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?
Sunday, March 8, 2015
March Post: Inside the Hospital
I actually got a chance to take pictures inside the Loma Linda animal hospital! Here are some pictures from a day that I was at my mentorship.
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| A dog in the isolation room at my mentorship that I gave shots and IV fluids to. |
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| A cat that was also in the isolation room. |
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| The room where surgeries are performed by my mentor, Dr. Sigdestad. |
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Blog 17: Third Answer
1. How can a veterinarian best provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure?
2. The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is through their attitude at the animal hospital(how they treat animals).
3. 3 details to support the answer
- The attitude of a veterinarian is important when they treat animals, whether a serious procedure or a vet visit.
- It is a quality of a veterinarian that people judge them by. (animal welfare)
- The attitude of a veterinarian influences how an animal will react during a serious procedure or a vet visit.
4. Research sources
- Squire, Alison Smith. "Why I'm Ashamed to Be a Vet: A Shocking Exposé of the Profession That Puts Pets through 'painful and Unnecessary Treatments to Fleece Their Trusting Owners'" Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. Web. 22 Aug. 2014.
- Yin, Sophia, Dr. "Compassionate Vet Care: Handling Pets in a Pet Friendly Manner." Dr. Sophia Yin. 2 June 2011. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
- Kay, Nancy. "How to Trust an ER Vet You Just Met." Speakingforspotcom. 20 Nov. 2010. Web. 08 Oct. 2014.
- Zimlich, Rachel. "A New Attitude." Dvm360.com. N.p., 1 Apr. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
- Trout, Nick. Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon. New York: Broadway, 2008. Print.
5. My third answer is helping me better understand by EQ because I do believe an attitude of a veterinarian is really important when they are dealing with normal, nervous and aggressive animals. It also helps me find more research for my project.
2. The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is through their attitude at the animal hospital(how they treat animals).
3. 3 details to support the answer
- The attitude of a veterinarian is important when they treat animals, whether a serious procedure or a vet visit.
- It is a quality of a veterinarian that people judge them by. (animal welfare)
- The attitude of a veterinarian influences how an animal will react during a serious procedure or a vet visit.
4. Research sources
- Squire, Alison Smith. "Why I'm Ashamed to Be a Vet: A Shocking Exposé of the Profession That Puts Pets through 'painful and Unnecessary Treatments to Fleece Their Trusting Owners'" Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. Web. 22 Aug. 2014.
- Yin, Sophia, Dr. "Compassionate Vet Care: Handling Pets in a Pet Friendly Manner." Dr. Sophia Yin. 2 June 2011. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
- Kay, Nancy. "How to Trust an ER Vet You Just Met." Speakingforspotcom. 20 Nov. 2010. Web. 08 Oct. 2014.
- Zimlich, Rachel. "A New Attitude." Dvm360.com. N.p., 1 Apr. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
- Trout, Nick. Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon. New York: Broadway, 2008. Print.
5. My third answer is helping me better understand by EQ because I do believe an attitude of a veterinarian is really important when they are dealing with normal, nervous and aggressive animals. It also helps me find more research for my project.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Blog 16: Answer 2
1. How can a veterinarian best provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure?
2. 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.
3. The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by proper animal restraint and technique.
4. Why my second answer is true:
- Restraining an animal is the most common way to calm an animal during a vet visit
- Proper animal restraint and technique is necessary because you don't want to do it with too much force that will end up hurting the animal or not enough force that you aren't able to restrain the animal
- In my interview, Dr. Hill said that minimal restraint is the best way to calm an animal so the next time it sees you it will act calmer due to feeling comfortable and relaxed the first vet visit
5. Trout, Nick. Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon. New York: Broadway, 2008. Print.
6. "Dog and Cat Handling and Restraint." Pennfoster. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
7. Overall I believe most of my research and interviews have helped me develop my second answer which is one that I feel comfortable talking about since I have experienced restraining animals at my mentorship.
2. 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.
3. The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by proper animal restraint and technique.
4. Why my second answer is true:
- Restraining an animal is the most common way to calm an animal during a vet visit
- Proper animal restraint and technique is necessary because you don't want to do it with too much force that will end up hurting the animal or not enough force that you aren't able to restrain the animal
- In my interview, Dr. Hill said that minimal restraint is the best way to calm an animal so the next time it sees you it will act calmer due to feeling comfortable and relaxed the first vet visit
5. Trout, Nick. Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon. New York: Broadway, 2008. Print.
6. "Dog and Cat Handling and Restraint." Pennfoster. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
7. Overall I believe most of my research and interviews have helped me develop my second answer which is one that I feel comfortable talking about since I have experienced restraining animals at my mentorship.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval
1. What I will do for the 30 hours required for Independent Component #2 is continue to go at my mentorship every Saturday for 4 hours or possibly find another animal hospital to mentor at. Every time I go to my mentorship I learn new things and going there will help me learn more about my topic.
2. It will be very difficult for me to prove I did my 30 hours due to not being able to take pictures of the animals but I could possibly take pictures of the animal hospital when there is no animal in that room. For example, the exam rooms, the lobby or the surgery room. I could also ask my mentor to write a note or call to assure that I did the 30 hours.
3. I believe going to my mentorship more hours will help me learn more about veterinary medicine. Since I have been mentoring there since August, they give me a lot more stuff to do rather than starting to mentor at a new animal hospital where no one knows me and they start me off with the basics. Having known more the Loma Linda Animal Hospital's workers has made me feel more comfortable mentoring there and they give me opportunities to work with the animals hands on that no other animal hospital will allow me to do. My mentorship has helped me see my topic more in depth.
2. It will be very difficult for me to prove I did my 30 hours due to not being able to take pictures of the animals but I could possibly take pictures of the animal hospital when there is no animal in that room. For example, the exam rooms, the lobby or the surgery room. I could also ask my mentor to write a note or call to assure that I did the 30 hours.
3. I believe going to my mentorship more hours will help me learn more about veterinary medicine. Since I have been mentoring there since August, they give me a lot more stuff to do rather than starting to mentor at a new animal hospital where no one knows me and they start me off with the basics. Having known more the Loma Linda Animal Hospital's workers has made me feel more comfortable mentoring there and they give me opportunities to work with the animals hands on that no other animal hospital will allow me to do. My mentorship has helped me see my topic more in depth.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
February Post: New experience
Yesterday I went to my mentorship from 8am-12pm and it started off as a regular day. It was calmer than usual and I cleaned the kennels, walked the dogs and gave water and food to the animals as I usually do. At about 11:30 am, many emergencies started coming in. The one that interested me the most was the one of a dog, Yorkie, who needed a cesarean section because one of her puppies was stuck. We got prepped for surgery and another volunteer and I were assisting during the surgery. First my mentor started to cut open the dog's stomach and started giving the puppies to another nurse and I to rub and make cry to make sure they were alive. I was also given the job to raise and higher the isoflurane that was given to the dog. My mentor later sowed up the stomach of the dog and put her in a cage so she would start waking up. The nurse and I were in charge of the puppies and taking care of them. I have never experience birth before at my mentorship and it felt amazing that I got to assist with something great like this. It was a new learning experience for me and I hope I get to experience different things in the future at my mentorship.
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| This is how the newborn Yorkie puppies looked like. (Photo from Internet) |
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Blog 14: Independent Component 1
· Literal
o I,
Stephanie Soriano, affirm that I completed my independent component which
represents 33 hours of work.
o My
mentor helped me complete my independent component.
o For
my independent component I worked an extra 33 hours at my mentorship, Loma
Linda Animal Hospital. I did the same thing I would usually do. For example, I
helped with treatments of animals, cleaned the kennels, helped with surgeries
and gave vaccines to different animals.
·
Interpretive
o Working
extra hours at my mentorship has helped me learn more about veterinary medicine
including working with different types of animals I could have never imagined
at an animal hospital like ferrets, snakes, pigs, goats, birds and chickens. It
has also helped me answer my EQ by giving me more evidence to my Answer 1,
which was the answer I gave for my Lesson 2 presentation. All of the work I did
is under a link called “Independent Component 1” under the links section. I
decided to make a different link so I wouldn’t confuse it with my other senior
project hours. Due to having to get permission from animal owners to take
pictures of their pets, I was not able to acquire any pictures.
·
Applied
o As
I said before, my independent component 1 has helped me better understand my EQ
and has helped me come up with answers to my EQ. One example of what I see
every time I go that my mentor and his nurses do to help an animal calm down is
by first putting a muzzle on the animal for safety precautions and later
providing a sedative to help an animal calm down. If the animal is aggressive,
they use a long pole with a rope at the end to handle the animal. This rarely happens
at the animal hospital because we usually try to provide a calm environment so
my mentor is able to work on the animal. These types of scenarios has helped me
learn more about animal restraint and handling, which is another one of my
answers to my EQ. As I continue mentoring at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital, I
believe I will better understand my topic.
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| Here is a picture of where I did my independent component #1 at. |
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection
1. I am most proud of how much content I knew in my presentation and how I was able to present it before my technical difficulties because in other presentations I get nervous and that makes me forget the content I studied.
2. a) P
b) I met all the "P" requirements and I didn't feel like I went above and beyond.
3. My power point I felt looked appropriate for my presentation, the attire I wore fit my presentation and my EQ board looked professional compared to previous ones.
4. I would put less text in my powerpoint, I would memorize my powerpoint more so I am prepared for technical difficulties and I would better organize my activity so everyone is included.
5. I think my answer #2 is going to be animal restrain techniques the veterinarian uses.
2. a) P
b) I met all the "P" requirements and I didn't feel like I went above and beyond.
3. My power point I felt looked appropriate for my presentation, the attire I wore fit my presentation and my EQ board looked professional compared to previous ones.
4. I would put less text in my powerpoint, I would memorize my powerpoint more so I am prepared for technical difficulties and I would better organize my activity so everyone is included.
5. I think my answer #2 is going to be animal restrain techniques the veterinarian uses.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Blog 12: Mentorship 10 hours check
1. I am doing my mentorship at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital.
2. My contact is Dr. Leonard Sigdestad.
3. I have done a total of 76 hours.
4. Throughout these hours, I have helped Dr. Sigdestad and the nurses at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital by cleaning the kennels of animals and helping with treatments of various animals from snakes to pigs. I have also watched many surgeries that my mentor and his nurses have done and I have also learned to inject animals by myself and fill up the syringes with medicine. I have learned a lot in my time at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital.
2. My contact is Dr. Leonard Sigdestad.
3. I have done a total of 76 hours.
4. Throughout these hours, I have helped Dr. Sigdestad and the nurses at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital by cleaning the kennels of animals and helping with treatments of various animals from snakes to pigs. I have also watched many surgeries that my mentor and his nurses have done and I have also learned to inject animals by myself and fill up the syringes with medicine. I have learned a lot in my time at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
January Post - Point of view
In my mentorship I usually work in the back with the nurses and rarely get to see the owners of the animals who come into the hospital or see how my mentor talks to the owners. Don't get me wrong I love working in the back because everyday I go to my mentorship I learn something new and get to experience a lot, but I would really like to experience when my mentor talks to the owners about their pets and makes his diagnosis on the pets. One time I got to experience this by translating to the doctor what he was saying into Spanish to a owner who could understand Spanish better than English. This gave me an idea what he does when he sees his patients. I still wanted to see how it is like for a veterinarian to speak to an owner in more detail and I finally got my wish. Yesterday I took my pet pig to the Loma Linda Animal Hospital to get his boosters and I experienced a different point of view. My mentor was the one who was helping me and I explained to him that my pig kept scratching himself a lot so he told me about this skin disease that is common in pigs and gave me two vaccines to prevent it. He also gave my pig 2 booster shots. I learned a lot being in the point of view of an owner because I got to see how he talked to owners and his behavior when he talks to them. My mentor wants to provide the best care for animals and that is what a veterinarian should believe. Being a veterinarian is hard work from talking to owners to treating animals. I got to see both points of view at my mentorship.
Blog 11: Holiday Project Update
1. Over the break I went to my mentorship and updated my senior project hours.
2. The most important thing that I learned is that being a veterinarian takes dedication and strength to do because they see patients before and after hours, work long hours, have to deal with difficult owners, see the blood and gore and still maintain a positive attitude so they won't worry their staff and patients. The source of what I learned was my mentor.
3. I would talk to the nurses who work at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital(mentorship) because they are the ones who stabilize the animals when they come in and get the animal ready for the doctor to examine. They are also the ones who have to make the animal comfortable during serious procedures for the safety of the animal and the staff. They have a huge impact in the hospital.
2. The most important thing that I learned is that being a veterinarian takes dedication and strength to do because they see patients before and after hours, work long hours, have to deal with difficult owners, see the blood and gore and still maintain a positive attitude so they won't worry their staff and patients. The source of what I learned was my mentor.
3. I would talk to the nurses who work at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital(mentorship) because they are the ones who stabilize the animals when they come in and get the animal ready for the doctor to examine. They are also the ones who have to make the animal comfortable during serious procedures for the safety of the animal and the staff. They have a huge impact in the hospital.
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