A professional paper submission for partial completion of

health science iii

Wendy Hernández

Carl Wunsche senior high school

Medical tower

Ms. Walther

6th-7th period

Chapter i

…in the beginning

1. My parents’ full name

Are Maria Refugio Garcia and Eduardo Hernandez Ruiz. My parents were both born in Mexico. My mother was born on April 22 and my father was born on August 11.

2. My father works for a resurfacing company as a painter. My mom has been a stay at home wife for most of the time, but now works in a company with my brother, she cleans empty apartments around the city.

4. Generally speaking, my

childhood was very

enjoyable. My mom would

let me be a kid most of the

time. I had rules to go by

just like anybody else, but

overall, my childhood was

good with a lot of family

around.

5. One story that I remember

most clearly about my

childhood would probably be

my first day of school. I

remember exactly what I was

wearing, mostly because it

was a private school that

required uniforms. I really

liked school and the teachers

seemed to like me. I was so

excited to begin school but

came home to hug my dog

waiting for me at the door.

We went to eat out that

night to celebrate my first

day going into school.

6. There are many lessons that

I’ve learned while growing up.

The one I remember the most

and really learned from it was

when I fell down and scraped

my knee. I was about 7 and I

was outside playing with my

friends in the street. I learned

to follow the rules and be in my

house by curfew time.

3. Usually things like news and

rumors or facts usually flowed pretty

fast, especially because everyone

knew each other since a young age.

But then people started moving out

and starting new lives. I don’t know

how it is now; I haven’t visited back

in a while.

1. Where I grew up was really humble.

Everyone knew each other in the

neighborhood and everyone knew

me since I was in my mother’s

womb. Every single of my birthdays,

everyone would come over and have

dinner with us. I really miss them.

They are like family to us.

2. Some of my important friendships were with my

cousin, and 2 other friends. My cousin and I would hang

out since we were born, we use to tell each other

everything, I knew I can trust her with anything. Aleena

was one of my important friendships because she knew

basically all my family and we would have sleepovers

almost every day of the summer. I also could trust her

with anything. My most recent important friendship is

Luisa She has been there since I was about 13, we share

a lot common interest and she knows almost everything

that there is to me.

Chapter ii

In your neighborhood

1. I have attended 2 high

schools. I went to Dekaney

High School my freshman

year 2009-2010 and I’ve

attended Carl Wunsche

Senior High School from my

sophomore year to my

senior year 2010-2012

Chapter iii

School days…

2. My earliest school day

memory would have to be my

first day of school. I remember

my mom driving me to school

my first day, I remember her

driving away from the school. I

remember one of the first

friends that I made in school. It

was a good day.

3. I remember my 3rd grade teacher.

Her name was Ms. McDonald. I got

really close to her during that year and I

use to go to her house for tutoring and

stuff like that. She was a really nice and

noble. After I moved on from her class,

we still talked and she even invited my

family to her baby shower. She later

moved and got married. We haven’t

had much contact since then.

4. I learned to follow the

rules as stated and respect

the people around and most

importantly, treat others like

you would want to be

treated. If otherwise, you will

have consequences. Every

action has its consequences,

good or bad.

5. Yes I was involved in extra-curricular activities

during school. At first I was involved in mostly music.

Since 5th grade, I joined choir all the way through

11th grade. I was in varsity choir for most of my high

school time and in middle school as well.

Chapter IV

Career Exploration!

1. I want to be a CRNA

when I grow up. They

perform a physical

assessment, prepare for

anesthetic

management,

administer anesthesia

to keep the patient pain

free, and they oversee

recovery from

anesthesia.

2. I would like to work at Memorial Hermann. It is

Healthgrades America’s 50 best hospitals. U.S.

News and World Report gave them four ranks. No.

30 for kidney disorders, No. 48 for urology, No. 38

for gynecology and No. 46 for heart and heart

surgery. All out of the top 50 hospitals. They also

have state recognition. The Texas Department of

State Health Services gave its Five-Star Award for

exemplary work in caring for newborns and their

families. The TDSHS also recognizes them for the

fastest, most appropriate stoke care. Memorial

Hermann Healthcare System is a not-for-profit,

community-owned, health care system with

spiritual values, dedicated to providing high

quality health services in order to improve the

health of the people in Southeast Texas. Craig

Cordola is the CEO for Memorial Hermann-Texas

Medical Center. Victoria King is the Chief Nursing

Office.

3. I don’t plan to be a

physician. But a CRNA

requires taking a

national certification

exam in order to

practice legally as a

CRNA.

1. Sam Houston State University.

School has been around more

than 130 years. It’s motto is,

“The measure of a Life is its

Service.” It was named for Sam

Houston, Texas’s greatest hero

and it continually strives to

honor its historical roots through

academic excellence that

includes exceptional teaching. It

is located in Huntsville, Texas.

It’s enrollment is of

approximately 17,618. It has

students from 53 countries and

the minorities makes up nearly a

third of the student population.

It’s student to teacher ratio is

20:1. And the degree that I plan

to obtain is nursing BSN. Tuition

and fees are $2,986 per

semester. Room and Board cost

is $2,100, books and supplies are

approximately $500 per

semester. The social atmosphere

is very diverse. SHSU offers 27

different residence halls with

male, female, coed, academic,

and sorority housing. Over 200

organizations are offered to help

you make friends, have fun,

serve others and challenge

yourself.

2. The estimated income

graduating as nurse, BSN would

be around $65,130.

Chapter v

College Exploration

3. After getting BSN at SHSU,

hopefully I would love to attend

Baylor College of Medicine to

specialize in anesthesia, to

successfully become a CRNA.

The requirements for BCM is to have

an academic record, as well as to

take a Medical College Admission

Test (MCAT), and have letters of

evaluation and recommendations.

Also must have an interview and

obtain a Texas residency. There are

many medical degrees offered. The

tuition is about $16,850, books and

supplies are $6,593 and fees are

$6,003 per year. There would be no

room costs because I would live in

town. It is ranked as one of the top

25 medical schools for research. It

was founded in the 1900’s in Dallas

but later moved to Houston.

I plan on staying in the city, looking for a job. I

would probably just change the location of the

city and move somewhere down the South of

Houston. The specific place would be around

the area around Galleria and Katy. There are

these really pretty apartments that always

caught my eye. Sendera at Greenway are a

really pretty apartment complex.

The rent would vary, but in my case the rent would be

around $790 if I get the apartment at Sendera in Greenway,

along with the usual costs of utilities like gas, electricity,

water and other services. Buying a living always varies from

person to person depending on how what standards the

person is used to be living in.

Chapter VI

Moving Day

Moving Day Utilities Mail Service Cable/Satellite Gas For The Car

Recreational services

TOTAL

Probably move with

family help. Won’t need

to pay.

$100-200 for setting up

$50.00 Depending how much

you use the service.

$60.00 Optional

$70.00 Per month, depending

on how much the car

spends.

$100.00 Depending how much

you go out..

The total would vary from $400-

$600 per month. PLUS

rent and other

expenses.

Chapter vii

Triumph and Tragedy

1. Most of the joyous,

fulfilling times of my life

would probably have to

be family gatherings and

family outings. My family

normally gets together

for holidays, for example

Christmas or New Year’s.

It made me really love

the people around. And

no matter how different

our lives are, we could

still enjoy holidays

together.

2. I haven’t had any

extreme tragic times in

my life. I have come

through hard times in my

life though. There had

been stuff that my

brother has been through

and my mother being in

the hospital for some

time. But probably the

most difficult situation

that I’ve been in was

when my parents were

borderline to get a

divorce. Things were

getting rough in the

house and no one would

talk to each. Then we

reached for help and

things started calming

down around the house.

But we overcame the

problem.

3. From these rough times

I’ve learned that people tend

to change without noticing it

or even wanting it to happen.

You never know what could

happen after these changes

happen but you can only

hope to work on improving

and living life to the best you

can.

4. Yes, there were moments

that I recall as breakthroughs

in my life. It was probably

when my brother talked to

me one night, giving me hope

that we could get through

this as a family. It really

helped me out.

5. I wouldn’t change one

thing differently in my life.

Because it it wasn’t so, I

wouldn’t be where I am

today.

Chapter viii

Words of Wisdom

I’ve learned a lot of things, but

something I would share with the

younger generation would be

that things change rapidly.

Nothing will stay the same no

matter how much you want it to.

Changes come, people change,

and the environment is changing

as we speak. You could always

learn to manage to the new

adjustments and be ready for

anything that life throws at you.

Chapter ix

Funnybones

1. Some of my family’s favorite things that we did was when we

would sit around in a circle and tell jokes before bed time. Back

when we all my siblings live under the same roof. My mom

would tell us to go to bed. We could probably stay up doing that

all night.

2. The funny person in our family would have

to probably be my brother. He would always

be doing pranks on us and telling us jokes.

3. The funniest family story that I remember was

when we all lived in the same house when we were

little, and he would always hide my older sister’s

right shoe. I always got a crack out of it when she

went crazy looking for it.

Chapter x

Thank you…

1. I am most grateful for my family. They have helped and really got me ready for the things coming in my way. I really want to thank them for the support they have given me and also for them believing in me and my ability to do things. I’m also grateful for God and the blessings he has giving me to be here today.

2. I try to teach others to be grateful by showing it, first of all. You should always let someone know how grateful you are for them being there and showing that they care about you by showing support.

3. There are a couple of places that mark special gratitude for the ones I love. One of those places is home. So many things have happened under this one roof. Also the people that I most love live under that roof. Another place that I am very fond of would have to be my church. I have so much moral support from those in it. I really love being in church because it gives me hope to a better future in the many aspects that life has.

Chapter xi

Reflection

I have done various things to get where I am today. Since I

want to be successful in the medical field, I have driven

myself to medical classes since freshman year. And then I

heard about this specialized career school, and which I now

attend. Carl Wunsche Senior High is a part of my education

life to achieve my goal. It is helping see more into the real

world and helping me realize it its really something I want

to do for the rest of my life. The next huge step is college. I

will have to do a lot of things to get there. These things

include apply into a college and paying all that money to

afford to stay there throughout the years. I will make my Big

Dream come true by keeping my grades up and as high as

they could be throughout my school years. Focusing on what

I’m doing and being patient would really help me get

through this process of moving into college and actually

attending college and keeping good grades to graduate

college. I am working on the application process, to see if I

can get in and also getting scholarships to pay for my tuition

and extra costs that I may need. Hopefully I am successful in

this career field.

References

http://www.senderagreenway.com/Apartments/module/property_info/property[id]/28126/

Used to get prices of apartments.

http://www.shsu.edu/about/facts.html Get information about Sam Houston State.

http://www.gradspot.com/guides/setting-utilities-electricity-cable-internet-and-phone To get information about how much a living

costs.

Fall semester

2011-2012