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I enjoyed watching Dr. Donald Beckwick talk regarding how we can give total quality care for our patient. He mentioned five quality patients deserve to receive: (1) No needless deaths; (2) No needless pain; (3) No helplessness; (4) No unwanted waiting; (5) No waste. (Dr. Donald Beckwick, 2013) I’m a healthcare provider for 20 years now and I’ve seen the changes in the healthcare industry. Working in the hospital is very stressful providing cares to our patients. Although we have the…

One thing that we all have in common is that no one wants to die. There is research and studies going on to figure out a way or some type of medication that will help to slow the aging process down, but until then, author Dan Buettner gives advice on how we could live to be centenarians. Dan Buettner identified the four places on the globe where people tend to live the longest and calls them the “blue zones”. Throughout the book he speaks about his experiences and about the people he interviewed…

Pacific Union college. Dr. Da Silva, mentioned a little of his past on wanting to be a lawyer however, later on when he took a General psychology class, it changed his life and career choice. Dr. Da Silva got a Ph. D in experimental psychology in Loma Linda. That is where he did his dissertation on emotions and cognitive studies. He mentioned out in was also on passion and how we can find a lot of information by analyzing these emotions. We were actually able to see what kind of experiments he…

The Role of the Radiologic Technologist With technology evolving day-by day, the amount of exams the technologist can perform might diminish because of other modalities making it easier to make a diagnosis for certain anatomy. For instance a technologist may see less exams that pertain to the skull because of the advancement of cat scans. With those same advancements of technology the role of the technologist is also being increased. There are certain things that a technologist now can assume…

In July I was in the worst place of my life. I was depressed, anxious, and suicidal. Unfortunately, I have been dealing with mental illness my entire life and seeking treatment since middle school, however it had never been quite this serious. One night when I was home alone, everything became overwhelming and I had a mental breakdown. My mental breakdown led to months of intensive therapy and changed my life forever. In the middle of July, the nights were hot, sticky, and fleeting. My sister…

Lettuce Become Vegetarians Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein once said, “It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.” ("Vegan Quotes”). Currently in the United States, according to a study by Vegetarian Times, there are 7.3 million adult vegetarians and 22.8 million adults who partake in a vegetarian- inclined diet. Despite the staggering statistic, this group is solely…

longevity of life is religion and spirituality. In this transcript the National Geographic editor wanted Beuttner to find America’s blue zone. They came across the longest lived population which happens to be among the Seventh-Day Adventists. Located in Loma Linda, California, Adventists are known as conservative Methodists. Spirituality is the most common denominator for these three different cultures. The Sardinians and Adventists pray and the Okinawans celebrate their ancestors. Being a…

Colorado where I and a group from my school got to experience life on a ranch. Every morning I would help out with feeding the horses, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Along with cleaning their pens and cleaning the cabins. Lastly, I volunteered at the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. Here I got the chance to help make breakfast for the children who were sick and their family. That’s where I discovered my passion for helping…

cultural beliefs. Also, I am open to learning about other religious beliefs and respecting them for what they are. This is the reason why I decided to attend Cal Lutheran for graduate school, even though my religion owns La Sierra University and Loma Linda University. By the same token, as a first- year student, I was not aware of the importance of critical thinking. When I was a senior in college, my level of critical thinking arose. I was able to question the facts stated by my professors…

own personal story about his first child, and how the medical doctors in Spain disagreed with him in terms of raising his child vegetarian. Dr. Sabaté went on explaining how that caused him a great impact and created a desire for him to come to Loma Linda University to study about growth amongst children following a vegetarian diet. During his years doing his research he did three main research. The first one was comparing Adventist schoolchildren to Public Schoolchildren. Overall, the…