Blog 17: Answer 3

1. What is your EQ?

What is the best way for a healthcare professional to reduce the risk of falling in the elderly?

2. What is your third answer?

The best way for a healthcare professional to reduce the risk of falling in the elderly is by implementing multiple interventions with the patients.

3. My research articles 10, 18, and 25 best support my third answer.

4. Take precautions in multiple areas like exercise, at home prevention, and medication regulation will help cover more ground in reducing falls.

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

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

Since the place where i do my mentorship was closed the first week and I wasn't able to go the second week, I completed the rest of my research from the previous research check.

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

I learned the anatomy of the lower limbs and how the muscles work together to create certain movements. This gave me more research.
I watched the videos on this website: http://anatomyzone.com/category/tutorials/musculoskeletal/lower-limb/

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?

I would talk to some sort of health care professional that worked with elders to help them prevent falling. Since they work with patients and know all of the different techniques, they would know best how to answer those questions. they would have first-hand experience.

Blog 10: EQ

1. I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2.
a) This, technically, fulfills all of the requirements. However, I feel that it can be worded differently in order to better understand the question. I also think that it should be more specific in order to really find the best answer.
b) This leaves a good amount of room for debate of answers. It does allow a fair amount of research to be done. But I think that the format should be changed, because I did have to re-read it a couple of times in order to fully comprehend what they were asking.
c) This question is very broad and there can be so many different answers. It needs to be more specific. But it does allow room for argument, especially since I think it is more of a personal preference for what the style is. It does provide many things to research, too.
d) I think this is the best one so far. They are specific about what kind of pain and what kind of doctor, while still allowing tons of research to be done. It can also be a good argument.

3. What is the best way for a health care professional to reduce the risk of falling in the elderly over the age of 65?

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

1. What is your working EQ?

What is the best way to prevent elderly people from falling?

2. What is a possible answer to you working EQ?

EQ: What is the best way to prevent elderly people from falling?

• Through using video games that provide exercises and information.
• Having the patient's progress monitored by a medical professional and working on the weak areas in order to improve.

3. What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

The most important article I have read so far is "Prevention of Falls in the Elderly" by Dr Laurence Knott. The reason being, this article provides a large amount of information on falls. It talks about the risk of falls, injury, the impact of medication, as well as many other facts and insights as to why an elder may be at risk for falling. Along with all of this information, Dr. Knott provides statistics to show that there has been research done instead of him just giving an opinion.

4. Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to you working EQ?

• My mentor is Nina Withrington and I mentor with her at the Blue Marble Game Company.
• Nina is one of the Physical Therapists at BMGC. She is in charge of the community outreach. However, at my mentorship, she has taught me all about the different game that they have created. Through teaching me about the games and how the database works, I have learned why this form of rehabilitation and prevention is so important and helpful.

Blog 5: Mentorship Reflection

1. Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship.

My mom is a real estate agent and as a result of that, she meets a lot of interesting people. When she was asking me what I thought I might do my senior project on last year and I mentioned physical therapy, one of her clients popped into her head. She told me about her client, Sheryl Flynn, and the Blue Marble Game Company and what they do there. I thought that it would be a really cool and fun learning experience, so I looked into it some more. And that is where I ended up doing my mentorship.

2. What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

The most important article I have read so far is "Prevention of Falls in the Elderly" by Dr. Laurence Knott. The reason being, this article provides a large amount of information on falls. It talks about the risk of falls, injury, the impact of medication, as well as many other facts and insights as to why an elder may be at risk for falling. Along with all of this information, Dr. Knott provides statistics to show that there has been research done instead of him just giving an opinion.

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1. Topic: Elderly Care

2. What is the most effective way to keep the elderly safe, yet still have them able to accomplish daily tasks?

Blog 1: 2-Hour Presentations

1. What presentations did you see?

• Debora Martinez - Social Work for Abused Children
• Jasmin Quiroz - Soccer Training
• Sarah Solar - Goalkeeping
• Arianna Castellanos - Forensic Science
• Nitjasin QP - Dentistry
• Stacy Peralta - Yearbook
• Samantha Torres - Music Performance
• Vanessa Machuca - Microbiology
• Daniel Song - Physical Therapy
• Regina Ongowarsito - Music Store Operation
• Ralph Hernandez - Pharmaceutical
• Elizabeth Valle - No Kill Rescue Shelters
• Alexis Teixeira - Teaching Kindergarten
• Allyana Salud - Nursing
• Jazmin Castro - Physical Therapy
• Daisy Zavala - Animal Care

2. What Questions do you have that haven't been answered about the senior project? This can be about the senior project in general, any components or about a presentation topic you saw or what they said.

• What are the requirements for mentorship? Is that the only place we can get hours?
• Is there a penalty for going over time during our presentation?
• What are the exact requirements for the final presentation?
• Some people I noticed didn't make time, though it seemed like they talked enough to me. What exactly do you need to discuss, then, if not all counts towards your time?

3. What was the most important part of the senior project based on what you are seeing in the 2-hour presentations?

• I think the most important part of the presentation is to really know what you're saying by doing as much research as possible and knowing the requirements/rubric of the presentation in order to utilize your time/talking time to the fullest.

4. What topic are you considering doing and why?

• I am thinking of doing Physical Therapy for my senior project. I chose this topic because for a while I thought it could be a possible career field for me to go into. Doing this project could help me see if it is really something I could enjoy doing for a career. I also know a physical therapist and pretty much have it lined up as my mentorship.

5. What are you doing for your summer mentorship?

• I'm not quite sure exactly, yet, but I am meeting with my possible mentor soon to discuss this and the rest of the project/requirements.