1) What I am most proud of in my block presentation is being able to present all of the information I needed and teaching the students what I have learned throughout the year because I wanted to show the students what I felt passionate about and show them that this senior project is about expressing who you are. What I am most proud of in my overall senior project is all the information I found on Veterinary Medicine because I have never done a big amount of research like I did in this project and it felt good being knowledgable of this topic.
2) a. I would give myself a P in my block presentation.
b. I would give myself an AE in my overall senior project.
3) What worked for me in my senior project is finding all the information I did for each of my answers and on my topic.
4) What I would have done differently to improve my senior project is go to different animal hospitals and ask to volunteer to be able to get more experience from not only one animal hospital. Something else I would have done differently is work on my final presentation a lot earlier than I did because I left everything to the last minute.
5) The senior project has showed me how to find extensive research on a topic and has taught me how to present for a long period of time without getting nervous. I feel grateful that I do not get as nervous as I did before doing my presentation. It has also helped me realize that I do not want to become a Veterinarian when I am older. It has helped me choose my career path and learn about something that I have dreamed of doing ever since I was a little girl.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Blog 22: Mentorship
Literal
Interpretive
The most important thing I have gained from this experience is learning about Veterinary Medicine and what veterinarians do on a daily basis. It was important because all the information I learned I could use for my senior project and present it to the class. It was also very interesting learning about it through hands on situations. I also met knew people while I went to my mentorship. Volunteering at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital has also helped me decide that I do not want to become a veterinarian when I am older due to the suffering animals go through. Animals have a special place in my heart that I wouldn't bear being a veterinarian.
Applied
All of what I learned and all that I have experienced has helped me come up with my essential question and my 3 answers. I see a situation that relates to all of my 3 answers every time I go to my mentorship. At the beginning of the year I wanted to focus my essential question on surgical procedures because of preference. When I first started volunteering at my mentorship, I noticed that the hospital is known for performing surgical procedures. I got really interested in that topic and based my whole senior project on it. As I continued the school year and I got to the point of coming up with my 3 answers, I didn't know where to look, but I later realized that my best source of information is my mentorship. There I found my 3 answers that I felt really confident about it. My mentorship has helped me a lot in my senior project.
- Log of hours on the right hand side of my blog
- Dr. Leonard Sigdestad, (909)825-3144, Loma Linda Animal Hospital
Interpretive
The most important thing I have gained from this experience is learning about Veterinary Medicine and what veterinarians do on a daily basis. It was important because all the information I learned I could use for my senior project and present it to the class. It was also very interesting learning about it through hands on situations. I also met knew people while I went to my mentorship. Volunteering at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital has also helped me decide that I do not want to become a veterinarian when I am older due to the suffering animals go through. Animals have a special place in my heart that I wouldn't bear being a veterinarian.
Applied
All of what I learned and all that I have experienced has helped me come up with my essential question and my 3 answers. I see a situation that relates to all of my 3 answers every time I go to my mentorship. At the beginning of the year I wanted to focus my essential question on surgical procedures because of preference. When I first started volunteering at my mentorship, I noticed that the hospital is known for performing surgical procedures. I got really interested in that topic and based my whole senior project on it. As I continued the school year and I got to the point of coming up with my 3 answers, I didn't know where to look, but I later realized that my best source of information is my mentorship. There I found my 3 answers that I felt really confident about it. My mentorship has helped me a lot in my senior project.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Exit Interview
1) Essential Question: How can a veterinarian best provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure?
Answer 1: The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by making the environment of the hospital comfortable to be in.
Answer 2: The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by proper animal restraint and technique.
Answer 3: The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is through their attitude at the animal hospital.
My best answer is my 3rd answer because no matter the environment of the animal hospital or the restraint techniques, the attitude of a veterinarian will always be a big factor to how an animal will act towards the vet and their staff. I have seen many times at my mentorship when my mentor is stressed and angered, the animals tend to act wilder and more likely to snap, but when he is in a very good mood, the animals tend to act more comfortable and not as stressed. Animals can detect a person's emotions through their tones in their voice and their body language. That is why the attitude of a veterinarian is important to how an animal will act.
2) It took me a while to figure out that my answer 3 was my best answer. At first I believed my 2nd answer, which is animal restraint and technique, was my best answer due to the amount of research I had on that topic, but I later realized that it didn't matter how a veterinarian or his staff held an animal, the way they act will always affect the animal. I see this at home and also at my mentorship. My dogs at home tend to act more skittish when I am angered and more comforting when I am sad. They feel the emotions that go through me. Same goes for the animals at my mentorship. Whenever my mentor, Dr. Sigdestad, is angered, the animals act the same way and don't allow us to work on them. When he is in a calm mood, they allow us to work on them. That is why I believe the attitude of a veterinarian really affects an animal when treating them and the vet staff want to provide treatment for the animal without unnecessary force.
3) I was having trouble figuring out my 3 answers to my essential question because I didn't feel quite confident in finding enough research for it, but I talked to the Senior teachers to explain what my ideas were and they helped me build 3 answers that I felt good about presenting on. I enjoyed researching the 3 topics and it helped me learn me more about Veterinary Medicine. Another problem I encountered was not being able to show my mentor my senior blog throughout the year, but I thought about what he had to do because he works long hours every day with a small amount of free time. What I decided to do is just go to my mentorship and learn from him there. Besides these 2 problems, I feel really good about my senior project and I am excited to present to the class what I learned.
4) The two most significant sources I have used to answer my essential question are a book called "Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon" by Dr. Nick Trout and an article called "How Dogs Sense Emotions" posted on a website called Dog Health. The book by Dr. Nick Trout has given me a great point of view from a veterinarian and what they do on a daily basis. It has helped me not only learn about what a vet does, but also how all of my 3 answers play a role in a veterinarian's animal hospital. The author talks about every answer in his book, helping me understand my essential question more. The article has helped me a lot on learning about my 3rd answer. It basically describes how a dog can sense a person's emotions. It demonstrates and explains why a dog reacts according to a person, in this case a veterinarian. It also helped me to be able to give a better explanation of my 3rd answer. These 2 sources have helped me write my I-Search paper and gave me information I could use for my presentation.
Answer 1: The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by making the environment of the hospital comfortable to be in.
Answer 2: The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by proper animal restraint and technique.
Answer 3: The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is through their attitude at the animal hospital.
My best answer is my 3rd answer because no matter the environment of the animal hospital or the restraint techniques, the attitude of a veterinarian will always be a big factor to how an animal will act towards the vet and their staff. I have seen many times at my mentorship when my mentor is stressed and angered, the animals tend to act wilder and more likely to snap, but when he is in a very good mood, the animals tend to act more comfortable and not as stressed. Animals can detect a person's emotions through their tones in their voice and their body language. That is why the attitude of a veterinarian is important to how an animal will act.
2) It took me a while to figure out that my answer 3 was my best answer. At first I believed my 2nd answer, which is animal restraint and technique, was my best answer due to the amount of research I had on that topic, but I later realized that it didn't matter how a veterinarian or his staff held an animal, the way they act will always affect the animal. I see this at home and also at my mentorship. My dogs at home tend to act more skittish when I am angered and more comforting when I am sad. They feel the emotions that go through me. Same goes for the animals at my mentorship. Whenever my mentor, Dr. Sigdestad, is angered, the animals act the same way and don't allow us to work on them. When he is in a calm mood, they allow us to work on them. That is why I believe the attitude of a veterinarian really affects an animal when treating them and the vet staff want to provide treatment for the animal without unnecessary force.
3) I was having trouble figuring out my 3 answers to my essential question because I didn't feel quite confident in finding enough research for it, but I talked to the Senior teachers to explain what my ideas were and they helped me build 3 answers that I felt good about presenting on. I enjoyed researching the 3 topics and it helped me learn me more about Veterinary Medicine. Another problem I encountered was not being able to show my mentor my senior blog throughout the year, but I thought about what he had to do because he works long hours every day with a small amount of free time. What I decided to do is just go to my mentorship and learn from him there. Besides these 2 problems, I feel really good about my senior project and I am excited to present to the class what I learned.
4) The two most significant sources I have used to answer my essential question are a book called "Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon" by Dr. Nick Trout and an article called "How Dogs Sense Emotions" posted on a website called Dog Health. The book by Dr. Nick Trout has given me a great point of view from a veterinarian and what they do on a daily basis. It has helped me not only learn about what a vet does, but also how all of my 3 answers play a role in a veterinarian's animal hospital. The author talks about every answer in his book, helping me understand my essential question more. The article has helped me a lot on learning about my 3rd answer. It basically describes how a dog can sense a person's emotions. It demonstrates and explains why a dog reacts according to a person, in this case a veterinarian. It also helped me to be able to give a better explanation of my 3rd answer. These 2 sources have helped me write my I-Search paper and gave me information I could use for my presentation.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
May Post: Treating a Horse
When I went to my mentorship yesterday, my mentor, Dr. Sigdestad, was treating a horse for an infection in her stomach. The problem that was occurring was that the horse wasn't able to go to the restroom and she was lying down, which means to a horse that it is going to die. She is 25 years old. My mentor gave her IV fluids to help with the dehydration, gave her pain medication and passed oil into her stomach with a tube to help her to pass what she has in her stomach. It felt amazing being able to help treat a horse for the first time, but saddening that she is in pain due to this sickness. I wish to help more animals like this horse and learn how to treat more exotic animals.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Independent Component 2
Literal
a) I, Stephanie Soriano, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b) Dr. Sigdestad from the Loma Linda Animal Hospital, my mentor, has helped me complete my independent component.
c)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sUlsStiUA28TX5cRJrEr47lj0aifPxMgNsiRZp1nsr8/edit#gid=0
d) For my independent component, I continued working at my mentorship at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital with my mentor.
Interpretive
I wanted to continue working at my mentorship to learn more about what it is like to be a veterinarian and to help me with answering my Essential Question more in detail. On the right is a link to the 30+ hours I did for my independent component 2 and on my blog in previous posts there is pictures of when I worked at my mentorship including some of the surgery room and patients from the hospital.
Applied
My independent component shows me real life examples of my findings to my Essential Question. A few examples are that I am able to restrain the animals while my mentor treats them and the attitude of my mentor every time he comes in to work truly affects how the animals will act. They could sense a person's emotions. Another thing I have noticed is that if we try to provide a comfortable environment for the animal during a serious procedure, they will act calmer meaning it will be easier to work on them. I see these types of examples every time I go to my mentorship and I learn more through going there rather than reading articles about it. Being in a veterinarian's point of view helps you understand more of what they go through every day and how they deal with their patients. Actually experiencing it in person helped me learn more and that was the reason why I did this for my independent component.
a) I, Stephanie Soriano, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b) Dr. Sigdestad from the Loma Linda Animal Hospital, my mentor, has helped me complete my independent component.
c)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sUlsStiUA28TX5cRJrEr47lj0aifPxMgNsiRZp1nsr8/edit#gid=0
d) For my independent component, I continued working at my mentorship at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital with my mentor.
Interpretive
I wanted to continue working at my mentorship to learn more about what it is like to be a veterinarian and to help me with answering my Essential Question more in detail. On the right is a link to the 30+ hours I did for my independent component 2 and on my blog in previous posts there is pictures of when I worked at my mentorship including some of the surgery room and patients from the hospital.
Applied
My independent component shows me real life examples of my findings to my Essential Question. A few examples are that I am able to restrain the animals while my mentor treats them and the attitude of my mentor every time he comes in to work truly affects how the animals will act. They could sense a person's emotions. Another thing I have noticed is that if we try to provide a comfortable environment for the animal during a serious procedure, they will act calmer meaning it will be easier to work on them. I see these types of examples every time I go to my mentorship and I learn more through going there rather than reading articles about it. Being in a veterinarian's point of view helps you understand more of what they go through every day and how they deal with their patients. Actually experiencing it in person helped me learn more and that was the reason why I did this for my independent component.
April Post: Treating a Goat
This Saturday when I went to my mentorship, an owner brought in a young goat because he wasn't able to walk due to being lethargic. It is really interesting that my mentor not only takes of dogs and cats but other animals like lizards, chickens, goats, pigs and snakes. I am glad I get to see my mentor treat exotic animals because I get to learn more that I could explain in my final presentation. We treated the goat by giving him fluids and a vitamin called 'Nutri cal' that provides nutrients that an animal needs. It was great treating the goat and I hope to help my mentor treat other exotic animals in the future.
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| The goat that we treated on Saturday. |
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| Nutritional Supplement given to weak animals. |
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Fourth Interview Questions
- 1. How can a veterinarian, like yourself, provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure?
- 2. What do you believe a veterinarian’s attitude should be during a serious procedure?
- 3. What do you believe a veterinarian’s attitude should be every day that he/she comes into work?
- 4. How can nurses/co workers help a veterinarian provide comfort to a pet?
- 5. What do you believe is a veterinarian’s responsibility to a pet?
- 6. What do you believe is a nurse’s responsibility to a pet and to his/her boss, which in this case would be a veterinarian?
- 7. What did veterinary school teach you, regarding to animal welfare and attitude, that you use to this day?
- 8. What is one memorable experience that you have had when you first began your profession as a veterinarian?
- 9. Did that memorable experience influence who you are today, regarding to your attitude that you have everyday you come to work?
- 10. What types of animal restraint do you believe should be used towards every animal?
- 11. What kind of animals have you seen that needed different types of restraint? (Different species)
- 12. What type of environment do you believe a veterinarian should provide during a serious procedure?
- 13. What type of environment do you believe a veterinarian should provide during a visit with a client?
- 14. What has veterinary school taught you about animal restraint?
- 15. What has veterinary school taught you about the environment of an animal hospital?
- 16. Has there been an instance where you broke down in front of a patient? (emotionally)
- 17. What is one thing that you believe every incoming veterinarian should know?
- 18. Do you use animal restraint at your animal hospital? If so, what type? If not, why?
- 19. What do you believe should be in a veterinarian’s mind during a serious procedure?
- 20. What is your opinion on animal welfare?
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