Capstone

Jennifer Vazquez

My Capstone:
Become CPR Certified
Attend Firefighter trainings/ lectures
Interview the following personnel:

Care flight
Nurse (works in a hospital)
Nurse (works in a clinic)
Paramedic/EMT
Firefighter

Get an internship or shadow someone

Passion
I one day plan on becoming a trauma nurse.

Timeline
January
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

10

11

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15

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27
28
Fire
Training

29

30

31

Timeline
February
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday Friday

Saturday

7
Hidden
Miracles

10

11

12
Hospital
Nurse
Interview

13

14

15

16

17
Fire
Training &
Firefighter
interview

18

19
CPR Class

20

21

22

23

24

25

26
Care flight
Interview

27

28

Timeline
March
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

3
Fire
Training

5
Paramedic/
EMT
interview

7
Hidden
Miracles

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17
Fire
Training

18

19
Clinic Nurse
Interview

20

21

22

23

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25

26

28

29

30

31

Interview Questions:
Could you describe one of your typical workdays for me?
What skills are required in your position on a day-to-day
basis?
What parts of your job do you find most challenging?
What do find most enjoyable?
What are the down sides to your job?
How many hours do you work in a typical week?
Which seasons of the year are toughest in your job?
Why do people leave this type of job?
Whats the average salary range?
How did you get your job?
If you could start all over again, would you change your
career path in any way? Why?

Interview Questions:

How long does it take to rise to the top?

What is the background of most high level positioned personal?
What kinds of problems do you deal with?
What kinds of decisions do you make?
What percentage of your time is spent doing what?
Why did this type of work interest you, and how did you get started?
How has your job affected your lifestyle?
How well did your college experience prepare you for this job?
What are the various jobs available in this field?
How long did you have to attend college or training to attend your job?
Do you find your job exciting or boring? Why?
What things did you do before you entered this occupation?
Which ones have been most helpful?
What other jobs can you get with the same background?

Hidden Miracles
Hidden Miracles is a special needs ministry that helps out
families affected by disabilities. It helps the caregivers
out for a few hours every first Saturday of every month.
The volunteers their typically stay and play with the
children for those few hours, there are many different
activities such as a movie room, a crafts room, and even
during the warmer months there are horses the kids can
ride, and many other activities.

Dr. Laughlin Lecture

On Tuesday January 27 I attended a talk Dr.
Laughlin gave at the Maypearl fire station. He
first gave a little bit of back ground about the
spine where the neck starts and ends and names
of the bones. Pretty much just talking about each
section and the names the whole section of the
neck is called the cervical vertebrae and so on.
After he gave us some background he began
talking about different types of injuries that can
occur to the spine during a car accident. He also
talked about taking extra measures when
treating someone because they could potentially
have a serious injury.

Final Product

Have my CPR certification

Have attended at least 3 firefighter trainings
Have all five people interviewed
Have an internship
Be ready to present at show case.