Date: April 27, 2011
Time Spent: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 15 hours 30 minutes
How am I Doing: I met with Pauline for the last time. We talked about the overall project and I asked her for suggestions that I can include in my presentation. I showed her my finalized essay and she read it over. I also presented one more time in front of her, but I didn't have my visial aid with me. She helped me with my speech and gave me tips about posture, speaking and habits while presenting. She wished me luck and we said our goodbyes.
Meeting with Pauline gave me a better understanding of life working with cancer patients. She gave me alot of information, and insight, and I plan to incorporate it into my speech. She has helped me a great deal and has also led me to realize the emotional struggles cancer. When she walked me through her department in the hospital, seeing the chairs and needles lined up in rows scared me. It made me realize that cancer patients have it hard and that they feel scared and initmidated all the time because that's how i felt walking through her ward.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Eighth Meeting with Mentor
Date: April 25, 2011
Time Spent: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 14 hours 30 minutes
How am I Doing: Today I presented my senior projected to Pauline. I brought a power point I put together and included some statistics, facts and pictures on it. I tried not to rely on the visual aid part too much, because the majority of the presentation is supposed to be my speech. I prepared notecards and used them as reference, I didn't want to read it because I won't be able to have notecards during my presentation for the panelists. She thinks I am doing well, but she advised me not to use a powerpoint and encouraged my to construct a posterboard. She also thinks I need to better organize my information so I am not stumbling on too many ideas at once or jumping from topic to topic.
Next action: Final meeting with my mentor to finalize my senior project
Time Spent: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 14 hours 30 minutes
How am I Doing: Today I presented my senior projected to Pauline. I brought a power point I put together and included some statistics, facts and pictures on it. I tried not to rely on the visual aid part too much, because the majority of the presentation is supposed to be my speech. I prepared notecards and used them as reference, I didn't want to read it because I won't be able to have notecards during my presentation for the panelists. She thinks I am doing well, but she advised me not to use a powerpoint and encouraged my to construct a posterboard. She also thinks I need to better organize my information so I am not stumbling on too many ideas at once or jumping from topic to topic.
Next action: Final meeting with my mentor to finalize my senior project
Friday, April 15, 2011
Seventh Meeting with Mentor
Date: April 15, 2011
Time Spent: 1 hour
Total Time: 13 hours
How am I Doing: Today we talked about my involvement in Relay for Life. I told her what I was doing, and how me and my mom both signed up for the event in May. I explained what it was, and how the organization raises money for cancer patients and survivors, and also to raise money for research towards a cure. I also talked about my involvement in illuminaria, and what it was. She seemed really interested about the event and I invited her to come by for the event. The more I tell people about Relay for Life, the more i feel i am doing my part. I was surprised to find how many people didn't know what the event was or they had never heard of it. Thisonly makes me realize that things like this should be promoted and I need to do my part and spread the word.
Next Action: I am going to present my senior project to her and ask for some constructive criticism. I will use it as a practice performance.
Time Spent: 1 hour
Total Time: 13 hours
How am I Doing: Today we talked about my involvement in Relay for Life. I told her what I was doing, and how me and my mom both signed up for the event in May. I explained what it was, and how the organization raises money for cancer patients and survivors, and also to raise money for research towards a cure. I also talked about my involvement in illuminaria, and what it was. She seemed really interested about the event and I invited her to come by for the event. The more I tell people about Relay for Life, the more i feel i am doing my part. I was surprised to find how many people didn't know what the event was or they had never heard of it. Thisonly makes me realize that things like this should be promoted and I need to do my part and spread the word.
Next Action: I am going to present my senior project to her and ask for some constructive criticism. I will use it as a practice performance.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Sixth Meeting with Mentor
Date: April 8, 2011
Time Spent: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 12 hours
Actions: Most common types of cancer that she encounters and the age range.
How am I Doing: Pauline takes care of a wide range of patients everyday. Most of the patients she takes care of are mostly middle-aged. (50's) However, she takes care of patients at early ages as well, 30's. She took care of a young guy at his 30's who was newly diagnosed with colon cancer. Most of the patients that she takes care of are breast cancer patients. Although there are cancer patients with different diagnosis, breast cancer is the most common cancer she encounters everyday.
Next Action: Ask suggestions and insight regarding my project. Talk about my community involvement with Relay for Life.
Time Spent: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 12 hours
Actions: Most common types of cancer that she encounters and the age range.
How am I Doing: Pauline takes care of a wide range of patients everyday. Most of the patients she takes care of are mostly middle-aged. (50's) However, she takes care of patients at early ages as well, 30's. She took care of a young guy at his 30's who was newly diagnosed with colon cancer. Most of the patients that she takes care of are breast cancer patients. Although there are cancer patients with different diagnosis, breast cancer is the most common cancer she encounters everyday.
Next Action: Ask suggestions and insight regarding my project. Talk about my community involvement with Relay for Life.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Fifth Meeting with Mentor
Date: April 4, 2011
Time Spent: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Actions: Myth versus Fact: Question about hair loss
How am I Doing: A big misconception when people think of cancer is hair falling out. Alot people think that your hair falls out because of the cancer. They believe that if your hair starts to fall out, then it means you have cancer. I thought this to be true as well, but I learned people losing their hair is an effect of the treatment, the chemo. According to Pauline, most of the cancer patients lose their hair during the course of their treatment. Some of them cut their hair very short and some of them wear hats. One of her patients lost all of the hair she had including eyebrows and eyelashes.
Next Action: I will ask her about the age range she encounters everyday and the most common kind of cancer that she encountered at her work.
Time Spent: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Actions: Myth versus Fact: Question about hair loss
How am I Doing: A big misconception when people think of cancer is hair falling out. Alot people think that your hair falls out because of the cancer. They believe that if your hair starts to fall out, then it means you have cancer. I thought this to be true as well, but I learned people losing their hair is an effect of the treatment, the chemo. According to Pauline, most of the cancer patients lose their hair during the course of their treatment. Some of them cut their hair very short and some of them wear hats. One of her patients lost all of the hair she had including eyebrows and eyelashes.
Next Action: I will ask her about the age range she encounters everyday and the most common kind of cancer that she encountered at her work.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
3rd Committe Meeting
Date of Service: March 22, 2011
Time spent: 1 hour
Total time: 5 hours
Action: Met up with the other committee members for our monthly meeting at Grace Covenant church. We
gave status reports and reported our progress and how we are doing.
Next action: I will meet again with the committee members on April 30. We are going to "paint the town
purple" and get the word out about relay for life. We will be hanging up posters and putting up
signs around the neighborhood for people to see.
How am I Doing: I arrived at Grace Covenant church for the monthly committee meeting. We reported our
statuses and gave updates on how we were doing. It seems not toom many of the youth
volunteers have been doing their job to promoting the event. Our goal by May is to raise
at least $75,000 and so far we have fundraised $2,875. Other goals are a total of 45
teams, which so far we have 9.
My mom and I have been sending out letters to our relatives, asking for donations towards
the illuminaria. So far, we have collected $250 from our family and friends. It feels good to
do my part, but i feel as though i can do more. Next, I'm going to try and encourage my
friends and people I know to join relay and create teams. I would like to help the committe
reach our goal of 45 teams.
Time spent: 1 hour
Total time: 5 hours
Action: Met up with the other committee members for our monthly meeting at Grace Covenant church. We
gave status reports and reported our progress and how we are doing.
Next action: I will meet again with the committee members on April 30. We are going to "paint the town
purple" and get the word out about relay for life. We will be hanging up posters and putting up
signs around the neighborhood for people to see.
How am I Doing: I arrived at Grace Covenant church for the monthly committee meeting. We reported our
statuses and gave updates on how we were doing. It seems not toom many of the youth
volunteers have been doing their job to promoting the event. Our goal by May is to raise
at least $75,000 and so far we have fundraised $2,875. Other goals are a total of 45
teams, which so far we have 9.
My mom and I have been sending out letters to our relatives, asking for donations towards
the illuminaria. So far, we have collected $250 from our family and friends. It feels good to
do my part, but i feel as though i can do more. Next, I'm going to try and encourage my
friends and people I know to join relay and create teams. I would like to help the committe
reach our goal of 45 teams.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Fourth Meeting with Mentor
Date: March 15, 2011
Time Spent: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 7 hours
Actions performed: Described her daily routine at work.
How am I Doing: Pauline works from 9:30 am to 4 pm everyday. Her assignment for the day is already assigned by her charge nurse at work, so she already has an idea of how many patients she will have the next day. As soon as she arrives at work, she will check patient's list on the computer. This gives her an idea which patient's are registered through the computer. After getting her patients, she will check their blood pressure, heart rate and temperature. After that, she will start their chemo treatment. Some of the infusions last for 2-3 hours.
Next action: I will be asking her about the side effects of the medications that the patients are having. This will give me an insight on the kinds of things i should be keeping in mind, because i plan to become a pharamcist.
Time Spent: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 7 hours
Actions performed: Described her daily routine at work.
How am I Doing: Pauline works from 9:30 am to 4 pm everyday. Her assignment for the day is already assigned by her charge nurse at work, so she already has an idea of how many patients she will have the next day. As soon as she arrives at work, she will check patient's list on the computer. This gives her an idea which patient's are registered through the computer. After getting her patients, she will check their blood pressure, heart rate and temperature. After that, she will start their chemo treatment. Some of the infusions last for 2-3 hours.
Next action: I will be asking her about the side effects of the medications that the patients are having. This will give me an insight on the kinds of things i should be keeping in mind, because i plan to become a pharamcist.
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