Code Red

            The Holland Code and Myers Briggs Personality Test are both tests that one takes to figure out their personality and jobs that best fit those characteristics. My Holland Code is S.E.R. which means that I'm social, enterprising, and realistic.  Social people like talking to people, but more than that, they generally seek out close relationships with others to fulfill their needs. Enterprising people enjoy working with people because they are generally good talkers. Enterprisers value reputation, power, money and status. Realistic people enjoy activities that're centric around problem solving, scientific, mechanical, and motor coordination activities. They also tend to be assertive and competitive.

            The Myers Briggs test is a big different than the Holland Code test because its precise. The questionnaire I took was a total of 72 questions rather than the Holland Test, which was just characterized into 3 different parts. As for my Myers Briggs Personality Test, I got a E.N.T.J. This means that I am an extrovert, intuitive, thinker, and someone who judges. Myersbriggs.org defines E.N.T.J. as "Frank, decisive, assume leadership readily. Quickly see illogical and inefficient procedures and policies, develop and implement comprehensive systems to solve organizational problems. Enjoy long-term planning and goal setting. Usually well informed, well read, enjoy expanding their knowledge and passing it on to others. Forceful in presenting their ideas."

            So what does this have to do with my future? Nurses should have the following skills and qualifications: Clinical Skills, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Physiological Knowledge, Administering Medication, Medical Teamwork, Multi-tasking, Listening, Verbal Communication, Health Promotion and Maintenance. With both my Holland Code and Myers Briggs test, it showed that nursing would be a great occupation for me! Both tests concluded that I am very social, good at problem solving (especially with scientific related situations), a leader, and learning. These tests are beneficial because they can either confirm the career you’re currently interested in or even introduce you to other jobs that would better fit your personality.   

medicaTED

TED talks started in 1984 in Monterey, California. The word TED is actually an abbreviation for technology, entertainment, and design. Each TED talk withholds very innovative people, speaking to an audience about something they have discovered or realized through hard work.  In Long Beach, California in 2011, Abraham Verghese spoke on the behalf of medicine.

In his speech, he talks about the problem with doctors in the modern world. Professionals rely so much on technology to diagnose patients that they are missing the one on one care that the patient truly wants. He said a really funny statement that went something like this, "you could go into a hospital with a missing leg and say that your leg is missing but doctors will still want to do a CT scan before agreeing with you". He then goes to talk about his experience as a doctor and tells a story about a women he was giving a physical to. He proceeded to touch her hands, look at her fingernails, and basically interact with her on a physical level. She exclaimed that she had never had a doctor touch her before, and was really happy that a professional was actually taking the time to do what they're supposed to do, perform a physical. 

He later goes on and talks about rituals. Verghese says that there is something very beautiful about the patient and physician relationship. A patient will allow a doctor to touch him or her and talk about certain topics that most men and women wouldn't even go into with their loved ones, priests, etc. The ritual, he explains, is special because you have to "touch the patient in very intimate ways because it seals the patient physician relationship". Which is fascinating because being allowed to touch a stranger and basically disrobing them, having someone so vulnerable right in front of you, yet having them fully trust you, truly is a beautiful thing.

I would gladly recommend this TED talk to those who have very open minds are mature. People who don't understand the beauty of touch and trust probably wouldn't like this video because you have to really think about someone's vulnerability. For example, in the video, Verghese talks about a woman who had breast cancer and got amazing attention at a hospital, yet no one would touch her breasts. She was very upset because no physician would take the time to actually touch her. To have someone who desired the touch of one's private body is a very unique and interesting situation, one that causes great desperation and vulnerability. It just made me realize that the time a doctor does spend on you is incredibly special, because those who have serious illnesses might not be getting the same one-on-one care.

For those of you whose interests are piqued, here's the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxnlvwprf_c

Enjoy!

Medical Milestones

In class we've been learning about S.M.A.R.T. goals. S.M.A.R.T. stands for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. The S means that your goal shouldn't be vague, but have many details. One should target a specific goal that they want to improve on or strive for. The M is measurable as in one wants to be able to quantify or indicate one's success. A is attainable, in other words, it can't be impossible. The goal should be able to be reachable and realistic. R, or relevant, means that it should have something to do with your life goals and what you want to do with your life. Lastly, T means that it should have a time constraint and should have a specified time of when the goal should be completed by. By using S.M.A.R.T goals, one should be able to complete one's goals easier!

This is very relevant to me because as a young adult, I have many goals I want to accomplish. My first goal is that I want to finish my seven college applications before November 1st. I'm going to receive my new SAT score on the 23rd. That means I'll know what colleges I should apply to. I've already picked out a couple but by knowing my precise SAT scores, I'll be able to pick out the top seven colleges.

My second goal is that I want to save atleast 5,000 dollars in my savings account by the time I get into college by working odd jobs and real jobs (hopefully I'll be getting a second job soon). I need to save 5,000 dollars because the college I want to go to, The Maritime Academy, has something called cruises which basically means you're spending a semester on the Golden Bear (the ship) and you work at different ports. It cost atleast 5,000 dollars and so by my Freshman year (the year of the cruise) I need to have atleast 5,000 in my savings account.

Thirdly, I want to be fit enough to run a 5k with my brother by the end of this school year. My brother recently got very involved with the track team at Cal, and I've seen how much happier he is now that he runs. I want to be able to run a 5k because I want to join the color run with my brother as a birthday present to him and a bonding event between him and I. I looked on the website and they don't show any upcoming events in 2014, so I can't put a definite date on it, but I want to be able to do it by June 13th.

The Common High School Disease... Procrastination

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had nice weekends ☺ ! Homecoming is less than a week away and I can't wait. Its nice to have a reason to get dolled up with friends.

Over the weekend, Mrs. B assigned us to think of 5 people who can help us achieve our goals. I know how hard it is to try to achieve goals without people behind you to help pick you up every time you fall down. So without further ado, this is my list of my top 5 (in no order) go to people:

1. My mother is one of my biggest motivator in my life! Sometimes I refer to her as the American Dream because she was able to achieve all her big goals. She moved to America 18 years ago and ever since has worked very hard to learn English and get her nursing degree. It  pushes me to do better in life because I'm able to see her whole journey- the struggle upon struggle but eventually the triumph in the end. Seeing her happiness at the end of every tumultuous journey only makes me want to feel the same. 
2. Melika, my best friend, is so special to me because she's enlightened me to so many new things in the past year or so that I've known her. Melika is literally like no one I've ever met before because she's got a voice for everything, and isn't afraid to say something or speak against something she sees and thinks is wrong. A lot of people in high school try to blend in with the crowd, but instead, Melika already knows who she is and isn't afraid to show it, which I find is really admirable. I know that she believes in me and would push me to accomplish any goal. 
3. Aunt Susie is my great aunt who was a former teacher and principal. She understands teenagers like no other adult I know because she dealt with them for over 20 years. My aunt also has a vast knowledge about life and so whenever I ask her for advice, she always has the best answers. 
4. Do you ever have that one person in your life that looks at you like you're a gem regardless of what you look like or feel like? My friend Jake literally always sees me as the person I want to be rather than the person I feel like I am! He's the one who taught me how to wake board and took me on his boat, where I rekindled my love for both water and boating. Every time I doubt myself, Jake always reassures me. 
5. Lastly, my friend Brian has been with me through all high school and we always have fun together. He's one of the most realistic person I know and always tells me the truth. He's always been real with me, which is hard to find in high school because a lot of people change into someone they thought they would never be. He and I always have the best conversations of our aspirations and I know he'd be a great motivator. 

Mrs. B also assigned us to name 5 things we've procrastinated on this week (welp I'll admit I procrastinated on this assignment) 

1. The biggest one is my college applications. I have 1/2 of one filled out, and I'm waiting on the results of my SAT test (I just took it on the 5th) so my goal is to have all my college applications done by my birthday (November 7th). 
2. I haven't completely cleaned my room in about 2 months or so, so I really need to get on that. Today I cleaned out my closet and took everything off my bed, but I still need to finish up my laundry and vacuum. I guess this would count as only half a procrastination haha.
3. I need to finish up late work from when I was absent from school. I just have 3 worksheets to finish up, but I did most of the work, now I just need to graph it out. I think my biggest hurdle is finding those worksheets though...
4. I need to update my calender for October because its really important for me to know my schedule every week. I have all my events written on a piece of paper but now I just need to put them on my calender.
5. Last but not least, my health is very important to me but I haven't found the motivation to work out every single day. I occasionally work on my abs & thighs but I haven't really worked on anything consistently, and I really want to start. I've started to gain better eating habits, which is a big part of fitness, but my lack of exercise is getting in the way of my full potential.

Thanks for dropping by my blog, hope y'all have a good time at homecoming or whatever you choose to do instead. Bye!