Well I've finally made a visit to the Kitchen after several weeks of getting things worked out for scheduling. Basically I was given the task of rooming patients, asking them a few questions to get them prepared for when the doctor comes in. The idea is for us to find out some preliminary information for the doctor and to get the patient thinking about why they are visiting ahead of time so they know what to tell the doctor when they arrive.
My first visit was surprisingly exciting. I was very nervous going into it because I had not ever done anything like that before. Especially the idea of rooming patients by myself. I was afraid that I might forget to ask the all the questions and if I did remember them, would I ask them correctly. Once I shadowed three with one of the other volunteers working there I caught on quick and took one on by myself after that and managed to make it through about eight people in a two hour period, becoming very smooth with the process.
I really enjoyed doing the volunteer work in the Kitchen and would love to go back even after this class in years to come to help them when needed. Like my brother I'm not a pre-med student so doing this at first was a little out of my element but being that I'm wanting to become a physical therapist I'm much more related than my brother is to the work. I really enjoyed working with such a wide variety of patients, even the more hostile ones because it has improved my interactions with people, which will help me a lot as a physical therapist being that I'll be working with many different people on a one on one basis. It helped me to realize how much I will enjoy my future career working and interacting with people. This experience will also really improve my social skills for that career and look very good on a resume to get into PT school. Overall I'm looking forward to future visits there to help.
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