N479 Professional Activity Evaluation Form

Your Name: Tanya Darkwah Date of Activity: January 25, 2017 & February 18, 2017

Faculty name: Darlene Lacroix

Describe the community service/professional activity/s you attended or participated with

(be specific about the purpose and your role):

I attended the St. Luke IPEP on January 25, 2017 and it was an interesting experience. I worked

along side other individuals in different disciplines to provide a GI screening of the residents of

St. Luke. I worked with a medical student, pharmacy student, and a student study nutritional

science to perform a brief health questionnaire (specific to GI system). Once we collected the

patient information, together we came up with an effective care plan that suited the residents GI

needs. After we created our collaborative health plan we met with a GI doctor and he discussed

the strength and weakness of our care plan and then filed it away in the patients file so that

his/her primary care provider could review it. After our time with the residents we met with Patty

and the other members of the Clinic to discuss strengths and weakness of the clinic.

Where was this held and what was was program/activity length?

The IPEP was held at St. Luke and it went from 0730-1230

Mass Casualty was held at a Fire Department and went from 0800-1200

Discuss the value of this experience to you (be specific).

I think that this experience was great! It gave me a chance to give back to the community on a

medical level, while also experience what it means to be a public health nurse. I also had a good

experience getting to see how the other medical professions work and the importance of

collaborating with other professionals in the healthcare service to provide the best care to the
patients we serve. This occurred when each of us added something to the residents care plan that

was specific to our profession.

Would you recommend this specific community/professional experience in the future; why
or why not? (Describe)

I would recommend this specific community/professional experience in the future because it was

a good way to give back to the community. It also was good because it demonstrates the

importance of making a collaborative effort to work with different disciplines to provide the best

care possible. I also think that it allows some people to step out their comfort zone and

experience something new.

Brochure or proof of attendance obtained? X Signature on validation of clinical hours

form obtained? X