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This week’s assignment was to Google your name in an incognito browser window and see what you find of yourself on the Internet. When I read this assignment, I felt that this would be a very boring search for me. My name is very generic, so going into this I didn’t expect to find anything about me.

My first search was just my name (and my nickname, which I tend to go by on social media). On that initial search, I came up with nothing pertaining to me; I even scanned multiple Google result pages, and nothing showed.

I then went and searched [“(my full name)” Camarillo], and finally a result showed! And these two results were things I didn’t even know were up. The 6^th link down was a link to my old Goodreads account that I forgot I had. The 7^th link down was a link to an ebook of a compilation book I participated in (and was published in) during middle school. I didn’t know that that book was available as an ebook so it was a surprise to see that there. Other than that, I only found news links that were about other people with my name.

After this first find, I was excited—and nervous—to see what else I would find. I went on to search both my full name and my nickname in quotes along with different social media platforms that I know I use and am active on currently. A series of searches ensued, and I couldn’t find my Facebook, YouTube, or my Tumblr. However, I did find my Instagram! It was the 6^th link down on my search of [“my nick name” Instagram]. Normally, I wouldn’t be surprised to find my social media accounts on Google, because I’m very active on the Internet, but I didn’t expect to see my Instagram on a website that wasn’t Instagram! It was on some weird website that claimed to be the “Instagram Web Viewer.” Though, I guess it makes sense because Instagram is only for smartphone users, really.

Now that I’ve completed my online audit of myself, I’m not too surprised to not find anything of myself on the web. Although, after these searches, I think I do need to spend some time to make my name stand out among the hoards of people with my name. It’s important for my future employers, and even friends and family, to be able to find me easily if they need to get in contact with me! I’m considering making a LinkedIn profile for my professional side, and I’m looking into different ways I can make my name known.

I really enjoyed the articles this week especially “Children as Consumers.”  I had heard many times that the media targets children differently than it does adults but this article gave me a more in depth view to that. When I was in high school one of my teachers told us about an article she had read that said grocery stores put junk food and toys on the lower shelves so that the children are in direct eye level with them. This would then cause the children to beg their parents to buy them the junk food and the toys and for the most part the parents would cave. So having heard that information I was really interested on what other ways media is targeting children.

In the article it told of different ways that media tries to convince parents to buy more products for their children by explaining that it will allow them to create their own identity. “The [U.S.] federal government played a major role in defining childhood. In 1929, Herbert Hoover sponsored a White House Conference on Child Health and Protection. The conference report, The Home and the Child, concluded that children were independent beings with particular concerns of their own.… The report advised parents to give their children their own [furniture, toys, playrooms etc]. “‘Generally a sleeping room for each person is desirable”‘ it noted.… Take them shopping for their own “‘things and let them pick them out for themselves.Through such experiences personality develops… [These] experiences have the advantage of also creating in the child a sense of personal as well as family pride in ownership, and eventually teaching him that his personality can be expressed through things( Children as Consumers).” While I do believe that this can add to helping a child discover their own individuality, I think that it is mainly convincing them that the definition of who the are as unique individual is solely dependent upon the material objects they possess.  This was the quote from the article that really caught my attention because it definitely makes me realize how prevalent media is not just in my life but in the life of all these children.

Technology is constantly growing and changing the way we do things as nurses for the purpose of improving patient care and outcomes. I think technology advances are wonderful in the healthcare setting and something all healthcare providers need to embrace for the benefits of our patients. For me as a nurse this means I need to stay educated and engaged in what’s going on and to not be afraid of accepting change in the workplace. My hospital recently began scanning patients’ wrist bands and medications to minimize medication errors and this has proven to be beneficial. As far as technology relating to assessment, once these applications become more mainstream our patient’s will address their health issues with us and most likely refer to their mobile devices to give us history on their health status and conditions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the $200 iPhone case that turns your phone into an EKG monitor to prevent incidences of stroke which shows technology aiding in managing care at home. A Canadian randomized clinical trial found that AF was diagnosed five more times in patients that wore special monitors for 30 days than for those who underwent 24 hour testing, the American Heart Association also supports the prolonged EKG monitoring. The pros to technology are advances in patient outcomes, the cons are protecting patient privacy with all of the data that’s collected. So far I’ve seen technology for patient education being provided through the television sets in each room that provide videos on a diagnosis specific to each patient. I’ve also seen technology used such as iPods providing translation services. As nurses we need to make sure that we utilize and practice the best research out there and that means embracing technology for improving patient outcomes.