Segnalibri by Chiara Rizza

MONDATORY

angels23022001 — 2021-05-07 13:06:52 UTC

I would like to become a pediatric nurse in order to help children feel better, to be able to help them live in the most peaceful way possible without any fear of not being able to do it, to be able to help them heal and go home with their family; I chose to want to become a pediatric nurse as a child, having grown up with many younger cousins since I was a child, I changed nappies, sang the lullaby, helped them eat, walk, sleep and when they were sick I didn't move away for a second from them, until they felt better. This passion has only increased and at the age of 16 I realized that helping children is what I want to do; Nobody influenced me on taking this path

MONDATORY

angels23022001 — 2021-05-08 17:38:00 UTC

In the cardiology department there are the head physician, the head nurse prepare the room for the admission of a contact-isolated child C who is coming up from intensive care,
P: an infant with a VAD (ventricular assist device) is about to come up from the ICU, specifically the Berlin and contact isolate C for clostridium
C: perfect we set up the room and have it sanitized
P: before letting the baby's parents enter, put it in safety in the cradle, monitor it, take the parameters and prepare
C: Certainly
Ten minutes later
C: doctor the room is ready the baby is going up we make the parents wait in the waiting room and once the baby is settled we let the parents in and we explain to them how to behave for isolation
P: It's fine as soon as possible in the morning I will go to visit the infant to update the therapy

Create a covid-19 message

angels23022001 — 2021-05-08 17:39:07 UTC

wear the mask, sanitize your hands, keep your distance

List five covid-19 english language resourches that are important for nurses

angels23022001 — 2021-05-08 17:39:47 UTC

swab, 
masks, 
disinfectant, 
gloves, 
thermometer

Choose 15 new vocabolary words form Units 1-5 in our textbook. Write your own sentence for each word. Each sentence should be minimum 10 words

angels23022001 — 2021-05-08 17:40:52 UTC

Unit 1 Scurb nurse nurse employed in the operating room to sterilize the irons and help the surgeon during the operation; nursing officer is the nursing coordinator who manages and coordinates the clinical care and business needs of the assigned ward; night shift is carried out by the nurses and starts at nine in the evening until seven in the morning and when it ends it is followed by disassembly and rest
Unit2 ECG is a tool to monitor the heartbeat through electrodes that I used in the cardiology ward during the first training cycle; Centrifuge is a tool used for the separation between bodies of different densities through centrifugal acceleration; mortuary the place where the bodies of the dead are brought
Unit3 Triage nurse is performed in the emergency room and consists of a rapid assessment of the patient's clinical condition; Life-threatening are all those factors that make patients' clinical conditions unsafe; allergic people during their life can develop allergies, i.e. abnormal immune responses induced by foreign substances
Unit4 Foreign body during any accident it is necessary to make sure that there are no foreign bodies (stone splinters) that can be harmful and infectious for the victim; Swab an example of MRSA swab is carried out in the ward before admitting the patient and before discharging the patient; tweezers are a tool used to remove small or difficult-to-grasp objects such as the pacemaker wire or to perform dressings
Unit5 Pain relief Medicines administered to the patient allow temporary pain relief; Migraine is a neurological pathology that can be localized in various areas of the skull is a painful pathology that in the long run can increase in intensity; sore the patient has physical pain in localized parts of the body

carolmarkino — 2021-05-14 14:50:08 UTC

Thank you for the Padlet, Chiara.
I think there was a misunderstanding regarding an optional task. You should include actual links/websites for the English language resources.

I liked reading about your decision to become a nurse and how your experience with your cousins brought you to pediatric nursing.

Best,
Carol

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

angels23022001 — 2022-11-26 15:20:44 UTC

PETS COME TO VISIT
In this article we talk about how animals can make patients feel better. An exemple is given to us by Patricia Stevens, a nurse, who was in the hospital to give birth, she was very scared, she did not want to see any of her family members, she wanted to see her dog and after having managed to convince the doctors, the dog's visit and alone managed to make feel the nurse better without using medicines.
Through recent studies, some hospitals have realized that pets can help patients emotionally, when you pet a pets it reduces anxiety, blood pressure.
Lea Ann Matura, an advanced practice nurse at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, he recalls an episode of a lady with cancer who rarely got out of bed, but after her dog's visit she seemed happier, she was a different person. Dogs can make a difference as when 31 pets visited the hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, noting that the visit of dogs helps to improve the morale of both relatives and patients, making them feel better.
However people may be concerned that pets transmit diseases to patients, but there have never been any cases in the hospital and furthermore Ann Matura stressed the importance of guidelines or rules to be followed before animals visit

MANDATORY -- 2nd year -- What makes a good nurse? What skills are needed? Why do you think you will be a good nurse?Write at least 150 words

angels23022001 — 2022-11-26 15:21:47 UTC

To be a good nurse you need to have a solid foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge, but this is not enough. To be good nurses you need to have patience, empathy, trust in the patient and family members, to be good nurses you need to listen to the patient and help him return to his optimal state of health. Another thing that makes nurses good is experience, you never stop learning over time, even trust in colleagues can be conducive to improving skills. The skills of a nurse are mainly cognitive, communicative and gestural that are acquired both in the university and in the workplace; is responsible for patient care, health promotion and prevention, the nurse educates the patient so that he can reach his optimal state independently. As a student I still have a lot to learn both theoretically and practically, but I will be able to be a good nurse because helping patients get better is what I want to do

Listen to one of the recordings from our book. You can choose any recording from Unit 1 to Unit 10. Summarize what the recording is about.

angels23022001 — 2022-11-26 15:23:14 UTC

Unit 10 listening 3 : the topic covered in the listening concerns the conversation of two old people in a care home; Elderly Edith complains about the food, the bingo, the nurse, he is annoyed by the care home, he would like to have more privacy, to be more independent, to have more respect and above all to go home with his family

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?

angels23022001 — 2022-11-26 15:24:01 UTC

My neonatal surgery tutor is an outgoing, charismatic, very funny, willing, caring, sweet, sincere, selfless, empathic person. I really admire many things about her such as her willpower, her thoughtfulness towards pediatric patients and also towards family members, her way of interacting with patients, how she encourages family members not to give up, her delicacy in doing everything, I admire the way he has always included me in the team, the way he explained to me the different procedures of the ward, I especially admire the way in which with a single caress he manages to convey so much tranquility and warmth to the patient, the way in which he manages to convey a lot of serenity even on a slightly dark day; She taught me to see beyond appearances, she followed me step by step and helped me to be more sure of myself, not to be afraid of my insecurities. She trusted me, she believed in me.

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

angels23022001 — 2022-11-26 15:24:29 UTC

Maybe in the future I would also like to become a tutor, to have the opportunity to interact with the students who are being trained, to understand their thinking, their point of view, also to help them not to get discouraged about the mistakes they have made, but from those you are wrong to be able to improve; I would like to become a tutor to guide the student in his or her future job, showing every facet of the job from the most interesting to the least interesting. Personally I think that being a tutor does not only mean teaching, but also stimulating the trainee to learn to see with different eyes what his future job really is, to confront his future team, to work in a group

December 2022

carolmarkino — 2022-12-29 08:33:02 UTC

Nice work , Chiara! Your neonatal tutor sounds great--a skilled , compassionate nurse. I didn't understand, however, if your tutor was male or female because sometimes you wrote 'she/her' but in other sentences, you used 'he'. Nowadays, in English, we use 'they' if a person is fluid.
Happy Holidays!
Carol

Mandatory -- 3rd year -- Your future: What type of structure do you imagine working in? How do you imagine your career? Write 75- 100 words

angels23022001 — 2024-03-25 13:42:13 UTC

I hope once I graduate I will be able to work in one of the facilities of the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital. I would like to work in the department of neonatal surgery, the internship experience I did there, got a very positive feedback and fueled my passion in neonatal wards. I am very passionate about working with newborns, taking care of them and helping parents not to be afraid or afraid to pick them up was a wonderful experience, and it was also very rewarding to have a positive feedback.

I imagine my career as a pediatric nurse in that department, I’m not going to continue studying because I know that my place is among the patients, taking care of them. Being Matron for me would be like an office job and it’s not what I want

Mandatory -- 3rd year -- Write 150 words about your experience with one of your clinical tutors.

angels23022001 — 2024-03-25 13:43:07 UTC

In my last internship in the operating room, my tutor Isabella and I witnessed a very touching scene.
He had to undergo a small surgery a 13 year old boy, he was a little worried but he tried to hide his worries to reassure his mother.
Arrived in the operating room as we usually do, we approach the mother in order to reassure the patient and then we always try to distract them before anesthesia to avoid further stress and excitement, talking maybe about sports, passions, favorite colors.
At the moment when the mother took the boy’s hand she began to cry and this sparked agitation to the boy who in turn began to cry, Isa and I did not understand well the motivation of this cry because both seemed much calmer.
Once the boy was asleep we asked the mother why this sudden crying and she replied that she had recently lost her husband, the father of the child and was afraid that the son would not wake up anymore.
Understanding the situation, with great calm and sweetness we remained close to the mother to reassure her, but above all to be close to her in that very delicate and fragile moment.
Once this delicate moment had passed, Isabella and I advised her to take some air and that as soon as the operation was over one of the nurses would call her back to wait in the recovery room.
Once awakened the boy we brought him to mom, and as usual do every 10-15 minutes one of us went to check the status of the boy
When I walked into the recovery room the guy was talking to the twin sister via video call and the guy looking at me told his sister "she is an intern is very sweet and is taking care of me and mom", the sister asked if she could greet me and the moment the guy handed me the phone, she started smiling and thanking me.

At the time of discharge mom thanked us saying "thank you so much, today my son and I felt very pampered".

That day I returned home with a greater awareness and determination to become a pediatric nurse

Mandatory -- 3rd year -- Because you will be new graduates, your CV should not be more than one page. Upload your English language CV /resume

angels23022001 — 2024-03-25 13:44:04 UTC

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

angels23022001 — 2024-03-27 12:37:59 UTC

Amy is an excellent nurse who works hard to raise her daughters on her own while suffering from a heart condition. The woman finds an unexpected relief and help in the new colleague Charlie, with whom she makes a deep friendship during the long night shifts in the hospital. Amy’s life balance shatters when Charlie becomes the prime suspect in a series of mysterious deaths of patients in their ICU ward.

Comforted by Amy’s confidences, the investigators investigate Cullen’s lead, discovering that the man has continuously changed jobs and each facility contacted gives no details about the dismissal or dismissal that affected him. Amy finds all the confirmation she was afraid of, and when Charles is fired from his hospital, he doesn’t know what to do. So the man finds a new occupation and then the police arrest him but, having no expendable evidence against him, he risks having to release him within a few hours. Amy, at the risk of her own health, grows strong and in an interview in front of the police manages to get Charles to confess his senseless murders.

This film tells the true story of Charlie Cullen, one of the worst serial killers in the history dating from 1987 to 2003 with over 400 victims

April 2024

carolmarkino — 2024-04-30 16:51:23 UTC

Passed!

I wish you all the best, Chiara, in your future nursing career.

C. Markino