Ze Northgate High School ‘Senior Project Mentor/Expert Critique Deer Mentor Expert, ‘Thank you for agreeing oertique this paper for LAWYEN WIUNCKD with tis form, the student Bee sete sient irtiere ryion papier poral keeping in mind wil be revised. The English teach wil esque the paper for requirements, appropiate ye, and mechonies, You sre to read to ensure that he facts and research are acute and scien Please make comments onthe margins ofthe draft, answer the questions on this sheet, and fea re to ‘dd any adtional comments onthe back Tis paper is 2 requirement forthe student's graduation, 50 yourhelp is appreciated 1. there any misinformation or has the writer made any factual eras? yes__ no Comments: 2. Can you sugges sources for addtional research for ths rope, suchas materials read or watch ‘and persone tintin? wu ‘3. What information can you give to help the student improve the content ofthe paper (including your own knowledge ofthe topic)? more dbus] wopen erat’ feehr fiom Pew tntrndhip 4. Ihave road hie paper and ciecusod my comments withthe suudent yor “no Mentors name and qual Manto’ signatie: Phone number:‘Mungo 2193977 Physical Healing, Mental Harming Uniform: check. Badge: check. Excitement: double check. Itwas the first day of my five ‘Week internship at John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek, working in the Womens” and Childrens’ department, exactly where I wanted tobe as an aspiring pediatric surgeon. I walked into the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), my heart racing s I used my badge to open the locke door, eligi belonged. rested my supervisor wih Yel which nowhere nar ‘matched how grateful Iwas tobe there and immediately began to follow her instructions, had ‘Work to-do, but first she let me observe as the various members ofthe medical team rounded on the chilren.I quickly became fascinated by the medical conditions and treatments being, discussed as well a the many professionals which had a role to play. continved on with my ay, working hard and marveling inthe environment I was immersed in. When I walked through the als of he opin as thoroughly amazed. The seN De meine was storing ‘to me as were the mumerous conditions present andthe equally numerous way of treating those conditions. loved being introduced to new medical professions which I did not know existed. ("Te bos ome represent place of alin. place of novation, Aerts \ \ others. However, during rounds one day, it occurred to me that | am an anomaly. 1 was observing during rounds, shad done many times before, when I began to focus oncoming dient nthe met nen of ten tt mei pon ih was ‘normally quick to write in my notebook and research ater, I watched. I watched the parents as ‘they feared for ther cil’ ite I watched the children who were scared for their own life. noticed, however, there was a difference betweea the two, The child was nt only afraid, but also ‘confused. They lacked the comprehension ability necessary to understand what they were going WHS Aru 2te saw) Mungo 2193977 ‘through. They felt thee pain, but they did not understand i, What struck me most was the chronically il children, They had been sick for most oftheir life and would most ikely remain sick for the rest oftheir childhood. BatBid they truly understand why they were sick and what ‘used i? As continued to watch the children during ther hospital stays, it became evident that it was nt easy for them to cope with her conditions, But, how exactly do they react? What ere they feeling? How does this affect their treatment? These questions al lead me to the final ‘question which I wish to research’*how is the mental health of children ages 3-13 affected by hospitalization?” ‘When someone says they wer in the hospital the ist rection they recieve i “whet happened?”, pertaining to the medical, physical components of hospitalization Its less ikely for them to respond in, that mst have been really scary, how are you doing?” However, ater observing children inthe hospi, it was evident that ther mental health was affected in some ‘way and I wanted to explore what mental health esues ean develop, ow they happen, and what : fecal See ere eet ee OM bec seme kes ee pa oy itn weeding atic was, because thy dd ot ete bit understand what was apening, bat aerage thine, SY 9° ost! thr as eve iy compe cotati es even ih oo We Iectaps tenes i ati tate cto og bo uoceltu x S SSIS toons te rma of hospilition doe ae the mental heath fen, nd SQ ste SF isppersit explore hich ot ment eh changes wll ste ‘mental health isues themselves, However, first itis important to understand childhood trauma and how it relates to hospitalization.