So I have been challenged by Brennan (who is possibly my new favorite person after that last blog) and Emily (who puts my dabbles in blogging to deep deep shame...)
These too lovely and brilliant ladies have made me to take this blog up again... so have mercy on me. I hope that I can find a way to keep this interesting to me and others.
I have started my clinicians in my Radiology Technology program week before last. I am working in Integris Baptist. Its a large Hospital for those who don't know. I am not too sure what all I can and cannot talk about when it comes to HEPA and the like so I will start off slow and not talk about anything to specific.
I have to say I really like working as a Padawan Learner. I have been getting there early and leaving at least on time so far. Even at its most boring I find the insight gained from the conversations with my Jedi masters I follow. I truly enjoy the work so far. I have clinicals two times a week on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:00pm-11:00pm... But I feel like I would be perfectly okay with doing this more often.. Like I wish I could do it three times a week. In fact I decided to go this Friday even though we don't have to. Christi is probably not too happy with that decision because she isn't going like normal people. But If I was offered a student position at the hospital I would jump on it. I would love to get an opportunity to be there more often, not to mention get paid for it. But that is just a day dream at this point. I am a super idealistic Padawan at this point... I care about many things that seem not to concern my Masters or should I say that they are just Jedi Knights? for after all a Master is quite more than a Knight. Okay its settled that they are Jedi Knights not Masters (except for Jeff, he is a master). But I hope I never let my convictions for patient care dull over the years of learning and of practice. I want to keep my sincere concern and passion for it because I want to help those who come through my path truly and not just hypothetically or Diagnostically. second years and Registered Techs might think this Idealistic (and it very well may be) but for now I will follow my heart and I will not apologize for it.
I have the strange feeling that I will be oddly exposed if I keep this up. But I will not be as serious or final as I have in the past with this stuff. I don't want to be writing essays here that are too serious for anyone to care about. So this is the Pilot for the new season of this show. Staring me.. kinda.
Disclaimer: I am not super into Star Wars but the metaphor is going to stay for a while because I Love it too much.
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http://coffeehowilovethee.blogspot.com/2011/10/x-ray-9-my-current-grades.html
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A short paper on critical thinking. (unedited)
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
The concept of critical thinking and problem solving are very important to the healthcare field. Both are prized and highly regarded in general but for the sake of clarity there must be a distinguishing between the two.
Critical thinking is the process is the overall analytical mindset in which one looks at all areas of a situation. This is the way of perceiving and understanding the “big picture”. This is much more than learning about objects, positions, and systems in and of themselves but learning and understanding the way in which they interact and connect to each other on various levels. It is this understanding that allows for one to react to new and unique situations without knowledge of the specific situation beforehand. With this mindset one can find the parameters and source of problems and work toward problem solving.
With Problem solving there is a problem that has been identified through Critical Thinking. So it goes without say that Problem solving is subordinate to Critical Thinking. But the continuation of critical thinking in the aim of correcting or solving a specific problem is Problem Solving.
This process of both Critical Thinking and Problem Solving together is highly valued in healthcare and more specifically Radiology Technology. Due to the nature of Human anatomy and physiology, the intricate levels of biological and chemical organization must be routinely considered and comprehended in order to provide the most accurate and positive care possible.
Personally, the practice of using critical thinking has been taught to me since an early age. I have been very analytical in my life for some time now. I feel like I am constantly using It to understand my world or to define aspect of it. My time I spent working at the Ministries of Jesus clinic was filled with my Critical Thinking. If I had patient files that needed to get looked over by the nurses I would have to learn how to figure which was important and/or urgent before interrupting their (sometimes hectically busy) work. This level of thinking and problem solving was honesty not required or expected of a volunteer in Records. But it is this mindset/discipline that made me much more than a Volunteer in Records to the nurses that ran the medical side of the clinic. They consistently gave me more complex and technical tasks as they would try to lighten their own workloads to be more effective in what they needed to do. If I didn’t know how to something they gave me to do they assumed I would learn and figure out how to do it effectively and thoroughly.
I am excited to expand my use of Critical Thinking and Problem Solving into more of the Medical world and in Radiology Technology.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
So Nicaragua Mission trip.
So I am about to leave for another country and I shall be blogging there. So If you like me.. and you want to keep tabs on my adventures you should check in to this time to time.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Free!
I am now able to rest without worrying about school. I finished my last school thing today, which was my radiology tech applicant interview. So now I can look forward to my trip this June. My preparations have been backpacking training. A pack with weight and 4 miles. this has been so fun for me. However my chacos have been less than perfect for this. I have wonderful blisters. this all is warming to my soul and I childishly cherish it. I will get better shoes for hiking tomorrow and then my training will pick up immediately. I will need to break those puppies in asap.
I love my Life and wish that I could have your personal attention to tell you personally!
I love my Life and wish that I could have your personal attention to tell you personally!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Inconsistent Assessments
This is kind of a bold thing to state, but my conclusion is that people are much too harsh on others around them. Even when they themselves are just the same. We tend to be really harsh on people who don't deserve it. Or similarly they are harsh on someone who doesn't do anything that they do not do as well. This is not unusual or uncommon but I find frustrating due in part that they see their own actions as perfectly sound and logical, viewing them from a different perspective. The perfect example is traffic. I can't tell you how many times someone has cut in front of me or done some other dangerously negligent maneuver by me during my commutes to school daily. The normal reaction is to look down on them is some manor and see them as an idiot. however truly I believe we all make dumb maneuvers from time to time. No one can say they are perfectly alert every time they hit the road, life tends to distract the best from time to time. Why do we jump to an in-congruent standard for them? This is a question with an answer that is hard to swallow. We tend to hold the world to a high standard to avoid the low standard in our own lives. While on the attack the defenses of the attacker are not truly tested. its why personal attacks during debates are so common, you don't have to face the flaws of your side just the flaws of something else.
We are a culture of deep insecurity. We all are so good at seeing the flaws and failings of things but cannot come the point to see our own out of the fear of it being there. We can't be wrong, its just too much to consider. I am not looking to fix the world just offer the perspective that wisdom would advocate. Lets slow down and look at ourselves as humans. We are imperfect. We all are lacking much. Now from that perspective of all of the imperfection how could you rationally continue to hold such a standard? Shouldn't this lend more forbearance to others? I find it is hard to say that an non-congruent standard is acceptable to anyone. however there are exceptions such as leaders. those who agree to conduct themselves to a higher standard are to be held to a higher standard. they are still human but are not to be as everyone else is, they are to be exceptional by definition (some positions more than others)
For everyone we need to be more thoughtful in our judgments and words.
Now, this is for those of us called to Christ's Church, we need to pay special attention to this issue. We need to check ourselves on how we approach this. We tend to make this mistake far too often. I seem to find that we Try to make the morality a justification to make all sorts of judgements and comparisons to the world at large. We cannot hold the world to the standards that we must hold ourselves. They have no use of our standards. We are not better than them. We are sinners saved by grace. We are sinners like they are. Just because we are of this fellowship of faith doesn't mean we are above the world. Just because we are no longer bound by sin doesn't mean we have done life better than they have. We have done nothing to attain our salvation and we need to act this way.
And when we deal with our brothers and sisters in Christ, we need to use the wisdom that the lord provides during sanctification. If a brother is in sin then approach him in righteous standing in the lord and rebuke him. Do as it commands in the letters of the early church. But make sure you do it for the right reason. To make the Church more glorifying to God. And we can't look down on those who have fallen for they are your brothers and sisters. We cannot entertain pride in our lives or actions. Pride is worse than Poison, it blinds and cripples your spiritual life. This comes with from someone who has learned the hard way.
In all I think this is just a reason to think before you speak. We should be more wise in our attitudes toward others. We cannot pretend to be intellectual if we are so irrational about other like this. Let us seek to improve this by slowing down and allowing a health amount of forbearance for our brothers and sisters. This is kinda what I have been thinking about lately and I am glad I have the time to write it down for once.
We are a culture of deep insecurity. We all are so good at seeing the flaws and failings of things but cannot come the point to see our own out of the fear of it being there. We can't be wrong, its just too much to consider. I am not looking to fix the world just offer the perspective that wisdom would advocate. Lets slow down and look at ourselves as humans. We are imperfect. We all are lacking much. Now from that perspective of all of the imperfection how could you rationally continue to hold such a standard? Shouldn't this lend more forbearance to others? I find it is hard to say that an non-congruent standard is acceptable to anyone. however there are exceptions such as leaders. those who agree to conduct themselves to a higher standard are to be held to a higher standard. they are still human but are not to be as everyone else is, they are to be exceptional by definition (some positions more than others)
For everyone we need to be more thoughtful in our judgments and words.
Now, this is for those of us called to Christ's Church, we need to pay special attention to this issue. We need to check ourselves on how we approach this. We tend to make this mistake far too often. I seem to find that we Try to make the morality a justification to make all sorts of judgements and comparisons to the world at large. We cannot hold the world to the standards that we must hold ourselves. They have no use of our standards. We are not better than them. We are sinners saved by grace. We are sinners like they are. Just because we are of this fellowship of faith doesn't mean we are above the world. Just because we are no longer bound by sin doesn't mean we have done life better than they have. We have done nothing to attain our salvation and we need to act this way.
And when we deal with our brothers and sisters in Christ, we need to use the wisdom that the lord provides during sanctification. If a brother is in sin then approach him in righteous standing in the lord and rebuke him. Do as it commands in the letters of the early church. But make sure you do it for the right reason. To make the Church more glorifying to God. And we can't look down on those who have fallen for they are your brothers and sisters. We cannot entertain pride in our lives or actions. Pride is worse than Poison, it blinds and cripples your spiritual life. This comes with from someone who has learned the hard way.
In all I think this is just a reason to think before you speak. We should be more wise in our attitudes toward others. We cannot pretend to be intellectual if we are so irrational about other like this. Let us seek to improve this by slowing down and allowing a health amount of forbearance for our brothers and sisters. This is kinda what I have been thinking about lately and I am glad I have the time to write it down for once.
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