Senior Project Reflection

(1) I am proud of my sponge activity and how it got peoples attention and got them excited for my two hour.
(2) a. I would give myself a P+ I did all that was required very well and got my audiences attention throughout.
      b.Overall I would give myself a P- I did all I could but i fell short on some projects.
(3) My research worked for me in this year as I turned in good research.
(4) My 3-column chart could have been better I could have spent more time thinking about it.
(5) My senior project gave me a clear view on what I want to do with my life and what direction I want to go in I want to be a pharmacist now and keep that direction in my life.

2-Hour Presentation

1st part: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQbtihPAk3oh9ix_9XghddNQi3ybbj-ju43O-GWS570/edit
2nd part: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xNix8NK_O5pzcBdRTYYRp8MtyF0UK0kwZID8Juyyr7Q/edit

Service Learning

Literal

• 82.33 hours
• Brian Gardner  909-624-1611

Interpretive 


I have gained a basic feel for the job of pharmacy I have also seen what the essential traits that a pharmacist should have.

Applied
This helped me answer my E.Q. by providing me with the basics of pharmacy which led me to my best answer.

Independent Component 2

Literal
(a) I, Brandon Zelaya, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) I have completed 92.75 hours of work at the American Red Cross
Interpretive
The time that I was at the Red Cross showed me how medicine is used in a hospital setting and how it is used in a more dire setting where it is more of a life and death situation.
Applied

It showed me and helped me answer my E.Q. by giving me a more diverse setting than just the more controlled setting of a normal drug store.

Fourth Interview Questions

1.  What do you consider to be most important aspect of your job?
2.  Do you have a technique in going about being a pharmacist?
3. What is most important in being a successful pharmacist?
4. How would you define successful in pharmacy?
5. What would be your top 3 aspects a pharmacist should have?
6. I was told that knowing the names and effects of medications is important to the field of pharmacy would you agree?
7. What college classes would you say contribute the most to a successful pharmacist?
8. Why did you join the field of pharmacy?
9. Do you think you could improve your skills as a pharmacist? If so which aspect?
10. What important skill do you think you have mastered at this point?
11. What do you think is the biggest problem a pharmacist faces at the pharmacy?
12. Do you need to go to a seminar every year to improve your skills?
13. Would you say there is someone more skilled than you?
14. Would you say you are missing some important aspects of pharmacy?
15. Is there a set way to being a successful pharmacist or does it depend on the person?
16. Is there any other pharmacist you would consider successful or unsuccessful in the field?
17. With regards to the last question what makes them successful or unsuccessful?
18. Can you give me an example of you being successful or unsuccessful in pharmacy?
19. Would you consider your employees an important aspect to pharmacy?
20. Is there any source that can tell me what can I as a student do to become a successful pharmacist?

Answers

Answers:

• Extensive knowledge on all drugs.
• Basic business management skills
• Knowledge on all laws concerning pharmacy.

Answer #3

EQ: What is most important in being a successful community pharmacist?

Answer 3: Knowing proper procedure in filling and checking a proper prescription.

Evidence:

• If you don't follow the laws in filling a prescription then your patient can lose their life and you could lose your job.
• In a Walgreens pharmacy a patient came in the pharmacy and got a high strength without the right prescription form. The pharmacist let it go and the patient ended up forging the prescription. The pharmacist lost their job and Walgreens is investigating. 
• You must take a test to get your license  to be a pharmacist which includes questions on the laws

Sources

•  http://degreedirectory.org/articles/What_are_the_Education_Requirements_for_Becoming_a_Pharmacist.html
• http://www.pharmacisteducationrequirements.com/

The Product

For a product in a senior project I have improved communication skills. In my service learning at Hendricks Pharmacy I have to help people at the counter because sometimes the clerks and the techs are too busy to work the counter so I have to get it and help the people. The first times I was very bad at it but now that I have gotten used to it I have improved communicating as evidenced by my considerably high speaking scores for science fair from the judges. I also have improved my organization by filing at the pharmacy. I file for them and keep them organized this can be evidenced in my own filing system at home.

Independent Component 1

Literal
(a) I, Brandon Zelaya, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) I have completed 30 extra hours of service learning at the pharmacy I am working at
Interpretive
By completing 30 extra hours I have successfully exposed myself to more of the environment in the pharmacy which has expanded my knowledge on the drugs. I put away drugs which lets me read more about them like what they do and how they work and side effects. It also has shown me that I need to have good customer service skills.
Applied
This has helped me answer my EQ because I now know that I need more than knowledge of drugs to succeed I need good customer service skills or else I won't keep the customer coming back unless I am friendly to them and want them to come back

Third Interview Questions

1. What is the most important skill you have learned in pharmacy?
2. How high would you place knowing most of the drugs and what they do?
3. How successful do you think you are as a pharmacist?
4. With regards to the last question what skill do you think attributed to your success?
5. How does management help you as a pharmacist?
6. The skills that help you as a pharmacist do you think that they are exclusive to you or can anyone pick up on them?
7. Your skills did you teach yourself or can they come with experience?
8. How long does it take to become a "successful community pharmacist?"
9. When you hear a successful pharmacist what is the general idea that comes to mind when you hear this?
10. Is there anyone else who can be considered successful in the field of pharmacy?

Answer 1

1. Extensive knowledge on all kinds of drugs.
2. Brian my service learning provider shows by his actions in the pharmacy that if you don't know the drugs then you and your customers health can be in big trouble. Also you can't do one part of your job which is consultation with the patient.
3. Extensive articles that I have found on the internet has all said that you need to know the drugs and what they do. One article for example was from the Princeton Review and you can find that as entry number 26 on my working bib.

Blog 12: Service Learning

• I work at Henricks Pharmacy in Claramont which is about 20 minutes from my house.
• My contact is Brian Gardner who owns the pharmacy and is one of two pharmacists there.
• In the ten hours I have been there I have done one of three things. One and the most common is putting away the drugs or candy or bandages, I also file for them and keep things organized, and I also stand quietly and take notes on all the things that the pharmacist does.
• In total I have worked 16 hours.

Self Reflection

1. I believe that I have an AP because my research is not as stellar as it used to be.
2. I have done my science fair proposal well and I have been most proud of it.
3. I would like to improve my research as this is being a growing problem because of the scarcity of research.

Science Fair Proposal

1) If generic drugs have the same effects as brand name drugs then they should take the same time to penetrate a soluble surface.
2) The independent variable in the science component is the drugs I will be using. The dependent variables will be the times that they need to penetrate the soluble surface and the control is the soluble surface.
3) My science fair component will help fill the knowledge I need to be a successful community pharmacist which will help me explain the differences between generics and brands.
4) I will need a cup to hold the liquids with the water with the drugs, I will need paper as a soluble surface, and I
will need a generic version of aspirin and a brand name version of aspirin.
5) This is a Chemistry type science experiment.

What I've Learned So Far

1) I have learned that to be a pharmacist you need more than good peoples skills even better pharmacy techs and a leadership skills you need to be aware that what you are doing could kill people. The wrong dosage or strength could have the patient die from overdoes.
2) http://www.lowabram.com/articles/pharmacist-liability/
3)The internet has defiantly been my most important source as the internet is an infinite source of information and that has been a convenient source

Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

1) I plan to use a type of training pharmacists use in order to keep private information private and this training is called a H.I.P.P.A. training.
2) I plan to do about 5 hours a week for about 6 weeks as is the duration for a complete H.I.P.P.A.
3) My independent study has everything to do with my topic as it is a mandatory training for all pharmacists before they can even step into the pharmacy.

Defining the Essential Question

1) My E.Q. is: What is most important to becoming a successful community pharmacist.
2) important: The knowledge that every community pharmacist should have
successful: I can make a living out my job and still make a little bit more for extra material items
3) My only answer that I have come up with so far is extensive pharmaceutical health knowledge.
4) My most important source so far is a book that I have called 21st edition Drug Handbook by Springfield Inc.

Second Interview Questions

1. What does pharmacy mean to you when you hear it. Please be as descriptive as possible.
2. Is there a special kind of school that you go to in order to be a pharmacist or can I go to any CSU or U.C.? If there is a special school can you tell me which one you went to or tell me a web site where I can find one?
3. How long did it take you to finish your credentials?
4. What kind of credentials do you have. Is there a pay difference if you have better credentials? If so by how much?
5. What is the minimum credentials that your company requires?

Presentation Reflection

1. My first interview effected my presentation in that I was focusing my attention on the drug Vicodin not as a doctor but as a pharmacist as my first interviewee told me that a pharmacist job is to inform the customer of the drugs side effects and give the customer the drugs, so during my presentation I focused on the side effects than say the chemical structure.

2. What I felt that stood out in my presentation is my visual because it contained a lot pictures that not only were there as a visual but they served a purpose.

3. The most challenging thing for me was actually getting up and doing the presentation by my self. All of my I-Poly life I have been presenting with groups but this is the first one in a very long time where it was just me doing it. The moments before the presentation were nerve wracking.

Senior Project Presentation 1

The objective of my first presentation will be to explain the history of pharmacy which includes its prehistoric origins and follows through the most important events in pharmacy. I will be using my visual which will be a time line outlining the important events in pharmacy.

1) I will introduce myself and my subject and tell the class more or less what this presentation will be about and give them a quick rundown of the lesson.

2) I will address the class by asking if the may have any idea if they have ever seen pharmacy in history or if the even believe this is possible. If a student answers I will then ask them to elaborate on this knowledge.

3) I will then give them a "cliff notes" version of the history of pharmacy which will run until there is about a minute left on the clock in which case I will address the class again and ask them a question in which I will call on a random person. My lesson will then end.

The lesson that I will give will require minimal materials. I will need a timeline visual, a yardstick to point to the visual, and I will need pop sticks to call on a random person in the class this last material will be provided by the teacher.