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Tips Hilang Mengantuk
2008-05-15 19:42:00 Ha..Kalau dah stress sangat asyik ngantuk kat ofis or kelas, korang ikut la senaman ni yer.. Selamat mencuba!! Ikut la arahan betul-betul… Ni ala taichi sikit la… Sebagai intro dan warming up.. Tiru la macam ni… Untuk melegakan bahu dan leher.. Wa..wa.. aaa Gerak kekanan kemudian ke kiri.. Gerak ke kiri kemudian ke kanan Ikut je ler… Jangan terpusing kepala udah la.. Tepuk ...
Mencari Sahabat Maya
2008-05-13 13:42:00 Salam semua. Harap korang sihat walafiat hendaknya. By the way, korang perasan tak, makin hari makin banyak pula yang sudah mula berjinak-jinak dengan blog. Tak kira peringkat umur dan darjat. Semua dah mula menyedari kehadiran blog merupakan satu aset yang bermakna bagi setiap individu yang memilikinya. Tak kiralah dia tu wakil rakyat ke, pelajar, office ...
Kenali Diri, Kenalpasti Potensi..
2008-05-10 14:48:00 Masa Farish & Firdaus hang out ke KL semalam, kitorang menonton filem Speed Racer. Yang menarik perhatian Farish ialah mesej yang cuba disampaikan kepada para penonton. Pada mulanya, Farish agak teruja dengan grafik yang dipersembahkan dalam cerita tersebut. Bila dah menonton sehingga habis, nyata cerita ini memberi banyak impak yang positif yang boleh kita ambil ...
Cinta Kekal?
2008-05-07 11:04:00 Petang tadi, Farish keluar makan tengah hari (actually dah pukul 3 petang..hehe). Sementara nak tunggu order nasi goreng kampung & benjo siap, Farish ternampak gelagat sekumpulan pelajar (2 lelaki & 2 perempuan) masuk ke restoran. Mereka masih lagi berpakaian sekolah. Mungkin mereka bersekolah sesi pagi. Apa yang menarik perhatian Farish, gaya mereka seolah-olah mereka ni ...
Today is My Reading Day?
2008-05-04 03:24:00 Ha..walaupun hari ini hari Ahad, Farish tetap menggagahkan diri untuk bangun awal dan tak tidur balik..haha.. Ni first entry untuk bulan Mei ni. Bulan yang terkenal dengan segala peperiksaan (bagi yang masih study ler..).. Bulan ni jugak antara bulan yang banyak cutinye. Lebih-lebih lagi cuti pertengahan penggal..hehe. Sebelum tuh, nak wish good luck kepada junior-junior, ...
Nursing Doubts
2008-04-29 12:02:00 I really hate it when I'm not doing anything and I just sit and do nothing because it's the perfect opportunity to re-examine one's life and I don't want to re-examine mine. But since I had no choice and had nothing better to do I looked at myself and where I am going to go now.I know that I want to be a nurse but there is something within me that says that I could be anything I want since I'm starting all over again. But I have already begun nursing and it's a waste if I'm just going to let go of my nursing career when I already have started building knowledge, skills, and experience in nursing.Maybe this is just a phase I'm going through because I don't have any nursing stuff to do. But when I start my studies again I'm sure that my nursing spirit will kick in! ^_^
By: My Nurse's Notes
Takut La Nak Cakap?
2008-04-26 23:49:00 Alhamdulillah.. Farish terjaga awal hari ini. Dalam pukul 4.30 pagi. Selepas minum, Farish sempat buat qiam. Pastu tak boleh tidur pulak. So, sementara tunggu Subuh ni, Farish ingat nak kongsi satu perkara. Ada antara kita malu menyuarakan pendapat. Keadaan ini berlaku bila kita buat study group, group discussion, time bersembang dengan rakan-rakan dan ketika dalam ...
Enjoy Your Life As A Student?
2008-04-24 19:24:00 Alhamdulillah..Dah 11 tahun Farish bergelar sebagai seorang pelajar. Dulu darjah 1 - 6, then sambung ke tingkatan 1 - 5..Macam-macam pahit manis sebagai seorang pelajar ni. Dulu, mase time sekolah kita tak sabar-sabar tunggu cuti.. Tapi bila dah cuti panjang ni, bosan pulak. Tapi kan, time sekolah paling bes tau.. Ye la, dapat jumpa kawan-kawan, ...
AMPAC Free Session!!
2008-04-24 15:28:00 Assalamualaikum semua!!! Ada berita baik untuk semua yang ingin membangunkan potensi diri! Az-Zahrah Multi-Intelligence Academy (AMPAC) akan mengadakan satu sesi latihan PERCUMA untuk semua remaja yang berminat! Yes, PERCUMA! Maknanya anda dapat menikmati latihan eksklusif sepertimana AMPACers yang lain secara Free of Charge! Ini butiran program? Tempat : Az-Zahrah Multi-Intelligence Academy (AMPAC) No.10A, Medan Pusat Bandar 1, ...
Dedicated to AMPACers?.
2008-04-24 05:00:00 Alhamdulillah.. Telah 3 bulan kita bersama.. Selepas ini, semua antara kita akan pergi membawa haluan masing-masing berbekalkan segala ilmu yang telah kita peroleh di AMPAC. Masih ingat lagi tak, bila kali pertama kita bersua? First time kita jumpa, langsung tak kenal. Bila dah mesra, perangai makin nakal. Asal jumpe je, kecoh tak terkawal. Lepas ni ...
How do you do CPR again?
2008-04-16 12:25:00 Lately what I feared the most had happened. I was sitting in front of my computer happily blogging when all of the sudden I thought, "How do you do CPR again?" And that's when it hits me, my being out of the clinical area for one month has weakened my thinking ability and I now forgot how to do Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. And to think I even had a Basic Life Support training that I had from Red Cross.But there's no need in crying over spilled milk, I have to review and reacquire that skill which I believed I was already good at. So how do you perform CPR? Here is a graphic illustration of the steps in CPR which I guess summarizes everything I need to remember:Here are some facts and tips that I have remembered:the brain is damaged after 3 minutes of no air and dies after 4-5 minutes without oxygenalways add "1000" after every number when counting from 1 to 30. Adding a "1000" word will make the pace of chest compressions regular and mimic the normal beat of the heart.If you are...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Nurse No-Duty
2008-04-08 11:10:00 Oh boy! Good thing that I don't have to go to class this summer. I went to Xavier University to get my recommendation letter (which my CI did not give to me yet huhuhu, but it's ok ^_^) and I met some of my classmates and friends. They were just from duty and boy did they look so haggard and stress looking.Imagine 4 days straight of duty and on two days of those days you have to sleep late into the night to finish requirements for the next day. So you get to sleep at around 1:00 am and you have to wake up at 5:30 am. I know because back when I was on duty I also experienced that.Oh well, but it beats staying at home and being intellectually stagnant and bored.
By: My Nurse's Notes
My Definition of Doom
2008-02-21 08:39:00 Doom as defined by Answers.com is the following: 1. Inevitable destruction or ruin. 2. Fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one. 3. A decision or judgment, especially an official condemnation to a severe penalty. 4. Judgment Day. 5. A statute or ordinance, especially one in force in Anglo-Saxon England.But in my own personal life, doom is my inability to manage my time effectively and mismanaging my priorities. So what happens next? My work and responsibilities piles up and I am unable to prepare for these responsibilities well enough resulting in massive and successive failures.Time is not on my side here people. I still have a lot of things to do and I am panicking already. It's quite handy though that I have an excuse for being tardy and lazy. And this excuse is the nursing life is hard and difficult. This is even manifested by the great number of casualties in the college of nursing at Xavier Universirty...But I have no one else to blame but myself... at least I'm not fai...
By: My Nurse's Notes
The Proper Handwashing Poem by Ms. Ansay
2008-02-21 07:48:00 I was searching the net for guidelines on proper hand washing when I stumbled upon a poem by a fellow nursing student, Ms. Danica Ansay, who studies at University of the East Ramon Magsaysay (UERM)., Here is a link to her poem: Proper Hand Washing!^_^At first I was wondering why it sounds like a poem until I realized it is a poem. After reading the whole thing I was quite amazed how Ms. Ansay was able to incorporate the nursing procedure of handwashing into a delightful piece. The poem is very witty and funny. Why don't you read the poem for your self: *Assuming that I did demonstrate the Hand Washing to you Upon opening the door You first stole me with your machong-machong body Standing beside the sink located beside the door Waiting for me, ay shit! Joke lang! I mean waiting for the next student to demonstrate the Proper Hand Washing Suddenly after we sat, I heard you call my name, Ms. Ansay! OMG! I can?t believe I hear you call my stolen name Walking towards the sink...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Weekly Evaluation
2008-02-21 07:04:00 This week of duty may perhaps be the most exciting and memorable as compared to all the other rotations. This may be because of the fact that this week is the last time that we will have to sleep late at night for the following day?s requirements, wake up early in the morning to prevent being late and incurring extensions, and be stressed out from the day?s duty. But it was quite sad that instead of rejoicing we were reprimanded because we were not courteous to the patients and staff nurses, I don?t really know much of this issue because I was late for the post-conference because I wasn?t informed that we were going to have the post-conference already. This was my first time to handle three patients at a time. Thank God we didn?t have to administer meds for this day, or else it would be quite a mess. I have to prepare the meds, do a drug study with my PCI then CI, and then administer them, and finally document the procedure. I was also quite lucky that I didn?t have...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Why Am I Always Late?
2008-02-19 12:17:00 $Aah! Is it me or do I really lack time management because once again I am late! Well at least this time I won?t get an extension because I?m only late for an assessment but still it?s so frustrating to be late. It?s also quite a shame because of all people, a nurse should never be late. It has been reiterated over and over again back in RLE 2 that a nurse should never be late because every minute is important for the life of the patient. Plus one should also think of the other nurse on duty that one should from her/his 8 hour straight duty. Darn it!Well at least I wasn't late for the medical rotation. It was really great that my colleagues and I agreed to carpool to save money. We meet at Dunkin Donuts 30 minutes before our pre-conference so that we could then share a taxi and split the fare. It's also a good motivation too since I don't want anyone waiting for me... and I don't want people to make me wait... hahaha! I sound like Sasori of Naruto!Anyway, lesson learned and I'l...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Take the Stairs Instead of the Elevator
2008-02-15 23:55:00 It's quite frustrating when the elevator doors are locked. Like my class is on the 6th floor and it's so tiring to climb those stairs especially when you're carrying my big and heavy Medical-Surgical Nursing book.What's even more frustrating is when you find the first floor elevator closed, the second floor elevator closed, the third floor elevator closed, the fourth floor elevator closed, the fifth floor elevator open! What?! Like I'm going to the sixth floor! Might as well take the stairs...But despite all of my frustrations I finally got over them and realized that it's actually really better to take the stairs because it's a form of exercise which I really need since I have a sedentary lifestyle.I just have to make sure though that I won't be late for my class. So I got to go now, I still have to take the stairs to my room...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Weekly Evaluation: Medical Rotation
2008-02-13 10:38:00 This week was a full of firsts for me. It was my first time to have ever go on duty at Madonna & Child Hospital and it was my first time to have been under my current clinical instructor and practicing clinical instructors for this rotation.Although everything was new to me, I was able to adapt and carry out my nursing responsibilities. I was also blessed to have been assigned such wonderful patients who were very cooperative and very welcoming. I really did not feel awkward as I stayed in their rooms for the whole day as their student nurse. I was also quite glad that I didn't have to chart any nurse's notes (because it takes so much time, not to mention effort ^_^) and all that was required of us was a sample nurse's notes.For this week I had two patients. A 6 day old baby girl with septicemia neonatorum and a 51 year old woman with pneumonia. I am glad that they are not that toxic and that they are already getting well.For both case, it is important to note the presence of...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Being A Nurse
2008-02-13 01:59:00 Being a nurse isn't about grades.It's about being who we are.NO book can teach you how to cry with a patient.NO class can teach you how to tell a family that their parents have died or are dying.NO professor can teach you how to find dignity in giving someone a bed bath.A nurse is not about the pills, the IV's and the charting.It's about being able to LOVE people when they are at their WEAKEST moments and being able to forgive for ALL their wrong and make a difference in their lives today.NO one can make you a nurse...JUST YOUThis is a very nice message that our beloved clinical instructor, Ma'am Asne, has given us. It really has made an impact on me. Truly, being a nurse is not easy. The job itself is stressful but you also have to deal with patients who are in pain and who needs understanding even if they mistreat you out of their frustrations of being sick. It's very demanding indeed. But I will try my best to meet the expectations of a nurse who is compassionate, competent...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Student Life, or the lack thereof
2008-02-10 04:00:00 It's 9:00 PM on a Saturday night. I'm a college student at Northwestern University. Can you guess what I'm doing?In the library, studying. Can you guess what I did earlier today?More studying.When I came to college, I expected freedom. I was away from the house for the first time, out of the grasp of my parents. But like any honeymoon, that feeling was short-lived. After the first week of class, I had already been completely bombard by work. Unforgiving professors, material presented at breakneck speeds, it was a torrent of work which enslaved me, chaining me to my desk and the library. From time to time, there was a slight respite, a day or two where no impending deadline loomed.But those breaks where short and far between. After getting that little breath of air that will momentarily keep you alive, the rip currents drag you under again. Studying here is like a job, you have no time for anything else if you wish to do well. Breaks are what pull you through -- the promise of a f...
By: Shamazing?!
Psoriasis
2008-02-09 19:16:00 You know what? It was really quite an amazing experience when I was able to encounter a patient with psoriasis. It's amazing because it's my first time to see a patient with that disorder and this kind of disorder is very rare and doesn't really occur with Filipinos.Anyway, psoriasis is a "chronic, non-contagious disease characterized by inflamed lesions covered with silvery-white scabs of dead skin (www.answers.com)" just like the picture above.At first I didn't really think that the disorder was contagious or something like that. I was reluctant to touch the patient and aid him in going down and up his bed because he had scaly white skin and lesions all over his body and he was obese, so he was very heavy to carry. But one of my colleague really had somatic effects. What I mean by somatic effects is that he had bodily manifestations of a psychological induced disorder or disease. He was thinking that psoriasis is highly contagious so he suddenly had pruritis or itchiness on hi...
By: My Nurse's Notes
My New Acer Aspire 4310 Laptop!
2008-02-08 10:48:00 For many days, or rather weeks, I have been going on and on about laptops and I have been obsessed with laptops to the point that I couldn't concentrate on studying.But after several weeks and with one swipe of a Citibank Credit Card, presto! My new Acer Aspire 4310 Laptop:Picture Credits goes to: http://komku.blogspot.com/2007/-10/acer-aspire-4310-and-3dmark0-3.html as I am very lazy to take a picture and upload photos of my laptop anyway, they look the same.You might be wondering why I didn't get the Acer Aspire 4315 or the Asus X51R... anyway the Acer Aspire 4315 is actually phased-out in the Philippines and the 4310 is way better as it has a built in web camera and microphone perfect for web video conferencing! Here are the specs: Operating System - Linux (but mine is windows XP)Processor - Intel Celeron® M Processor Processor Type - Celeron M 530 (1.73Ghz, 1MB, 533 FSB) Chipset - Mobile Intel® 943GML Express Chipset Memory - 512 MB DDR2 ( Upg...
By: My Nurse's Notes
School and Student Nurse Rivalries
2008-02-02 17:06:00 It really can't be helped. There will always be school rivalries and student nurse rivalries. The rivalry would always stem from the debate of which school is better. With the numerous nursing schools that are sprouting in the Philippines we can't help but ask wether the quality of education and the standards of teaching are maintained. That is why nursing schools should really prove that they are not one of those mediocre nursing schools existing. Of course it has been a well known fact that Xavier University (XU) is a well respected and reputable Jesuit institution not only in the Philippines but in abroad as well. That is why other schools can't help but compare itself to XU because the standards and curriculum of the XU - College of Nursing (XUCN) is an acceptable measure of excellence. I can't help but reiterate the well known fact that ever since the XU College of Nursing opened, it had always produced batches of nurses who always pass the PRC board exams 100%. This fa...
By: My Nurse's Notes
Medical-Surgical Nursing Book as a Sleeping Aid
2008-02-01 16:58:00 Moving at the speed of Nursing... This slogan seems so ironic in my case. I am guilty of sometimes using my medical-surgical (MS) book as a sleeping aid. I can't help it sometimes, I realized that reading MS could stimulate me to sleep. I know that this is a bad habit so I'm trying to break it. I really should pull myself together because there's only a few weeks left before finals and I'm still unprepared and my quizzes are very low. It would be a miracle if I passed MS at all. But I would make up for my wasted time by studying more: this is my promise.
By: My Nurse's Notes
Practicing Clinical Instructors
2008-02-01 16:49:00 For me, Practicing Clinical Instructors (PCI's) are just students. They aren't really clinical instructors. They are still learning to be one. They should admit that they aren't fit enough to be called a nurse yet because they still are student nurses. But it really annoys me when some PCI's think that they are far more superior than us and that they are equals with our clinical instructor. But I beg to differ. They still have a lot to learn before they can be a CI. There are PCI's thought that are very approachable and respectful. They treat us as equals rather than subordinates and they never say side comments that are not only useless but degrading too. That is why I'm never happy when PCI's are around because they are just there to nag us around to do our jobs.
By: My Nurse's Notes
Zenni Optical Eye Glasses
2008-01-29 09:55:00 More than 50 percent of computer users experience eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision and other visual symptoms related to sustained use of the computer. This type of stress on the visual system can also cause body fatigue and reduced efficiency at work. In addition, there are now indications that heavy computer users are at risk ...
Issues on Women
2008-01-18 03:23:00 Reflection: New Year’s Eve Sacrifice Women’s rights around the world are an important indicator of understanding global well-being. Many may think that women’s rights are only an issue in countries where religion is law, such as many Muslim countries. Or even worse, some may think this is no longer an issue at all. But, Hsiang Lin’s wife ...
Best student loan for the deserving student!
2008-01-10 15:33:00 College education is expensive, no doubt about that! Have you ever tried to get a student loan for your future education? The depressing fact is that, further education is so expensive that it?s just impossible without a student loan. So where can you go to get the best student loan in the market? A student loan ...
Go for Ubuntu!!!
2007-12-13 11:49:00 Last week my PC crashed due to an inflicting virus attacking my Windows system file. It replicated itself exactly the same with the contained Windows system file. And when I neutralized my computer from viruses, my anti-virus undoubtedly deleted it causing my PC and all un- backed up files to lose. Well, then I have ...
A Dream Fulfilled: 5th Mindanao Wide IT Quiz Bowl Result
2007-12-07 16:59:00 December 6, 2007 marked a very significant day of my life as an IT student. It was indeed a very nerve breaking experience being one of the participants of the 5th Mindanao-Wide IT Quiz Bowl which is participated by 24 Universities and Colleges all over Mindanao. ...
Campus: Student Life Student Simulation - Games Trainer +9
2007-12-02 13:02:00 NUMPAD0 Toggle Get Massive Money NUMPAD1 Toggle Never Hungry NUMPAD2 Toggle Never Thirsty NUMPAD3 Toggle Full Health NUMPAD4 Toggle Full Endurance
By: Games Trainer
Update of my student life
2007-11-15 13:44:00 We are currently learning Java Enterprise Application in our Free Elective Subject of my last semester in College. I am just so grateful I got a proven effective and very kind teacher to guide me along the way. Of course, though we have a little background in Object Oriented Programming, we started from the very ...
Philippine Educational System during the Time of Rizal
2007-11-13 18:07:00 The first post for my student life updates. I got an assignment in my Rizal course regarding the educational system that we had during the time of Dr. Jose P. Rizal. It has been an awful lot of years ago when I learned about his life(i was in highschool) and it was not retained in ...
The student life in South Africa
2007-10-06 05:16:00 Bon ben j'aime bien mon université (Wits) quand même, y a plein de rituels et tout. Bon la semaine dernière c'était le moment de la grêve annuelle. Alors, comment ça se passe? C'est simple, l'université annonce une augmentation des prix pour l'année prochaine, les étudiants sont pas contents et font la grêve avec des manifs où on toyi-toyi et demandent la démission du grand ponte. Voilà voilà , tout le monde s'excite et puis les chefs étudiants et chefs des gros-sous aprés avoir fait multiples accusations envers les uns et autres se mettent d'accord, et puis voilà , c'est toute, c'est finite! Bon cette fois les flics sont venus et ont tiré des balles en caoutchouc sur les étudiants, parce que soi disant ils lancaient des pierres. Et comme d'hab , il y a eu des arrestations. Ce que j'aime bien dans ces grêves, c'est la façon dont les événements sont rapportés. Tout est exagéré à l'extrême que ce soit dans n'importe quel camp. Par exemple y a...
Saying Farewell To My Students
2007-08-07 09:20:00 Teaching is a very rewarding occupation. Sure, there are times when you want to shoot yourself when you have mountains of marking and planning to do, or when your class is high on sugar and just won't listen. But in the end you do what you do for one reason only: the education and well being (that's a Korean phrase!) of your students.When I completed my four month teaching practicum teaching a grade 7 middle school class in Canada, it was hard to say goodbye. After learning so much from these kids and spending so much time with them, you build strong student-teacher relationships. I will admit, something got into my eye on the last day when my class surprised me with a party, and I had a few tears flow well up. Let me repeat, something got into my eye, it probably was due to my seasonal allergies. Riiigghhhttt! ;)Teaching English in South Korea has been another enjoyable and memorable experience for me. Usually, students have new teachers every two months. However, this time aroun...
May 15th: Teacher's Day in South Korea
2007-05-16 16:38:00 There are many "special days" in South Korea. Do you remember White Day and Pepero Day? Well, recently on May 14th it was Yellow Day-Rose Day. On Rose Day you give roses to people. I did not know this but Devante got a rose from one of her students. It was a single red rose that he secretly hid on her chair that was pushed into her desk--how sweet (I threatened his life afterwards for trying to make moves on my girl--btw, he was only 10 years old)! Also, on Yellow Day lonely singles are supposed to round themselves up and eat curry together. Dressing in yellow is also an option--what fun!Teacher's Day is May 15th of every year. On this day students rejoice by paying respects to their teachers. Most schools have the day off or half days. Unfortunately, private hagwons stay open, so these kids still have to go to academies on special days! I don't expect my students to give me anything, but whenever I get some sort of "peace offering" that student automatically gets an A+--hey, ever... |
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