Ning account

I created a ning account to connect with people who are out there jogging to get healthy. Maybe I'll find/form a jogging group. http://runforfun.ning.com

How to insert a flash drive

Here is a short powerpoint presentation I did for a class on how to use a flash drive. I am going to have my sister watch it because she is finally learning how to use the computer. Flash drive

Classemates websites

For this unit's web blog activity, I feel like I was at two different ends of a spectrum. With Maureen's video, I was on the academic end and learned that there are many side to a perspective, some that you might not have considered. In particular, the discussion around the deaf couple that wanted to use reproductive technology to select a child that would be deaf like them; thought provoking. With Julie's video, the dolphins at Marine World, it was a reminder that we can't take everything seriously; everyone once in a while we have got to take a little time out and smile!!

Fall colors

I was so excited by the first big rain storm on Tuesday. I went running on Wednesday morning; the air smelled so clean. There was water running in the creek that has been dry all summer and it looked so beautiful. So, I thought I would upload a video that showed the fall colors. WELCOME AUTUMN!!

Nursing - Critical thinking in the clinical setting

I'm just getting started in the blogging world; I'm taking a "Women in Technology" online class and creating a blog site is part of our assignment. On top of this, I am a full-time nursing professor for beginning nursing students and working part-time as a bedside nurse. Yes, you could say that I'm a little busy. At one point, I was also considering training for a half marathon, but I came to my senses and decided to just continue to run to stay in shape (maybe next year I can take on that half-marathon) So, I am trying to figure out how best to use this assignment to help me in any one of these areas. I decided to focus on my students, and more importantly how to help them critically think in the clinical setting. Students are so focused on tasks and forget that there is so much more to being a nurse. Sometimes it can get very frustrating when you are trying to help them see the whole patient and not just an admitting diagnosis. I've started implementing critical thinking exercises each week for 1-2 students to do, instead of patient care, with the hope that they will begin to view a patient as more than an admitting diagnosis, as well as recognizing that underlying diseases and psychosocial factors play a major role in the healing process. My plan is to discuss, on my blog site, what I am doing and hopefully get feedback from other nursing professors in the blogging world. So, if you are out there reading this, more to come...