ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Why are students wanting to become nurse practitioners rather than doctors, and why do I want to become a nurse practitioner?

Article summary

In this article, Tim Elmore explains the many challenges that youth have in the workplace. He says that he has heard about and done many job interviews on younger adults that have just graduated, and he explains how the young adults come across as too loud, too forward, too self-absorbed, and are lacking self-awareness. Elmore states that he knows they are smart enough to get the job, but many do not because they have a hard time showing up on time, gossiping in the workplace, and never developing a strong work ethic. He even goes on to say that many youth ties too much of their identity to their appearance like tattoos, hair color, wardrobe, and more. Some of the youth refuse to give some of these things up, therefore costing them their job.
   Social intelligence is defined as the capacity to effectively negotiate complex social relationships and environments. Also, it was originally defined in 1920 by Edward Throndike as, "The ability to understand and manage men, women, boys, and girls, to act wisely in human relations." This is a very important component in developing healthy relationships. Daniel Goleman even writes in his book on the topic of social intelligence, and he states that based on social neuroscience research, proposing social intelligence includes empathy, attunement, social cognition, concern, self-presentation, and influence. Goleman also states how social relationships that we have can even have a direct impact on our health. He even goes on to state the deeper the relationship, the deeper the impact.
   The reason social intelligence is so important is because it separates us from animals, as our brains can navigate complicated circumstances with out he human beings. With technology being the way many people now communicate it becomes hard to find people who are strong in social intelligence. So, when a youth has it, and is looking for a job they become more marketable, because many interviews begin with first impressions, and someone with good social makes a good appearance, a good handshake, a smile, and common common courtesy.
   This whole article seemed to speak to me personally, because I see this all the time with my fellow peers in high school. Many are always late for class, never have a nice appearance, and are very disrespectful. The students that I am blessed to be in the HMP program with are always dressed nicely, good attitude, and have made good relationships with their mentor. The whole time I was reading this article it made me think of my favorite bible verse. Which is 1 Timothy 4:12, "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." I love this verse, because it lets many young people know they can do great things even when an adult tells them they cannot, but God stills believes in them.

And here is the link to the article if y'all would like to read it.
https://growingleaders.com/blog/first-soft-skill-develop-students/

Prezi for pediatric nurse practitioner

Hey guys! I'm sorry about my last post, something happened on my end. So, I went and put all of it onto prezi. Hope y'all get some good information about a pediatric nurse practitioner from this.


https://prezi.com/m/9ulwbzonsfgf/pediatric-nurse-practitioner/

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Powerpoint

  
 
My Profile: I have been blessed by being excepted into the Honors Mentorship at Forsyth Central High School. This is my junior year, and last year at the end of my sophomore year my teaching teacher Mr. Walkup told me about this program. So, I got the application, and did the requirements to apply. Which were where I had to write three small essays, and get two recommendation from a past teacher and in my case my youth group leader. Then I recieved a letter telling me that I was excepted!  For one of the essays that I had to write for my application I had to explain what I wanted to do as my career. I explained how I want to become a nurse at a practitioner at a pediatrician office. I came to the realization that I wanted this to be my career at the beginning of my freasan year.it all started when my cousin was just finishing up her nursing degree at North Georgia, and was starting to send applications to other schools to get her Nurse Practitioner degree. I was becoming really interested when she told us about her classes and what they had to do for them. I never really thought that I actually wanted to become anything like that at the time, because I had my mind set on being a teacher so I could work with children. Then I started having to go to the doctors more frequently for my asthma, and I found myself excited to go because I could see the doctors and everything they did. I started to push the dream of becoming a teacher in the back of my mind, and started focusing on becoming a doctor. I finally told my parents about my new dream of what I wanted to become, and they supported me a hundred percent. My dad even was telling me about that I could go into any kind of practice like cardiology, ENT, asthma, and etc., but none of them really stuck out to me. So I went and talked to my cousin and she told me the difference between a doctor, nurse practitioner, and a physician assistant. I liked the nurse practitioner the best, because she said that the nurse practitioner can do anything they think needs to be done without a doctor's consent. Also, they have great hours with great pay, and do not have to be on call like the doctor. So, I then made my decision of wanting to officially be a nurse practitioner, but I was still unsure of what practice I wanted to go into. A month later, I had to go to my pediatrician for a physical, and I still had no idea of what kind of nurse practitioner I wanted to become. I found myself sitting in the waiting room at the pediatrician office surrounded by newborn babies, toddlers, and their parents. I loved it, and then it hit me that I could put my two dreams into one, which would be becoming a nurse practitioner and working with children. I have always had a love and care for children, so I thought what better way to give that that by becoming a nurse practitioner at a pediatrition office.
My Mentorship: For my Mentorship I go to Campbell Family Medicine located in The Collection at Forsyth, and I go every Thursday and Friday. My mentor is Mrs. Natalie; she is the business manager for the office. Many days I shadow Dr. Campbell as she works with her patients. Keisha works at the front desk and I help her set out and display the medicine in the front of the office for the patients to see. I also help Katie, the nurse practitioner, get bags ready for patients to have their blood drawn. Many times I have also helped Natalie prepare spreadsheets for them to show patients.
My Future: After I graduate high school I plan to go to college to get my nursing degree, and then go on to get my nurse practitioner degree. I believe that this Mentorship will help me in many ways. I know that many people to excel in something when they have already had many experiences with it, and I believe I can get that from Campbell Family Medicine. At CFM I have had the privilege to experience the medical and business parts of working in a doctors office. Another thing that I can help me from this Mentorship is being able to have someone who can potientially write recommendation letters for me. These many experiences that I will encounter at CFM will help prepare me for the things that the medical field will have to test me with.

     Hey, I just wanted to write a letter to the people who read my blog. I feel like you guys are partners in my education, because y'all are reading everything that I do within my internship. I just want y'all to know that I am loving my experience with my internship, and I'm so glad I get to share it with yall! I can not wait to show and tell y'all more about what I get to do through this internship. Thanks Guys!!

    Also, I wanted to explain to y'all that I have meet some of my goals that I have set myself for this internship already!! I am finally not afraid to share my own voice in a conversation, and when the doctor asks me a for my opinion on a question. Also, Dr. Campbell told me that I am doing very well!
I haven't actually changed any of my goals though. I still have the same outlook of medicine when I walked into this internship, and that is that I love it, and I'm excited to one day be in the place of Dr. Campbell!

   Whenever I go for my internship, Natalie has me shadowing Dr. Campbell, or just doing some extra work to help them stay caught up in the office. I help mmake many spread sheets, and do research on things for Dr. Campbell. Whenever I leave after days like these they tell me how much help I am to them, and I am very happy that I can help!  

                                                                             Thanks Guys,
                                                                                                    Morgan

   Throughout these first couple months of my internship it has been wonderful, and has made me very grateful to be a part of the Honors Mentorship Program. My perception of this internship has also changed. It has shown me that it is possible for me to follow my dreams, and has given me glimpses of what I want my future to be. At the beginning of my internship I was very nervous to go, but now I love going! I also thought that with the internship I would just sit back and shadow the doctor, but that has not been the case. At my internship they have me doing many different things. From shodowing Dr. Campbell, helping Natialle with office management, or even helping Katie, the Nurse Practitioner, with putting together kits for when patients get their blood drawn. So, yes my perception of this internship has changed, and I am very glad I get to experience this.

   There are many things that have surprised me with this internship. I am very surprised about all the things I am getting to do and observe! I am also held responsible for many things for this internship. By being held responsible for many more things it has also help me to become more confident in myself, knowing that they believe that I can really helps me have confidence in my decisions and responses.
 
   There are always things that I know I can improve on. I believe I need to improve on speaking up for myself, and being more confident in myself. I say this because I have came a long way already, but I am still shy at many times. Also, I still need to work on my responsibility piece, which I believe will really help on my performance.

Reflection

          This article from The American Association of Nurse Practitioners fits into my research, because it gives information about what a nurse practitioner is. It also helps to explain how a nurse practitioner is viewed in the field of medicine by doctors and patients. This article adds to my paper by helping me to understand and tell others what a nurse practitioner really does. Which is to become a nurse practitioner you need a major or doctorates degree. Then you are really just right under the doctor, and you can even write out prescriptions to your patients. In the article is even said that patients prefer to see a nurse practitioner over the doctor, because a nurse practitioner is willing to spend more time with a patient than a doctor is likely to. I really liked this, because I am about wanting to help my potential patients and spend the necessary time that I need to spend with them for them to get better.
        I found this source very helpful to me. It was full of information about becoming and being a nurse practitioner. It helped me to understand my further want to hopefully become a nurse practitioner one day. The way that it described a nurse practitioner being is really what I want to pen point when I become one. Which is to truly wanting to give my patient the very best care. I believe that I can use this in my research, because it will help me to explain what a nurse practitioner does, and what a nurse practitioner seems to value.

Work Ethic

   This assignment that I did for my HMP was about Work Ethic. I had to take a test that measures my work ethic. It is supposed to show my work ethic compared to others. This test ranks you in three different categories for your work ethic. Which are interpersonal skills, initiative, and being dependable. I scored high in each, with above average for interpersonal skills and initiative, and a little below average for being dependable.
    - Interpersonal Skills= 6.69 out of 7
    - Initiative= 6.50 out of 7
    - Dependability= 6.29 out of 7
   This really opened my eyes to understand what I need to be giving to my mentor and workplace, and even to this class. It shows me all the potential that I really have, and that I need to use all of it. Also, it gave me some new things to use in my Memtorship, like to be more devious. Which means to show more of a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals. So, this reminds me that you do not always have to go by the book for everything, but to think outside of the box every chance you get. This will also help you to be thought higher of, because you can think for yourself.

Communication

   There are many different ways for people to communicate. When most people think about communicating they think of talking, but there are many different things that contribute to talking with are the sounds you make, the type of language you use, and the tone of voice you use. These help to show your mentor that you respect them with the type of language and tone you use. Secondly, there is listening and hearing that contributes to communicating. Listening and showing that you clearly hear your mentor tells them that you care about what they are talking about. Also, non-verbal communication which to me is a very important way to communicate, because it includes your facial expressions, body language, and posture. Even though you talk and use the tone that is acceptable for the situation, but everything you are not saying is what really gives anyone their opinion about you. For example, if you are in an interview with a smile on your face, confident movements, and a straight posture you are more likely to put a good impression on anyone. Rather that making weird faces, awkward movements, and a sloppy posture. Also, there is written communication which is emails, texts, and phone calls. You need to use correct grammar within these, because of not you will be seen as disqualified for the job. Lastly, one of the main communications is visual, which is really like pictures that your mentor, or employer could possibly see. So this is really talking about social media. So, you only want to put things on social media that you want them to see, because they can see who you are by a picture, without you even being there to explain what is happening. So, they can interpret anything they want from it. These are many ways to communicate with people to help them know you better, and how to act during an interview.

     There are also many expectations about communications with different people. Like with your friends you would just be yourself, but the more laid back kind. You would usually greet them with a scream and a big hug. Then talk to them about all the new gossip you heard at school. Whereas, with your family you would greet them with with a hug. You would still act yourself around them and tell them what you're going through, but you will not go into as much details as you told your friend. You would also treat your family with a certain respect. Lastly, they way you would want to communicate with your employer at a job interview would be to introduce yourself along with a firm, yet gentle handshake. Also, to look them in the eye as you do this. You tell them about the basics about you, like your certification, why you would be good for them, and how you can contribute to them.

      I now further understand how I need to communicate with my mentor by doing this project. I will make sure not to just respond with one word answers, if needed. Because this will show that I am listening. I will also try to use great non-verbal communication, by using good-eye contact, and a great posture. Also, I will do my best to always show and share my ideas and concerns. Also, by doing these things it will help me to do better and accomplish more in my Mentorship.

https://youtu.be/BT40sSyk674    


This video is a representation of how people that are leaders should be like. Also, it explains what qualities are needed to be a great leader, and how it will help make you a better person for the world.

Getting Ready for Your Mentor

  Summary:
                 
       For getting to know your mentor, you need to simply do these things over the course of the first two weeks. You need to make sure to be responsible, like arrive a couple of minutes before your scheduled arrival time. Also, you need to observe the place at which your going to be working at. Take in the feel of the space, and how the employees address each other. Also, how the others dress.
You also need to discuss details with your mentor, like the specific time and days in which you shall be coming. This article also gives us seven strategies on how to get the most out of your mentorship. They are to be professional, show enthusiasm with what you are doing, immerse yourself, always do your best work, take initiative, network, and also building your portfolio. Throughout your mentorship you need to get recognition with many important people in your field of work. Towards the end of your mentorship you do not need to start slacking off, you need to still put in as much effort as you did in the beginning. Also, it would be great to even send your mentor or the office you worked in a thank you letter thanking them for all they showed you and taught you.

Reflection:
 
    I believe that this is a very informational article that can be use to help many people who are starting a mentorship. Also, many tips to help guide you through your mentorship. This can also help you get the most out of your mentoship.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarli7__Su8


2. What I received from JD Russo's talk was that once we become passionate about something, everything in our life seems to start to revolve around this passion. Also, we want to tell people about this passion, but they do not seem to have the same fire about it as you do. This is not because your passion is not important, it is just that you and that person are indifferent and have different passions. So, with my mentorship I talk about how excited I am for this and about how I am starting to live out my passion, but it seems like others could care less. I can not let this knock me down though, I need to keep going and try to strive with what I have for my passion.


3. I did not just do this to get the ranking of leader. I did this to take a further step, towards my passion of treating others in the medical field.

Honors Mentorship Assignment #1

During this mentorship I want to gain many new qualities. Like gaining more knowledge of the kind of things that a doctor does, and getting to be in the environment of a doctor's office. Also, I want to be able to see how a doctor should and should not react to specific topics. I also think that this mentorship will help me come out of my shell, because I have a hard time showing people who I am and what I'm for right off the bat. To ensure that I recieve all of this through this menotrship is for me to always stay positive, and to do to the best of my capability what the doctor asks of me. This Honors Mentorship is very well preparing me for the future. It is showing me what my dreams are first hand. Colleges and jobs are always wanting someone with experience too, and hopefully I could even ask my mentor to write me reccomendation letters when i need them. So, I am very honored to be in this program, and i will do my best so that I can get everything that I can out of it.






























































































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How it's going

In my honors Mentorship this year I am hoping to gain many things. The first thing I want to gain from it is, to become more knowledgable in this field of work. Also, to know that I am making the right decision for my future. Another, is to make myself come out of my shell even more, because I have a hard time just talking to anybody. To ensure that I receive this is to always be positive, and try my best to hav multiple conversations with many people to help me get out of my shell. This Honors Mentorship is very well preparing me for the future. It is showing me what my dreams are at first hand, and that is a great experience for me. Colleges and jobs are always wanting someone with experience too. So, I am very honored to be in this class and I want to do my best to get everything I possibly can out of it.