Having one hour to shadow a pediatric oncologist would be an experience of a lifetime. Preparing for an experience like that would be extremely difficult.All this preparation would be done weeks in advance to the day i am actually shadowing the physician. I would read medical books and do research on treatment given by the physician i'm shadowing. To have a know on what is being done and to have an opinion. Many of the diagnosis require different treatment and they also have different clinical trials that are being done with different drug cocktails so learning about them in advance would benefit my understanding on why the physician is using them instead of something else. Shadowing a pediatric oncologist would rise many questions in my
Working as an oncology nurse has been a life changing experience. I have grown not only as a nurse, but also as a person. My eyes have been opened to the value of life, and not just life itself, but the precious thing that is a healthy life. I cannot count the number of patients from the beginning of my nursing career until now that have told me, “Well, I just didn’t think my symptoms were a big deal” or “The doctor told me I needed additional tests but it didn’t seem important at the time and I didn’t have any money”. The lack of patient education and provider follow-up in situations such as these is disheartening to observe. Experiences I have had with patients combined with their life stories have fueled my desire to become a family nurse
Ask each person what they learned about themselves and how it will help them communicate with patients and improve quality care.
A pediatric oncology nurse is who administers chemotherapy for children with cancer. Some may wonder, why would you want to work with children who have cancer? Wouldn't that be depressing? It would be depressing at times, but I would try my absolute best to make the treatment easy for the child and their family. Most nurses who give kids chemo just go through a routine. I would try to form a relationship with the child and help them through the emotional stress of their treatment. Although cancer is a very sensitive and sad topic, I find the scientific and medical standpoint of it very
Only discuss medical issues behind closed doors. Always carry patient charts and other medical documents in ways that doesn't display the patient's name. Don't "shoulder surf" -- look over a coworker's shoulder to peek at patient information. Never leave patient charts in places other than the proper receptacles. If you make a note that isn't part of the official patient record, such as jotting down a phone number, destroy it as soon as possible.
I have decided to shadow professionals at Bon Secours for a variety of reasons. I am currently an undergraduate student at Randolph-Macon, who is majoring in chemistry on a pre-medicine track. I am aspiring to become a physician for a number of reasons. Shadowing is, as I said in my previous response, a way in which my exposure to medicine will increase, while simultaneously forcing me to introspect in regards to my reasons behind pursuing this dream. Also, I am currently an EMT who has transported patients to your hospital in the past, but my interactions with the physicians has been quite limited. Shadowing will give me an opportunity to explore another facet of hospital care. I have shadowed physicians in the past, but it has been limited
I have chosen to do my senior project on job shadowing a Medical Assistant. My reasons for choosing this project is, first of all ever since i was a little girl i always knew i wanted to do something in the medical field. After high school i am going to go to the community college to become a Medical Assistant. Therefor job shadowing a Medical Assistant would give me a idea of what it is like and everything you will have to do while working. The only thing i know about being a Medical Assistant right now, is that you can choose between working in the lab or working in the office. Also that Medical Assistants use a computer daily.
Its important to paid attention to your medical staments such dates, offices visits, lab work or any medical procedures. Its essential to be on the look-out for any additional charges, by taking
Even as a young child, I have always wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. Though my career aspirations started at being a pediatric physician, I have come to the conclusion that a job as a pediatric physician assistant fulfills my calling. Both of these jobs have similar duties, however as a physician assistant I can still see my own patients, create treatment plans/prescribe medication and be well compensated. However it only requires a master’s degree rather than attending medical school.
Cancer is a word which evokes many different images and emotions. Nothing in this world can prepare a person for the utter devastation of finding out someone has been diagnosed with cancer, especially when this person is a child. Over the past twenty five years the amount of research and the survival rate for children suffering with cancer have increased dramatically. Despite these successes, the funding for new research necessary to keep these children alive and healthy is miniscule and too dependent on short term grants. Of the billions of dollars spent each year on cancer treatments and research less than a third is contributed to researching pediatric cancer. Given the media focus on adult cancers, research for pediatric cancer is underfunded. In order to maintain the increasing survival rate of the children undergoing pediatric cancer and support those who have survived the disease, better funding is quintessential to develop and further promote research.
I shadowed one PA in internal medicine who had an integral role, sharing the responsibility for care of patients right beside physicians. Another PA who specialized in pediatrics was extremely warm; this was key for interacting with fearful children and nervous parents. I learned so much everyday, from things like medication, dosage, reading lab tests, drawing blood, immunizations, signs and symptoms. I shadowed another PA at the NICU at Kings County Hospital. She worked close with residents and the head physician, and made frequent rounds checking infants who were kept in a sterile, climate controlled
As a result, I always felt that I am actively participating in patients’ care. She allowed me to perform patient examinations most of the time and encouraged me to build up a good rapport with the patients. I think my past experience and medical knowledge was helped me lot during the history taking because I was able to go through history taking in a systematic manner and at the same time I could think of possible differential diagnosis. Furthermore, working in a medical clinic as a physician assistant also helped me a lot because one of the responsibilities delegated to me is taking patients history, however, this time it was different that I had to work out and actively think about a possible cause for patient concerns. The weakness I observe during history taking was sometimes I am little quick that might hurt the doctor-patient relationship, So, I am planning to improve my listening skill with less interruption to patients, I believe that might help the patient to express their concerns freely. Also, I am determined to listen to patients concerns in a non- judgemental manner to get the unbiased clinical
Improve my medication knowledge. I plan to do this by reviewing at least two medications from my RCP each day. Being able to recognize medications is extremely important to be able to safely administer
Observe, record, and report to physician patient's condition, treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment
A very interesting career field that would be good to pursue is Oncology Nursing. Oncology Nurses are nurses that specialize in care for patients that suffer from cancer. This career is interesting because Oncology Nurse is an extremely rewarding job that gives a lot of experience to the people who pursue it. This particular career would be great because taking care of cancer patients would be a honor. Helping the men, women, and children that struggle with cancer would be a fulfilling job to have. This career gives the chance to be a nurse and have the honor of working with and helping the people that are suffering from cancer. Oncology Nursing can be a very hard career for many people but for others it would be a privilege to have the victories
Secondly, they advise their patients in assuring the appropriate use of medications. It is important to tell the patient about the name of the drug, what is it for, when to take the drug, how many times per day, whether it should be taken before meals, after meals or with meals, the method of taking the drug and its side effects and possible drug-drug interactions. (Swanson, 2005)