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Care Extender Internship Program

The Inside Scope

| it begins with U

+ February is American Heart Month Know the signs and

symptoms of common heart

diseases.

page 9

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Starting at the early hour of 7

A.M. on Sunday, January 8th, 123

patients at the Santa Monica-

UCLA Medical Center and

Orthopaedic Hospital were

successfully transported from the

Tower Building into the new wings

of the hospital and the existing

Move-in at SMUCLA goes well

(continued)

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After the 1994 Northridge

earthquake, the new hospital was

designed and built to be

seismically safe, and it can

withstand an earthquake with a

magnitude of up to 8.4. In

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Merle Norman Pavilion. The

patient move went very smoothly

and was completed before noon,

thanks in part to the large number

of Care Extenders who were

present and ready to help that

day.

In this Issue: Move-in Day at SM-UCLA

1

New department locations at SM-UCLA

5

Outstanding Care Extenders

17

Nurse Practitioners 6

No Papers, No Healthcare

16

New and Improved Care Extender Website

9

A Passion for Giving 11

Battle of the Sexes: Pain Tolerance

14

10

Know Your Heart

Important Dates 19

Fresh, Local Produce 20

New Staff Members

18

Tasty and Easy Recipes 21

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addition, the hospital now runs on

redundant power sources that, if

needed, can maintain the

facilities and services for at least

100 hours without outside help.

Although all of the improvements

have been great, the work is not

yet done. The nine-story Tower

building is now ready to be

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demolished, a task that will take

nine months to complete.

Following that, the Central Wing

will be extended, which will

include a grand staircase and

additional Central Elevators; the

remaining space will be used for

a sculpture garden. Total

completion of the hospital is

estimated to take a little over two

Start: 4 AM

Wonderful hospital staff

* About 70 Care

Extenders were

present at SM-UCLA

during move-in day.

6

years. Until then, many are

anxiously anticipating the total

completion of this project. !

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and helpful CE volunteers

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Finish: 11:27 AM

made it a smooth move!

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With the opening of the new

wing of the hospital, many

departments have been

shuffled around to new

locations, leading to confusion

as to where things are now.

Below is a quick reference for

where CE departments have

been relocated.

Levels South West Wing

(500) Pavilion (400) Central Wing (300) North Wing (200) Ortho Wing (100)

B Blood Bank,

Laboratory, Morgue, Pathology

Pharmacy, Clinical Engineering,

Materials Management

EVS, Transport/Lift Team, SPD, Decon, Nutrition Services

-- --

A Emergency Room

CE Sign-in Computer Arizona Entrance,

Cashier, MRI, Social Services/Rape

Treatment Center, Chapel

-- -- --

G -- --

Main Entrance, Security Desk,

Admissions, Conference Center,

Gift Shop

Cafeteria, Board Room, Library,

Medical Library

Orthopaedic, Executive, & Nursing

Administrations

1 --

Perinatal Center, Security Office,

Communications, Cardiovascular Services, EEG,

Medical Records, Outpatient Services, Nuclear Medicine

-- -- --

2 NICU, L&D Postpartum, Nursery Radiology Radiology, Satellite

Pharmacy

Orthopaedic Clinic, Luskin Children’s

Clinic

3 Surgical Waiting

Area, PACU

Operating Rooms, Interventional Services, CCL

Operating Rooms Orthopaedics Unit Rehab Services,

Orthopaedic Facility

4 Oncology Medical Surgical,

Respiratory Therapy Pediatric and Adult

ICUs Medical Surgical --

5 -- Immediate Care Unit (Telemetry)

-- Geriatric Unit --

6 -- -- -- -- Pediatric Unit

Where is it now? +

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Careers in Medicine Nurse Practitioner (N.P.)

+

(continued)

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If during your volunteer shifts you

have seen nurses who don’t stay on

the floors monitoring patients but

rather make rounds on different

areas of the hospitals much like

doctors do, then you have seen

Nurse Practitioners. Nurse

Practitioners (N.P.) are Registered

Nurses (R.N.) with extended

responsibilities and duties as a result

of an advanced education.

Profession History

The NP profession emerged in the

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late 1950s and early 1960s as a result

of several factors. During this time,

there was an increased movement

towards specialization in medicine.

Meanwhile, the 1965 amendments

to the Social Security Act resulted in

the formation of Medicare and

Medicaid, which offered healthcare

coverage to a wider population. This

greater demand for primary care,

coupled with a decreasing supply of

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“

”

As of 2011, there

are 140,000 practicing NPs in

the United States.

(continued)

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such care, created a void in the

medical system, a void that was

bridged by the formation of a

new profession: Nurse

Practitioners (N.P.), also known

as Advanced Practice

Registered Nurses (APRN).

A nurse and a physician, Loretta

Ford and Henry Silver,

established the first NP training

program in 1965 at the University

of Colorado. Ford and Silver

sought to expand a nurse’s roles

and duties to better equip them

to deal with the gap in the

provision of healthcare. The NP

program featured a more

extensive clinical training, with

an emphasis in health

promotion, disease prevention,

and overall patient health.

Since then, the number of NPs in

the United States has only grown

and even spread internationally.

As of 2011, there are about

140,000 practicing NPs in the

U.S., and about 9000 new NPs

are being educated at over 325

institutions each year (American

Academy of Nurse

Practitioners).

Academic Preparation

The academic preparation

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required to become a nurse

practitioner includes a Masters

of Science in Nursing in addition

to a Bachelor’s of Science in

Nursing. Like doctors, N.P.s can

choose to specialize in areas

such as pediatrics, geriatrics,

and mental health, among

others.

Following the completion of an

NP program, individuals must

then take and pass a national

examination to become a

certified NP.

There is a growing movement for

the Doctor of Nursing Practice

(DNP) degree, the highest level

of education available in the

field of nursing. This non-

research, practice doctorate is

similar to the academic

credentials earned by dentists

and physicians, and as such is

designed to provide a

comparable standard among

DNPs with other health

professionals.

Earning a DNP requires an

additional three to four years of

schooling after attaining a

Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.

According to Jeanette

Lancaster, PhD, RN, former dean

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of the University of Virginia

School of Nursing and former

president and the American

Association of Colleges of

Nursing (AACN), many

institutions offering higher-level

nursing programs are working in

conjunction with the AACN to

transition their programs to the

doctoral level by 2015 (Why the

DNP degree?).

Scope of Practice

Because NPs go through more

schooling than RNs, they have

the ability to diagnose and treat

illnesses, order, perform or

interpret diagnostic tests (i.e. lab

work, x-rays), and prescribe

medication. Contrarily, an RN’s

duties are to ensure the safety,

comfort, and well being of

patients and to administer

medications and various tests as

ordered by a physician.

NPs can also participate in

healthcare research as well as

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Duties:

• Diagnose and

treat illnesses

• Prescribe

medication

• Order, perform, or

interpret

diagnostic tests

Ave. Salary: $74,812 (explorehealthcareers.org)

Education & Testing:

• B.S. of Nursing

• M.S. of Nursing

• National

Certification

Years in School: 6-8

Resources:

(click to follow links)

• American

Academy of

Nurse Practitioners

(AANP)

• California

Association for

Nurse Practitioners

(CANP)

• American

College of Nurse

Practitioners

(ACNP)

Nurse Practitioner

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instruct in universities. In 11 states,

excluding California, NPs can

even have their own private

practice and practice medicine

completely independent of

overseeing physicians (The

Center for the Health Professions,

University of California, San

Francisco).

The Controversy

Because NPs are ultimately

nurses and not doctors, there are

many different opinions

regarding their qualifications

and competence in their scope

of practice. While some assert

that the level of education and

clinical experience of an NP

pales in comparison to that of an

MD or DO, others believe that

there is no reason why NPs

cannot have the potential to

provide primary care services to

patients, especially when

physicians are not available. This

wide disparity in opinion is

manifested in the different

legislations and NP policies in

individual states.

Furthermore, in its beginnings, NP

programs were not consistent in

their quality, resulting in

disorganization and a lack of

standardization in their practices.

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However, this improved over the

years, and vigorous revisions of

these curricula culminated in a

1994 article published in the New

England Journal of Medicine

that stated that NPs are indeed

competent enough to provide

primary care with a quality

rivaling that of physicians (How

Nurse Practitioners Obtained

Provider Status).

Regardless of what either side

believes, it is important to keep in

mind that nurses and doctors are

both providers of healthcare.

Each must undergo their own

rigorous academic and clinical

curricula, and are highly skilled

and competent professionals in

their own right. !

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Know Your Heart +

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Heart disease is the leading

cause of death in the United

States. Based on mortality rate

data from 2008, 1 American

dies of a cardiovascular

disease every 39 seconds, and

1 in every 9 death certificates

mentioned heart failure as the

cause of death (AHA 2012

Statistical Update). Of these

cardiovascular diseases, heart

attacks, cardiac arrests, and

strokes are among the more

common conditions among

the American population.

When any of these attacks

strikes, it is important that the

affected individual receives

medical attention as soon as

possible. The faster he or she is

helped, the better the

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chances are for survival. As

volunteers in a hospital setting,

it is essential that we are

familiar with these signs, not

only for the benefit of the

hospital patients but also for

our friends and loved ones.

Heart Attack

A heart attack (myocardial

infarction) occurs when blood

flow to the heart is inhibited,

usually due to a blood clot.

Individuals experiencing a

heart attack typically display

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chest discomfort, also known

as angina, and shortness of

breath. Discomfort may also

be felt in the arms, back,

neck, jaw, or stomach. Other

signs may include nausea,

lightheadedness, or breaking

into a cold sweat.

For women, the symptoms for

a heart attack may include

sudden fatigue,

lightheadedness, or clammy

skin.

(purityproductsnews.com)

(continued)

* 1 American

dies of a

cardiovascular

disease every

39 seconds.

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Cardiac Arrest

Not to be confused with heart

attack, a cardiac arrest occurs

when the heart suddenly stops

pumping. It is usually the result of

an electrical disturbance to the

body.

The symptoms for a cardiac

arrest are sudden and severe.

They include sudden collapse, a

lack of pulse, a lack of breathing,

and a loss of consciousness.

Individuals undergoing cardiac

arrest also show no response to

tapping on the shoulders.

Stroke

In a stroke, blood flow to the

brain is either disrupted or greatly

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of brain damage will be.

“FAST” is a useful acronym to

remember these signs:

F Face

A Arms & Legs

S Speech

T Time

As with many illnesses, a healthy

lifestyle, complete with a

balanced diet and exercise, is

always the best kind of

prevention. !

(Sources: MayoClinic.com, heart.org)

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reduced, which may result in

severe brain damage and cell

death if not treated in time.

Characteristic signs of a stroke

include sudden numbness of the

face, arm, or leg, especially on

one side of the body. An

individual experiencing stroke will

have weakness and numbness in

their limbs, and may have

difficulty walking. Someone

having a stroke may also have

trouble speaking clearly, and

may have slurred speech.

Getting help for someone having

a stroke is extremely important;

the longer the brain goes without

oxygen, the higher the chance

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Thanks to the hard work and

dedication of Victor, our

Administrative Coordinator,

Care Extenders now has a new

and improved website, hosted

online with the UCLA Health

System:

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http://www.uclahealth.org/car

eextender.

This should be your go-to site for

forms (now digital!),

department information sheets,

preferences, FAQs, and any

New Website! +

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other pertinent announcements

and deadlines.

Many thanks, Victor! !

Visit us at http://www.uclahealth.org/careextender

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A Passion for Giving +

(continued)

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As Care Extender volunteers,

our contributions are greatly

appreciated, not only by the

patients but also by the staff of

the hospitals in the UCLA

Health System.

The Care Extender Internship

Program is therefore proud to

recognize our very own Anne

Malicia, former Care Extender

and DC of the Greeters

Department, as one who has

gone above and beyond her

CE duties in every aspect

possible.

Throughout her time in this

program, she has proven to be

an exceptional volunteer with

an enthusiasm that will make

you smile even when you don’t

want to! Let’s hear a little bit

about what she has to say

about her experiences in Care

Extenders:

What got you started in Care

Extenders?

To be completely sincere, I’ve

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had the desire to join the Care

Extender Program for quite

some time. I initially learned

about the Program when I was

10 years old. I was originally

informed about CEs through a

family member who is an

employee at the SM-UCLA

Medical Center and

Orthopaedic Hospital. During

all four years of high school, I

also volunteered at SM-UCLA

and through my experiences, I

discovered who CEs were and

how they contributed to the

hospital. I told myself that I

would apply for the Program

when I entered college.

However, I attended a

different UC school and I

decided to apply to the

Program after graduating.

Why did you stay in this

program for so long?

I thoroughly enjoyed

volunteering and contributing

to the hospital in any possible

way. The opportunity to

volunteer in various

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departments greatly enhances

how to provide the best

patient care and enriches the

exposure gained in a hospital

environment. It was informative

and beneficial interacting with

knowledgeable hospital staff

who were willing and

interested to educate eager

CEs. Furthermore, I feel the

Program is akin to a family and

a community of aspiring health

Anne Malicia, one of our former

Care Extenders and beloved

former staff members.

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“ ” (continued)

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care professionals. As a former

CE staff member, a relationship is

established between you and

fellow CEs as well as the CE staff

members. Friendships,

networking, structure, discipline,

and passion exemplify the

uniqueness of this specific CE

Program.

What exactly is the Greeter’s

program?

The Greeter’s program is a

unique opportunity for CEs to

familiarize themselves with the

hospital layout and to hone their

communication skills. Greeters

happily welcome all those who

enter and exit the hospital as well

as escorting patients/visitors to

various areas of the hospital.

What was your favorite part of

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being the Department

Coordinator for the Greeter’s

program? How was being the

Department Coordinator

challenging?

A favorite aspect of being the

department coordinator (DC) is

the level of interaction between

the CEs. Throughout every

rotation, I aimed to develop an

open and communicative

relationship with the greeters.

Since the department has a

large volume of CEs, I feel the

most challenging aspect is

creating the monthly schedules.

It’s a bit difficult to generate a

calendar that accommodates

everyone’s busy schedules with

classes, work, and extracurricular

activities. However, with

compromise, cooperation, and

open communication, producing

a schedule that suits everyone is

absolutely feasible.

What were some of your most

memorable experiences, both as

a volunteer and as a staff

member?

There are countless memorable

experiences! As a staff member,

each Training Day, orientation,

and interview session has been

unforgettable and thrilling in its

own way. Every rotation

I learned

communicati

on, flexibility,

organization,

and prioritizing

are essential

components when

interacting with

the CEs.

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introduces a new, distinctive

class of CEs to the Program and

being involved as a staff member

is reminiscent of the excitement

from my own Training Day. As a

volunteer, in the greeters

department, I once escorted a

husband and his claustrophobic

wife to the Pavilion side of the SM

hospital. Escorting an individual

with true claustrophobia proved

to be an enlightening and

educational experience. After

merely walking a few feet, the

wife was on the verge of tears

and desperately searched for

the ‘exit’ sign. I consoled and

reassured her that there were

‘exit’ signs in our immediate

vicinity and encouraged her to

continue walking. In addition,

every birth I have observed in

Labor & Delivery has been

marvelous and miraculous. I

once had the opportunity to cut

the umbilical cord and I felt

greatly privileged to partake in

such a phenomenal event in

someone’s life.

How has being a volunteer and

staff member influenced you?

What have you learned about

yourself as well as others from this

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Smile, be courteous, and take initiative…It’s

always best to BE your best.

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program?

Actively volunteering and being

a staff member further solidified

my desire to pursue a career in

the field of nursing. From the DC

perspective, I learned

communication, flexibility,

organization, and prioritizing are

essential components when

interacting with the CEs in your

respective department.

Teamwork embodies the

collaboration, cooperation,

encouragement, and joint effort

of all the CE staff members as

well as their readiness to

altruistically serve the hospital.

Now that you are leaving the

Care Extender Internship

Program, what’s next?

I am presently employed at RRH

in Westwood as an administrative

care partner for the preoperative

evaluation service at the Jules

Stein Eye Institute. However, I

ultimately intend to pursue

nursing school and actively

contribute to the healthcare

field. I am greatly appreciative

for the insight of the hospital

environment both as a volunteer

and an employee.

Throughout your time as a Care

Extender, which department did

you enjoy volunteering in the

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most?

Every department has been

fantastic! However, I very much

enjoyed the Cardiac

Catheterization Lab and Labor &

Delivery. Every cardiac case and

birth was memorable in its own

way.

As a seasoned Care Extender

and staff member, what are some

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rotation, there were three items

of which I constantly reminded

the greeters: “Smile, be

courteous, and take initiative.”

Since the greeters are situated

at the main entrances of SMH

and are the most visible CEs,

they represent the CE Program

and the UCLA organization. As

several hospital staff, patients,

and visitors enter and exit the

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words of advice that you would

leave behind for newly accepted

volunteers?

Staff members strongly

emphasize to newly accepted

and present CEs to “be

proactive.” Actively engaging

with hospital staff, exhibiting

interest and willingness, and

behaving in a proactive manner

can allow a CE to fully capitalize

on the opportunities the Program

has to offer and what the CEs

can contribute to the hospital.

The Program encourages CEs to

selflessly extend their care to the

community and to gain not only

clinical experience, but clerical

experience as well. Rotation after

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hospital, it’s always best to BE

your best.

As our ever-bubbly Anne would

say, in the modified words of

former President John F.

Kennedy, “Ask not what this

hospital can do for you, but

what you can do for this

hospital.”

Ms. Malicia will be recognized in

a future edition of the UCLA

Volunteer Services Newsletter,

“Auxiliary and Volunteer News”.

Thank you for all of your

contributions to the program—

you will definitely be missed! !

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Healthcare and Immigration +

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To save or not to save—that is

the question many healthcare

professionals and hospitals are

faced with today, especially

with the growing numbers of

undocumented individuals in

the United States.

The naturalization process has

become increasingly difficult

in recent years, but it may be

more important than ever to

procure this piece of

documentation as soon as

possible, because it may save

your life—literally.

Thirty-five year old Jesus

Navarro, loving husband and

father of a three year old

daughter, is dying from kidney

failure. He has suffered from

kidney disease for about eight

years, and has been on the

transplant waitlist at the

University of California, San

Francisco—one of the largest

kidney transplant centers in

the world—for six.

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This spring, Navarro and his

family were given some hope:

he had reached the top of

the waiting list.

Unfortunately, his immigration

status was discovered during

the final consultations. Hospital

administrators at the UCSF

Medical Center were unsure

whether Navarro would be

able to afford adquate post-

operational care given his

position, and so they changed

Navarro’s status on the waitlist

to “inactive”. Until appropriate

financial coverage was

ensured, nothing was going to

happen.

Navarro not only had private

insurance to pay for the

operation, but he also had a

willing donor—his wife, who

happened to be a perfect

match; however, he was still

denied from undergoing the

operation.

“

”

Until appropriate

financial

coverage was

ensured,

nothing was

going to

happen.

Navarro wears a surgical mask to

avoid infection as he prepares for

his daily home dialysis treatment. (mercurynews.com)

(continued)

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This refusal of UCSF administrators

to provide healthcare services to

Navarro based on immigration

status invoked a huge response

from individuals across the

country. Not only has he

garnered support through a

national “Save Jesus” campaign,

but advocates for his cause have

Jesus Navarro, 35, and his three-year

old daughter, Karen Jaquelin. (mercurynews.com)

“

”

UCSF later tried to address the situation by stating

that there was a misunderstanding…[and]

that the provision of healthcare services

is independent of legal status.

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released by UCSF and the chief

medical officer of the medical

center says: “UCSF regrets the

misunderstanding and is

committed to…make sure that

communication is consistent and

clear with all patients, including

Mr. Navarro.” The statement also

emphasizes that the provision of

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healthcare services is

independent of legal status.

For future patients, UCSF will be

sure to determine the immigration

status of all transplant candidates

and to help those who are

undocumented to attain reliable

post-operative care.

In any case, the medical center

has announced its commitment

to helping Navarro obtain a new

kidney. Hospital administrators

met with Navarro in early

February to discuss his situation,

and his wife will no longer be his

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also set up a website, a

Facebook page, a Twitter

hashtag, and a petition against

the UCSF hospital, which has

gotten more than 140,000

signatures. Though Navarro

himself did not ask for public

support, he and his family are

grateful for everyone’s goodwill.

UCSF later tried to address the

situation by stating that there was

a misunderstanding: the decision

was never to completely deny

the transplant, but rather to dely

it until the complications were

settled. A joint statement

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kidney donor. Although Navarro’s

waitlist status is still “inactive”, his

position is fairly high.

Things are looking up for Navarro:

UCSF representatives predict him

reaching the top of the waitlist

within six months. Will this be a

happy ending for Navarro and his

family after all? Let’s hope so. ! !"#$%&'()*#)+,-.'/)0%1.2341.0)5#%)-/,.6)-1-)78#),2),44'614)

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Battle of the Sexes: Experiencing Pain

+

(mercurynews.com)

(continued)

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A recent Stanford study has shown that women

typically report experiencing pain at a higher

intensity than men do. The results were published

late January in The Journal of Pain.

Dr. Atul Butte, a Stanford physician, and his

colleagues conducted the study by surveying over

11,000 adult patients at Stanford hospitals and

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clinics. The patients were asked to rate their

pain and discomfort from a scale of zero to

ten, with ten being the “worst pain

imaginable”.

Based on the gathered data, researchers

identified several conditions in which these

ratings differed among men and women.

Many of the deviations were minor; however,

the ratings for some conditions, such as high

blood pressure and hernias, differed by as

much as one point on the scale.

Does this mean that women actually

experience higher levels of pain than men do?

Or do men simply endure it better?

Researchers are unsure. The study does not

analyze individual levels of pain tolerance,

and so the relative subjectivities of the

reported pain rankings has yet to be

*

A Stanford study has shown that

women reportedly experience

more intense pain than their

male counterparts.

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Welcome, New Staffers! +

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The Care Extender Internship

Program would like to

welcome its newest additions

to the team:

• Michael Askarinam

DC Orthopaedics

• Katarzyna Banas

DC Oncology

• Christine Chiu

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DC Medical Surgical

• Ishani Mathur

DC Greeters C

• Megan McElfresh

Data Coordinator

• Michael Nedjat-Haiem

DC Floaters

• Tracy Pope

Publicity Coordinator

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• Tuyet Tran

DC Critical Care Unit

• Kevin Widjaja Putera

DC NICU

Welcome aboard! We look

forward to working with you in

the rotations to come.!!

From left to right: Tracy Pope, Michael Askarinam, Michael Nedjat-Haiem, Christine Chiu, Katarzyna Banas, Ishani Mathur, Tuyet Tran, Kevin Widjaja Putera

Not featured: Megan McElfresh

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thoroughly examined.

However, from the results, it is

encouraged that a patient’s sex

should be considered while

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administering medications. This

evidence that women tend to

report feeling more intense pain

than men will be especially useful

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in the field of gender-specific

medicine. ! !"#$%&'()"01.5#%-)20$-/)28#72)7#9'.)%'3#%0)9#%')

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These Care Extenders have

gone far beyond their basic

duties and are honored for their

initiative and service to the

patients of both UCLA hospitals.

Thank you!

Santa Monica-UCLA:

• Keith Johnson

Cardiac Catheterization

Lab (CCL)

• Amy Barbour

Critical Care Unit (CCU)

• Erica Tukiainen

Emergency Room A(ER A)

• Michael Nedjat-Haiem

Christina Poa

Emergency Room B (ER B)

• Patricia Mayrina

Labor and Delivery A

(L&D)

Care Extenders of the Rotation for Fall 2011

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“ ” - John Ruskin

The highest reward for a person’s work is not what they get for it, but

what they become because of it.

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• Lucy Kahn

Vina Tran

Labor and Delivery B

(L&D)

• Janelle Wang

Neonatal ICU (NICU)

• Erika Priestley

Oncology (ONCO)

• Daphne Le

OR Escort

• Stephanie Grover

HuyLiem Hoang

Orthopaedics (ORTHO)

• Joanna Demos

Melissa Hallbourg

Pediatrics (SM-PEDS)

• Ania Gapeleh

Radiology (RD)

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Ronald Reagan UCLA:

• John Boles

7-ICU

• Tuyet Tran

ICU (WW-ICU)

• Kevin Widjaja Putera

Jesus Vera

Medical ICU (MICU)

• Lissette Garcia

Pediatrics (WW-PEDS)

Winter | 2012

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Winter 2011 rotation begins.

02.13.12

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Sign up for department preferences for the next rotation.

Extension Request Forms due.

02.26-03.25

Department preferences posted.

04.22.12

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Westwood Village Farmers Market

Thursdays at 12PM-6PM | 1083 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Come to the Westwood Village Farmers Market for live music, locally

grown produce, arts and crafts, and much more! For those in the UCLA

area, the market is just a short walk into the Village; for those with cars,

free parking is available at the Broxton Avenue Parking Structure.

Santa Monica Downtown Farmers Market

Wednesdays at 8:30AM-1PM | Arizona Ave & 2nd St

Saturdays at 8:30AM-1PM | Arizona Ave & 3rd St

With the largest grower-only certified farmers market in southern

California on Wednesdays and certified organic produce on Saturdays,

the Santa Monica Downtown Farmers Market is not to be missed!

Santa Monica Virginia Avenue Park Farmers Market

Saturdays at 8AM-1PM | 2200 Virginia Ave (Pico Blvd & Cloverfield Blvd)

Located in the heart of Virginia Avenue Park, this Farmers Market offers

fresh fruits and vegetables and delicious foods in addition to

playgrounds, a senior center, and a main building with fitness gyms with

Wi-fi access throughout the park for a full day of family fun!

Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market

Sundays at 9:30AM-1PM | 2640 Main St (in Heritage Square)

The Main Street Farmers Market is the only Farmers Market in Santa

Monica that features live entertainment, including local bands as well

as face painters and balloon designers for kids.

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Tasty and Easy Recipes

Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients

" ! Tbs butter

" ! Tbs olive oil

" 1 onion, chopped

" 1 carrot, chopped

" 1 celery stalk, chopped

" 1 apple, peeled, cored, &

chopped

" 1 butternut squash, peeled,

seeded & chopped

" 4 c chicken broth

" dash of cinnamon, nutmeg, salt,

& pepper

Preparation

Heat oil and butter. Sauté onion,

carrot, and celery for 5 minutes

until softened. Add squash, apple,

broth, and spices. Simmer until

squash is soft. Puree soup in

blender or food processor.

(Source: CheapCooking.com)

Red Pepper-Walnut Dip

Ingredients

" " c walnuts, toasted

" ! c raisins

" ! c plain low-fat yogurt

" # tsp salt

" 1/8 tsp ground red pepper

" 1 (12 oz) bottle roasted red bell

peppers, drained

Preparation

Place all ingredients in a food

processor, and process until

smooth. (Source: Cooking Light, November 2004)

Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken (Crockpot)

Ingredients

" 3 to 4 lb chicken

" ! c chopped onion

" 2 Tbs butter

" juice of 1 lemon

" ! tsp sald

" 1 Tbs fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried)

" # tsp thyme

" # tsp paprika

Preparation

Rinse chicken, pat dry, and remove

excess fat. Put onion inside chicken

and rub skin with butter. Place

chicken inside crockpot. Squeeze

lemon of chicken and sprinkle with

remaining ingredients. Cover and

cook on low for 8-10 hours.

(Source: CheapCooking.com)

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