ParticipantObservation
Running Head: PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
Participant Observation
Ana Camarillo
Introduction to Sociology
December 1, 2014
Instructor: Valerie Gunhus
Introduction
The purpose of this assignment is to give us a perspective of what it is like to engage in an objective analysis of a real social setting. The place where I decided to do my participant observation was at a nursing home while I watched the CNAs as well as nurses do their job and watched the residents as well. I decided to do my participant observation on a Sunday from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm as that is when there is more activity going on when the residents are getting ready to go to church, supper, and come back and go to bed.
Summary
As stated before, I decided to do my participant observation exercise in the nursing home during the evening where the residents are getting ready to go to supper and come back and go to bed. At 4:30, the residents were just getting back from chapel and needed to use the restroom to go to supper, which started at 5:30. Many residents had their lights on and wanted to be the first ones to be attended. I knew this as I walked down the hallway I could hear some residents tell the CNAs to help them. During this time, the nurses were working on passing the medicine and charting other things. At 5:30, the residents wanted to go to supper as soon as possible so that they would not be late. When everyone was at the dining room, the CNAs had to help feed those who could not feed themselves. by 6:30, everyone wanted to be out of the dining room to go to bed. During this time, the nurses were once again passing medicine to those who get it after meals. The CNAs once again had many lights to answer as fast as they could to ensure that the resident was happy and pleased with their service. During this time, resident 1 had her light on and when it was explained to her that those who were at a risk of falling if unattended had to be attended first. She got upset and said that
Participant Observation
Ana Camarillo
Introduction to Sociology
December 1, 2014
Instructor: Valerie Gunhus
Introduction
The purpose of this assignment is to give us a perspective of what it is like to engage in an objective analysis of a real social setting. The place where I decided to do my participant observation was at a nursing home while I watched the CNAs as well as nurses do their job and watched the residents as well. I decided to do my participant observation on a Sunday from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm as that is when there is more activity going on when the residents are getting ready to go to church, supper, and come back and go to bed.
Summary
As stated before, I decided to do my participant observation exercise in the nursing home during the evening where the residents are getting ready to go to supper and come back and go to bed. At 4:30, the residents were just getting back from chapel and needed to use the restroom to go to supper, which started at 5:30. Many residents had their lights on and wanted to be the first ones to be attended. I knew this as I walked down the hallway I could hear some residents tell the CNAs to help them. During this time, the nurses were working on passing the medicine and charting other things. At 5:30, the residents wanted to go to supper as soon as possible so that they would not be late. When everyone was at the dining room, the CNAs had to help feed those who could not feed themselves. by 6:30, everyone wanted to be out of the dining room to go to bed. During this time, the nurses were once again passing medicine to those who get it after meals. The CNAs once again had many lights to answer as fast as they could to ensure that the resident was happy and pleased with their service. During this time, resident 1 had her light on and when it was explained to her that those who were at a risk of falling if unattended had to be attended first. She got upset and said that