Daily Journal
Day 1: 6/3/19
Waited in the lobby of building one of Hondros College of Nursing for my employer, Angela Turner, RN, to pick me up. We exchanged greetings when she arrived and she led me to her office. She explained what she does here and what she had to do today. We had to prepare sim labs for the nursing students. This involved giving medical mannequins IVs, wigs, tracheal tubes, fake cuts with fake blood and gauze, cleaning them, and resetting them. When the class arrived, I was introduced to other faculty members and sat in on the class. I then sat in on Professor Turner as she voiced one of the medical mannequins in a SimLab. This is where nursing students interact with the mannequins as if they were real life patients. We finished the SimLab and continued the lecture until I had to leave. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 3: 6/5/19
Today I arrived an hour early and around the same time as the professor. We went to her office and proceeded to prep the day's simulations for the nursing students. We dressed and redressed certain mannequins. We prepped their arms for IV labs. We then broke for lunch. I left an hour early as the professor had to go to a conference in Cincinnati. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 5: 6/12/19
Today I arrived around 9. They did skill test checks for individual medical students. We set about prepping more sim labs and then inventoried the medical supply closet. I counted and opened a lot of packages. I sat in on a few lectures. Went home. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 7: 6/14/19
Arrived 2 hours later than normal at 11 am. Sat in on a lecture and watch a special simulation. This simulation was longer than normal and covered the admission process and the birth of a child. They call the mannequin "SimMom". Basically I watched a mannequin give birth. Then I helped Professor Turner deliver stuff and clean the lab. Then I went home at 4. Total Worktime: 5 hours.
Day 9: 7/9/19
Arrived around 9 as usual. Prepped a mannequin for a simulation (this included adding a beanie, arm band, and IV pull. Also cleaning his nose from sticky gunk). Helped create fake labels and fixed errors with white out. Proceeded to fill up simulated packets with distilled water for future sims. Sat in on two lectures and one simulation. Total Worktime: 8:15 hours.
Day 11: 7/11/19
Arrived on time at noon. Supervisor was forty minutes late due to dead car battery. Re-assembled dry injectipads. Total Worktime: 8:15 hours
Day 2: 6/4/19
I arrived and headed straight for Professor Turner's office. We began prepping more mannequins for more SimLabs. A single nursing student arrived to make up missed classes. Professor Turner turned on an educational video for the student and I sat in on it for a while. I then continued helping Professor Turner. The rest of the class arrived and Professor Turner and I could not prep the mannequins while the students were there. We sat in on their lecture and then headed to another building to check her mailbox. We came back and then she graded papers while I say in on the lecture. We are lunch and then supervised students during an exam. Then we headed back and continued prepping mannequins until I had to leave. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 4: 6/11/19
Today I arrived and headed straight for Professor Turner's office. We sat in on lectures and I helped her prep more mannequins. Today we made fake poop and put it into an adult diapers for a simulation. We were then interviewed by Hondros College media people. We got our pictures taken and prepped more mannequins. Then we broke for lunch. After lunch, I helped her with more simulations and sat in on lectures. Then I left. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 6: 6/13/19
Arrived an hour later than normal. They did skill test checks for individual medical students. We went to the other building and looked in her mailbox and for a certain staff member. We prepped sim labs. Then we had lunch. I sat in a lecture afterwards. I watched a simulation lab. Went home. Total Worktime: 6 hours.
Day 8: 7/8/19
Arrived around 9 as usual. Printed papers, relabeled manilla folders, wrote on the whiteboard, got out supplies for a new class coming in later that day. Set out sharps containers for IV practice. Went home at three. Total Worktime: 6:15 hours.
Day 10: 7/10/19
Arrived ten minutes early at 10:50. Sat in on lecture. Stapled many handouts for nursing students. Sat in on lecture. Went to lunch. Came back, set up simulation. Unfolded/broke down cardboard boxes. Washed pocket nurse "injectipads" and "popped their pimples." Left at 7:15. Total Worktime: 8:15 hours
Clara Schulze
Digital Portfolio
9th Grade Projects
In this page, you can see how I grew, Excelled and Struggled throughout the course of my 9th-grade career.
Reflection
In the August of 2016 when I was in ninth grade, I was still mentally an eighth grader. I had no idea what to expect of high school and to be honest I was scared. I was scared of colleges watching me and cumulative GPA. I was worried that a single B would drag me down. While high school is all of these things, it’s also not as scary as people make it out to be, and I think that I have slowly discovered this over my time as a ninth grader. The purpose of this essay is to tell the reader how I am ready for 10th grade, using some of my mistakes, growth, and outstanding moments as evidence. My August-self was still trying to do things in a middle school way. I didn’t know any other way than what I had been doing my entire life. Of course, I always do that. When I started eighth grade I still did things like a seventh grader, and so on. Each new grade requires a bit more effort and concentration. If you don’t keep up and try harder, then you won’t succeed. This is how it’s always been, and it’s pretty fair. With the beginning of ninth grade, I was at the beginning of my high school career, this means a new workload. With my hectic schedule already filled to the brim, I had to squeeze in an extra club and extra homework. This wasn’t easy, but I think I’ve got the hang of it now, and I’m more mature because of it. I know now it isn’t the best idea to put things off until the very last minute because stress only awaits a person who does that -- stress and bad grades. Now that I have realized this, I am most certainly ready for the tenth grade, otherwise known as, sophomore year. Of course, when I begin 10th grade, I will still behave like a 9th grader. Every road is never without its ups and downs, and even though downs aren't the greatest, they're always something to learn and grow from. I've included some examples of my ups and downs below.
Throughout the course of my ninth grade year, I feel I have had to rely on persistence the most. The workload in high school is different than for middle school, and you don’t get so many second chances. I have to really put in the effort to keep up my grades, and sometimes (but not always) my effort isn’t enough. This is usually a sign to step it up. Now that I am more than three-fourths of the way through this school year, I understand a lot more about high school and the responsibilities that come with it. I have worked on my studying habits significantly since the year began because if I didn't study, I wouldn't do so well. I usually make a Quizlet set for things I really need to remember, and having good studying habits really shows that my maturity level has increased. I have also helped other people when they were struggling, which is not something I had ever done before. Usually I was the person who needed help, not the helper. Being a freshman was sort of like a way to get to know high school, and now I think I’m ready to take it on a date.