WLE Reflection#4

Today I went to my internship and I got there at 8:45 am and I got out at at 3:45 pm. Today I was with the elderly and I got to read newspaper to some of the patients. I also got to paint some of the patients nails. I was there for a long time and I got to see some of the patients participate in a spelling bee. I also got started on a project which is required for this assignment. What I started doing was an art collage with a bunch of art work that the patients have done throughout time. I was really impressed with the art work that I saw because all of them were very creative and well done. I'm really excited about this project because I didn't decide on the things by myself I got help from one of the patients and she also helped me decide what section of the drawings would e used for the collage. From what I have gathered and cut out so far I think that it will look very good in the end.

WLE Reflection#3

Today was a good day at my internship. I got to Central Gardens at 7:30am and got out at 3:00pm. I also found out who my mentor will be and I got an idea for my project. Today I mostly helped with the patient care again and it's really interesting and it really makes you realize that nurses and CNAs are really important. I also help out in activities for a while. I help get the patients ready for mass and then to watch a movie because they didn't want to play Bingo. I realized that it's important to patience and respect for the elderly because it's just like dealing with children.

WLE Reflection#2

Today was my second day at my internship. I went in at 7 am and got out at 3pm. I got there early because my cousin works there and I went in with her. Today I got to assist my cousin with patient care instead of being in activities. To take care of patients takes a lot more patience than doing activities with them. I also got to see what the patients do when they go to physical therapy. In therapy the patients do things that we do every day like move their arms, legs, and heads. To day was a good day because I got to really see what the nurses do every day and I got to feed one of the patients.

WLE Reflection#1

I had not made a reflection before be I did not have an internship. The difference today is that I have my internship and I started today. I'm working at Central Gardens. Today I started at 9:30 am and finished at 4:30pm. To day was a pretty slow day since it was a holiday. I spent all my time in the activities room with all the seniors. It was a pretty good experience. What I mostly did was give the elderly games to play and make sure they were doing okay and feeling alright. I plan on going on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday to make up a few hours I have missed and to pulling in some extra hours just in case I don't have enough hours done on Mondays. That all I can say for my first day, but hopefully tomorrow will better and I can go help out in other areas.