Blog Reflection

To complete all aspects of the Capstone project I had to use critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication. The ones that I used the most was communication and collaboration because I had to work with patients and show them how to use the diabetic machine and answer their questions and for that I had to communicate with them and have good manners and also have patience. I also had to share rooms with other people that worked there.

The Capstone experience helped me a lot in a personal issue have. I’m really shy and this helped me to not be as shy as I was in the beginning. I also learned that there are people that need help and we should help them. For us to be able to help them we have to be involved in he community and that’s why we sold volunteer in different places so we could help our community improve in positive ways and help the people in need.  And to make our community a save place to live in.

Some challenges I encountered were that I am really shy and I would turn really red, I don’t like doing things by myself. Shyness could be a bad thing in several ways because it won’t let you do things that may help you to progress in life. But I knew that I couldn’t be shy or else it was going to be harder for me. Every time I would be shy I would tell myself not to be shy and do it. This project helped me to open up and not be shy. 

Capstone Project

Hours Done: 2

This week I went to South San Francisco Clinic and I did my last two hours.  I did one hour on Tuesday and the other hour on Thursday.  On Tuesday she let me take pictures of the clinic so I can put them in my presentation and she also gave me more information about diabetic people. On Thursday I wrote the patients names on the cards that she will send when they’re done.

Total Hours: 25

Capstone Project Hours

Hours Done: 2

On May 2, 2013 I went to South San Francisco Clinic from 2:10 pm- 4.10 pm. I helped my mentor to put her name on cards that she will send to her patients with the month of their next appointment.  It’s very important to have you’re patients updated with their appointments because some may forget and that could be dangerous specially because they have diabetes. I learned that you have to be responsible and write down any important events and also if you have any questions you should ask, that way you can learn important things.

Total Hours: 23

Capstone Project

Hours Done: 4

On April 9, 2013 I went to South San Francisco Clinic and I did two hours from 2:10-4:10 pm. I had to call every patient and schedule them an appointment for Friday. There were two appointments one was the English and the other one was the Spanish appointment. I learned how to talk polite and how to introduce myself and where I was calling from, and I also learned how to leave voicemails. This also helped me to be patience. It was difficult at the beginning because I was shy and I would stutter. But throughout the two hours I got confidence and it was getting easier for me. I also went on April 12, 2013 for another two hours from 2:10-4:10 pm. It was the appointment to show the rest of the patients how to use the Blood Glucose Monitoring System. This has helped me a lot to not be as shy as how I was at the beginning.

Total Hours: 21

Capstone Hours

Hours Done: 4

On April 5, 2013 I went to South San Francisco Clinic from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. My mentor had more patients come in to show them how to use the Blood Glucose Monitoring System. We did the same thing as last week; we helped them program the machine and also showed them how to use it. It was easier for me because I had done this the other week and I knew how to do it perfectly.  I also learned that diabetes is very dangerous to have because you could go blind and your nerves that are the farthest from your heart can dye faster and these are your toes and your kidneys.  The number of people having diabetes is increasing. People with diabetes have to eat health, drink a lot of water, and walk at least an hour every day.  They have to check their sugar at least twice a day so they could have their sugar controlled. Your sugar has to be between 90-130, this is normal.  I learned that I have to take care of myself, by eating healthy and doing exercise.  Taking care of your body is very important.

Total Hours; 17

Capstone Project

Hours Done: 1

On March 26, 2013 I went to the South San Francisco clinic for an hour, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. My mentor gave an appointment to 20 of her patients for the same day. We were all in a meeting room to show them how to use the new Blood Glucose Monitoring System. We first helped them to program the machine with the right time, day, year, and language. After we were done we showed them how to use it. At the beginning I was shy, I would turn red but throughout the hour I wasn’t as shy as the beginning. All the patients were nice and were calm to learn how to use the machine. This helped me to have the patience to help older people and to show them how to use it.

Total Hours: 13

Capstone Hours

Hours done: 3

On March 19, 2013 I went to the clinic again. I had to put a blood glucose meter which reads your sugar level, test strips which collects the blood sample, a lancet which is like a needle, and a lacing device which is the machine to poke your finger with, all in a yellow bag. These bags are going to be given to the patients with diabetes. Through out the week I had to practice to take my sugar and be sure how to use it, because I might help my mentor to show her patients how to use it. I was scared to poke myself because I thought it was going to hurt but it didn’t hurt how I thought it would.  After the first time, it got easier and I feel confident to do it.
 

Total Hours:  12

Capstone Project Hours

Hours Done: 2

On March 12, 2013 I did two more hours.  I watched several video clips to learn how to use a diabetic machine. In the video clips I learn how to set up the machine and how to use it.  I also learn how to put the needle in and all the steps to inject your self. Checking your sugar is very important because if you don’t you have a high possibility to die if your sugar is not under control.  The normal sugar a human should have is between 90 and 130. If you have less then 90 that means that your body and brain doesn’t have enough blood. If your sugar is higher then 130 that means that your blood is very thick and the brain cannot bring the blood back. I practiced with a machine. One of the doctors told me to show him how to use it; he was testing me to see if I knew how to do it. I did a good job. I still have the problem with being shy but every time I go I try to not be shy.

Total Hours: 9