Blog 25: Service Learning

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(1) LIA Response to blog:

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Log of specific hours with a total: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Alm-Z8n5yVdZdHpOUDFMN0s0TndwdW1makk5RFlHSUE

Kathy McIntire- 323 783 8109


At the Kaiser LAMC emergency room, I shadow Physicians, Nurses, and EMT's as they do their job. As a volunteer I also help keep the hospital running smoothly by restocking different materials such as linens and medical supplies in hospital rooms, I take specimens to labs, I assist with different tests such as EKG, blood pressure, and blood oxygen monitors.

    Interpretive

     What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?



At Kaiser LAMC, I have gained valuable experience in the medical field. I was able to watch MD's, Nurses, and other health professionals do their jobs, and I had a unique experience to asssist, watch, and observe their daily lives.
By spending time at the emergency room, I have gained a much stronger understanding for what the health profession consists of. I have learned medical terminology, gained a better understanding for human anatomy, and I have noted some valuable advice from my service learning mentors.

   Applied

My time at Kaiser has helped me with my essential question because I had the opportunity to see psychiatrists and other specialists at work every week. By seeing them do their jobs, I  had been able to back up and confirm my final answer to my EQ.     


How did what you did help you answer your EQ?  Please explain.