HSA 4941 - Blog #5

This week was a great learning experience for me. I got the opportunity to work with the Social Services Director for the facility.


He had to interview three residents that were admitted to the facility, to assess their psychological state. So we went to each of the patient’s room to interview them. He asked them some basic questions, such as; their routine at home, their profession, whether they take naps in the day, how many years of education they have, religion preferences, appetite, if they wear dentures, and about advance directives. Also, he asked them for the current president’s name, the month and year we were in. One resident got the year we were in question wrong, which is not a surprise. Things like this do happen.


After completion of the interview, the Social Services Director left his business card and a customer service comment card for questions and comments.


I must say that some of the residents that were interviewed became impressed that I was interning at the facility, and quickly made friends with me.