MORGAN TAYLOR'S CAPSTONE

Posted by Morgan Taylor in Capstone - Miles - Wed on

​NAME: Morgan Taylor

MENTOR: Ms. Dunda, as she has experience with being a mentor for blood drives in earlier years.

ABSTRACT:
For my capstone, I decided to host a blood drive. I wanted to do something that had to do with the medical field, but I was not so sure what exactly I was going to do until Ms. Dunda came up to me and asked me to host the blood drive. I didn't want to just host a blood drive, I wanted to leave something behind that would be helpful in some way. I did a lot of research and found that the Red Cross has a blue tag program. This blue tag program collects blood specifically for people with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). I wanted to learn more than just what it was like to plan an event, this was my chance. I researched the disease and made a brochure on it, this brochure has some information on the blue tag program as well. So, if the next student hosting the blood drive has trouble explaining the blue tag program, they can hand out this brochure.  In the process, I ran into a few issues. These mostly revolved around getting student to want to sign up and for students to actually show up to appointment times that were made. Another snag was a miscommunication of times with the Red Cross. I wanted the last appointment to be at 2:00, but they thought that I meant for everything to be packed up and gone by 2:00. So I lost a couple of appointments that way, it was mostly a problem for the last blood drive. I was, however, able to overcome these difficulties. I am so unbelievable grateful to have had them because they helped me to test my problem-solving skills. I worked diligently throughout this year planning, hosting and researching. Overall I am satisfied with my result.

PROOF OF EXISTENCE:
Sickle Cell Anemia:Blue Tag Program
​ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY:


When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable, mainly because it was the Red Cross website. I am sure that the Red Cross has a lot of interesting statistics about giving blood and facts on it as well. This tab on the Red Cross website explains the things that I need to put into my brochure. As well as it tells me things that I can tell other people to make them want to donate at my blood drive.

  • Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.

  • More than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day.

  • A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S.

  • The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable, mainly because it was the Red Cross website. The Red Cross started the blue tag program, that is how I heard of the blue tag program. This tab on the Red Cross website explains what the program does, how it originated and how it helps people. This website will be helpful by informing me on how the blue tag program helps people/kids with the sickle cell disease. This website will also help me explain the blue tag program in my brochure.

  • The American Red Cross and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago developed and created a Cooperative Sickle Cell Donor Program dedicated to meeting the transfusion needs of sickle cell patients.

  • Sickle cell disease affects approximately 70,000 African Americans.

  • Some children with sickle cell disease need blood transfusions through the course of a year.

  • The best blood for an African-American child usually comes from an African-American donor.



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable. The rule of thumb for me is if it ends in .gov or .edu it is a reliable source. This website will be helpful by informing me on what the sickle cell disease is. I know that I already have a reliable source for explaining what sickle cell is, but I just want to make sure that all of the information I found on the other website checks out. This website is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, therefore it should give me a lot of reliable information.

  • Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. In SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a "sickle."

  • People with SCD can live full lives and enjoy most of the activities that other people do. If you have SCD, it's important to learn how to stay as healthy as possible.



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable, mainly because it was the Red Cross website. This tab on the Red Cross website gives a timeline on the history of blood transfusion. It will tell me when the first blood transfusion took place. This website will be helpful by informing me on how giving blood started and why it is important. This website will also help me explain how blood drives started and why they are important in my brochure.

  • British physician William Harvey discovers the circulation of blood. The first known blood transfusion is attempted soon afterward.- 1628

  • U.S. physicians attempt transfusing milk from cows, goats and humans.- 1873-1880

  • The U.S. government establishes a national blood collection program.- 1940



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable, mainly because it was the Red Cross website. This was a very important piece to help me host the blood drive. This tab on the Red Cross website explains the things that I need to do to have a successful blood drive. It also has a place to sign people up for the blood drive. This site helped me prepare for my first blood drive.


The Blood Drive Host

  • Offers a suitable location

  • Helps recruit donors within the organization and publicizes the drive

  • Schedules donors for their appointments


The Red Cross Does the Rest

  • Works with you every step of the way to plan and organize the blood drive

  • Helps you determine how many donors to expect and how to recruit them

  • Brings equipment and supplies to you, sets everything up and takes it down at the end

  • Confidentially screens donors and collects the donations, safely and professionally



One of the things that I have to do for my capstone is plan two blood drives. To do that I researched how to successfully plan an event. This website will help me take the steps necessary to make my blood drives great. This website is reliable because it is from Cornell University’s Office of the Dean of Students. Therefore this website will help me a lot.

  • Step 1—Assess resources

    • Know what you have to work with before planning. Faculty and staff members, students, and community groups are all resources.

  • Step 2—Assess needs and interests

    • Who will attend? What are their interests? What are your goals? What needs are you trying to meet?

  • Step 3—Brainstorm ideas

    • Think of every type of event that might fulfill the goals. Don’t evaluate ideas at this point, just list all suggestions. Once this is done, review each idea and assess it for feasibility.

  • Step 4—Develop a time line

    • Make a list of everything that needs to be done to plan the event. Sometimes it’s easier to work backward from the date of the event to the present. Make a schedule that shows when each task needs to be completed.

  • Step 5—Reserve space

    • Over 600 organizations plus university departments compete for limited campus space for events. Reserve your space as early as possible.

  • Step 6—Develop a budget

    • Most likely you have a set amount of money available to spend on the event, or ticket sales may need to cover all the costs. List all associated costs and allocate the available funds. You may have to contact various departments for cost estimates associated with their services, including Cornell Police and EHS.

  • Step 7—The paper chase

    • Complete all the necessary paperwork including department services, room reservations, the UUP form, and permits.

  • Step 8—The people chase

    • Contact all the persons necessary for a successful event; performers, speakers, volunteers, and campus departments. Cornell Police and Environmental Health and Safety may require staff members to be present at your event, and must have advance notice to schedule these individuals to work.

  • Step 9—Details

    • Complete and confirm all details pertaining to the event.

  • Step 10—The Event

    • HAVE FUN!!

  • Step 11—Evaluate

    • Write a brief synopsis of the event, including participant and planner comments, attendance, suggestions for future events, and final costs.

  • Step 12—Start planning the next event!



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very unreliable. I say this because it is for kids. I was worried that while the website was trying to explain sickle cell disease more simply, they would forget some of the important difficult things. Then I realized that this might help me better understand sick cell. As well as it will help me explain it better.

  • More than 70,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia. And about 2 million Americans — including 1 in 12 African Americans — have sickle cell trait, which means they carry a single gene for the disease and can pass this gene along to their children, but do not have the disease itself.

  • Sickle cell anemia occurs when a person inherits two abnormal genes (one from each parent) that cause their RBCs to change shape. Instead of being flexible and disc-shaped, these cells are more stiff and curved in the shape of the old farm tool known as a sickle — that's where the disease gets its name. The shape is similar to a crescent moon.

  • Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that mostly affects people of African ancestry, but also occurs in other ethnic groups, including people who are of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern descent.



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable, mainly because it was the Red Cross website. The Red Cross started the blue tag program, that is how I heard of the program. This tab on the Red Cross website explains the history of the Sickle Cell Donor Program.. This website will be helpful by informing me on how the blue tag program started. This website will also help me explain the blue tag program in my brochure.

  • The Penn-Jersey Blood Services Region’s Sickle Cell Donor Program was developed in 1997 in collaboration with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to meet the chronic transfusion needs of patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

  • A “blue tag: is placed on blood donation from self-identified African Americans and Black-identified blood donors.  This “blue tag” identifies the unit as one designated for the Sickle Cell Donor Program which prompts additional testing in order to match a Sickle Cell patient.

  • Hemoglobin is the complex molecule of your red blood cells that helps carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.  It is also what gives blood its characteristic deep red color.  Most people have only the most common type of hemoglobin, called hemoglobin A, in their red blood cells.  Testing positive for hemoglobin S simply means that your red blood cells contain a different type of hemoglobin called sickle cell hemoglobin or hemoglobin S for short.



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable. The rule of thumb for me is if it ends in .gov or .edu it is a reliable source. This website will be helpful by informing me on what the sickle cell disease is. This website is basically a more formal way of introducing sickle cell disease. Although some of this might be hard to understand, it will help me make my brochure on the blue tag program even more professional.

  • Sickle cell anemia (uh-NEE-me-uh) is the most common form of sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is a serious disorder in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. “Sickle-shaped” means that the red blood cells are shaped like a crescent.

  • Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin called sickle hemoglobin or hemoglobin S. Sickle hemoglobin causes the cells to develop a sickle, or crescent, shape.

  • In sickle cell anemia, the abnormal sickle cells usually die after only about 10 to 20 days. The bone marrow can't make new red blood cells fast enough to replace the dying ones.



When I first reviewed this source I thought it was very reliable, mainly because it was the Red Cross website. This site explains to people why donating blood is important. This tab on the Red Cross website explains the things that I need to put into my brochure. As well as it tells me things that I can tell other people to make them want to donate at my blood drive.

  • You just need your own reason.

    • Some of us give blood because we were asked by a friend.

    • Some know that a family member or a friend might need blood some day.

    • Some believe it is the right thing we do.

  • Whatever your reason, the need is constant and your contribution is important for a healthy and reliable blood supply.  And  you’ll feel good knowing you've helped change a life.


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