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Alana C. Medouze
Positive and jovial individual that stand 5'6 inches tall, I am a Pharmacy Technician. I live in Saint Lucia which is in the Caribbean but my native land is Guyana which is located in South America.
Location Saint Lucia
Achievements
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Thanks for the course.
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I am a care partner, I also care for people in their homes who has dementia. It important to gain the families and patients trust. Being attentive and understanding of their situation, show empathy when necessary and always be confidential.
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Blood pressure, Respiration and Diabetic test.
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It important to make the patient comfortable and give them your undivided attention. Once you've build that trust and mutual understanding it make things easier for you and your patient.
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Patience, compassion, Attentive, Respect, Caring
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Focus more on myself
Social interaction
Educational upgradeThese are things I need to focus on, I was a social person but due to certain things which I had experienced in the past it forced me to put up a wall. Everything I've listed is connected to this particular incident. My work had become a comfort so I don't have to deal with it.
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-Every driver should be CPR/first aide trained due to the amount of road accidents.
-Cleaning drainage system and bushy areas to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. -
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Since the pandemic, people are struggling to make ends meet. Due to protocols put in place work hours are cut and the tourism industry has suffered a great lost. The hotels couldn't afford to keep staffs because of the pandemic.
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Alana C. Medouze replied to Grace Ngadi
Its the same thing in South America.
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Health to me is describe as good physical and psychological well being of a person.
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I am a care partner, so I do alot of home care and I found alot of information interesting. Thank you.
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Great week....looking forward to week 3!!
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I have cared for many elderly persons. My last patient who passed always wanted me to sing for him and when he was in his later stage he just wanted me to stay in the room to keep him company and not say a word. I did exactly that.
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Lack of sleep means the brain is active and the body isn't at rest which can result in mental challenges.
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I like to go on Vacation with my family so a safe environment is needed in this case.
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Eating and drinking- Cooking
Communicating- Conversations
Mobilizing- Vacations and Cinema
Sleeping- Sleep overs -
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Cooking and going to the cinema- Social activities
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Dementia
Depression
Anxiety -
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-Temperature
-Heart rate
-Respiration -
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-Migraine
-Arthritis
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(1) Going to the cinema
(2) Having sleep overs
(3) Going on vacations
(4) Having conversations
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Sleep
Exercise
Stress
Proper Diet
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Cant wait to continue learning. I work as a care partner/Health aid with a company part time so this will help enhance my knowledge.
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Thank you for the definitions. I will definitely have another look at it.
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Week one was awesome!! Looking forward to week two.
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I would expect Mercy ship to continue their high standard of work and teach the visiting countries health officials how to execute quality health care.
Many thanks for your service Mercy ship
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Self-care is the act of spiritual , mentality and physically taking care of one self. So if you feed your spiritual, mental and physical being with positivity that what you'll produce.
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Alana C. Medouze replied to Christine A
Agree fully with you.
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Nursing- This is the ability to care for someone in medical need.
Health- Health is the ability to maintain a physical, emotion and psychological balance.
Person- Person is in this case is the person who requires medical attention.
Environment- I'm assuming it relates to your nursing surrounding, ensuring it's comfortable for the patient.
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I totally agree with you.
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Yes, I've experienced professional care from the nurse at the clinic. She was respectful and demonstrate all humanitarian principles.
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I am passionate about nursing so its easy for me to express humanity, Neutrality, impartiality and independence. It just go beyond what's recommended of a nurse as it pertains to me doing my care giving job.
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L: She's emotional, humorous and mischievous.
D: She hold high standards, authoritative, caring and humorous. -
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I am a Certified Geriatric caregiver, I work part time caring for patients with Alzheimer's and dementia in the comfort of their own home so and I can relate to the above story. I would want like a nurse to extend respect, compassion and patience for my loved one.
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Compassion can be considered as a person centered care and humanitarian values as well as intimate hands on care. Once your passionate about your job as a nurse you'll be willing to go that extra mile to ensure your patient receive adequate care to the best of your ability.
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I'm abit of both.....from the MBTI......Process and Idea.
The big five..........Openness to experience, conscientiousness and Neuroticism. -
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(A) How did I react to what people were saying?
My facial expressions tell stories at times, so my reaction was abit confusing because it seem as thought the person was holding back, and I was shock by the response.(B) How did you feel about being unable to interrupt or provide feedback?
I didn't felt anyway because I'm a good listener and very... -
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I am happiest communicating one on one or in small group. Yes I like building a story before getting to the point depending on situation. I like creative and problem solving as well, contributing to make things better is a strong point for me as well.
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I have many scenarios due to my work type, I care for the elderly who has Alzheimers or Dementia. Most time their family members are unable to cope with their loved one because of the person they've become. Instead of allowing us the caregivers to do our job, they frustrate us and themselves because they react negatively. In most cases they don't respond but...
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Working remotely suite Lillian lifestyle once she's able to find a balance.
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I'm working at home and I also do house visits, my work is more face to face. I work in the health sector so its a challenge due to the lock down because of COVID-19. I hope this course help me enhance my remote working skills.
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Greetings everyone I am Alana.........
I am anxiously awaiting to begin this course to improve my work skills. -
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hello everyone
I am Alana and I work with the Alzheimer and dementia Association in Saint Lucia and I wish to improve my communication skills with family members and work associates. -
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Greetings
My name is Alana and i am from Saint Lucia. I work with the Alzheimers and dementia Association in Saint Lucia -
In those three scenarios I see the nurses as being very compassionate about their job.
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Ali enjoys preparing and educating nurses and nursing students to better understand their roles as nursing professionals.
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Home nursing you basically have one on one time with your patient in the comfort their home. Without the hassle of tending to another patients Charlotte can focus on giving efficient and personal care to her home base patient.
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Compassionate
Patience
Work Ethics
Confidentiality
Observant
Willing
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Greetings everyone
My name is Alana. I'm from Saint Lucia an island located in the Caribbean. I am a certified Geriatric caregiver and Pharmacy technician. I was always passionate about nurse ever since the passing of my grandfather. -
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Greetings
My name is Alana Medouze. I'm a certified Geriatric Caregiver and Pharmacy Technician. I live in Saint lucia and since my grandfather passing, I've always been passionate about becoming a nurse. -
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Great course.....much learned!!
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A good read about the cells.
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Jonas Salk was a medical researcher who was the first person to create a vaccine to fight the polio virus. His vaccine was in an injection form and was trial tested on 1.8 million children. On April 12, 1955 is vaccine was publicly deemed a success. Unfortunately, one of the laboratories producing the vaccine accidentally produced vaccines that contained a...
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I can remember I had a fallen and bruised my knee, I didn't seen to bother with it until it was swollen inflamed and stiff, it affected my ability to flex my knee and even walk walked with a limp.
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Many thanks to the team on the course!!
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Ebola was initially discovered in 1976. The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa began in a rural setting of southeastern Guinea, spread to urban areas and across borders within weeks, and became a global epidemic within months.
Over 11,000 people died from this Ebola epidemic as it quickly spread thought west...
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In the 2014/15 West African outbreak, males and females were affected equally. All ages are affected but the incidence increased with age up to age 35-44, with a slight decrease thereafter. Most patients were aged between 15 and 44, and the proportion of children was much lower than would be expected from the age distribution of the population. Overall in the...
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Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines.
Bacteria, not humans or animals, become antibiotic-resistant. These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant...
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Alana C. Medouze replied to ANNA s
Agree with your post.
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My brother experiences poor circulation and sometimes both feet would have ulcer outbreaks. Overtime he would visit the hospital for dressing and he got the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
He's presently doing better, it was a long 6-7years of in and out of the hospital.
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Very good examples, I agree with your post.
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Provide mosquito nets to the people and ensure the area is sprayed with anti-mosquito preventative.
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I live in Saint Lucia, most common diseases is influenza.
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Alana C. Medouze replied to Deb Heighes
@DebHeighes I agree with your statement.....this is so true.
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@DavidMartínez Oh yes this is very interesting
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I decided to join the course because I am in the health field and it will enhance my knowledge even more.
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Many thanks to the tutors and mentors......very informative course, well put together.
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I just completed my exams and scored 100%......I really enjoyed the course.
Now that I've completed this program I'm considering doing the final with CMI -
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At this moment Danny's wellbeing is important and hopefully he makes a full recovery.
Grace should get a get well card for Danny and have his Co-workers sign something thoughtful on the card to reassure him that he's still part of the team.After Danny's out of the hospital then Grace can meet and have a conversation with Danny and have him understand...
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BradFord method is very interesting. Maybe my organization should implement this method.
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We don't have a robust absent sickness policy....I guess it is what it is but the system needs serious fixing.
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Being proactive and creative are the two method I use in general, it works better for me personally.
The situation is a reactive one, and it's Grace should have been equipped with all information about absent policies to deal with Dannys absent days from work.
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Alana C. Medouze replied to michelle mcerlane
@michellemcerlane This a concern, why do the surveys if they're not exploring any of the options by staff.....
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I thought all methods are very useful......observing staff actions within the organization and tying wellbeing measures and making a link with other initiatives.
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@RichardWilkinson I favour your method and approach towards your team.
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Milo's intentions were good but the way he managed to get the appraisal done was poor. He should've had a meeting with his managers and get some ideas from them on how this task can be completed in a timely fashion and wouldn't cause much interrupton to the staff daily duties.
The managers and staff were overwhelmed because no proper management was put in...
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It's Unfortunately Sad that I'm unable to tick anything from the ACAS table.
There's so much work to be done and wish it's rectify very soon.
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@HughReynolds a learning log is very helpful. I have already created one.
Thanks to the team for another great week of work. Looking forward to next week.
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@HughReynolds I think having consistent workshop within the organization to teach the staff more skills that will help them personally and that can contribute into making the organization successful.
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Cooperation-1
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Very informative.....this is such a great guideline.
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@HughReynolds It was a sad situation knowing that it's community pharmacy and it's suppose to be helping people. We has enough stagf and was known to have asthma, she's not an absentee.....
She's still working at the Pharmacy. A dedicated worker at all times.
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Alana C. Medouze replied to Matthew Brain
Yeap I do agree
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@RichardWilkinson that's a good question, I think in working settings likeep these staff should have basic first aid training to assist until medical professional help arrives.
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@LeahBond I do agree with your comment
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There was a fire about four buildings away from the pharmacy where I worked and the wind was blowing the fire towards the pharmacy direction. We had no fire extinguisher in the pharmacy in case of anything........
Three homes were destroyed and that was a wake up call for the pharmacy owner who was on vacation that week. The owner lived above the pharmacy...
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I was fortunate enough not to witness such but with that been said, Rules and safety protocol are there for the safety of everyone. It minimize hazards in any workplace.
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There was an incident which occured 6years ago which I can vividly remembered......it was a busy day at the pharmacy was filled, inventory checks were being done, the nurse was attending to a patient and the Medic was doing a pregnancy test for a customer.
My Co- worker was having a asthmatic attack........she took her asthalin puffs and got some help for...
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@AlisonHammer Thank you for the advise.
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Thank you to the mentors and Tutor for a productive and informative week of work.
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Rana Plaza Collapse- 1,130 dead.
During rush hour on the 24th April, 2013 in Savar Upazila of Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Rana Plaza building collapsed, killing 1,130 people and injuring another 2,500.
This eight story building had been built upon an old pond, was four stories higher than approved, was being used for industrial use instead of it's...
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Alana C. Medouze replied to Leah Bond
@LeahBond Sorry to hear I hope they can rectify this as soon as possible before it becomes overwhelming for you to manage.
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Demands- This is something I'm presently experiencing at my job as I've mentioned in earlier comments. Late relief as well as more work load and no overtime been paid for the extra hours.
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@BethThorne I have noticed this as well. There's a company here which partner with different organizations to do fitness walk for diabetic, Hypertension, Autism, cancer etc.....It's an annual activity and many people across the island take part.
They also engage in health talks and advise about healthy eating and the disadvantages which take place when...
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Sorry I am unable to comment much on this topic because where I work, there's no OH involved. Even my previous job there weren't any OH official on our team or even a contract OH official.
Hopefully my next job is much better..........
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Grace should draft out a questionnaire to see the amount of people who bring their lunches to work, who buy food from canteen, who utilize the vending machine, what form of exercise is been done by the staff.
Leaflet can be printed or obtain from health organization to educate staff about health risks from eating unhealthy food. Even better they should...
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Interesting Exercise......After participating in that exercise I realised how much I need to seek employment elsewhere.......
I basically do more for my job than it actually does for me.....it's a sad reality.
My rating were ranging from 1-3 nothing higher. There's lots of room for improvement.
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@VanessaRawlings sorry to hear.....it's sad when your voice can't be heard.
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Great week of work! Thanks to the mentors and Tutor for engaging in this week session.
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Yes I believe trust is a two way road between manager and employees. A team needs a good leader and they will feel comfortable to communicate and follow to get the work done and look after their imterest.