Clintwood High/Junior
Mary Booher, RN
Dickenson Community Hospital Emergency Department
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SHADOWING PROJECT – ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Find a person in a medical career that you are considering yourself or you are interested in. Please make plans to do the following:
Contact the professional and obtain permission for a time of questioning in an interview format as well as at least a 2 hour period of job shadowing.
DO THE FOLLOWING FIRST FOR YOUR REPORT/ASSIGNMENT:
***After your personal information put the PERSON’S NAME, their TITLE or professional designation, and where they work.
This project will be graded on thoroughness of answers.
PART I:
Questions to ask the professional and to include in this report:
(***Type the question first and then answer.)
1 What made you decide to enter your medical profession? Mary: As a child, my grandmother was very sick, and I had to help care for her. This experience really put me in the caregiver mode at an early age, and opened my eyes as to what I wanted to dedicate my life and that was helping people.
2 What are the education requirements for your profession? Mary: I received my associates degree in Registered Nursing, but if you want to really explore the profession I would recommend the Bachelors Science in Nursing.
3 Where did you complete these requirements? Mary: I completed my first year at MECC, but finished my second year at SVCC.
4 What education advice/suggestions can you give to a high school person for a future in your profession? Mary: Explore the different avenues of nursing and don’t be afraid of change.
5 What are the main responsibilities of your job? Mary: See that my patients receive the best possible care. Assist the doctors and my colleagues with determining the right diagnosis and treatment of the ailment.
6 What do