Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• What I am most proud of in my Lesson 2 Presentation is, my visuals and props that I provided to my audience. I felt that my visuals and props gave my audience a better understanding and more of a clearer picture, than what I was providing vocally. 

2. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation? Explain why you deserve that grade. 

• If I were to assess myself on my Lesson 2 Presentation, I would give myself a P; due to my lesson plan and presentation meeting all requirements for P consideration. My volume, eye contact, content clarity, and powerpoint was precise and clear; along with my references to my research, examples, and mentorship. 

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2 Presentation?

• What worked for me in my Lesson 2 Presentation was, addressing and interacting with my audience; because it kept the class alive and not boring. 

4. What would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2 Presentation?

• What I would have done differently to improve upon my Lesson 2 Presentation, would have to be my activity. Although my activity was not boring and interactive, it was just not as lively as I wanted it to be. 

5. What do you think your answer 2 is going to be?

• I think my second answer for my essential question would be, that Labor and Delivery Nurses must be able to cope, keep calm, move quick, understand, and handle stress in any type of situation, all while being professional at the same time.

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hours Check

1. Where are you doing your mentorship? 

• I am currently doing my mentorship at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Baldwin Park, and at my mentor's house.   

2. Who is your contact?

• My contact is my mentor, Deborah Nakielski, CNM.  

3. How many hours have you done?

• I have completed a total of twenty-three mentorship hours. 

4. Summarize the 10 hours of service you did. 

• During the ten mentorship hours I have completed, I have toured a Natural Birth Center and Women's Wellness, attended a STD presentation while my mentor presented, observed video taped births, and have done independent work.

The Bradley Method

The instructor demonstrating a squatting position, for daily exercise. 

• Today was the start of an another birthing class that I am taking for my Independent Component, called the Bradley Method. The Bradley Method is a system of natural labor techniques, in which a woman and her coach (significant other) play an active part during labor and teaches natural childbirth using breathing, relaxation, nutrition, exercise, and education. This simple method increases self-awareness and teaches a woman how to deal with the stress of labor by tuning in to her own body.  
• The class was very interesting to see how active the woman's coach must be, in order to be apart of her journey throughout pregnancy, labor, and birth. The Bradley Method has to be one of my favorite techniques, due to the fact that this method requires the coach to be fully supportive and understanding of the woman and what she is going through. 

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1. What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• Due to my mentor's schedule, I wasn't able to start on any hours. 
• I was also supposed to start a new birthing class for my Independent Component 1, but the class got cancelled due to the instructor being a doula and attending a birth that evening.     

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned? 

• Since I did not complete any mentorship hours and didn't start on a new birthing class, I cannot say that I have learned something with importance.   

3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why? 

• If I were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for my essential question, I would speak to a Labor and Delivery Nurse. Due to the knowledge and experience that a Labor and Delivery Nurse has and recommendation given to me by Dr. Nancy M. Baisch, MD., (A former interviewee of mine).