a woman who was having chest pains and had a history
of heart problems and heart attacks. Both the patients my nurse was
caring for had influenza. One patient brought into the ER escorted
by the police in handcuffs was a paranoid schizophrenic, who a man
in his late 30s and had been taken to St. Joseph after being run
down by police. He was not cooperating with the staff of the place
where he gets his medication and then took off. He was brought in
against his will and didnt want to be admitted to the hospital. He
hadnt taken his medication for two days because it was causing a
tremor in his left leg. Although, one of the nurses noticed it only
caused a tremor when the nurse and patient were talking about it.
The differences I noticed in the patient were that he was very
impatient, uneasy, paranoid and slow to answer the nurses
questions.
- 26. Rotation Reflections
CICU/MICUDay 1: My first day in the CCU I followed Rin. She was a
very energetic RN who really enjoyed her job. She was a very
passionate nurse who genuinely cared about her patients well being.
She decided to be a nurse after working in banking for 15 years.
For most of my rotation, Rin did basic nursing duties and carting.
Then I was able to go to another room in the CCU where I was able
to watch an EDG. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy is an examination of
the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and upper duodenum with a
small camera (flexible endoscope) which is inserted down the
throat. The man who had the EDG done had been sick for a few days
and threw up blood the day before being admitted into the hospital.
The EDG would allow the doctor to see what was causing the bleeding
in his stomach. The patient was given some anesthetics, although it
did not have much of an effect on him. After the doctor got the
camera down into the patients stomach he was able to find a tear in
the lining of the stomach tissues which was causing the bleeding
(known as a hemorrhage). He doctor believed that the hemorrhage had
been caused by taking too much aspire. After the doctor examined
the hemorrhage, he was able to give the patient a shot through the
flexible endoscope into the lining of his stomach and then burned
the tissue in his stomach back together. Day 2: My second afternoon
in CCU I stayed with the charge nurse, Bill. He had a patient
because each of his nurses in the unit already had two patients
each and instead of giving a nurse another patient to care for, he
took responsibility of caring for the extra patient. He was a very
considerate man and was an excellent charge nurse. He explained
that the extra responsibilities of a charge nurse included
maintaining a positive atmosphere for the patients, asking the
patients about the care they were receiving, helping assist the
nurses with any extra needs they might have, responding to
questions of the family, answering phone calls and staffing. The
patient that the charge nurse had was a man by the name of Bob
Lloyd. He was in a car wreck at the age of eight that left the
front part of his brain severally damaged. Now, in his 30s, Lloyd
is in the hospital for kidney failure after failing to go to two
weeks of dialysis; a treatment he receives three times a week,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Because of the accident, Lloyd doesnt
comprehend the importance of dialysis. The front part of your brain
is where your ability to plan and make long term goals is held,
because Lloyds doesnt function maturely, he doesnt understand that
if he stops taking dialysis he would most likely die within a
month. When I first went and saw Bob he was convinced that he no
longer needed to be in the hospital, he was tired of it and was
ready to go home. He claimed that he had important football
managing he needed to be home to Coffeeville for. Currently, Lloyds
mother is in the possess of getting custody of Bob since he
obviously doesnt have the normal functioning capabilities of 31
year old adult but since she doesnt have authority over him yet, as
his own person, he could get up and walk out of the hospital
against doctor recommendations if he so pleased. If Davis does
this, Doctor Mouse, one of the best kidney doctors in the state,
would drop Bob as a patient, making it extremely difficult for
Lloyd to receive health care from any other kidney doctor after
having a bad reputation with Mr. Mouse. Lloyd is no longer welcome
at the hospital in Independence, Kansas where he went for dialysis
before becoming enraged when one of the nurses asked him to lose
the attitude. Although Lloyd doesnt realize it, Mr. Mouse is his
last hope to a recovery. Mr. Mouse asked for neuropcytriatic
evaluation to be done on Lloyd to see if he qualifies for mental
retardation or other disabilities making it easier for him to
receive health care and for his special situation. I was able to
observe the evaluation and interact with Bob.
- 27. Rotation Reflections
BURN
Rotation 5:
Day 1 My first day in the burn unit I followed Leah, she had her
associates degree and had only been out of school for a few months
so it was really easy to talk to her cause she was around my age
and she could relate to me. She really liked working in the burn
unit because of the specialty care that each patient needs. I liked
the aspect that burn pulls from every age group; there was a girl
with burns who was 3 years old to up a man who was in his 70's. One
of my patients, Marissa, was burned when she knocked over boiling
water that they used to bathe in because they didn't have gas at
their house. She split the water down her back and legs, her sister
was also burned but it wasn't as severe. She was pretty cranky
whenever we would come into her room because she knew she was going
to get poked or have her bandages changed. The other patient was a
elderly lady who burned her feet but she was recovering quickly and
was getting ready to be released. A man that came into that unit
while I was there was a middle age man who was working on his car
and it exploded and burned his face and arms badly. He face was
very swollen where his skin was gone.
Day 2 My second day in the burn unit I shadowed Sherry, she was a
PRN. She spent 5 years in the burn unit and then decided to try
something new and now works at a plastic surgeons office in the
recovery room, she works at Via Christi as a PNR, and also has a
job as an at home nurse, educating families receiving Medicare on
how to control their child's asthma. She finds problems with their
house or living style that causes their asthma to act up. I had the
same little girl that I had the previous day, she was getting ready
to go home but would have to come back to the hospital to have a
skin graft in a couple of weeks and would have to have a nurse come
in twice a week to make she her bandages were getting changed
properly at home. A little boy had just been admitted as I got
there, he was 8 years old and while riding his bike to school he
was hit by a car. It wasn't burnt anywhere but he was put into burn
because the other intensive care units didn't have any room for
him.
- 28. Professional Speakers
MEG TRUMP
Respiratory Therapist On November 13, 2009 the Kapaun students went
to listen to a speaker who taught at Newman University in the
Respiratory Therapist department. She gave very helpful information
on their daily activites, how they evaluate, treat and care for
patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. The
therapist is responsible for therapeutic treatments and diagnostic
procedures. They care for all types of patients from premature
infants to the elderly. Respiratory Therapists provide care to
asthma and emphysema patients and give emergency care to patients
suffering a heart attack, stroke, drowning or shock. After learning
how to properly open up the airway for a ventilator we, students,
were each able to give it a try in a real life sanerio.
CLINT STUCKY
Assisted Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapy focuses mainly
on strokes but deal with other motor skills. Areas of Concern in
Occupational Therapy are work, play, household duties and etc.
Occupational Therapists work with physical disabilities,
developmental, physiological problems. Occupational Therapist can
work in general hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, schools etc.
Jobs for Occupational therapists have a strong job outlook and can
easily get a job with a degree. Newman University is the only OTA
in Kansas. There is a difference between Certified OTA and
Registered OT. Certified OTAs work under a Registered OT. Then we
had an average lecture just as one would in a regular OTA
class.
- 29. Professional Speakers
RON SHIPLEY
Radiologist OverlookThe head of the Radiology department at Newman
University gave our health academy class a very descriptive
overview of what radiology entails including career paths and the
different types of advanced technology used to see inside the body
today. Whenever radiology came to mind I have always thought
x-rays; although, now advancements in technology have given
physicians many other options to take a look inside their patients.
Different advancements include MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging),
CT (computed tomography) and PET (ultrasound nuclear
medicine/positron emission tomography). Radiology uses sounds
waves, the bodys own magnetism and radioactive substances inside
the body to create their images. Career paths available through
radiology include Radiology Technician, Radiologists, and many
specialized careers. SUSAN ORSBON
Cadaver LabFollowing the Radiology Overview, my health academy
class was able to go to the Cadaver Lab at Newman University. The
director of the Anatomy Department gave us an overview of the
different fields where her course would be required or beneficial.
Some of those degrees included forensic science and pre-med
programs. We were able to look inside two different cadavers, one
woman and one man, that her students had dissected. I found this
lab very beneficial; it gave me such a better visual understanding
of how the human body functions and the anatomy of the body.
Following the dissection, each student was responsible for visiting
each station which had various bones in which you read the
description and decided which bone fit the proper
description.
- 30. Professional Speakers
JOHN LEYBA
Biochemistry Scientist Career and Medical Laboratory Career Dr.
Leyba was a very inspirational speaker. He gave us a really
realistic idea of what a medical career entails and the
determination it takes to make it through the selection process.
His lecture was very informative about many different topics, his
information was rather random but it helped you get an overview of
many different topics and careers. He was very wise in his thoughts
and opinions. He had witness many students in discerning what
career was the ideal for the student.
BERNADETTE FETTEROLF
Nursing (RN)BernadetterFetterrolf gave my health academy class an
extensive overview of nursing programs in general and then what
Newman Universitys Nursing program offers. She explained how
accreditation works and how the Nursing program is approved by the
Kansas State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commissions
on Collegiate Nursing Education. She gave detailed course
information and the necessary curriculum that is required to become
a nurse. Instructors in the art and science of nursing takes place
in campus classrooms and laboratories. Clinical instruction in
local health care agencies enhances the learning that occurs on
campus. She stressed the admissions process into nursing school is
highly competitive. Depending on the school itself the admissions
process changed drastically. Creighton and Rockhurst are among the
schools that have direct entry nursing programs, Newmans program is
separate from admissions to Newman, just as Kansas University
School of Nursing is a separate application. All of the programs
remain highly competitive. Securing a spot in a direct entry is the
safest route to ensure that you will receive your nursing degree
but it also comes great monetary need. SHARON NIEMANN
Nurse Anethist
Sharon Niemann spoke to my Health Academy class about what her job
entailed. She spoke to us of the many challenges of her studies and
also the great rewards that it provides. One of the main points she
focused on was the selective admissions process in order to go to
nurse anesthesia school. You must maintain a certain GPA throughout
your first 4 years of schooling and have a required number of years
of practicing as a nurse in the field before you can apply to
through the rest of the schooling to become a nurse anethist. There
are only 108 of these programs within the nation and Kansas is
lucky enough to be the home of 2 of these programs.
- 31. Cover Letter for Resume
Human Resources 929 N Saint Francis StWichita, KS 67214-3882
To whom it may concern,
I am pursuing a career in order to gain further experience in the
medical field. Enclosed is my resume for your review.
My background is exceptionally strong in the hospital setting;
through my selection into Saint Gianna Catholic Health Academy I
have been able to observe many life changing events. It has been a
major influence on my outlook on health care. I have witnessed the
birth of a baby, a patient revived from cardiac arrest, psychiatric
testing and evaluation, a mastectomy, an EDG, along with the daily
tasks of varied health care jobs. I have been expected to act just
as any other hospital employee holding me to a high professional
standard. Through these opportunities I feel that I have
strengthened knowledge and understanding of the medical field
making me an excellent applicant for this position.
In addition, the Laptop Initiative Program has allowed me to
develop my innovative thinking skills. It has allowed me to express
my creativity and forced me to approach learning differently with
the use of technology. Through the Laptop Initiative Program, I
have been able to exemplify my ability to be a team player. With
the medical field constantly becoming more technology based, I
believe this will be an essential skill to posses.
I am driven, focused and hold a high communication proficiency. I
am confident that I would be an asset to your staff and would
appreciate your time in an interview.
Best Regards,
Katie Zwick
- 32. Resume
- 33. References for Resume
Chris StewartHead of Kapaun Mount Carmel Theology Department and
Teacher
4820 E Orme StWichita, KS 67218
(316) 682-9812cstewart@kapaun.org
Cameron CarlsonAdministration/Associate Principal of Kapaun Mount
Carmel Catholic High School
2927 E Sennett StWichita, KS 67211
(316) 687-4652ccarlson@kapaun.org
Damon CookManager of Knollas Pizza East
1700 Chevy Chase DrWichita, KS 62710
(316) 680-5899
Denise Clarke-HangInstructor of Saint Gianna Catholic Health
Academy
218 North BleckleyWichita, KS 67208
(316) 612-4812(316) 619-5180dmclarke@kscable.com
- 34. Career Paper Summary
Registered Nurse, RN
Nursing is a healthcare profession that provides services to every
aspect of human need (McCutcheon and Phillips 180). Nurses work to
promote patients health, prevent disease and help patients cope
with illness. They are advocates and educators for patients,
families and communities. Registered Nurses have many different
responsibilities, when providing direct patient care, they observe,
asses and record patient symptoms and progress. The nursing field
is a large and versatile field ranging from administrative
positions to bedside care (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education
and Research 1).
A nursing degree gives RNs a variety of ways in which they can
specialize in a certain area of care. These ways include a
particular work setting, type of Through further researching, I
have found that every aspect of the career covers what I am looking
for in job. I have always enjoyed caring for people. Even when I
was young, I would wait on my sick grandma when she was admitted
into the hospital for various operations and illnesses. A nurse
fits my caring and compassionate personality; I have always been
one to help and comfort people through hardships and times of
trouble. The flexibility the career allows is another reason this
career struck my interest. I want to be able to raise a family
while maintaining a job; this career would allow me to do so. As
for educational purposes, I find the anatomy and psychology
fascinating. My faith is also a very important aspect in my life
that I feel should be incorporated in nursing. Breitenbachs faith
has also influence the way she looks at her job.
My faith in God plays a role every shift. Without my faith I would
be so sad and confused all of the time. I would be asking why
constantly. Because of my faith, I know that God has a plan for
each little baby and the ones that don't make it have the greatest
reward, beginning with him (Breitenbach).
- 35. Future Plans
Following my graduation from Kapaun Mount Carmel, I plan to attend
Kansas University for two years and then go to the Kansas Medical
Center in Kansas City where I will attend the School of
Nursing.
- 36. Through Saint Gianni Catholic Health Academy I have been
able to observe many life changing events. It has been a major
influence on my outlook on health care. I have witnessed the birth
of a baby, a patient revived from cardiac arrest, psychiatric
testing and evaluation, a mastectomy, an EDG, along with the daily
tasks of varied health care jobs. I have been expected to act just
as any other hospital employee holding me to a high professional
standard. Through these opportunities I feel that I have
strengthened knowledge and understanding of the medical
field.
Saint Gianni Catholic Health Academy has been a great experience, I
am extremely thankful for all those who make this program possible.
Not only have I grown in my understanding the typical health care
jobs, it has also opened my eyes the many intricate layers of the
hospital that make everything possible.
Final Thoughts