my 2nd porfolio by Martina Picanza

MANDATORY -- 2nd year -- What makes a good nurse? What skills are needed? Why do you think you will be a good nurse?

martinapicanza — 2021-12-07 15:33:11 UTC

_{A good nurse should be an energetic and dynamic person who is motivated to work with others, and who tends to care for people.}

_{A good nurse will have to put at the centre of her profession, the relationship between her and the patient and an ability to build effective relationships, with the right balance between professionalism and compassion. Her goal is to improve the quality of life of the patient, child or adult, whether for curative or palliative purposes.}

_{He/she must have a spirit of service and great empathy for others.}

_{He/she must be able to work in a team but also autonomously.}

_{Must have skills in both medical and relational fields.}

_{Must be reliable, precise, patient.}

_{I think and hope that I can become a good nurse. The chance to make a difference in a person's life repays all the difficulties you might face professionally. I enjoy helping others and trying to alleviate their suffering looks when they look at you.}

MANDATORY --2nd year -- Choose an article from the "Reading Bank" in your textbook (p52 - 66) and summarize it.

martinapicanza — 2021-12-07 15:33:19 UTC

Include the title of the article. You can do the related exercises to help you understand the article better but it is not mandatory.
You should write 100- 150 words. If you want to write more , great!

Article p.66

Title: Laughter is not only contagious, it's also the best medicine."

Hunter 'Patch' Adams

_{So said Patch Adams, an American doctor who revolutionised the history of medicine.}

_{So says Dr Tim Crick, the protagonist of this article along with 12 other patients.}

_{This article tells the story of what happens in a room at Leeds City Hospital during the weekly laughter therapy session.}

_{The purpose of these 30-minute sessions is not only to help patients forget that they are sick, according to Dr Crick: "Laughter gives the lungs and muscles a good workout, which is important in long-term patients. But more than that, I think laughter can actually speed up recovery from illness.}

_{Studies have shown that the ability to use and respond to humour can increase the level of infection-fighting antibodies and boost immune cell levels. A recent study on diabetics showed that laughter helps control blood sugar levels. And research from the University of Maryland showed that laughing helps blood flow by keeping blood vessels relaxed.}

_{For Dr Crick, it is in laughter's ability to relax us that its healing power lies. After a good laugh, our muscles relax, our mind stops focusing on pain or negative thoughts, and endorphins start flowing into our brain.}

_{So, true or false, why not let these patients experience laughter, which, if it doesn't lead to recovery, at least brings them together and has fun?}

_{Laughter is contagious, and we have to treat the person as well as the disease'.}

Write (or record) a 100 word description of one of your clinical tutors. What kind of personality did your tutor have? What did you admire about this person?

martinapicanza — 2021-12-07 15:33:35 UTC

_{Two tutors have remained in my heart whom I referred to in my first year placement cycle. The first had great interpersonal skills and strong empathy. Calmness and gentleness were her hallmarks. A smile that calms you down and great competence. The second had a strong, decisive character, she too had great competence and the ability to relate to colleagues, doctors, parents and patients. Both were very competent and confident in the activities they carried out and in what they transmitted to me. They gave me a lot of confidence, which a student needs. For a small part, being supported by a tutor who inspires you and gives you confidence and entrusts you with responsibilities because she gives you confidence, contributes to making the path you take better. My tutors have always motivated and reassured me. When a person feels insecure, being motivated plays an important role. I admire them very much as nurses and above all as loving people.}

Write (or record) an essay about why you would (or would not) like to be a clinical tutor in future. (100 words)

martinapicanza — 2021-12-07 15:33:40 UTC

_{I would love to be a clinical tutor for future students. Passing on a passion and making someone else love what you do is one of the most beautiful things in life.
Those who make such a choice have a strong love to pass on and a desire to help. I want the students in my care to acquire good organisational and relational skills. To make them acquire information and never make them feel out of place or burdened, because each of us has to start somewhere sooner or later. I hope one day to have the skills and competences to contribute to the education of these people.}

Summarize a tv show, movie or book that was set in a hospital/clinic/doctor's office.

martinapicanza — 2021-12-07 15:33:45 UTC

_{Doc - in your hands}

_{This fiction is based on a true story, told in the book "Meno dodici" (Minus twelve) by Pierdante Piccioni and Pierangelo Sapegno, and tells how Fanti, due to a brain trauma, has lost the memory of his last twelve years and, for the first time, finds himself no longer the brilliant doctor he always was, but a simple patient.}

_{Andrea Fanti is a young and brilliant head of Internal Medicine, detached and pragmatic, decidedly lacking in empathy. Until a shot breaks his life in two. In the hospital waiting room, the trigger is pulled by the father of a patient who died in his ward. When he wakes up from the long surgery, it soon becomes clear that the bullet has erased the memories of the last twelve years of his life from his brain.}

_{He plunges into an unknown world: family, children, friends, colleagues, all suddenly become strangers. Even his career goes backwards: he asks to be allowed to continue his profession, but the only chance he is offered is to start again from the bottom, together with those who are twenty years younger than him, from head physician to registrar. Andrea thus seizes this second opportunity and discovers that he can become an even better doctor. The hospital becomes the only place where he feels truly at home and offers him the opportunity to be a new doctor, very different from what he had been until the accident. A different man and a different doctor who is more empathetic and listening.}

carolmarkino — 2021-12-12 23:11:05 UTC

December 2021

Martina,

I very much enjoyed reading all of your tasks. I like all the details you have included.

I haven't seen the fiction you wrote about it but find it very intriguing. I will try to watch it especially since I particularly like watching films based on true stories. It sounds like an inspiring one.

Happy Holidays,
Carol