Saturday, June 4, 2011

Zia Pueblo Health Clinic

 Here is a photo of the new Zia Health Clinic, which is about 3 times larger than the old one shown below.

At this clinic many services are provided. the designed team, consisting of one's health care team, come out to the clinic a number of times a week. As my assignment as a Nursing Assistant, which includes taking vitals, screening for depression, suicide, family violence, activity levels, diabetic concerns, tobacco use and exposure,plus medical history, history of chief complaint, review vaccination records, needs for Pap mammal grams, etc, drawing blood and compilation of Chief Complaint for the Doctor. Whew, just another run away sentence, (Sorry Olivia), but there is a lot to do. I will perform some routine labs, such as spinning down blood samples, perhaps prepare slides (yea), and chart. Our Whole team is divided into 3 teams, each is given a color name. Each clinic is assigned that team, so one knows your team, which always stays the same whether the patient is in the local clinic or downtown. Continually of care with the focus on the patient, not the money or the institution. Don't you want this type of care? It's wonderful.

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