Last Day of Work Experience :)

Today was my last day of work experience ever in Transition year. I started my day off by printing and laminating pictures and cutting them out. We then had to stick them up in the library as our task was to create a visual aspect to the library.  We went to help a patient scan items into her computer and she had bought us a box of chocolates each as she really appreciated all the work we did for her. We then went and sold raffle tickets as they are having a charity event for classic golf. The tickets were €2 each and we managed to sell a good few. We had our lunch after that.
 After we finished our lunch we went to the sing along with the elderly for the last time. We had a great time there and we sang loads of songs! I really enjoyed my work experience in Peamount, as it gave me an insight   to what working in a hospital is really like :)

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Week 5 :)

Yesterday was my fifth day of work experience in Peamount hospital.  I started my day off by bringing a laminator to one of the patients. We then went on a bus journey to to a radio station called Liffey Sound. We were shown the different equipment used to broadcast their radio station. We got to play different songs and we learnt how to record songs using a software programme. I found this very interesting and I learnt a lot from it. When we came back we went to the physiotherapy. I had a great time here learning about different ways of mobility. This brought us up to lunchtime. After lunch we went to the singalong with the elderly patients and I really enjoyed it. We sang loads of different songs from loads of different years. I had a great time and Im looking forward to next week :)

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Week 4 :)

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This week was my fourth week of work experience. My day started off with continuing on with our project. I had to reprint off some pictures and we then figured out that the laminator was broken. I then went to help a patient scan 231 pages back into her computer. We were there for about two hours and we only got 100 pages done. I then went to help another patient sort out her folders and her items. When I had finished this I met back up with the other girls and we went for lunch. After lunch we went over to another part of the wards and had a sing song with the elderly patients. There was a good mixture of songs and I really enjoyed it. I am really looking forward to next week :)

Week 3 :)

 This week was my third week of work experience in Peamount. When we arrived we chatted to our supervisor about wheelchairs and then went on a coffee break. After that we continued on with our project for the library, by printing out pictures and laminating them. I then went to 'drama theropy'. I found this very interesting and it was good to work with the patients. I returned to the other girls then and we continued with our project. We got a demonstration of how to clamp a wheel chair into a bus. We then went on a bus trip after strapping the wheelchair in. We returned and we went to interview a patient on a course she did. I asked her some questions and wrote down her answers. This brought us up to lunchtime. After lunch we went to the sing along with the elderly. It was very enjoyable and i'm looking forward to next week :)

Week 2 :)

This week was my second week of my work experience in Peamount Hospital. When I arrived my supervisor greeted me and told me to go on a coffee break. After that the other girls and I had to begin our project by looking up pictures on the Internet that suited each category of the library. Unfortunately the pictures came out in black and white so they didn't look as well as i thought they would. After that we got to go to a fire safety training. I found this really interesting and I learnt some new facts! We then got to go and watch a DVD on abuse against patients. It was very interesting but sad at the same time. That had brought us up to lunchtime. We had our lunch and we then went over to a different ward and had a sing song with the elderly. I met some new people and I really enjoyed the day :)

Work Experience 3 :)

 This week I started my first week of my third work experience in Peamount Hospital in Newcastle. I arrived there at 09:50 in time for 10:00. Two of my friends, Hannah and Laura were also with me so I wasn't as nervous as I would be on my own. Our day started off by looking up facts and Information on the Hospital in their Internet Cafe. When we had finished that we got to listen in to a radio interview with a woman who is doing a skydive to raise money for the Hospital. I found this very interesting and we got invited to go to the radio station one of the days for some experience, which I am really looking forward to. We then had our Lunch in the canteen and met some more of the staff there. After lunch we got to go to a different area, which was with the elderly. We got to have a sing song with them which was very enjoyable. This brought us to the end of the day , and I really enjoyed it. I am really looking forward to next week to get some more experiences :)

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Last Day :)

 Yesterday was my last day of work experience in the boys National School. I have been there for the last eight weeks. When I arrived I met the vice principal and she let me in to the office where I was greeted by one of the receptionists. I spent most of my day photocopying six hundred and forty six copies of a school sponsor walk card. I then had to photocopy the back of it. When I had finished photocopying I numbered them from 1 right up to 646. It took ages! but I got it done. I then sorted them into class groups, writing each teachers name onto it.

 After Lunch, I had to photocopy a letter for every student and divide into the class groups. I also counted the Lotto Envelopes. I delivered the letters and the lotto envelopes to each class. I went around the different classes to see if any of them needed help and I eventually got a job in a second class to hang up their artwork outside their class. It was a long day, but I got a lot of experiences from the school in the last eight weeks :)