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
Genius Hour
Genius Hour Project
Over the past few weeks, I have used 20% of my class time researching. I researched multiple things through the internet. I researched how the brain works, why we forget things, and different ways of remembering things better. Since no one knows for sure about why we forget, I found a few theories. One of the theories I found was the Decay Theory. This theory suggests that after we make a memory, and it isn't recalled or used for a long time, it starts to decay, or dissipate, until it's completely gone and we can't ever remember it again. While this theory sounds pretty accurate, there is a flaw: Long-Term memory. Memories can stay fairly stable in there for extremely long periods of time, a whole lifetime maybe. This is one of many theories, but I also found solutions to forgetting. Since many people already answered my question, I mostly collected things I already knew such as repetition, rhyming, chunking, acronyms, and linking the new information to a previous memory. I collected all of this information in my Language Arts notebook and later in my bucket.
Picture taken by: Laura Schmidt
Picture taken by: Laura Schmidt
Picture taken by: Vincent Schmidt
Picture taken by: Laura Schmidt
After I collected all my information and resources, I wrote small blurbs summarizing what I learned, and paired these blurbs with pictures. I mod-podged all of this onto each shelf in my bucket. A person could drag out each shelf and read all the information I found and learn about it extensively.
When creating my bucket, I first drilled in my hinges. Then I cut out a square shaped hole for the door. Afterwards, I cut out my shelves and I spray painted each shelf and my bucket. Then, I inserted the strings the shelves would sit on. Then, I printed all my blurbs and pictures and pasted them onto my shelves. Last but not least, I inserted my shelves. Of course creating my bucket would have been nearly impossible without my Dad, he was always there to guide me, and he gave me tons of tips on this project and provided all of my supplies. He was so helpful, I just cannot stress how wonderful he was to me during this project. A huge shout-out to my Dad.
Cutting the bucket was definitely a huge success as I was unsure I would be able to do it myself. I doubted myself and told myself I would mess it up and/or cut myself. But I didn't because I had my dad taught me how to do it gave me lots of tips. I am very happy about this success and having my dad there to support me.
SOURCES:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/remember-bad-times-better-than-good.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/remember-birth.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/amnesia1.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory1.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory2.htm
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-forget-things/
http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/tp/explanations-for-forgetting.htm