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1. ST. GIANNA HEALTH
ACADEMY
NATALIE’S PROFESSIONAL Fall
PORTFOLIO 2011

2. ORIENTATION WEEK
• During orientation week we learned about the general rules of the
hospital and got a tour of both St. Francis and St. Joseph’s Campus
to get a feel for the environment and so we wouldn’t get lost!
• At the beginning of the program, everyone had to get a TB shot, to
make sure no one is sick and take pictures for our volunteer badges.
• We met people, such as, Kim Frangenberg and Officer Greg Dick
who gave us advice and taught us some special rules about the
hospital to keep us out of trouble.
• Everyone was given a tour around the St. Francis and St. Joseph
hospital so that everybody could be familiar with everything and
not get lost.
• Everyone was given the opportunity to volunteer at the Wichita
Country Club Charity Classic.

3. After each rotation that I went
on, I had my mentor fill out a form
MENTOR FORMS that showed my progress for the
day.

4. MENTOR FORMS (CONTINUED)

5. MENTOR FORMS (CONTINUED)

6. I would make some formal an some
handmade thank you letters for my
THANK YOU CARDS mentors or unit directors. These are
examples of the handmade letters.

7. THANK YOU CARDS (CONTINUED)

8. THANK YOU CARDS (CONTINUED)

9. FORMAL THANK YOU LETTERS

10. FORMAL THANKS YOU LETTERS
(CONTINUED)

11. FORMAL THANK YOU LETTERS
(CONTINUED)

12. BLOGS
Operating Room
On rotation 8 I was in the OR at SJC. I was really nervous for this rotation
because I didn’t know what to expect. it was definitely the best rotation ever! It
was amazing to see how the robot worked and all the different surgeries that
were going on! On the first day, i saw a hysterectomy and my mentor showed me
the uterus after it was out of the body! I also saw a bladder being removed! On
the 2nd day I saw a prostate glad being removed! I was so surprised at how
surgeons can remove something that seems so necessary and connect a few
things to make everything work properly. My mentor, Rolf, was so cool!. He took
the time to teach me what was going on in the surgeries before he put me in the
actual operating room. Everyone loved their job in this unit. In the OR there was
music playing the whole time and the nurses and doctors would sing and
sometimes dance. I felt really comfortable and would love to go back to this unit
because it was such a great opportunity!

13. BLOGS (CONTINUED)
TSICU
On rotation 5, I was at the TSICU. I have been to the MICU but I definitely
like the TSICU much better. There was a lot going on and it is one of my
favorite rotations yet. The first day there wasn’t much going on except a
lady who claimed that a nurse hit her in the middle of the night but she
was a bit batty! It was investigated and there was no issue by the
way. The second day was great because my mentor taught me so much
and informed me greatly. I got to see a tube go through someone’s nose
all the way to their stomach. The patients were interesting and it was a
busy unit the 2nd day. I had a good time!
Laboratory
On my eleventh week in rotations I was placed in Lab. During the first day there I
followed around a phlebotomist. He explained to me what she primarily does, which is
go to different patients on different floors of the hospital to draw their blood. My
second day in the Lab Unit I was taken to different areas around the spacious unit.
First, I went to blood bank and learned about how the blood is handled before it is
used for a blood transfusion, and then I went to another area where they take the
small tubes of blood to see what the red blood count or white blood count is.
Afterwards, I went to observe a machine that was very wide that would automatically
analyze the blood and make sure there was nothing wrong with it. The last area I went
to was microbiology where I was able to observe stacks full of Petri dish that
contained all kinds of bacteria, then, I looked at them under a microscope. The whole
time I spent in this unit I was able to learn a great deal and overall I had a nice time!

14. LECTURE PAPERS

15. LECTURE PAPERS (CONTINUED)

16. LECTURE PAPERS (CONTINUED)

17. LECTURE PAPERS (CONTINUED)

18. RESUME

19. COVER LETTER AND REFERENCES

20. POSSIBLE CAREERS
Benefit Median Amount
Base Salary $97,429
Bonuses $2,467
Social Security $7,642
Optometry
401k / 403b $3,796 I have also been thinking about being an optometrist. Optometrists
Disability $699 are the main providers of vision care. They examine patient’s eyes to
diagnose vision problems, test depth and color perception, and test
Healthcare $6,507 their ability to focus and coordinate the eyes. Optometrists can
Pension $6,393 prescribe glasses, contacts, or they may provide vision therapy or
low-vision rehabilitation. You have to take courses in
Time Off $12,295
math, English, physics, chemistry, and biology for four years on
Total $137,228 undergraduate school in order to be accepted into a school for
optometry and then the program is about four years long. It may also
take a year of residency, so a minimum of eight years of schooling.
Optometrists make about $70,140 to 125,460 a year. Optometry
caught my interest because the human eye fascinates me. It seems
like it would be a fun occupation but after researching other
options, it might not be for me. I could shadow an optometrist in
order to get accepted into one of the programs.

21. POSSIBLE CAREERS (CONTINUED)
Benefit Median Amount
Base Salary $58,149
Bonuses $16
Social Security $4,450
401k / 403b $2,210
Disability $407 Dental Hygienist
I am interested in becoming a dental hygienist because I would be
Healthcare $6,507
able to work with people of all ages. I always enjoy going to the
Pension $3,723 dentist because the dental hygienists are friendly. I am very teeth
Time Off $7,159 obsessed so I feel like I would enjoy this occupation. Only a high
school diploma and college entrance test scores are required for
Total $82,620 entrance into a dental hygiene program. Courses such as
biology, chemistry, and math would help prepare for this
occupation. Some programs require one year of college before
acceptance. This program grants an associate degree, but some
offer a certificate, a bachelor’s degree, or a master’s degree. Most
dental hygienists make between $55,220 and $78,990, which is
very high for only about two or three years of college! I have an
uncle who is a dentist, so if I want to pursue this career then I
could ask to observe or maybe even help out at his office.

22. POSSIBLE CAREERS (CONTINUED)
Benefit Median Amount
Base Salary $64,013
Bonuses $46
Social Security $4,901
401k / 403b $2,434
Disability $448
Speech Pathology
Healthcare $6,507
Upon researching, I came across an occupation that I have never heard of. I learned
Pension $4,100 about a speech pathologist and became very interested in this career. This career
Time Off $7,884 caught my eye because it seems like it would be a very rewarding occupation and it
Total $90,333 would involve working with children. I also read that you have to have patience for
this career and I believe I would be good at it. Most speech pathologist jobs require
a master’s degree. Courses in anatomy, physiology, and the development of the
areas of the body involved in speech, language, and swallowing are needed in
pursing this career. Speech Pathologists earn around $50,330 and $79,620. They
diagnose and treat patients and help prevent disorders related to
speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency. They
may have to treat someone who has had a stroke or may have been in some sort or
accident. Speech pathologists must track patient progress and have a plan for their
progress. I could volunteer at the hospital to learn more about this career.

23. POSSIBLE CAREERS (CONTINUED)
Benefit Median Amount
Base Salary $61,430
Bonuses $523
Social Security $4,739
401k / 403b $2,354
Disability $434
Healthcare $6,507
Pension $3,965
Time Off $7,625 Registered Nurse
Total $87,578
Lastly, I researched a staff nurse. I am not very interested in this occupation but it
could always be a possibility if I learn more about it. The good thing about being a
nurse would be interacting with many different patients! There are many different
directions that being a nurse could take me. They treat patients, educate patients
about their medical condition, and give advice to family members. They also chart
medical histories and symptoms of the patients and help with tests and analyzing
results. They can operate medical machinery, administer treatment and
medications, and help with rehabilitation. They earn between $51,640 and $76,560 a
year. In order to enter this occupation, nurses must complete an associate degree or
bachelor’s degree program. After they have completed that, they much complete a
national licensing examination to earn a nursing license. I believe that Health
Academy will prepare me for this occupation as well as volunteering at the hospital.

24. POSSIBLE CAREERS (CONTINUED)
Pharmacy
In researching numerous healthcare careers, I have found four that I have found
to be extremely interesting and might like to pursue in the future and another
one that I might be interested in. The first career that I am seriously thinking
about is Pharmacy. I am hoping to go to Kansas University and be accepted into
Benefit Median Amount
pharmacy school. After researching, I have learned that pharmacists can go in
many different directions with this field. They could be involved in research by Base Salary $106,394
developing new drugs and testing their effects. They also distribute prescription
drugs to individuals and advise their patients, physicians, and other health Bonuses $264
practitioners. I am interested in pharmacy because I would love to talk one on
Social Security $8,159
one with patients. It would be great to counsel the patients on
dosages, interactions, and side effects of medications. I learned that pharmacists 401k / 403b $4,053
also have to monitor health and progress of their patients to make sure that they
are using their medicine safely and the correct way. It would be great to Disability $747
establish relationships with the patients and to see them regularly. To become a
Healthcare $6,507
pharmacist, I will have to earn a Pharm.D. degree from a school of pharmacy. It
takes two years of schooling before you can be accepted into the program and Pension $6,826
then four years in pharmacy school. The last year is used to work alongside
pharmacists in different environments and different fields on rotations. To be Time Off $13,127
accepted into the program, courses such as
Total $146,077
chemistry, biology, physics, humanities, and social sciences would need to be
completed. Shadowing a pharmacist or working as a tech would hopefully
increases the chances of being accepted into a program and get a job after
graduating. The average salary of pharmacists is $92, 67p to $121,310.
Pharmacy would be a great program to go into because there are many different
directions that it could take me.

25. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
 The stethoscope was one of the
many medical equipment s that we
used. It was used to be able to
listen to the heartbeat and the
breathing rate of a person’s lungs.
 We also used a blood pressure
monitor to figure out a person’s
blood pressure, which can be seen
as systolic over diastolic.
 To check the different reflexes, we
used the reflex hammer, or the
percussi on hammer.

26. REFLECTION
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n e v e r fo r g e t a n d o n e t h a t I a m ex t r e m e l y g ra te f u l fo r. I h a d t h e p l e a s u r e o f v i s i t i n g
va r i o u s u n i t s a t t h e h o s p i ta l s w h i c h gav e m e a n i n s i g h t o f t h e d i f fe r e n t o p t i o n s
h e a l t h c a r e p ro v i d e s . T h e l e c t u r e s a t N e w m a n a n d i n t h e c l a s s r o o m p ro v i d e d a d d i t i o n a l
i n s i g h t i n to s p e c i f i c c a r e e rs . I n o w fe e l m o r e p r e p a r e d fo r my f u t u r e a n d w h a t I wa n t to
d o w i t h i t ! I a m p l a n n i n g to a tte n d Ka n s a s U n i ve rs i t y n ex t fa l l a n d m a j o r i n p r e -
p h a r m a c y. I a m s a d t h a t i t i s o v e r b e c a u s e o f t h e m a ny f r i e n d s I m a d e a n d t h e
ex p e r i e n c e s I h a d . I wo u l d p e rs o n a l l y l i ke to t h a n k M rs . H a n g fo r a l l t h e h a r d wo r k t h a t
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wo u l d r e c o m m e n d t h i s c o u rs e fo r a ny o n e w h o m i g h t b e t h i n k i n g a b o u t a c a r e e r i n h e a l t h
care!