Internship

The process of starting my internship was long. I first started the process in mid-May through email communication with the Care transition RN and Director of Patient Care Services. I was originally supposed to start on June 20th but because of paperwork and a pause on my approval, I did end up starting until July and was only able to do my internship for 2 weeks. Before starting I had to get my CPR and BLS certification. I also had to immunize and COVID vaccine records and get my school to sign off on liability and insurance forms. I also had a very complicated schedule because I was also taking college classes during that time. After a long time and getting all the approval I could start my internship. I was more limited in things that I could do because I was under 18 but my many jobs were to shadow my supervisor, do calls, printing, stocking, and help in any way I could. I also sat through their morning meeting and was given the unique opportunity to see I want help and work in an organization like West Oakland Health is like.

TIME SHEET

TOTAL HOURS: 34 hours

Journal Entries

Week One

Monday: (07/17)

Tour the office, met the nurse manager and other stuff
Help with a patient who needed to be moved in and out of a wheelchair
Printed and put together diabetes and blood pressure nurse logs

Tuesday: (07/17)

Stocked exam and storage room
Learned about nurse logs and notes
Did patient reminder calls and
Reorganizing office nurse shelf

Wednesday: (07/19)

Patient appointment reminder call
Print and laminate office labels and signs and
Went through the front office's old files, cleaned them out, and organized
Restock COVID test and masks on the floor and in the storage room

Thursday: (07/20)

Print copies and put together patient forms
Did patient calls
I shadowed nurse Anna Kayla. I got to sit in on her calls to see how she set up her nurse logs, hear about different patients, etc.

Week Two

Monday: (07/24)

patient calls
Making copies and doing paper runs.
I shadowed my supervisor. She showed me a lot of the computer work, including nurse logs, how to set up appointments, what it's like to get in contact with and work with other hospitals, etc.
This was also when I met the LVN, who had just started working there.
How I found out I would be shadowing her in the phlebotomy lab.

Tuesday: (07/25)

Canceled; we were at another location due to space constraints. I was not able to do my internship that day.

Wednesday: (07/26)

I helped clean out one of the RNs' offices, which took up a lot of time because they would be moving to another location starting next week.
My first full day was spent shadowing the LVN and one of the nursing students doing their clinical hours in the phlebotomy lab.
I also got to ask many questions about nursing school that day, the different exams I had to take, and the opinions of other women on women's health issues.

Thursday: (07/27)

Today, I spent most of my time in the phlebotomy lab. Because I still need to be licensed, I was not allowed to stick to anyone, but I could shadow and learn about the different procedures, how they work, all the different types of tests, etc.
I help print out orders.
Help set up and complete blood orders.
Did patient reminder calls