Specialties

Stroke pamphlets I helped set up.

I believe I forgot to mention in my earlier entries that the majority of the patients admitted to the 6 and 7 Greene Intensive Care Units are stroke patients. As a matter of fact the unit, in general, specializes in caring for stroke patients. The registered nurses who work there are required to recognize all the different symptoms and varieties of stroke as well as other major syndromes in order to determine the most beneficial method of treatment for the patients. My mentor had asked me to help her cut out and laminate stroke pamphlets, reminders, warning signs, schedules, and other pamphlets for her to post on the unit’s bulletin boards. I gained a lot of knowledge from laminating these pamphlets. I learned about symptoms not only for stroke but also for Hemorrhage, typical cerebellum signs of lack of coordination, typical brainstem signs of cranial nerve and other deficits, the five major syndromes and their typical signs, as well as the functions of the Cranial Nerve section and limb section. The information I had acquired from laminating these pamphlets will be most beneficial to me for future use if and when I do pursue a career in the medical field.