Preemie baby at the hospital!

The day I went to the Queen of the valley  hospital to interview Zarah Cuevo I came across seeing a premature baby in an incubator. The baby boy was born 34 weeks of pregnancy and is to be held until it is healthy. The baby boy was born with respiratory distress syndrome being the immaturity of the lungs. He was hooked up, and was put in his own room away from the other premature babies. I'm guessing the baby was in severe conditions. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take a picture for privacy reasons. Aside from seeing this baby boy, I also got to see other premature babies that were just a couple weeks or days from going home. I stood there and watched the nurses do their job! When a baby would cry an alarm would go off and the nurse would immediately turn off the alarm and check on the baby. The nurses were very cautious about washing their hands before touching the baby and after. The room is set up differently then you would expect. The premature babies are put in their cribs along both sides of the room, and forever baby's crib there is a rocking chair and there's a total of 3 to 4 sinks in each room. 

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

Title:  Research and Working EQ

Label:  Research
Due Date: Thursday October 17 by 8AM

Content:
1.  What is your working EQ?

• What is the most important aspect to have in mind when working with infants who acquire critical conditions? 

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format. 

• Take in account parents who aren't educated on caring for an infant who wasn't born in normal conditions   

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

• The most important source that has helped come up with an answer for my working EQ has to be my mentor because she has given me detailed answers and opinions that internet cannot. 

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

• My mentor, well my mentor in process is Zarah Cuevo and she has taught me that the NICU profession is difficult emotionally, she has told me that working with these infants who have critical conditions can be very draining and an aspect to kind in mind when doing so is that not only take care of the baby and making them feel better but also involving the parents and educating them so that they can learn to take care of their babies at home without harming them unintentionally. 

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

Title: Independent Component 1 Approval
Label: Independent Component
Due Date: Thursday, 10/3 by 8AM

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• My Independent component will consist of taking a psychology class up at Mt.Sac. The psychology class will distinguish human behavior causes and explanations as to how the mind works. I will study the concepts of psychology by reading, taking notes, taking quizzes/test and doing activities. 

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence. 

• To show evidence of the 30 hours completed I am going to provide my teacher with a copy of my transcript with a grade being a P or higher. 

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• Taking a psychology class will help me understand the aspects of human behavior so in the long run i will have  kind of an idea of what to expect from patients.