Core Competency Reflection

1. What was something you learned that you didn’t know or consider before? Before starting this unit on CPR, there were plenty of aspects of it I didn’t understand. I learned the symptoms of a heart attack through the 5 “Ps” of recognition. I also didn’t really know what a stroke was, and before this unit I didn’t know that it had to do with the brain rather than the heart. I also had zero clue how to use an AED.
2. What is a key takeaway from the Theory or Practical CPR unit? The key takeaway of this unit for me was learning the motion and physical action of performing CPR. I had no idea how to do it before, so it was very helpful to learn how to do it. Another key takeaway is the ways of recognizing and evaluating a heart attack. Hopefully I’ll never have to use both of these skills in the future, but it is very nice to know them.
3. How does this unit connect to the nutrition unit learned previously? In this unit we learned how we could limit risk of heart attack and stroke in the future. One of the ways we discussed was maintaining a healthy diet. Keeping low cholesterol and taking excess fats out of our diet limits our risk of clogged arteries leading to a heart attack or cardiac arrest.

I ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener. Throughout this unit I asked plenty of questions and answered plenty of my peers questions. Doing this helped me stay engaged through the unit

I take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share. When we went outside or into the hallway, I always volunteered to go first and I always gave my dummy a name. My favourite name was Half n’ Half because half of him pale and the other half was darker.

I find it easy to be part of a group. I found it very easy to be in a group with my friends and also people that I had never talked to before. I found it very easy to talk to them.

I can reflect on my thinking. As demonstrated by this blog post, I am not good at reflecting on my thinking, so that is the core competency that I want to work on. I’ll work on this goal by doing reflections on lots of other assignments, even if I didn’t have to.