Intensive care medicine

Then again after my mother left is when I have the best memories of my dad, looking back now I realize how strong he was. He was a single guy, with no family in the area, running his own janitorial business, and taking care of his little girl. I have no memories of him complaining, and he’d always come home with a smile even though he looked almost broken, like an antique clock. I recall a time my dad had to go clean for a car company. I remember reluctantly having to…

As the semester began, I chose to challenge myself by selecting a project design that is outside of my comfort zone. I selected the ‘Political Power in Nursing’. Sometimes understand how other field works, can help me to appreciate their role and see how my role correlate or affect that of the political field. During my conference call my professor approved my project and even suggests others that may assist me. Before reaching out the potential participants, I looked up some articles for…

(APRN) and advocate within health policy and political arenas I have developed several beliefs, attitudes, and perspectives of advocacy in nursing. One of the beliefs is that advocate nurses have the mandate to initiate policy proposals in the health care system. I believe nurses are in better position to initiate policy proposals because they…

hip, so it was up to me to see if there were any infections or bruises from the braces. I gained my sister’s trust to the point that she would not let anyone touch her, unless it was me. The fall of 2012 opened my eyes and revived my passion for medicine that I had buried deep inside me. Since that day my desire to enter the medical profession has not faded away. It has grown stronger and I am more determined then ever that will become a Physician Assistant. My aspiration to enter the medical…

We have all heard to phrase, “look on the bright side.” Positivity is the leading factor that drives this vision. After taking the StrengthQuest I was given my top five talents. Laura Peiter, a StrengthQuest advocate, explained more about an individual’s talent in an Introduction to Health Professions class on October 31, 2016. Peiter explained, “talent is how a person naturally thinks, acts, and feels.” Positivity, one of my talents, helps an individual motivate, visualize the best outcome, and…

My dream is to become a Biomedical Equipment Technician. To make this done, a competent institution and the right degree major would enable me to meet my goals. Thus, explaining the need for me to pursue pre-pharmacy biology at the University of Charleston. The major’s significance is to enable me to gain apt knowledge and skills in the field, and along with my passion for it, I can exercise proper service provision within my environment. Considering that University of Charleston’s is based on…

Literature Review – Theoretical Approaches The proposed research adopts translocational positionality as a theoretical framework to examine the versatility of multi-cultural individuals, especially in an ethnoculturally diverse setting, and their care seeking behaviour in the use of CAM. Translocational positionality as a theoretical concept is conceived as a “placement within a set of relations and practices that implicate identification and performativity or action” (Anthias, 2002b p.501).…

Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results Michael Porter outlines some of the fundamental issues in the American health care system that are contributing to rising health care expenses and insufficient care. Overtreatment, undertreatment, and medical errors are major issues that Porter claims are the result of lack of competition, and a healthcare system that is both too broad, and too narrow. These major issues are prominent in the delivery of obstetrics care,…

1. Demonstrates intellectual curiosity about medicine and medical literature During my brief time in medical school, I have found that my desire to learn has only increased. In my head, the human body is a map with things I know well lit-up brightly, and the other dim places flickering in to place as I progress through my courses. The assigned readings are kind of a necessary evil in some cases in that they are not very exciting, but they build that base knowledge for the supplemental material…

and even occupation, and how these dimensions impact their values, beliefs and experiences. I am interested in studying the connection between values and beliefs held due to identity, and health care policy. My experiences in diversity have helped me develop research interests in aging policy, access to care interventions, addressing disparities, and patient and stakeholder engagement in the policy process. My interest in diversity and policy first merged during my experience as a Peer Dialogue…