I have never really thought about library space, or the way that the set-up of a room is designed for or affects its users. Now that I've thought about what I like in a library setting, I notice how the space affects my work. First of all, I have to have bright lights. That's part of the reason that I study at the library and not at home. I need the lights to keep me awake and focused. I also don't like too much clutter, or in a library, too many bookstacks. I don't like to study at memorial for this reason. The quietest areas are in the stacks, but I feel closed in. Also, I need to walls of the cubicle to keep my focus, otherwise I look around at other people too much. I believe these are the reasons college library works so well for me; it has bright lights, quiet rooms with cubicles, and enough space that I don't feel trapped. Additionally, I can have noise in the form of my music, but I don't get distracted by other people talking. The reading this week and our discussion on Wednesday made me realize how important your study and work space is.
For my research project, I think I am going to focus on an issue with health care and the barriers to communication. The barriers that I would like to focus on are not language barriers, but barriers that deal with explaining health related problems to people who have no background knowledge on the subject. I was talking to my sister a little bit about this idea, and she told me some experiences she has had at work. My sister works as an RN at Loyola hospital in Chicago, in the Neuro ICU. She told me of a very simple, yet extremely frequent argument she gets into with families. In the neuro ICU, the nurses do not put blankets on their patients because if they got a fever, it would be very detrimental to the areas of their brains that are healing. Many family members continuously try to cover their loved ones, and she tries to explain why they cannot have blankets, but they rarely understand. Examples like these have encouraged me to look into this type of communication barrier for my research paper.
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I also find it very interesting to sit down and think about why you study where you do. I don't study at home because there are too many distractions (T.V., food, computer). When I go to the library I have to sit in a cubby in the quiet area because that eliminates even more of the distractions happening around me. I also like it to be well lit, because I usually get pretty exhausted while I am there and the bright lights make it harder to fall asleep! When I really think about it, I guess there is a specific reason why I sit exactly where I do everytime I go to study.
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