Martrell
After today's discussion about homelessness, I felt that this video was appropriate. Homelessness is a real problem in the United States and worldwide. As future healthcare professionals, I think it's important to be able to provide resources for your homeless patients. It's not acceptable to just ignore that major component of their life.
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"A serving of rice providing 90 grams of carbohydrates will break down to about the same amount of sugar found in 22 teaspoons of sugar." - healthyeating.sfgate.com "The average American is consuming 22 teaspoons a day. That's about three times what's recommended," says Laura Schmidt of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. -www.npr.org I knew bread, pasta, rice all contains carbohydrates which turns into sugar, but did not know the exact translation. So it turns out one serving of rice is equivalent to 22 teaspoons of sugar. Apparently, this is 3x the recommended amount. At home, I eat rice breakfast, lunch and dinner...that's 3 servings per day! 0.o
This week I created a survey which will be used to help me get a better understanding of my audience. The survey consisted of very simple yes and no questions. I wanted the survey to be easy to do and would not take a lot of the nurses time since they will be helping me with this. I am hoping to use the information as a baseline and serve to guide my focus in the project. My goal is to create a video that is both simple to understand and effective in delivering the message. The key is to be effective. If the patient can walk out of the clinic and understand just a few key points about diabetes, I would consider that a success. Currently, I want to focus on education and prevention. I have a few ideas that may need guidance. Anyone who is reading this blog, please feel free to give me any suggestion. It will be greatly appreciated! =) Next Monday, I will be meeting with a team to carry out my sketches. I keep telling myself, no pressure....no pressure...ha! -Kelly Last week I shadowed the nurses from SuperShot at their location in Grabill, IN. The majority of the patients that were served were Amish and a large number of the children were there to be vaccinated for school requirements. The purpose of my visit was to see first-hand refusals of vaccinations and to observe how the nurses handled the situation.
The nurses used the CASE technique when parents expressed concern over certain vaccinations. CASE is an acronym for: Corroborate, About You, Science, Explain. To ‘corroborate’, the nurses will express understanding with the parents’ concerns. For ‘about you’, the nurses describe who they are, what their responsibilities are, and why they give vaccinations. ‘Science’ consists of the nurses explaining the purpose of the vaccinations and the diseases they are meant to protect against. The nurses then ‘explain’ why the vaccination is important and how it will ultimately benefit the overall health of the child. I was able to listen to many parents’ reasons as to why they refused vaccinations. The vast majority who refused did so because they only wanted to vaccinate their children with those that were required by the child’s school. A few refused the chicken pox vaccine because they believed it would be better for their child to acquire the disease naturally. One parent refused the HPV vaccine for her daughter due to religious objections. Tomorrow I will be shadowing another SuperShot clinic at Anthony Medical Center. I hope to be able to gain a better understanding of the demographics SuperShot serves in Allen County. Everyone goes into the healthcare field for different reasons, for many of us, one of those reasons is that we want to use our expertise to care for others. All patients have challenges; it’s our job to help them overcome those challenges to the best of our abilities. One issue we may face is that our abilities may not be sufficient to solve everyone’s problems. In that instance, I think it’s important to refer them to someone who can. When your patient is poor or underserved, they may not be able to afford every single service they need; they will have to prioritize. Challenges come in many shapes and forms, and become exponentially worse when you do not have the resources to combat them. For underserved populations, challenges are always present and tend to go unresolved for long periods of time. As healthcare professionals, one of the most unfortunate situations we may experience is when there is nothing you can do for a patient.
I don’t really know what else to say. Just thinking about the multitude of challenges that a single person may face is overwhelming. I could not imagine being in their shoes. I would feel a profound sense of hopelessness. Martrell |
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2016 AuthorsKadieMy name is Kadie and I would describe myself as easy-going and just living and loving life one day at a time! :)
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I enjoy life and everything that comes with it and I find happiness from helping others enjoy it too. Misty R. GordonA work in progress.
I am better than I have ever been but nowhere near as great as I will become. Nichelle Logan
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Open to all avenues of the pharmacy profession while searching for a vocation that motivates me to be a better person Tyson
Long-term care is my pharmacy thing...and cats are my other thing. Jen
Currently striving to have a career in psychiatric pharmacy. I like to spend my time with my two Australian Cattle Dogs and three horses!. . 2014 AuthorsBriInterest is in psychiatric pharmacy and I have 2 adorable German Shepherds that keep me busy. MartrellI have a strong interest in retail pharmacy but I am open to learning about all aspects of the profession. KellyEverything happens for a reason. I am grateful and happy with all I am blessed with. JoeI am always up for trying new things. Looking forward to what the future has in store. EzzaI love photography, travelling, and food! |