Administration

Administration

• "My" Responsibilities: Greeting patients, guiding them to where they need to go, and informing the patients of cost
• New Knowledge: I gained some really awesome and unexpected knowledge about creating my own happiness by following my passion
• Best Thing: The best thing was talking with the woman I followed (Darlene). She was literally one of the most interesting and inspiring people I've ever met.
• Worst Thing: Having to leave Darlene before I could ask her more about self fullfillment
• Overall: Unexpectedly Great because of the wonderful woman that I was able to follow

• Administration was a nice and open place with glass walls. The majority of the work is done in that office, in front of a computer. The computer program was somewhat outdated and frustrating to use because it is not user friendly. However, they have a hand scanner that verifies your identity by taking a picture of the veins in your hand.
• Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see any diagnostic procedures because there are no diagnostic procedures in administration since medicine is not actually being practiced.
• I was not able to see any therapeutic procedures while I was in administration because there are no therapeutic procedures in administration.
• No diseases or disorders observed.
• No new medical terms

1. Obviously administration is a very open place where everyone can come and go, which is in complete contrast to the entire nursing/maternity floor. It's set up likethis so that the patients can see where to go, and the administrators can see how many patients are outside waiting to meet with them. The walls are made up of glass so that everyone can see inside them and the entire area is set up like a business office. When I went into the "back room" area, I saw a lot of cublibles and office supplies, and I couldn't help but think of my dad's job as a computer programmer. 
2. It seemed like eveyone got along well, especially with the woman that I followed. They communicated with each other very well and they seemed very comfortable with each other. The environment was very professional, and it reminded me of what a typical office would look like. It was interesting to see how independent and autonomous each administrator is because they act less like a team than the nurses, but more like a team than the typical administrators that do not work in hospitals. 
3. I learned a lot about following my passion, and pursuing a career that gets me excited. This might seem like an odd thing to learn about in administration, but Darlene was so inspiring. She told me about how her daughter wanted to become a cosmotologist, but she didn't because there wasn't enough money in it. She went to technical school instead and hated it. Now after four years her duaghter is finally going to cosmotology school. Darlene also told me about her own experiences; she has a had a wide variety of jobs in the medical field, but she only recently found her passion, juvenile consulting. After she told me about herself and her life, she gave me several very imprtant pieces of advice: find what define me, follow my passion, and make a connection. 
4. I really thought that I would hate administration, that it would bore me to tears and I wouldn't learn anything from it. However, I was so lucky to talk to this wonderful and inspiring woman. After talking to her, I've made it more of a priority to travel in my life (because that is my passion), to make connections with everyone that I meet, and to try and better understand myself so that I can pursue that will make me happy and help me make a positive contribution to world. I would never work in administration, but I would absolutely love to speak with Darlene again.