As I reflect back on how the bathroom attendant made me feel, I realize that this was someone who had the ability to create a connection that transcended well beyond his “office”. He was sincere, gracious and made a twelve-year-old kid feel important and how his hospitality made a lifelong impression on me and my future.
After the bathroom stop we would ride up the escalator to make the walk through the grand Palmer House lobby with intricate murals on the ceilings and what seemed like gold everywhere. The sights and sounds of business people checking in or out, conventioneers gathering before heading to McCormick Place and employees helping where ever needed, created an entertaining people watching setting. The exciting atmosphere, luxuriousness and the hospitality received from the bathroom attendant had made an everlasting impression on me and I was sold. About the 6th or 7th time making what had
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Most of these cold, wet and increasingly impatient people had arrived at O'Hare airport several hours earlier and had to endure an hour and a half bumper to bumper taxi ride into the city. My mission on this day with 1,100 arrivals and only 700 vacant rooms was to decide what lucky guests would get to stay and who would be receiving $50 for cab fare and a hotel voucher for their surprise stay back at the O'Hare Hilton. I have always been at ease confronting conflicts without taking things personally, but on this particular day I was glad to stay anonymous behind the safety of a one-way mirror. This was especially true as I watched two security officers remove one of the many less than satisfied patrons who, with the lobby full of soaking wet and frustrated people, jumped up on the front desk turned to the crowd in line waiting to check in and screamed at the top of his lungs "don’t bother waiting in line they don’t have any f$#%ng
The best thing for patients at the time was the calm relaxing atmosphere. She spoke highly of the workers and food at the hospital. The
If Mr. Alford had terrorist intentions, he easily could have taken control of the plane with a loaded handgun. While the TSA spent millions of dollars to improve airport security, Blake Alford shows that there are still many blunders that can occur in high-tech airports that serve millions of people each
Just recently the TSA has proved the ineffectiveness of its new regulations when a report, regarding the TSA’s debacle, was leaked. According to Kriston Capps, a writer at CityLab, in his article ‘Airport Security: Astoundingly Expensive and 95 Percent Ineffective,’ Airline security is 95 percent ineffective. All the public wanted was just one story to support their theory and ABC news provided that when it reported that TSA agents failed detestably, when members of the US Department of Homeland Security easily went passed airport security, carrying fake explosives. According to Capps’ article, “with the TSA not doing its job, airport security is a total waste of resources.” He furthers shares that “Airport security is especially expensive when it doesn’t work at all,” further bashing the TSA for the recent mishap.
Most of them greeted us in a perfect manner, but one worker had a particular attitude issue. One usual Wednesday, however, two furious voices broke the tranquility of our Burger King bonding. The dispute seemed to happen because of the impolite worker’s annoyed facial expression and vocal tone. Soon after the boisterous dispute started, the manager of the center came out and fired the impolite worker without hesitation. Then, the manager, with a voice like an angel, apologized to the customer and gave him a free burger.
This showed how united the black community was and how everyone was there for each other. Lewis and the thousands of others didn’t respond to violence with violence. They chose to respond in a peaceful way. When they arrived at City Hall, the mayor said “...you all have the power to destroy this city, so let’s not have any mobs. I will do everything I can to enforce the laws without prejudice–” (Lewis and Aydin 118).
When I walked in through the door of the dentist 's office, I was a little bit nervous. I had done my best to blend in with the staff who all wore black scrubs. The front desk receptionist, Priscilla, told me to take a seat and I eased into the cold, black, leather sofa. I fumbled with my fingers nervously as if I was a patient about to get a root canal. Eventually, Frankie, the dental hygienist who I was to shadow, walked in through the door beside the reception desk and lead me to her office.
While volunteering as a patient escort at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital, I learned to interact with different personalities of patients and the medical staff. Before my shifts began, I explored the hospital to familiarize with the different areas and to efficiently transport the patients on a wheelchair or gurneys. Sometimes hospitals can be hectic and stressful, thus transporting patients and delivering packages with a positive attitude in a timely manner helped ease the tension. Because patient escorts were the last staff that would interact with the patients when discharged, I always aimed to leave the patient with a good impression of the
I have been able to work side-by-side with a Pathologists ' Assistant since day one and because of this, I fully understand their role in the medical society. I owe a lot of what I learned as a grossing technician to them because of their guidance, input, and examples. The more I asked them questions and the more I watched them work, the more captivated I became by their role and realized I wanted to be in their position. As a result, I believe that my close working relationship with the Pathologists ' and Pathologists ' Assistants, as well as the exposure and knowledge I have gained by working in the department will help me succeed, particularly in Loma Linda University 's Pathologists ' Assistant program. Loma Linda University is a good fit for me a few reasons.
In those hospital visits I had become accustomed to the sights and smells of a doctor’s office that instead of reminding me of pain, comforted me. I knew from then on, that the medical field was where I was called to serve.
One of the agencies that were granted higher power in the name of security was the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). They implemented securities check points within all US ports. Previously families could either bid farewell or greet their love ones at the gate of their flight. Now this TSA security check points prohibit non-flying costumers to be anywhere in the airport that may possibly have access to an aircraft. The TSA also restricted the type and quantities of items the individuals could take in their carryon luggage into the airplane cabins.
The most memorable thing about a hospital is the smell. The sterile scent of rubber gloves and antibacterial cleaner was an all too familiar part of my childhood as I spent years swinging my feet nervously in waiting room chairs, waiting to be admitted into Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta time and time again. As my life became a series of being poked and prodded with needles for blood tests and IVs, having lead bibs placed on my chest for X-rays, and hearing the dreaded “How are you feeling today?”, the familiar aroma became a stench. Spending days in a hospital bed instead of in the classroom with my friends at school became taxing on my body and mind, and watching the toll it took on my mother who sat in the chair beside me was even more
On arrival, I noticed that the house was heavily packed with eager viewers who seemed to have an extensive knowledge of the show. In this case, the theater had adequate security, proper lighting in and outside the building, and a
While participating in the “Deteriorating Patient” simulation, learning to complete a Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR) report while caring for a deteriorating patient was the most challenging task to complete. After receiving report and beginning the initial interaction with the patient, my confidence level was on a steady rise. Everything seemed to flow well and initiating conversation while building a rapport with the patient was also very easy to complete. Once the patient started to deteriorate, I found myself becoming unorganized and my thoughts were racing. Though I was managing the situation very well, I called for a charge nurse because I realized I needed help.
The members were all clean, looked healthy and well kempt. I was expecting an entire different presentation from everybody in the room. When I walked into the room, there was a lady standing and greeting people as they walked in. She walked up to me and welcomed me, I didn’t have to explain why I was there or what I wanted. There was coffee and cookies at a table and the chairs were in the centre of the room.
Acquiring a job, whether it be in a doctor’s office or a fast-food restaurant, can transform a person. Jobs tend to educate employees, either indirectly or directly, both about themselves and life in general. In Climbing the Golden Arches, nineteen year-old Marissa Nuñez discusses how her employment at McDonald’s transformed her into a mature and skilled employee. Within her personal narrative, Nuñez mentioned how she faced both pleasant and unpleasant circumstances while working at McDonald’s, all which prepared her for her future career. At McDonald’s, Nuñez learned how to fulfill her role of being an employee by becoming an expert at all the placed stations, dealing with the various types of customers she encountered on a daily basis, and