My Community: Carroll Hospital Center

My Community: Carroll Hospital Center

Everyone belongs to a community, but my community differs form a lot of others. My Community is Carroll Hospital Center, this is where I work. Some characteristics of Carroll Hospital Center are everyone wears scrubs; the environment is very clean and cold. Everyone that works at the hospital is caring, kind, and compassionate about helping others. My community is also very different because, the hospital welcomes everyone especially those of Carroll County. Just by working as a Patient Care Technician, a Certified Nursing Assistant, I have met a lot of people. Carroll Hospital Center is a large hospital that takes care of people mostly in the community. It isn't huge like Johns Hopkins; we only receive patients from around Carroll County mainly. When we have a big case that our small hospital cannot take, we fly patients out to other hospitals such as Mercy, John Hopkins, and The University of Maryland.

It takes a lot to become a member of my community. To belong to my community, one must be drug free and have his or her certifications in CPR. To work here and be a member, one must also be on time and leave all of his or her worries at the door. One has to come to work with a positive attitude. There are some responsibilities of my community. One must be presentable with a smile on his or her face. People in my community are drug tested every couple months to be sure that they are drug-free. Everyone that works here must complete competencies every year to be sure that they are up to standards in work. For example, when I complete my competencies, I must show the other nurses that I know how to use restraints when a patient cannot control themselves. I also must do a finger stick to show that I know how to do it correctly and that I know how