Not So Delirious
The moment my volunteer supervisor assigned me to the Delirium Prevention Program I thought my semester was going to be filled with numerous encounters of elderly and crazy patients especially since being delirious being in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication. This state of mind is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. I hoped that volunteering would give me a chance to understand what the hospital was like, especially from a patient 's perspective, and also a chance to interact with patients and clinical staff while I roamed around like a prospective doctor I saw myself as. After going through my training to become a Delirium Prevention Volunteer and watching numerous videos of how to talk with delirious patients I would never have thought that working as a Delirium Prevention Volunteer would help me develop important life skills.
As I walked the hallways, towards my first patient’s room, I could feel my heart beating faster than normal. My hands began to sweat as if they were just dipped it into a bowl of water. I arrived at the room door after about 15 …show more content…
From the few examples I gave you can see that the patients I met had been far from crazy and were also from various age groups. From this volunteer service I had learnt and gained more that I had expected. I learnt to never judge a person or an event in life. I had judged what my volunteer experience would be like and I was proved wrong. This experience made me a better individual especially since I had also been trying to develop positive habits during that period in time, as a freshman in college. Now, as a senior in college, I can say this was one of my most influential periods since I was able to developed listening and communication skills early in
The moment my volunteer supervisor assigned me to the Delirium Prevention Program I thought my semester was going to be filled with numerous encounters of elderly and crazy patients especially since being delirious being in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication. This state of mind is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. I hoped that volunteering would give me a chance to understand what the hospital was like, especially from a patient 's perspective, and also a chance to interact with patients and clinical staff while I roamed around like a prospective doctor I saw myself as. After going through my training to become a Delirium Prevention Volunteer and watching numerous videos of how to talk with delirious patients I would never have thought that working as a Delirium Prevention Volunteer would help me develop important life skills.
As I walked the hallways, towards my first patient’s room, I could feel my heart beating faster than normal. My hands began to sweat as if they were just dipped it into a bowl of water. I arrived at the room door after about 15 …show more content…
From the few examples I gave you can see that the patients I met had been far from crazy and were also from various age groups. From this volunteer service I had learnt and gained more that I had expected. I learnt to never judge a person or an event in life. I had judged what my volunteer experience would be like and I was proved wrong. This experience made me a better individual especially since I had also been trying to develop positive habits during that period in time, as a freshman in college. Now, as a senior in college, I can say this was one of my most influential periods since I was able to developed listening and communication skills early in