CNA

My junior and senior year of high school I went to OTC to be in the Health Science Program. In this program you get college credits and also get high school credits. I am wanting to be a doctor when I am older so I knew this is the field I wanted to go into. Basically the first year is more of book work and observing things so you get the basics of health care. Believe it or not but most of the things you learn about health care are common sense. During the first year they teach you medical terminology, teach you about interviews, teach you the information on taking care of patients, and also you have clinical's. When we did our clinical's the first year we went to Cox and Mercy hospitals to observe on the different floors to help us decide more on the field we want to go into later on in life and after we graduate. When I was in clinical's I got to see a lot of crazy things such as a C-section, a blood clot being removed from a woman's leg, ultrasounds, different X-rays, and I got to hold babies when I was in the NICU. I got to hold a drug baby which was really sad because they cry all the time because they want to be held and their immune systems are low so they can get sick a lot easier. Its sad to know that a baby has to suffer from parents who did drugs when they were pregnant and harmed the baby. It was nice to hold the baby because I love babies and also when I would hold him he would just sleep and was happy. As soon as you would set him down he would start crying again. I got to feed him to which was fun. The second year of OTC is when you actually get to go to a nursing home and take care of people. It was a great experience because I got to help people who really needed help and couldn't take care of themselves. Its always nice when you know you can help someone that is in need. Another thing that I liked about going there is they enjoyed our company because we would sit with them and do activities, do their nails, do their hair, talk to them and tell stories, and just be nice to them. I really enjoyed being there and that's why I know the medical field is for me because I like to take care of people and help them when they can't help themselves.