{"id":8389,"date":"2016-06-20T15:51:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T20:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=8389"},"modified":"2018-06-01T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T14:00:25","slug":"hpw-internship-st-marys-and-st-vincent-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2016\/06\/20\/hpw-internship-st-marys-and-st-vincent-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"HPW Internship: St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Peter Feldkamp 16′
\n<\/strong>Interning at HSHS (Hospital Sister Health System) St. Mary\u2019s and St. Vincent\u2019s Hospitals has provided me with great professional tools and experience going forward. I was able to participate in every aspect of cardiac rehab in Phase 1 (St. Vincent\u2019s) and Phase II (St. Mary\u2019s). I learned what cardiac patients will experience from the start of surgery up to their return to activities of daily living. I was fortunate enough to watch a handful of heart catheterizations and was even able to be in the operating room for
\nopen heart surgery. On a daily basis I would work with one to two individuals per class where I would monitor blood pressures before, during, and after exercise. I would also make sure heart rates and heart rhythms were looking normal. My favorite part of the internship was
\nbeing able to teach educational classes on Exercise and Risk Factors associated with Coronary Artery Disease. My experience here will help me no matter the health field I choose to enter and I am grateful for this opportunity<\/p>\n

Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Behavior:\n
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    1. Participate in all aspects of patient care including exercise prescription, exercise leadership, nutrition counseling, stress management and patient education.<\/li>\n
    2. Observe cardiac procedures including cardiac catheterization, heart surgery, and nuclear stress testing and imaging.<\/li>\n
    3. Obtain practical experience and testing on reading ECG\u2019s.<\/li>\n
    4. Lead educational classes on the Seven Dimensions of Wellness.<\/li>\n
    5. Assist with making an individual cardiac\/pulmonary rehabilitation plan.<\/li>\n
    6. Take blood pressures, monitor patients, and enter data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    7. Promotion and Marketing:\n
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      1. Work with rehab staff to create specific promotional and marketing material.<\/li>\n
      2. Create a Cardiac\/Pulmonary Rehab pamphlet based on the Seven Dimensions of Wellness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. Organizational Experiences:\n
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        1. Work with supervisor to develop strength-training exercises for exercise component of cardiac rehab classes.<\/li>\n
        2. Attend staff meetings, learn about budgeting, insurance billing, and the referral system.<\/li>\n
        3. Work with supervisor to analyze programs and patients progress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          On-Site Supervisor
          \n<\/b>Donna Tilot
          \nCardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
          \n1727 Shawano Avenue
          \nGreen Bay, WI 54303
          \ndonna.tilot@hshs.org1727 <\/a>
          \n920-498-3519
          \n920-498-3521<\/p>\n

          Hours
          \n<\/strong>8:00-4:30 M-F (Minimum of 400 hours total)<\/p>\n

          Stipend
          \n<\/strong>None<\/p>\n

          UW-Stevens Point Students Who Completed Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n