Reflection Paper During these last 9 weeks, I have learned a lot about the workplace. With the readings assigned to us in class and my time at Bickford Assisted Living, the skills I have accumulated with aid me in my future career as they have given me the knowledge of how to make informed decisions. As well, this opportunity has allowed me to understand, from firsthand experience, what it is like working with seniors.
Marketable Skills There were many skills I learned from this position that I can apply to any future jobs. The first being the ability to get relate and connect with those who are older than myself. All through school and in other jobs I have had, I have been surrounded by my peers. In this position, I was the only college-age student and was working with seniors. Therefore, I learned how to interact and work with people outside of my age cohort, something that will likely happen again in the future.
Another skill would be that of leadership, which might be impressive to prospective employers. Many times I had to step up and take charge in leading or facilitating the various activities offered. As this is a crucial component in this field, having had this hands-on experience will be
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It has taught me that I have the capability to work consecutive days in spans of time that will likely be similar to periods I will work in the future. As well, I discovered that I have a passion for working with seniors. This then leads into my future career goals as this experience has helped me gained a deeper understanding that this would be an enjoyable and beneficial field for me to enter. I feel as though having the day-to-day hands-on experience has helped me create a clearer picture as to what I see myself pursuing in the future. Thus helping me tailor my career decisions from here on
...ecause it gave me an opportunity to hear the perspective of other health care professionals that are not in the same field as me. I also got to learn what role each health care professional could contribute to the Triple Aim goal. Also, this experience would make it easier for me to work with other professionals during my course of study and after I graduate because I have been a little exposure to what it is going to be like discussing and trying to figure out ways we can contribute to the Triple Aim goal together as a team.
Having a group of senior citizens following you around for dinner most likely doesn’t sound like a fun night. However, working at a nursing home doesn’t feel like an actual job at all; I actually enjoy spending my nights at the Grand Residence. Not only has this job given me responsibility, but I also have built relationships with many residents. While spending my evenings at a nursing home throughout my high school career, I have come to the realization that I am comfortable and genuinely happy with pursuing a career in patient care in the foreseeable future.
Throughout this paper, I will talk about what professionalism in the workplace is. I will describe different viewpoints from different sources as well as my own perspective on the subject. I will provide examples of what is correct and incorrect professionalism in the workplace. Lastly, I will discuss how you can accomplish correct professionalism in the workplace.
As part of a six week clinical placement I was posted in Aged care. During my clinical placement, I had an opportunity to enhance my knowledge about the ageing process. I had learned to apply advanced knowledge to plan appropriate care for an older person with complex health needs, analyse the principles underpinning best nursing care of an older person, integrate legal and ethical considerations into nursing care, including documentation and develop practice in relation to the care of a person with dementia.
The purpose of this paper is to identify professionalism in the workplace. There are multiple understandings and expectations of professional behavior. It can vary based on where you work and what are your duties. The focus of this paper will be in the healthcare field and especially the expected professional behavior of nurses.
As a student in the medical assisting program I had many expectations to learn about medical and clinical procedures necessary for obtaining a degree as a medical assistant. I knew there would be a fair amount of homework and a lot of new information to learn and memorize. To my surprise one of the required assignments was to complete twenty five hours of service learning with an elderly companion. I was initially excited, although unsure what I would learn from the experience, as I have worked with the elderly and disabled as a nursing assistant for the last 16 years.
Learning this competency made me think about what makes a good human service professional and how I measured up. It caused me to look at my life and my experiences and realize how different things could have been for me if I were to have received certain services growing up. I have also learned from my class that all kinds of people from all walks of life, can find a place they are needed in human services.
The demanding nature of the work has given me an added sense of responsibility but also of pride, fulfilment, and greater appreciation for hard work, ultimately making me more mature and dependable.
How can health care professions make the patient experience better in a hospital? There are numerous answers to this question, and in this area there is always room for improvement. The responsibility falls onto the employees at the hospital, and the biggest way they can tackle this goal is to have efficient teamwork. This is a broad topic itself, so how might it be achieved? The first step in great teamwork is communication. The next step is to have a strong leader that can bring everyone together. One final step that is important in achieving teamwork is having a group of people that have a common goal. “By its very nature, much of teamwork is distributed across, and not stored within, interdependent people working toward a common goal.” (Gorman, Dunbar, Grimm, & Gipson. 2017) In this case, the common goal should be to better the patient experience. These groups of people--the co-workers, need to be
By observing and learning from them, I managed to pick up tips and learned different types of skills, from learning to communicate and deal with other companies, to reading and deciphering many different types of plans.
Taking this class this semester has really changed the way that I have viewed myself when it has come to work and the different companies that I have worked before. I have taken a psychology class before but I have never taken one that relates to management and organizations. This class has really helped me answer different questions such as why I was unhappy at some jobs, enjoyed some managers over others, and what motivated me to work hard at jobs. It’s good to learn that there are different terms and definitions for different feeling and things I experienced at jobs to know that their other people experiencing these things also. I will be going into a management position after I graduate, and this class helped me to learn many different ways to go about managing and things to avoid to keep a positive working environment.
This summer’s course in ‘Business and Society’ was a great opportunity for me to learn more about myself, my perspective of business, the role of government in society, policy makers and most importantly the views of the stakeholders. For the spring semester gone and this summer session almost all classes were tied into my major, giving me a better understanding on what I want out of my degree. My major here at Marymount Manhattan College is Finance and this class has surely helped me in figuring out, the workings of ‘big business’ and its impact on stakeholders. This course has helped me understand why many laws, at one point to me sounded absurd, but are in place to protect both industry and stakeholder. I never thought communication was such a priority in the business world until taking this class. From newly learnt material I see communication as a
Describe and explain how this factor can potentially have a positive influence on workplace relationships
Which was one of the biggest obstacles of my life. I found that I worked very well with others, and it made me more confident about myself. It made me feel great. I had great ideas, and I even encouraged other people to come out of their shell. I learned that life's short, and you just need to accept yourself for who you are, and live life to the fullest, as best as you can. This to me was a huge significance, because it changed my ways on how i approach certain things now. I'm not afraid of
ability to establish a professional work ethos as well as developing skills needed to maintain a work life balance. Through all the experiences gained from this internship, it has provided skills such as multitasking in a fast paced office setting, keen organizational skills, and improvement on communicating in a professional workplace as well as the ability to handle situations as they arise.