Blog 4

I had a very difficult time coming up with a theme for my position article. What I finally ended up doing was the fact that having an anesthetic procedure is worth the risk. I know it sounds obvious (at least to me) that this is a no brainer; however, during writing this paper I have had a few family members, and friends inquire about the dangers, and risks involved. So I’m attempting this article, in hopes of opening a few eyes to the wonderful world of anesthesia and analgesics.

While doing the research for my article, I’m having a difficult time finding the desired quotes. I find that this is hugely in part to a few reasons: one, that usually when you’re having a lifesaving procedure, it’s just that—Lifesaving. You don’t really get a choice of time when your heart stops beating, or when you have a stroke. Two, a lot of procedures are already being performed by choice, either cosmetic, or another type of procedure that it’s required to be put under. Either way though, I will find the information I need to turn this into a great paper!

Blog 3

In class this week we talked a lot about staking a claim, and backing it up with reasons and evidence. I'm having a very difficult time coming up with a claim for this topic. I could do something easy like, "Having anesthesia during an operation is painless," but I feel like that's just not recent enough news, so I'm trying to come up with something more moving, that has two or more strong opinionated sides. I think I may have an idea, but I’m going to give it some more thought, and sleep on it. Check back later for my exciting decision!

The editing tool for this site royally irritates me. It's adding additional line breaks where I do not want them, and I cannot delete them. Then when I want a line break, it will not allow it. On top of that, every time I preview the adjustments I've made it changes the font I've chosen, and the size. I'm trying to make this look as professional as possible without having to dig out my HTML code book, but I'm about to throw in the towel with blogger.com

Blog 2

I’ve been thinking a lot about this project, and how I’m going to pull off the different writing styles. I’m trying to give it a lot of thought, and I’m trying to find research that is up to date, and relevant to my project. I want this blog to be informational, so it’s taking me a lot longer than I had originally suspected it would, however I am going to stay with anesthesia as the theme, as it is very exciting to me, and my goal.

In my English class we basically asked everyone what their thoughts on our topics were, and if they had any questions that others may want to know. I found this to extremely helpful, as it gave me a direction with my report. This alone is helping fuel my research, and I’m learning a lot.

Blog 1

I’m really excited to start researching this project, and share what I find with you. I have found a few pages that talk about why others have chosen this career path, and it makes me really excited to see the common ideas are shared, as well as the common goal.

So to share with you some of common reasons that I have, and what other individuals shared, and to see if these might peak your interest I will list a few:

1.Employers seeking Anesthesiologists is wide open; there are more jobs than you can imagine.

2.Your typical vacation is 6-12 weeks a year.

3.No pesky pages at home; as there are usually other Anesthesiologists on shift 24 hours.

4.Your residency is tolerable compared to most other medical professions.

5.All of your patients are compliant.

6.You get to become very skilled with basic sciences, clinical science, and you will become very proficient at procedures.

7.Paperwork is minimal.

8.You only have 1 patient at a time; being able to provide 100% of your attention and skills towards to maintain their life.

9.Patient interaction is always a positive tone. You’re the one relieving their anxiety, taking care of their pain, and keeping them alive.