Emily Cook

Professional Portfolio

Welcome to my Professional Portfolio!

• Throughout this presentation, I hope to provide a picture of my journey through Health Academy providing personal insight, artifacts of my work, and the benefits I gained along the way.

Orientation Week• Throughout orientation week many people came

and gave brief descriptions of the different aspects of the hospital we would encounter as well as tours of each facility. Presentations and activities include:– Lorie Labarca: tour of St. Joe Campus – Kim Frangenberg: tour of St. Francis Campus– Linda McGuire-Rook: Medical Terminology

Introduction at Newman University– Ruth Hommertzheim: Surgery Orientation– TB shots– Online Hospital Orientation– Familiarization with HIPAA Laws

Beginning Projects

• In the classroom we spent several weeks researching possible medical careers.

• Projects ranged from simple career options to in depth analysis of career salaries.

• Attached are examples.

• Project 1 - Career Options

• Project 2 - Career Salaries

• Project 3 - Career Voyages

Research Paper

• From these projects, we chose a career to research more thoroughly.

• I did my research on a Child Life Specialist.

• In the process I interviewed an experienced CLS as well as a recent graduate in this field of study.

• CLS Research Paper

• Angie Long Interview

• Melanie Davison Interview

Rotation Blogs

• Attached are my reflections from these experiences:

– CICU Blog

– ER Blog

– Pediatric Blog

– NICU Blog

• In Health Academy we spent 16 weeks on different rotations throughout the hospital.

• My favorite rotations included the Pediatric and NICU floors.

• I also enjoyed CICU, where I witnessed a code blue and ER where I was bedside during 3 different traumas.

Rotation Thank You’s

5 Professional Letters• Orientation Thank You

• Week 4 Thank You

• Week 9 Thank You

• Week 13 Thank You

• Week 14 Thank You

5 Handmade Letters• Speaker Thank You

• Week 8 Thank You

• Week 5 Thank You

• EMS Speaker Thank You

• Child Abuse Speaker Thank You

Mentor Forms

• Each week we used a mentor form as evaluation of our performance during rotations: –Week 2 Mentor Form–Week 3 Mentor Form–Week 7 Mentor Form–Week 8 Mentor Form–Week 13 Mentor Form

Professional Lecture SummariesThroughout the semester our class heard several speakers and attended multiple lectures at Newman University. Among these were:• Jenna Huffman - Healt

h Services Management

• Michelle Landoll – EMS

• Linda Landoll - Child Abuse

• Radiology and Cadaver Lab

• Respiratory Therapy

• RN and Nursing Anethist

• OT and PT

Resume

• Focusing on obtaining an entry-level medical position, we put together a cover letter, resume, and reference page. – Cover Letter– Resume– Reference Page

Hand Washing and Hygiene Presentations

• During the semester I was a member of “Team Clean”.

• Using a large cardboard hand, we performed a skit to show the spread of germs and how to control it.

• We taught several kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade classrooms the proper steps in washing their hands as well as good hygiene tips.

• We interacted through questions, a simple song, and a volunteer activity.

• Students were given soap bars and toothbrushes.

Medical Direction

• My future plan is to become a Child Life Specialist.

• This career takes passion and dedication to caring for the development and well being of children and their families affected by life-changing medical issues.

• I plan to attend Wichita State and major in Nursing with emphasis in Child and Family Development.

Personal Incite

Health Academy has been a great opportunity for me to learn more about the career path in health care I would like to take.

It has been a good way to experience day to day challenges of the medical world first hand rather than in a classroom.

I feel extremely prepared for college and I am confident in the major I have chosen because of the shadowing and research I have completed.