Time Logged: 3 hours
Total Time: 25 hours
Date: February 22 ,2013
On this day I was put do a lot I finished doing the holiday cards, I was with a patient and did a couple of extra files. I got to do this all on my last day! It was perfect. Being with patients was exciting because I got to see what the doctor would do to them! He would start off with the SOAP worksheet and than base his results from that paper. He asked as many questions as he could than the process of the adjustment came. The last patient was really nice and asked a lot of questions which was good too me because I didn't really have someone asked me questions before. Just seeing the patient walk out with a smile and confidence was just great!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
02/20/2013
Time Logged: 4 hours
Total Time: 22 hours
Date: February 20 ,2013
On this day I was put to continue organizing files and this time I had to take the files out of the folder and organize them in a precise way. Some files were bigger than others and the bigger files gave me more interest to read because it was due to all the injuries. As I read the files there was a precise one that I will never forget about, it was about a car accident and a year after the patient went through another car accident he always had to get himself seem. It was so ironic to me because 2 accidents in less than a year was just sad. It was an old file so I'm guessing by now he's better but his pain rate was higher than an 8 and he was a custodian so it was hard for him to manage himself. I learned that we haven't to appreciate what we have because no one values the good stuff anymore!
Total Time: 22 hours
Date: February 20 ,2013
On this day I was put to continue organizing files and this time I had to take the files out of the folder and organize them in a precise way. Some files were bigger than others and the bigger files gave me more interest to read because it was due to all the injuries. As I read the files there was a precise one that I will never forget about, it was about a car accident and a year after the patient went through another car accident he always had to get himself seem. It was so ironic to me because 2 accidents in less than a year was just sad. It was an old file so I'm guessing by now he's better but his pain rate was higher than an 8 and he was a custodian so it was hard for him to manage himself. I learned that we haven't to appreciate what we have because no one values the good stuff anymore!
Capstone Reflection
In the months that I was shadowing my mentor (Dr. Patrick Cheng) a chiropractor in South San Francisco I gained a lot of knowledge from him. The topic of my research paper was child abuse and for my physical I decided to shadow a chiropractor. My experience was good, I learned about what he does and how much of a difference his job has to the community. I got to see how his job does so much to one person and actually getting the chance to watch a patient was just an honor for me because a lot of people want their privacy and for me to get that privilege was just great.
In the beginning of my journey I couldn't find something to relate child abuse to but I chose to do chiropractor because they relate by health. It was hard to know what I was doing because I didn't know what exactly a chiropractor did. In the end he taught me and tested me on what a chiropractor does. There job is something serious because if one thing is done wrong so much can be ruined. One of the challenges my mentor made me go through was knowing what exactly a chiropractor does because everyone has a different perspective on it.
My career field was something similar to a chiropractor which was something in physical theraphy even though they are too different things I wouldn't want to do any of it. Knowing the pain people go through is just too much too see. At first it grabbed my attention a lot but once I saw everything my mentor went through I didn't really have an interest. I was amazed by his work but it something I don't see myself doing just for the fact that it's too much to handle.
One of the challenges I had with my mentor was seeing him at the right time because he didn't have patients when I came in. One of my goals was to spend a lot of time with a lot of patients to see what other situations people went through and what other adjustments would the doctor would do. Even though this didn't happen I still got a chance to see a lot of patients and saw some of the things he did. I made a lot of progress because I asked a lot of questions and I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. He gave me all the answers that I needed and always clarified what was needed even when I didn't ask.
In the end I gained so much knowledge from this experience and I am thankful that my mentor was there to help me through this process. He helped me a lot and took so much of his time to teach me what he did.
In the beginning of my journey I couldn't find something to relate child abuse to but I chose to do chiropractor because they relate by health. It was hard to know what I was doing because I didn't know what exactly a chiropractor did. In the end he taught me and tested me on what a chiropractor does. There job is something serious because if one thing is done wrong so much can be ruined. One of the challenges my mentor made me go through was knowing what exactly a chiropractor does because everyone has a different perspective on it.
My career field was something similar to a chiropractor which was something in physical theraphy even though they are too different things I wouldn't want to do any of it. Knowing the pain people go through is just too much too see. At first it grabbed my attention a lot but once I saw everything my mentor went through I didn't really have an interest. I was amazed by his work but it something I don't see myself doing just for the fact that it's too much to handle.
One of the challenges I had with my mentor was seeing him at the right time because he didn't have patients when I came in. One of my goals was to spend a lot of time with a lot of patients to see what other situations people went through and what other adjustments would the doctor would do. Even though this didn't happen I still got a chance to see a lot of patients and saw some of the things he did. I made a lot of progress because I asked a lot of questions and I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. He gave me all the answers that I needed and always clarified what was needed even when I didn't ask.
In the end I gained so much knowledge from this experience and I am thankful that my mentor was there to help me through this process. He helped me a lot and took so much of his time to teach me what he did.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Mentor 02/18/13
Time Logged: 4 hours
Total Time: 18 hours
Date: February 18 ,2013
On this day I went back to reading patients files and organizing them. The idea was to get all the files in the back scanned. My goal of this day was to find out why keep files for so long. I found out that it is very important to keep the files for more than 7 years due to patients asking for them later on because of records, later damages that can relate, and because people want to make sure that that's what happened. As I read through the files it was astonishing what these patients went through.
Total Time: 18 hours
Date: February 18 ,2013
On this day I went back to reading patients files and organizing them. The idea was to get all the files in the back scanned. My goal of this day was to find out why keep files for so long. I found out that it is very important to keep the files for more than 7 years due to patients asking for them later on because of records, later damages that can relate, and because people want to make sure that that's what happened. As I read through the files it was astonishing what these patients went through.
Mentor 02/13/13
Time Logged: 4 hours
Total Time: 14 hours
Date: February 13 ,2013
On this day, I was with another patient and this patient had pain on his knee. The goal of this day was to see and do the adjustments the doctor does. Not literally do it but put my hands over him and feel what he does. Before anything was done the doctor made him stretch to see a visual of where the pain was. His pain was at the scale of 8 and he said that it was just horrible. He works out too much and he hurt himself with a certain stretch that caused him the pain on his knee. The more I find out what do the less I wanted to do it because it looked so painful. One thing I get bothered seeing is people going through pain. During the adjustments patients usually growl their pain. After the adjustment was done he was able to get up walk better than before. The adjustments are something really serious and if something goes wrong the doctor is the one that has to take complete responsibility because anything can happen.
Total Time: 14 hours
Date: February 13 ,2013
On this day, I was with another patient and this patient had pain on his knee. The goal of this day was to see and do the adjustments the doctor does. Not literally do it but put my hands over him and feel what he does. Before anything was done the doctor made him stretch to see a visual of where the pain was. His pain was at the scale of 8 and he said that it was just horrible. He works out too much and he hurt himself with a certain stretch that caused him the pain on his knee. The more I find out what do the less I wanted to do it because it looked so painful. One thing I get bothered seeing is people going through pain. During the adjustments patients usually growl their pain. After the adjustment was done he was able to get up walk better than before. The adjustments are something really serious and if something goes wrong the doctor is the one that has to take complete responsibility because anything can happen.
February 11, 2013
Time Logged: 3 hours
Total Time: 13 hours
Date: February 11, 2013
On this day, I continued making those holiday cards for my mentor because I wasn't going to finish in one day. I learned that everything has time and patience and can't be rushed because then things don't come out the way you want them too! It is important to do things right and not in a rush matter. The clue is to show time and effort was put in them if not there's no point in doing the cards. When I did the cards me and my mentor would talk about his career. He would always test me on asking what a chiropractor was because I always thought it was like physical theraphy but it wasn't even close! His career path was a lot and to know he made it so far and knowing that he loves his job is inspirational. That's what motivates me, knowing that there are so many opportunities out there and not many take advantage of them! On this day I gained a lot more knowledge on chiropractors.
Total Time: 13 hours
Date: February 11, 2013
On this day, I continued making those holiday cards for my mentor because I wasn't going to finish in one day. I learned that everything has time and patience and can't be rushed because then things don't come out the way you want them too! It is important to do things right and not in a rush matter. The clue is to show time and effort was put in them if not there's no point in doing the cards. When I did the cards me and my mentor would talk about his career. He would always test me on asking what a chiropractor was because I always thought it was like physical theraphy but it wasn't even close! His career path was a lot and to know he made it so far and knowing that he loves his job is inspirational. That's what motivates me, knowing that there are so many opportunities out there and not many take advantage of them! On this day I gained a lot more knowledge on chiropractors.
Mentor 02/06/13
Time Logged: 3 hours
Total Time: 10 hours
Date: February 6, 2013
On this day I was put to make holiday cards saying thank you to all his patients. I learned that in the process of being a chiropractor that you always have to make yourself look good to get patients back in to get seen. Sending a postcard reminds them that he still at their services. My goal was to know why he did this. He told me that everyone has a way of doing something to get patients back in and his way is by making holiday cards and sending a magnet with his information. He does them really early due to the fact that he has over 1,000 patients and it takes a long time to do. I also learned that keeping in touch with patients shows how much interest there is to them, a way of showing that he still cares about them! I personally would've never thought people did things like that. Or even take the time to do all that for patients. A lot of people don't notice these things until you are the one doing it.
Total Time: 10 hours
Date: February 6, 2013
On this day I was put to make holiday cards saying thank you to all his patients. I learned that in the process of being a chiropractor that you always have to make yourself look good to get patients back in to get seen. Sending a postcard reminds them that he still at their services. My goal was to know why he did this. He told me that everyone has a way of doing something to get patients back in and his way is by making holiday cards and sending a magnet with his information. He does them really early due to the fact that he has over 1,000 patients and it takes a long time to do. I also learned that keeping in touch with patients shows how much interest there is to them, a way of showing that he still cares about them! I personally would've never thought people did things like that. Or even take the time to do all that for patients. A lot of people don't notice these things until you are the one doing it.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
2/04/2013
Time Logged: 3 hours
Total Time: 7 hours
Date: February 4, 2013
On this day I got the chance to witness my mentor be with one of his patients and he did the back adjustment. He did a physical first which was made the patient touch toes, see if they could do stretches, and than came the SOAP (Subjective Objective Assessment Plan) procedure. After he got all the information he needed and figured what the patient needed he than did the modifications to the patient. He payed them on the bed and did the adjustments as needed. My goal for the day was to ask how the patient felt and if the adjustments did make him/she feel better. I found out that after the adjustment was being done whatever the situation was, they felt more confident about themselves. The adjustments were so quick to do but somewhat painful. I saw that some patients were in a lot of pain but once the doctor was done they felt way better.
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