1. I’ve learned how to start communicating with the patients. It seems easy, but my first time meeting the patients, they were shy or scared to talk to me. I was like that to them on the first day too. But after a couple of meetings, the patients started to open up. They started talking to me. I first talked about simple things like when we played BINGO. I was helping Felicia (patient), guiding her in case she missed or forgot to mark her card. We first talk about how she was close to winning BINGO. Few minutes later, she started talking about how she was eager to win so she can get more snacks and maybe get a soda. Then after three meetings, she told me about her family and how she ended up in the facility. I also learned that for the patients/seniors to open up to you, you should also open up yourself to them. Talk like they were your friends. They like it that way so its not awkward for them to tell there feelings.
2. I was going to take some pictures of me and my patients, working on some crossword and BINGO but I signed a waiver (with my application form) saying that I can’t take photographs with the patients since it’s against privacy policy. Instead of posting that, I decided to post the picture of me putting up the Halloween decorations all around the room. Getting the room ready for our planned Halloween party this Friday night.
( me putting up Halloween tree design x']] )
3. I have a lot of sources that tells that communication is important, but I put the ones that gave more specifics especially to communicating.
