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.

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.

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.