Week 11 at the Village and my internship is coming to an end so my employer gave me and evaluation.
As you can see from the photos above in the areas of; professional attitude, quality of work, oral communication, time management / organization, interaction with others, work ethic, and attendance I received the highest rating. I am very proud of myself for being recognized by my supervisor for this because I take pride in the quality of work I put out. Each night the paperwork I must complete is done and ready for the nurse to distribute early. The few areas that I received a lower score of a 3/5 including; problem solving, and adaptability. I am okay with the score I received and now strive to do better in those areas of weakness. I appreciate constructive criticism and I am willing to work harder to become the best that I can be. I do believe that I am good at redirecting residents when they want to go home or go to their car in the parking lot when neither of the two are part of their belongings anymore. Unfortunately Alzheimer's and dementia patients lose their most recent memories and maintain the memories of their adolescent years longest. Slowly progressing backwords. There is not much you can do to change their mind as a receptionist because you have to stay at the desk incase the phone rings. You can't take them to their room and show them that they don't have a car anymore and that their home is at ShorePointe now. I don't believe these categories perfectly apply to my position which makes it hard to become better in this area. This week we are required to post a photo of our employer as well as our sticky note of praise. However I didnt see my employer this week and I will not see her until 2/22/17 so I will be updating this weeks post then.
This is week at work I had a very enlightening conversation with one of my favorite residents about the act of dying (to sum it up). He shared with me that he is not afraid to due to the fact that he has lived such a fulfilling life. He is proud of his accomplishments and has grown to accept that it's all apart of the circle of life. Strangely I have also come to the realization that I am not afraid to die, because I am only 17 years old and have experienced more than most 50 year olds I know. From travel to education I have been exposed to so much at such a young age due to the unimaginable opportunities that I have been blessed to take part in. I am no longer afraid to die (although another 70 years would be nice) because I believe I have lived. This week was pretty easy, I had time to bond with a coworker who is also a senior in high school. I found out how much we have in common. She works in the activities department and gave me all of the supplies to make the paper plate award for my supervisor. My supervisor Heather has a borning job title "office assistant" but she does so much more than that. She is the brick and morder of the village. She is the "master of handeling disasters" every time there is a problem we all look to Heather to help. She is always willing to do whatever she can. As an employee of hers I really appreciate her adaptability. Over all it was another great week at the village.
This week I have been really excited for my spring break trip. So I have been talking to the residents asking them where the best place to go for spring break is. I got inspiration from one of the residents when he told me his spring break story in Key Largo. Knowing his background and getting to know the reisdents not only for who they are now but for who they were when they were in high school is really cool. It's crazy how over 50 years or more nothing has changed in the life of high school students. There is a connection that I have formed with some residents that are unbelievably amazing. He challenged me to have a better spring break than he did in Key Largo. Challenge accepted! I went home and booked a weeks vacation at a beach house in Key Largo. He reassured me that it's the moments we have in high school that are the times remembered for the rest of your life.
Week 6 I only worked one day because I had induction for National Honor Society as well as rehearsal. However, the one day that I did work was very quiet. One of my coworkers who is a nurse came to chat with me about my future because she saw me studying. Once she got to the desk she saw that it was honors anatomy that I was studying for. I told her I wanted to become a neonatal nurse. She offered me some advise and told me to call her when I need shadowing hours. Her best friend is a neonatal nurse at Children's Hospital downtown, with many years of experience she would love to have me shadow her. This experience has brought me so many opportunities and I am beyond thankful for everything it has brought to me.
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