Essay On Prenatal Group Interaction

Working as the Prenatal Intern at the Family Health and Birth Center has exposed me to many rewarding opportunities. To begin, I was able to learn a lot of vital information pertaining to maternal and child health as I helped coordinate and lead out Centering group activities and discussions. The role I played in prenatal group facilitation helped me to develop my commutation and management skills. During prenatal group sessions, I had the opportunity to engage in conversations with the moms that were in attendance. We discussed their fears and excitement in regards to their current pregnancy. My time spent with the group enabled me to gain the trust of patients, making them feel at ease to truthfully discuss personal and sensitive topics with me. Facilitating group discussions also enabled me to learn pertinent information pertaining on

Assisting in this task increased my patient interaction as well as enabled me to practice communicating with patients of diverse background. One of the first task I made sure to complete when I first arrive to the clinic was to create a list of all the well child visits for the day. I then use this list to remind myself of all the patients I have to speak to about diaper request. I try to keep an eye on the schedule to catch the patient while they’re still in the waiting room. However, most of the time I’ll end up going to their designated room while the medical assistant is taking their vital. I would always knock on the door before entering and would ask the parent of the child if she would like diapers for her child. A lot of the patients were really grateful and would openly discuss their gratitude with me, which made me even more excited to do my job. After distributed the diapers to the patient, I would create an encounter on the electronic clinical works to capture my interaction with that