We just got in some great pictures from the other half of our ! As you may recall, we received photos from the , but now we have pictures from Nursing Professor Janet Gross of Morehead State, who is teaching at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana.
The June 2009 Nursing Board Exam results came out last 27 July, and I was dismayed to note that less than 45% of the examinees had passed it. Just think about it – almost 40,000 people who had wasted 4 years of study, with all the expenses and effort this entailed. Of course, there will be many who will try again, but by the next time there will be tens of thousands more hopefuls who will get their dreams dashed.
I believe that something needs to be done to avoid all this waste. Pushing nursing schools to improve their quality can only go so far, after all, the schools can only work with the “raw material” that they get, and it is not really in their interest to limit the number of nursing students.
Perhaps it would be a better idea to limit the number of students taking up a nursing course. A quota system will not work, because it will most probably be unfair, prone to corruption, and inefficient.
I would rather suggest limiting the number according to exam results – no, not another exam; but simply by using the NCEE. Nursing students could be required to have a relatively high NCEE score (something like 70 percentile or so). This way, nursing schools will be training better quality students to start with. And, since this system would lessen the pool of students, there would be a natural reduction in the number of nursing schools.
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OK, WHY is Sue recommending a story about a heavy metal band???
Ummm…I’m not.
I am recommending a fic about this really neat relationship set during WWI.
(Yes, I know, great shocker there. Sue likes the period fics. I’m only reading about 20 of them or so…HUGE underestimatation on Sue’s part. Sue does not want to admit that she has a problem…)
I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY tried resisting this fic.
I mean really hawd (said the way Rob says it *giggle* do not get me started on Robsession I swear it is COMPLETELY healthy! COMPLETELY!!).
Why Sue?
WHY would YOU, of all people, resist reading a story??
Well, there was just something about it. It might have been the Uncle Sam wants you poster (which if I am not mistaken did not come into use till WWII). It also might have been the frightening pic of KStew dolled up as a WAC.
WHO KNOWS?
Might have been the name …..I mean you read Guns and Roses and one thing comes to MY mind …..
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE…. blah blah blah…I do not know the words but I hear the sounds in the background I better finish typing this or Hubs will look over my shoulder and start singing and WE CAN NOT HAVE THAT!!!
OK. So back to my point…YOU KNOW I GET THERE EVENTUALLY.
I resisted.
I am so sorry I did.
I should have read this fic and appreciated it for it’s subtle beauty from the very start.
Yes, you heard me. I said “subtle beauty”.
Here is her summary:
Bella and Edwardʼs relationship is interrupted by WWI. He dreams of glory as a soldier, and she must figure out life without him. A moving story of how friendship turns to love when survival is in doubt. ExB AU/AH.
NOW, I have to talk. THIS is an awesome fic.
WHY?? OK, Edward and Bella grew up in the same small town (yes Forks) and they are friends throughout their lives.
And they fall in love.
And then WWI happens.
Edward being EDWARD thinks going to war would make him more of a MAN.
(guys, I swear, they are so stupid)
WELL, then the letters begin.
And THEN,
Bella.
Well, you will have to read it now won’t you?
OK! OK! I will tell you in my way, but GARANDAMNTEED Rosie tells it better than I do.
So Bella decides to go help the war effort.
DO NOT WORRY! She does not become a stripper or work for the USO.
NOPE.
BELLA becomes a NURSE.
COOOOOOOLLLLL!
No, really.
Rosie describes these characters and their experiences with such such poignancy. Not sugar-coated, not sappy.
(OK There is supposed to be a fucktabulous interview that goes here with Rosie Wilde however Rosie has not gotten back to me as of yet with her answers I know she will get back to me as soon as she can so I will add that later. I just want people to read this story cause it is allkindsa awesome a great period fic and I really like it …)
So read it !!!
And…the fic for Monday is…..
Cocktails and Dreams by the fabulous Whynot…. OK and we do not have a link for it but you can look it up I mean you guys gotta be better at the whole interwebs thing than this technotard!!
(Which Shannon is EXTREMELY excited about and will probably go a bit fangirl on. She LOVES Whynot!)
I love WhyNot too Shannies OH and READERS know this Shannies is in Dallas over the weekend meeting people and smoozing it up at Twicon or something PLUS she is gonna talk to DaddyC for me and invite him to visit the BBR
As you can guess Shannies did not edit this portion of the blog cause there are no periods and stuff
SO HAVE FUN SHANNIES
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Date of publication (online): July 2009
Summary of publication
“The National Professional Development Framework for Cancer Nursing In New Zealand was developed by the Palliative Care and Cancer Nurses Education Group (PCNEG) as part of the implementation of the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy and Action Plan2005-2010.
The publication provides a framework for registered nurses’ professional development and describes nursing competencies that outline the practice expectations of nurses working in cancer control. The content is set out in two parts:
* Part one describes the purpose, aim and objectives of the Framework, the scope and context for cancer nursing in New Zealand, a model for nursing in cancer control and professional development for cancer nurses.
* Part two sets out the core cancer nursing competencies in cancer control and the speciality nursing competencies in cancer care.”
How many times must a person hear a message before taking it to heart?
The classic example is quitting smoking. Every smoker knows that he or she “should” quit smoking, and all the reasons why. I personally would never tell a person to quit smoking. I suggest cutting down, suggesting ways to cut down. Quitting smoking is difficult, but smoking less has benefits too and can lead to actual quitting. I have never been a smoker, but I know that it is one of the harder addictions to lick.
I have been thinking about other changes I’ve made in my life, though, and how many times I had to hear “You should…” before making a beneficial change. In those cases, though, it was an addition of a good behavior, rather than the subtraction of a detrimental behavior- quite a different thing.
For instance, my physician had to gently remind me about five times that I needed to take calcium before I started taking it (almost) every day like I should. But I have a better example.
At the church I used to attend, there was an announcement in the bulletin every week about an ESL (English as a Second Language) tutoring program for Spanish-speakers, which in our city are many. I thought I would probably like to volunteer, but I had a hundred excuses: it was on the other side of town; I had too many other things to do; I was shy, and it was a one-on-one tutoring situation; I didn’t know any Spanish.
I probably saw this notice fifty times and went through the same list of excuses every time.
Then I had a surgery and ended up being off of work for more than three months. I watched a lot of TV during that time. Regular TV got boring and I started watching Spanish-language TV. I was lonely and needed something to do; I couldn’t work eight hours, but I could tutor for two. I called the head teacher and got started tutoring.
Think about that: I saw the notice fifty times. The head of the program had spoken about it enthusiastically many times as well. It took that, plus a life-altering medical issue, to get me to try it.
I love it; I’ve been doing it for three and a half years, during which time I’ve started seriously studying Spanish, in the hopes of being able to better serve the Spanish-speaking patients that come to our clinic. I’ve become more comfortable talking to people. It has positively impacted my life in so many ways–and others’ lives as well. But taking that first step? That took a lot.
So I do understand that it is difficult to make life changes. But I also understand that positive changes not only benefit the person who makes a good change, but people all around that person. I keep all of these things in mind every time I interact with a patient.
Hello everyone,
Here is part two 0f what inpires my art/writing. The other part of what inspires me is other artists and photographers. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but if I like a picture I probably can’t think up a thousand words; maybe just enough for a small sentence. So I think I’ll show you some art by other artist that I like that inspire me:
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