Monday, March 25, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Mentorship Update 3/16/2013
Today I have had the opportunity to do an update on my mentorship. With that being said, below you can find a few pictures on what I have been doing or what I have encountered at my mentorship.
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| This picture is a handout that the nurses at Kaiser give out to patients. It basically talks about what the 17P-injectable progestrone shot is, who should get it, the side effects of the shot, and what happens if someone should miss a dose. I decided to add this picture to my blog because it relates to my second answer which is reducing preterm birth. |
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| This is a picture of a ultrasound machine that doesn't work, however I thought that it would be interesting to share it because I have never seen an ultrasound machine up close until the day that I took the picture. |
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| This picture is of the cover of the 3rd Trimester Packets that I make in the OB/GYN department. I constantly have to these packets because the nurses are always using them! Inside these packets, there is useful information to the patient which includes a handout about taking a tour of the L&D department, what to do after the baby arrives, along with other useful handouts. |
Monday, March 4, 2013
Senior Project and ESLR's
1. What ESLR have you excelled in most in your senior project?
I feel that I have excelled in the effective learner category.
2. Please explain why you think you have excelled in this ESLR.
I have excelled in this ESLR because throughout the senior project, I have assumed responsibility for my own learning. Also I feel that I have gone above and beyond for acquiring more resources that could help me understand my senior project topic better such as getting more legitimate research such as articles from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and also doing extra interviews. Also there have been a few occasions where I choose to better my senior project. One of them was when I changed my EQ. The first EQ that I had centered around gestational diabetes and after doing my third interview, I found out that the answers were going to be self explanatory and I wanted to challenge myself so I went looking for help and I came across infant mortality. I feel this is one of the best choices that I have made because it challenges me everyday. In the articles that I have gotten which relate to infant morality it usually talks about the medication that they administer to mothers or babies which is complex and usually hard to remember or learn about.
3. Provide evidence from your senior project to support your claim (evidence is a photo of something you are doing, photo of something you made, etc).
The evidence can be seen through my Working Bibliography. Another piece of evidence that I have is picture of the book called Primary Care in Obstetrics and Gynecology. I got this book out of my own free will because it seemed as if it would provide a great overview of my topic, which it did. It was really helpful in making me understand what types of situations OB/GYN's go through which was great because it helped me get a better perspective on the foundation of my topic.
I feel that I have excelled in the effective learner category.
2. Please explain why you think you have excelled in this ESLR.
I have excelled in this ESLR because throughout the senior project, I have assumed responsibility for my own learning. Also I feel that I have gone above and beyond for acquiring more resources that could help me understand my senior project topic better such as getting more legitimate research such as articles from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and also doing extra interviews. Also there have been a few occasions where I choose to better my senior project. One of them was when I changed my EQ. The first EQ that I had centered around gestational diabetes and after doing my third interview, I found out that the answers were going to be self explanatory and I wanted to challenge myself so I went looking for help and I came across infant mortality. I feel this is one of the best choices that I have made because it challenges me everyday. In the articles that I have gotten which relate to infant morality it usually talks about the medication that they administer to mothers or babies which is complex and usually hard to remember or learn about.
3. Provide evidence from your senior project to support your claim (evidence is a photo of something you are doing, photo of something you made, etc).
The evidence can be seen through my Working Bibliography. Another piece of evidence that I have is picture of the book called Primary Care in Obstetrics and Gynecology. I got this book out of my own free will because it seemed as if it would provide a great overview of my topic, which it did. It was really helpful in making me understand what types of situations OB/GYN's go through which was great because it helped me get a better perspective on the foundation of my topic.
Mentorship Update: 2/26/2013
Now that I have had more time on my hands to update my blog on my mentorship, I thought I would share some pictures of some of the things that I was assigned to do while volunteering at Kaiser.
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| While at the hospital, I had to put these congratulatory cards in envelopes to mail/hand out to patients who had their babies at Kaiser. I thought this was a really nice gesture of the OB/GYN and L&D department because of the message that it had inside which was very thoughtful. |
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| These are the Healthy Beginnings Newsletters or prenatal packets. These packets consist of a newsletter numbered 1-10 which outline how far along the mother is depending on the newsletter. For example if the mother is in her first trimester, she would read the 1-3 and near the end of her pregnancy or third trimester, she would read newsletter 7-10. Every time that I go to Kaiser, which is Tuesdays and Thursdays, I always have to make a new batch of packets because they are constantly running low. One time I made two sections of packets in about 30 minutes which is about 50 packets overall, which resulted in REALLY dry hands! Although it might seem weird that I like making these packets, they are actually very informational because they have helped me learn more about prenatal care which is my first answer to my EQ. |
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
2-Hour Meeting Answer #3
1. What is your essential question?
My essential question is what is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?
2. What is your third answer to your essential question (write your third answer in a complete sentence)?
My third answer to my essential question is reducing the rate of teenage pregnancies.
3. What are three details to support or justify your third answer (details are examples or facts)?
The three details that justify my third answer are although the rate of teenage pregnancy has dropped, it is still important for teenage girls to learn which form of contraceptive is useful to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. According to the CDC website, specifically the section about teenage pregnancy, "Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school drop out rates among girls. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, versus approximately 90% of women who had not given birth during adolescence." This means that it is vital that teenage girls know the importance of contraceptives if they are having sexual relations and if not it is still important to educate girls. Also from the CDC website in the teenage pregnancy section,"Prevention of teen pregnancy requires evidence-based sex education, support for parents in talking with their children about pregnancy prevention and other aspects of sexual and reproductive health, and ready access to effective and affordable contraception for teens who are sexually active."
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
The source(s) that helped me prove this answer is justified for my essential question are:
I plan to study more about teenage pregnancy because I haven't gotten a lot of research on this topic. Also I think by getting more research, I could fully comprehend the overall aspect of teenage pregnancy.
My essential question is what is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?
2. What is your third answer to your essential question (write your third answer in a complete sentence)?
My third answer to my essential question is reducing the rate of teenage pregnancies.
3. What are three details to support or justify your third answer (details are examples or facts)?
The three details that justify my third answer are although the rate of teenage pregnancy has dropped, it is still important for teenage girls to learn which form of contraceptive is useful to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. According to the CDC website, specifically the section about teenage pregnancy, "Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school drop out rates among girls. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, versus approximately 90% of women who had not given birth during adolescence." This means that it is vital that teenage girls know the importance of contraceptives if they are having sexual relations and if not it is still important to educate girls. Also from the CDC website in the teenage pregnancy section,"Prevention of teen pregnancy requires evidence-based sex education, support for parents in talking with their children about pregnancy prevention and other aspects of sexual and reproductive health, and ready access to effective and affordable contraception for teens who are sexually active."
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
The source(s) that helped me prove this answer is justified for my essential question are:
- http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/PreventTeenPreg.htm
- http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/aboutteenpreg.htm#resource
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_031.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6013a5.htm?s_cid=mm6013a5_w
I plan to study more about teenage pregnancy because I haven't gotten a lot of research on this topic. Also I think by getting more research, I could fully comprehend the overall aspect of teenage pregnancy.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Fourth Interview Questions
Content:
1. What is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?
2. What are the necessary steps obstetric health care teams can do in a premature labor situation?
3. What are the differences between a normal and premature labor?
4. What are the physical/physiological differences in an at term and premature baby?
5. Do you know the race/ethnicity that goes to prenatal checkups less often than other races/ethnicities?
6. How closely do doctors observe premature babies?
7. Is there any type of medication/drug that is given to help mom in premature labor?
8. How many premature babies have been born at this facility?
9. Besides prenatal care, what is another way to lowering infant mortality?
10. What do obstetric health care teams do, if the mom is limited in resources/
11. What is the chance that a premature baby survives?
12. How does a woman go into premature labor?
13. How many cases of teen pregnancy are there at this facility?
14. How do obstetric healthcare teams handle teen labors?
15. How does 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate work?
16. Why is breastfeeding vital to the growth of a newborn or premature baby?
17. What is your philosophy about pregnancy and premature babies?
18. What are some of the complications that could arise during a preterm labor?
19. What is the procedure for an episiotomy?
20. What is the procedure for a cervical cerclage?
1. What is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?
2. What are the necessary steps obstetric health care teams can do in a premature labor situation?
3. What are the differences between a normal and premature labor?
4. What are the physical/physiological differences in an at term and premature baby?
5. Do you know the race/ethnicity that goes to prenatal checkups less often than other races/ethnicities?
6. How closely do doctors observe premature babies?
7. Is there any type of medication/drug that is given to help mom in premature labor?
8. How many premature babies have been born at this facility?
9. Besides prenatal care, what is another way to lowering infant mortality?
10. What do obstetric health care teams do, if the mom is limited in resources/
11. What is the chance that a premature baby survives?
12. How does a woman go into premature labor?
13. How many cases of teen pregnancy are there at this facility?
14. How do obstetric healthcare teams handle teen labors?
15. How does 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate work?
16. Why is breastfeeding vital to the growth of a newborn or premature baby?
17. What is your philosophy about pregnancy and premature babies?
18. What are some of the complications that could arise during a preterm labor?
19. What is the procedure for an episiotomy?
20. What is the procedure for a cervical cerclage?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
2-Hour Meeting Answer #2
Content:
1. What is your essential question?
My essential question is "What is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?"
2. What is your second answer to your essential question (write your second answer in a complete sentence)?
My second answer to my essential question is to reduce premature births.
3. What are three details to support or justify your second answer (details are examples or facts)?
The current rate of preterm birth in California is 9.9 which is low compared to Mississippi, who has a 17.6 rate of preterm births. However it is an important factor to infant mortality because preterm babies are more susceptible to dying before they reach their first birthday. Also maternal age is very important in determining whether the baby is going to be premature, that is why many OB's instruct mothers to have their babies before age 35 to reduce the risk of birth defects or complications during labor. Another way to reduce preterm labor is to educate many teens to prevent unwanted pregnancies because this group is less likely to go to their prenatal visits and not take care of themselves adequately especially during pregnancy.
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
5. What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
I plan on studying more about premature labor in order to understand what it is exactly and how mothers can decrease their chance of going into premature labor. I plan on doing more research in order to educate myself more and also to have good information to give to my peers during my presentation.
1. What is your essential question?
My essential question is "What is the most important development in modern obstetrics to lowering infant mortality?"
2. What is your second answer to your essential question (write your second answer in a complete sentence)?
My second answer to my essential question is to reduce premature births.
3. What are three details to support or justify your second answer (details are examples or facts)?
The current rate of preterm birth in California is 9.9 which is low compared to Mississippi, who has a 17.6 rate of preterm births. However it is an important factor to infant mortality because preterm babies are more susceptible to dying before they reach their first birthday. Also maternal age is very important in determining whether the baby is going to be premature, that is why many OB's instruct mothers to have their babies before age 35 to reduce the risk of birth defects or complications during labor. Another way to reduce preterm labor is to educate many teens to prevent unwanted pregnancies because this group is less likely to go to their prenatal visits and not take care of themselves adequately especially during pregnancy.
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
- http://www.reducinginfantmortality.com/uploads/post_edited_version_Reducing_Infant_Mortality.pdf
- http://warrencountyny.gov/healthservices/docs/9ways.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_01.pdf#table01
5. What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
I plan on studying more about premature labor in order to understand what it is exactly and how mothers can decrease their chance of going into premature labor. I plan on doing more research in order to educate myself more and also to have good information to give to my peers during my presentation.
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