Steps to success:
For one of my tasks that i said that i would complete was to study about for hours a day for two days for my Anatomy test that i had last Friday. I completed this task but in the end it didn't go to well. I had my test a 8 o'clock that morning and when i woke up i felt horrible. I threw up twice that morning before i left and i just felt like shit during the test. And i'm sure we all can guess how that turned out.
But for the second task i said i would complete was to find places that i could intern at to be a nurse. I talked to the manager of this nursing home in Lake Bluff to see if i could get a internship there for the summer and i think there is a very good possibility that this will turn out well. The lady really seemed to like me and is looking forward to talking to me again. I want to do two different internships because im not sure if i want to be a nurse working in a nursing home or if i want to be a nurse working in a hospital at a faster pace environment. This would be a good place for me to get an intern at because it close to my house and if i still wanted to do summer school and the internship i could.
Interview #6
1). What University did you receive your forensic science degree at?
A: I received a master’s degree in forensic science from the University of Illinois at Chicago
2). How long did you have to go to school to become a forensic scientist?
A: The program was about 1.5 to 2 years.
3). How did begin your forensic science career?
A: I became interested in forensic science during my freshman year of undergrad. I liked the idea of being presented with a scientific problem and then working to solve it. At one point or another growing up, many people aspire to be able to make a difference or help out others.I saw forensic science as a way to make an impact. At the time I received my bachelor’s degree, there wasn’t a lot of information on forensics other than TV shows such as CSI.I decided to get my master’s degree in forensic science in order to learn more about the field.
4). How long have you been a Forensic Scientist?
A: I have been a Forensic Scientist for 5 years.
5). What skills are most important to forensics?
A: I think the skills of keeping an open mind and being impartial are very important. When looking at evidence, you don’t want anyone or anything to cause you to misrepresent the evidence or even slant your opinion.The majority of Forensic Scientists are employed by police agencies. This creates the image of being impartial or favoring one side over the other.The Forensic Scientist needs to remember that even though a police agency is signing their paycheck, they can’t influence the results.The results and your opinions given on the evidence can ultimately affect someone’s life.
6). What is the most common misconception about forensic science?
A: There are many misconceptions about forensic science.It is very hard to just pick one because they are so many. I feel most of the misconceptions originate from TV. I don’t if it is the most common misconception, but it is the most common statement I get from people unfamiliar with forensic science is “so you are just like the people on CSI.” Many people feel that a single criminalist or Forensic Scientist will perform every task from photographing the scene, collecting evidence, interviewing witnesses, arresting suspects, testing DNA, performing toxicology tests, performing an autopsy, and collecting fingerprints.In reality, Forensic Scientists spend a lot of time in the lab, in the courtroom, and writing reports. We are not out chasing suspects across busy street with high heels on.Many of the characters in the TV show CSI portray what in real life would be the jobs of multiply people as one job done by one person.
7). What's most satisfying about forensics work?
A: It feels good when you hear either from a Detective, Attorney or even on the news that what you did helped to make a difference whether that be that you freed someone that was falsely accused or helped put someone behind bars that broke the law.
8). What's most challenging about being a forensic scientist?
A: It is hard to only hear about bad things happening in the community. Each case that a Forensic Scientist works is the result of someone harming someone else or breaking a law. We never hear about someone helping another person out. It is hard to not let that affect how you view others or even how you view the community you live in.
9). How do you handle the stress?
A: I try to leave work at work meaning I try not to think about work when I get home.I try to participate in other activities outside of work, such as running, to help alleviate any pressures due to stress.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
First Step
For my first step i said that i would contact Matt Klara and ask him if there was a program that i could get into which would allow me to get into the college of nursing without having to take organic chemistry. One of his assistants contacted me back and told me that there was no was i could get into the college of nursing with thought taking the two chemistry class that are required as a pre req for nursing. So with that said im still not sure what i going to do.
For the second part of my first step i said i would find out if i could take classes for my pre reqs for nursing at a community college, and if they would transfer. Well i found out that they would because they are credits that i need in order to move on to another 4 year college and there just for my pre reqs. But if they were either for my major or my minor i would not be able to do it.
For the second part of my first step i said i would find out if i could take classes for my pre reqs for nursing at a community college, and if they would transfer. Well i found out that they would because they are credits that i need in order to move on to another 4 year college and there just for my pre reqs. But if they were either for my major or my minor i would not be able to do it.
For my fifth interview i interview another nurse named Karen Bush.
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A: I went to Northern Illinois university
2) How long did you have to go to school to become a Nurse?
A: It took me 4 years
3). How long have you been a Nurse?
A: for 14 years
4). How did begin your Nurse career?
A: I started out as a unit assistant then a cna then a nurse
5). Did your parents support you when you decided to be a nurse?
A:very supportive helped me every chance they got and let me practice different
things on them
6). What skills are most important to Nurse?
A:need to be able to listen well and very observant to change need to trust your
instincts
7). What is the most common misconception about Nurse?
A:that all we do is what the doctor tells us to do
8). What's most satisfying about Nurse work?
A:when a patient says thank you for helping me
9). What's most challenging about being a Nurse?
A:the difficult hours and demanding work load
10). How do you handle the stress?
A:if I'm able to talk to some one or take a few minutes for myself
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A: I went to Northern Illinois university
2) How long did you have to go to school to become a Nurse?
A: It took me 4 years
3). How long have you been a Nurse?
A: for 14 years
4). How did begin your Nurse career?
A: I started out as a unit assistant then a cna then a nurse
5). Did your parents support you when you decided to be a nurse?
A:very supportive helped me every chance they got and let me practice different
things on them
6). What skills are most important to Nurse?
A:need to be able to listen well and very observant to change need to trust your
instincts
7). What is the most common misconception about Nurse?
A:that all we do is what the doctor tells us to do
8). What's most satisfying about Nurse work?
A:when a patient says thank you for helping me
9). What's most challenging about being a Nurse?
A:the difficult hours and demanding work load
10). How do you handle the stress?
A:if I'm able to talk to some one or take a few minutes for myself
Monday, March 16, 2009
For my forth completed interview i interview the chief paramedic named Gregg Frederick and he works for Waukegan fire department.
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A: Loyola University in Chicago
2). How long did you have to go to school to become a paramedic?
A: You will need to take a full semester course just to get certified
as a "First Responder". Then you will take another semester to get your EMT certification.
3). How long have you been a paramedic?
A: I have been a paramedic for 25 years
4). Why did you want to become a paramedic?
A: I did an internship during high school and from the first day I stepped foot in the building I knew that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, so I pursued it as a career. I loved the fact that you work with a group of people that you bond with, and you become a team to help people in your community. Everybody on the team wants the same thing and that is to save other people lives.
5). What did your family think when you told them what you wanted to do?
A: My family was very supportive. My parents wanted what was best for me but they also wanted me to be happy, and this is what made me happy so they never stood in my way.
6). What is your most memorable moment in the field?
A: My most memorable moment was when I first started to go out on call, we responded to a car accident which involved 4 people and 3 of them where children. It was the worse thing I had ever seen in my whole life.
7). What are some of the reasons a paramedic would be called to the scene of an emergency?
A: A paramedic can be called to a scene for almost any type of situation. There is no limit to the types of calls we might run, mostly anything you can think of.
8). During an emergency, what are some things we can do to make your job easier?
A: If someone calls 911 or if you're the person who called 911, it is very important that you have accurate information about the patient or the scene. Know the "what, when, and, how" of the situation.
9). What do you do to stay calm during a crisis?
A: When faced with any crisis it is important to remember to sit back and take a deep breath, collect your thoughts, and figure out what the situation is instead of reacting right away. Because I have to remember that people lives are depending on the decision that I make.
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A: Loyola University in Chicago
2). How long did you have to go to school to become a paramedic?
A: You will need to take a full semester course just to get certified
as a "First Responder". Then you will take another semester to get your EMT certification.
3). How long have you been a paramedic?
A: I have been a paramedic for 25 years
4). Why did you want to become a paramedic?
A: I did an internship during high school and from the first day I stepped foot in the building I knew that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, so I pursued it as a career. I loved the fact that you work with a group of people that you bond with, and you become a team to help people in your community. Everybody on the team wants the same thing and that is to save other people lives.
5). What did your family think when you told them what you wanted to do?
A: My family was very supportive. My parents wanted what was best for me but they also wanted me to be happy, and this is what made me happy so they never stood in my way.
6). What is your most memorable moment in the field?
A: My most memorable moment was when I first started to go out on call, we responded to a car accident which involved 4 people and 3 of them where children. It was the worse thing I had ever seen in my whole life.
7). What are some of the reasons a paramedic would be called to the scene of an emergency?
A: A paramedic can be called to a scene for almost any type of situation. There is no limit to the types of calls we might run, mostly anything you can think of.
8). During an emergency, what are some things we can do to make your job easier?
A: If someone calls 911 or if you're the person who called 911, it is very important that you have accurate information about the patient or the scene. Know the "what, when, and, how" of the situation.
9). What do you do to stay calm during a crisis?
A: When faced with any crisis it is important to remember to sit back and take a deep breath, collect your thoughts, and figure out what the situation is instead of reacting right away. Because I have to remember that people lives are depending on the decision that I make.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
For my third interview I chose to interview a doctor named Dr. Andelone. I have been trying to contact her for the last week but the only time she had available to talk to me was this Wednesday. So if I can get a hold of her I will have my questions answered by Thursday. These are the question I want to have her answer.
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A:
2) How long did you have to go to school to become a Doctor?
A:
3). How long have you been a Doctor?
A:
4). How did begin your Doctor career?
A:
5). What skills are most important to Doctors?
A:
5). What is the most common misconception about Doctors?
A:
5). What's most satisfying about doctor work?
A:
7). What's most challenging about being a doctor?
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8). How do you handle the stress?
A:
For my forth interview I chose to interview a lady names Sonya Dewey and she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A: She attended school at the University of Maryland.
A: Her clinical experience includes Marital Therapy, Premarital Counseling, Parent-Child Issues, Blended-Family Therapy, Racial Identity Development, School Performance Issues and Group Therapy.
2) How long did you have to go to school to become a psychologist?
A:Under normal circumstances people who want to be a psychologist go to school anywhere from 8 to 10 years to get their Doctorate degree.
3). How long have you been a psychologist?
A: 10 years
4). What skills are most important to psychologist?
A: The most important skill in being a psychologist is having very good listening skills. Because in this profession you want to hear about whats going on in someone's life and what their problems are. So in order to do this you have to listening to their stories so you can help them.
5). What is the most common misconception about psychologist?
A: That Psychologist really don't help people all they want to do is get people's money.
6). What's most satisfying about psychologist work?
A: The most satisfying thing about being a psychologist is that you get to help people solve the problems they are having in their lives, in order for them to help them do certain things better in their lives.
7). What's most challenging about being a therapist?
A: The most challenging part of being a psychologist is dealing with other people problems all day long and then going home to your own personal problems. And most of the time you be so tired you don't know how to deal with your own.
8). How do you handle the stress?
A: Everyday i go home i just look at my kids and all my problems go away. This helps me remember that god has given me a gift and the best life i can have.
By interviewing these people it is really getting me to really thinking about what I really want to do in life. As I continue to talk to these people I don’t know if I really want to spend the rest of my life in school. I am really thinking about just finishing up school and getting my bachelors degree and just leave school alone for a while. I need to take a break from all of this. Instead I think I might just go back after a semester and get my LPN license. I’m really thinking about it.
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A:
2) How long did you have to go to school to become a Doctor?
A:
3). How long have you been a Doctor?
A:
4). How did begin your Doctor career?
A:
5). What skills are most important to Doctors?
A:
5). What is the most common misconception about Doctors?
A:
5). What's most satisfying about doctor work?
A:
7). What's most challenging about being a doctor?
A:
8). How do you handle the stress?
A:
For my forth interview I chose to interview a lady names Sonya Dewey and she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
1). Where did you attend school to get your degree/degrees?
A: She attended school at the University of Maryland.
A: Her clinical experience includes Marital Therapy, Premarital Counseling, Parent-Child Issues, Blended-Family Therapy, Racial Identity Development, School Performance Issues and Group Therapy.
2) How long did you have to go to school to become a psychologist?
A:Under normal circumstances people who want to be a psychologist go to school anywhere from 8 to 10 years to get their Doctorate degree.
3). How long have you been a psychologist?
A: 10 years
4). What skills are most important to psychologist?
A: The most important skill in being a psychologist is having very good listening skills. Because in this profession you want to hear about whats going on in someone's life and what their problems are. So in order to do this you have to listening to their stories so you can help them.
5). What is the most common misconception about psychologist?
A: That Psychologist really don't help people all they want to do is get people's money.
6). What's most satisfying about psychologist work?
A: The most satisfying thing about being a psychologist is that you get to help people solve the problems they are having in their lives, in order for them to help them do certain things better in their lives.
7). What's most challenging about being a therapist?
A: The most challenging part of being a psychologist is dealing with other people problems all day long and then going home to your own personal problems. And most of the time you be so tired you don't know how to deal with your own.
8). How do you handle the stress?
A: Everyday i go home i just look at my kids and all my problems go away. This helps me remember that god has given me a gift and the best life i can have.
By interviewing these people it is really getting me to really thinking about what I really want to do in life. As I continue to talk to these people I don’t know if I really want to spend the rest of my life in school. I am really thinking about just finishing up school and getting my bachelors degree and just leave school alone for a while. I need to take a break from all of this. Instead I think I might just go back after a semester and get my LPN license. I’m really thinking about it.
Monday, March 2, 2009
For my first interview i interviewed a lady named Kelly Ashton-Hand and she came to speak in my Criminal Justice class a couple of weeks ago. She is an Forensic Scientist at the Forensic Science Center in Chicago. So for my interview i asked her a couple of questions regarding her careers as am Forensic Scientist.
1). How did begin your forensic science career?
A: I Started off with a BS in General Science and went from there.
2). How long do you have to go to school to become a forensic scientist?
A:The only requirement in many states for this work is to have a degree in science.
3). What skills are most important to forensics?
A: Most importantly you need to know how to conduct an experiment and also you need to know how problem solve.
4). What is the most common misconception about forensic science?
A:On TV on shows like CSI they show forensic scientist collecting evidence at the crime scene and analyzing it but in real life there may be a person which collects evidence and another person which analyzes it.
5). What's most satisfying about forensics work?
A:The part i enjoy most about my job is trying to solve a case. I like looking at the evidence and trying to figure out what it has to tell me.
6). What's most challenging about being a forensic scientist?
A:The most challenging part about my job is the pressure on not contaminating the evidence at the crime scene. And also analyzing the evidence properly when in the lab.
7). How do you handle the stress?
A:I handle the stress by leaving all my work problems at work and not taking them home to my family.
The second interview i performed was with a lady named Linda Garcia, and she is a Nurse currently at a nursing home in Lake Bluff. And i also asked her the same questions i asked in my first interview.
1). How did begin your nursing career?
A:I always wanted to be a nurse, i think i was because i watched my mother work as a nurse day after day when i was a child.
2). How long do you have to go to school to become a nurse?
A:I went to school for two years in graduate school.
3). What skills are most important when working as a nurse?
A:I think the most important skill of a nurse is to be caring to other people. I would say the second most important would be to be able to read. So you wont make the mistake in giving a patient the wrong medicine.
4). What is the most common misconception about being a nurse?
A:Everybody thinks that nurses are just people who gives medicine to patients and that's all, but are a big part of care giving throughout a facility.
5). What's most satisfying about being a nurse?
A:The most satisfying part of being a nurse is to watch the lives of people i have saved day after day.
6). What's most challenging about being a nurse?
A:The most challenging part of being a nurse is seeing people you have being caring for for months/years die.
7). How do you handle the stress?
A:I handle the stress by telling myself that i am in this job to save lives and that is the greatest gift i could give.
In interviewing these people it has made my decisions in the career that i want to take harder than before. After i get my major in Anthropology, my minor in Criminology and finish my pre-reqs for nursing i can go in either direction and i still dont know what direction that will be in.
1). How did begin your forensic science career?
A: I Started off with a BS in General Science and went from there.
2). How long do you have to go to school to become a forensic scientist?
A:The only requirement in many states for this work is to have a degree in science.
3). What skills are most important to forensics?
A: Most importantly you need to know how to conduct an experiment and also you need to know how problem solve.
4). What is the most common misconception about forensic science?
A:On TV on shows like CSI they show forensic scientist collecting evidence at the crime scene and analyzing it but in real life there may be a person which collects evidence and another person which analyzes it.
5). What's most satisfying about forensics work?
A:The part i enjoy most about my job is trying to solve a case. I like looking at the evidence and trying to figure out what it has to tell me.
6). What's most challenging about being a forensic scientist?
A:The most challenging part about my job is the pressure on not contaminating the evidence at the crime scene. And also analyzing the evidence properly when in the lab.
7). How do you handle the stress?
A:I handle the stress by leaving all my work problems at work and not taking them home to my family.
The second interview i performed was with a lady named Linda Garcia, and she is a Nurse currently at a nursing home in Lake Bluff. And i also asked her the same questions i asked in my first interview.
1). How did begin your nursing career?
A:I always wanted to be a nurse, i think i was because i watched my mother work as a nurse day after day when i was a child.
2). How long do you have to go to school to become a nurse?
A:I went to school for two years in graduate school.
3). What skills are most important when working as a nurse?
A:I think the most important skill of a nurse is to be caring to other people. I would say the second most important would be to be able to read. So you wont make the mistake in giving a patient the wrong medicine.
4). What is the most common misconception about being a nurse?
A:Everybody thinks that nurses are just people who gives medicine to patients and that's all, but are a big part of care giving throughout a facility.
5). What's most satisfying about being a nurse?
A:The most satisfying part of being a nurse is to watch the lives of people i have saved day after day.
6). What's most challenging about being a nurse?
A:The most challenging part of being a nurse is seeing people you have being caring for for months/years die.
7). How do you handle the stress?
A:I handle the stress by telling myself that i am in this job to save lives and that is the greatest gift i could give.
In interviewing these people it has made my decisions in the career that i want to take harder than before. After i get my major in Anthropology, my minor in Criminology and finish my pre-reqs for nursing i can go in either direction and i still dont know what direction that will be in.
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