Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) Write:“I, José Hugo Moreno, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 1/2 hours of work.”
  (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
•  Simpson, Jeanette. "7 Qualities of Excellent Pediatric Waiting Rooms: Does Yours Measure Up?." kidspaceinteriors.com. KidSpace Interiors Residential And Commercial Design For Children's Spaces, June 2011. Web. 10 Jan. 2016.
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  (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours. Found Here
• (d) Explain what you completed.    
• I created a scale model of the Health Care Partners Clinic that I mentor at. The model includes the opening of the clinic and the pediatric section of the clinic itself. The model of the pediatric section itself contains the waiting rooms for both kids and elders, my mentor's office, examination rooms for the patients, the area where I work at, the bathrooms, a couple of the offices of some of the employees, the area where the nurses & medical assistants answer calls/schedule appointments, as well as the check-in area.
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
• According to the article I read from Ms. Simpson,  first impressions are incredibly important when it comes to a pediatrician and his or her patients and patients' parents. A pediatrician's waiting room is the first impression a patient and patient's parents have on the pediatrician's skills. If a waiting room is comforting and inviting, then the patients and parents, especially the parents, see how serious the pediatrician takes their job and how well they perform. Upon acquiring this knowledge, I decided to add my own contribution to make the waiting room more inviting. I created a model set of the Health Care Partners Pediatric Area out of Legos for the patients and parents to see. It brings a more caring environment for the patients. What kid doesn't love Legos?
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• APPLIED
  How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 
• My component helped me understand a method that never crossed my mind before hand of being a pediatrician. I knew first impressions were everything when it came to introducing myself to new people, and it's even more important if those first impressions revolve around my patients. However, I did not realize that those first impressions actually begins with the waiting room itself. I now know that the waiting room plays an important part of first impressions. According to real-life events, the most complaints parents have come from the way the waiting room is presented. An example of such a complaint is, “The toys aren't kept clean. The books are beat up and germy. The little Tykes Play House, play rugs and little tykes chairs started out new, cute and clean, but need to be replaced on a frequent basis. 2 years and they look like a mess. Books need to be replaced monthly. They need to be cleaned and turned over like a day care. There needs to be a larger sick kid area. More boxes of kleenex. More physical separation between family seating groups. More hand sanitizer. Bathroom off of the waiting area with full view. A step stool at the water fountain or NO waterfountain with a cooler and cups...spit and mouths all over it..ick. Colors need to be calm rather than invigorating. Chalk boards sound like a good idea, but they are a mess and the kids suck on the erasers. Kids mouth things." This quote was from a survey recorded by Ms. Simpson and presented in her example. The waiting room is incredibly important, and now that I know this piece of knowledge, I will incorporate it once I obtain my medical degree.