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
Throughout the course of my junior year at the Dayton Regional STEM School, I have exhibited the quality Persistence. Junior year was instantly a difficult trial for me the moment I walked into the door. It was a lot easier in my 10th grade year and I wasn’t used to the sudden realization of almost being a senior. The classes were much harder and the projects were much more realistic. They had lifelike expectations and goals. In previous years, all we had to do was create a product like a poster or a video. This year we have actually been working towards real products we might make in real careers and jobs. Due to this new
additional challenge, I have had to work harder to maintain my grades and work quality.
Firstly, I started my junior year in Technical Reading and Writing out with a project called the Career Exploration Report. The purpose of this report was to research potential careers I was thinking about and locate possible internships for later use. Originally, if I vaguely thought a job sounded good, I would tell people that I was thinking about that career, but I never looked into their daily duties or researched anything about the career. It was a pretty tedious project, but despite that, it yielded great results. It felt extremely dull researching careers so it was hard for me to keep at it. Despite this though, I finished the assignment and turned it in on time. The two careers I researched for this project were pediatrician and environmental engineer. I thought the career of an environmental engineer sounded like it would be a pretty interesting job and I would possibly be able to help save earth. Through this project however, I realized the main job of an environmental engineer was to advise construction projects and other tasks that involved being outside a lot. They mostly focus on trying not to damage the environment when builders are constructing new buildings.
Because of this, I realized the career of environmental engineer was not something I wanted to be doing for the rest of my life. Even so, it was incredibly hard to motivate myself to work on the project because it was so dull. I paced myself, and I worked on it anyway. As you can see, I received an A (54/60) for this project. So my persistence paid off.
Secondly, it was incredibly difficult for me to maintain my grade in my chosen elective. Anatomy and Physiology was all about memorization, so it required me to maintain a regular studying schedule. I was not used to regular studying. Usually I just studied the night before and morning of a test in order to ace it easily. A&P was not quite so easy. So, I had to actively change my lifestyle to accommodate this. It was hard for me. I have to dedicate a lot of time to dance, so I do not have as much time as other people. You can see how I succeeded when you look at the grades I got on my tests and quizzes. One example of this would be the Skeletal Anatomy Test from second quarter. Here you can see that I only missed two points off the entire test. I correctly answered all of the labelling questions and the essay questions because I had studied in advance and I had prepared myself for it. This was only due to the fact that through trial and error I had improved my studying habits and persisted through the changes to my life.
Thirdly, math has always been my worst subject. I am not saying I am necessarily bad at math, I am just not as strong in it as I am with other subjects. During sophomore year, geometry was fairly easy for me to pass. It was a bit of a
shock to be suddenly thrown back into a real class, which was Algebra II. Algebra has been quite literally the hardest class for me. I am constantly struggling not to get a B in the class, and I almost did get a B in my second quarter. This was mostly due to the fact that my Key problems (homework graded for accuracy) were not turning out so great. For example, if you look at Key Problem 3-2, I received a 3/8 on it. This is a 37% and completely not up to my standards. I clearly did not understand the concept of
conics, which is what the key problem was covering. But, after studying a lot and asking the people around me for help, I persisted, and received a 20/20 on my final Conics Project. This was great for my grade, and I ended up getting an A in the class that quarter.
In conclusion, you can see that junior year has been the hardest year for me yet. I, however, have not let this affect my heart or my grades, and have actively applied myself even more in school. Therefore, the quality I have exhibited the most this year was Persistence.
Quality Reflection Essay