Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Medical Office Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial values:

1. Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial • Medical Office • Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial values: • excellence, accountability, compassion, integrity, respect, & teamwork. • Gerber Memorial care includes: • family practice • obstetrics & gynecology • limited license psychology • x-ray & laboratory services. • What would you be doing? • Acting as an aid to the medical assistants & the Physician’s assistants • Set up rooms for patients, take vital signs, perform general assessments, give immunizations, administer TB skin tests, do A1C checks, perform Pulmonary function tests (PFT), obtain urinary samples, read pregnancy tests & much more! • Program Outcomes • Personal Goals: • Providing holistic care& overall health promotion, • gaining knowledge about medical conditions • improved patient communication • developing a personalized order of assessment • improving on skills learned in skills lab • Involvement in my community • Nursing Program Values: • Collaboration, Diversity, Ethical Community, Excellence, Learning, & Opportunity. Karri Pelletier, Office Coordinator karri.pelletier@spectrumhealth.org 230 S. Maple Grant, Michigan 49327 (231) 834-5995 Theory & Evidence-based Practice • Theorist: Nola Pender (1982) • Theory: The Health Promotion Theory (Model) • Optimal health of individuals • How individuals make healthcare decisions • Supportive Research: • First year nursing students learn by “stepping in” or “stepping back” (Currie, et al., (2014). • Service-learning isasuccessful method to facilitate experiences that foster teamwork between professionals (Buff, et al., 2014). • Enhances partnership between academics & community agencies. Learning takes place outside of the traditional classroom setting (Solomon, Milone-Nuzzi, 2001). References: About Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial. (2013). In Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial. Retrieved from http://www.spectrumhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2442 Buff, S., Jenkins, K., Kern, D., Worrall, K., Howell, D., Martin, K., & Blue, A. (2014, July). Interprofessional service-learning in a community setting: findings from a pilot study. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1(3). Retrieved July 20, 2014, from PubMed (25003549) Currie, K., Bannerman, S., Howatson, V., MacLeod, F., Mayne, W., Organ, C., & Renton, S. (2014, June 9). ‘Stepping in’ or ‘stepping back’: How first year nursing students begin to learn about person-centred care. Nurse Education Today, 1-6. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.06.008 Solomon, S., & Milone-Nuzzo, P. (2001, March). Advancing health policy in nursing education through service learning. Advances in Nursing Science, 23(3), 28-44. Retrieved July 20, 2001, from PubMed (11225048). Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P., & Lynn, P. (2011). Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care (7th ed., p. 75). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.