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Chapter 1-2 Remediation Assignment
Shaina Williams
Chapter 1-2 Remediation AssignmentChapter 1
Identify yourself as a traditional or nontraditional adult learner
Traditional learner
Identify personal resources that will facilitate your success in a vn nursing program
Academic Resources
Social support services
Using your birthdate, identify tour generation and characteristics of this generation viewed as a resource for success in a vn program.
Generation Z
Characteristics
Digital natives
Desire creative, collaboration & want to impact the world
Highly influenced using technology & always being highly connected
Prefer using smart phones & would rather text than talk
Identify factors and issues that could interfere with your use of resources in the vn program and strategies to address these factors and issues.
Difficulty of schoolwork and the amount of time it takes to complete assignments.
Personal issues- extremely busy with school and family affairs
Discuss personal responsibility for learning and active participation in the learning process.
receive and participate in evaluation
responsibility to learn
Instructors are not responsible for successful learning or for failure to learn. In fact, Instructors help students learn how to learn.
Discuss your rights as an adult learner.
First Amendment- freedom of expression
Fourteenth Amendment- due process
It states that if I were charged with a violation of policies or rules, I will be presented with evidence of my misconduct and will be entitled to state my position.
Right to have an organized curriculum and a responsible instructor who is prepared to teach it.
Identify various types of evaluation used in a practical/vn program
Theory tests- look at my tests with the goal of understanding why the correct answers are correct and why the wrong answers you gave are wrong
Clinical performance evaluations- comments directed toward my behavior and not me as a person
Create a personal plan, inclusive of your unique resources, aimed at successfully completing a vn program within the designated time frame.
Be aware of the rules and policies of my school and the practical/vn program
Keep a record of my grades as a course proceeds
Seek out my instructor when I am having difficulties in class or the clinical area
Prepare my own assignments
Be prepared in advance for classes and clinical experiences
When problems do develop, follow the recognized channels of communication both at school and in the clinical area.
Chapter 2
Use techniques in learning situations that will increase your degree of concentration, improve your listening skills, enhance your comprehension (understanding) of information needed for critical thinking as a licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN), and develop your ability to store information in long-term memory.
– Making study cards with key words and definitions
– Grouping terms together to create a concept map
– Studying in a clean, well-lit area
– Put up white boards or post notes around your study area for visual stimulation
– Get enough sleep so you can concentrate on learning the next day.
In addition, professors recommend that we don’t use our phones for social media or texting during class time. This is distracting and takes our attention away from their lesson plans.
Use hints for successful test-taking when taking tests in the LPN/LVN program.
-Break a sweat: I don’t want to be tempted to just skip the test or cheat
-Don’t get caught up with the scrap paper and pens that are offered, but do use them.
-Ask a friend how long every question takes! Sometimes questions feel like they take forever, so I make sure my time is accounted for
-Remember that there is always something new coming up! The next test will come along eventually. Don’t give up.
Identify your knowledge of your school’s learning resource center (LRC)
My knowledge of my school’s learning resource center (LRC) was put to the test one day when I was looking for something to help me with an assignment.
Discuss the value of reading assignments in periodicals.
1. Periodicals are a great way for students to combine their classroom learning with outside reading.
2. The reading time spent in periodicals will be more varied, and less repetitive than the same assignments from textbooks.
Use a digital database, and locate an article related to nursing
Hockenberry, M. J., & Wilson, D. (2018). Wong’s nursing care of infants and children-E-book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Discuss six hints used to gain full value from mini-lectures and PowerPoint presentations.
– Engage students by getting them on the right side of the room.
– Don’t rely of PowerPoint to tell your story. Add another layer to text, pictures, graphs and charts only when it will enhance understanding.
– Talk with passion and connect with your audience while presenting a mini-lecture or PowerPoint presentation.
– Create an environment that is conducive for listening – make eye contact with your audience and speak in a conversational tone.
– Use Microsoft OneNote for taking notes if you do not have access to Microsoft Word or PDF files during the presentation (or use voice recording).
Discuss the use of the resources such as labs, study groups, the Learning Management System (LMS), electronic devices, mannequins, and simulation (i.e. screen-based and virtual humans) in your personal learning.
In my personal learning, I utilize various resources such as abs, study groups, the Learning Management System (LMS), electronic devices, mannequins, and simulation (i.e. screen-based and virtual humans). The first thing to note is that I try and involve myself in as much of the course as possible. I attend lab sessions, and ask questions when a topic or concept is unclear. By asking questions in class, I am able to maximize the amount of knowledge I am able to gain from each section of the course.
For the past two semesters, I have been a part of a study group. I was able to learn from my peers in order to advance my knowledge and skills in cybersecurity. The study group helped me to develop the skills and confidence needed to pursue further training and employment in this field.
Describe how digital databases, nursing organizations, guest speakers, and mobile devices help you stay current in practical/vocational nursing.
Digital databases, nursing organizations, guest speakers, and mobile devices help me stay current in practical/vocational nursing. I use a nursing organization website to find articles on updated nursing research. The website aides in staying current with the latest information in my field. I also enjoy watching lectures from guest speakers and/or reading journal journals via digital databases. This keeps me up-to-date with the newest research findings and allows me to stay one step ahead of clinicians who may not have time to follow their field as closely as I do, or who may be out of date themselves.
Mobile devices are an invaluable tool for today’s nurses and other healthcare professionals, they allow us to access the most current information quickly and conveniently from any location (even from home).
Identify academic resources, in your local community, based on your unique personal qualities that will assist you to SUCCEED
Mentoring program where I can connect with graduate students and scholars to discuss more intricately any academic challenges that I may be facing.
My academic advisor who helps me stay organized, on track, and assists me in creating a personalized plan for future success.
Movie-Novel Comparison One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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Movie-Novel Comparison: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The novel begins with Chief Bromden and other patients in the mental section of a hospital, restricted in a strict environment, subject to the harsh decisions of those in charge, and convinced there is no way out. Randle McMurphy the new patient renews there hope and plays the role of an advocate that comes to overthrow the cruel forces controlling the wards, Nurse Ratched in particular. The demonstrations of thematic elements in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the book are varied and making it difficult for one to synthesize the information and generate a common motif. However, this paper digs deeper and creates a comparison of the two presentations of a similar story.
There are obvious similarities between the plot of the film and that of the novel, in particular, the events leading to the sacrifice of the protagonist and main character, however, the film adaptation of the text undermines the simple the deep moral depictions to simple interactions that do not have profound meaning. Although the book is extraordinarily notable and complex, with profuse refinements, the film’s omission of important decent themes renders it mediocre and superficial in comparison.
To be fair some, there are a number of differences between the motifs of the book and those of the movie that do not hurt the intentions of Kesey, however, there are others that are harsh. It is also fair to say that some of the changes made by the film director Milos Forman were necessary to the perspective he chose and the transformation of Kesey’s work into a cinematic idiom. He does not tell the story from the perspective of the chief but chooses an objective one presented through a subjective camera. That brings a lot of changes because unlike the reader, the viewer can see and hear things directly since the chief could not be everywhere in the ward. The subjective camera removes the characters from the perspective of the Chief and instead each is given their own point of view.
Many things that happen in the novel are summarily captured in the book-with a few additions such as the scene with murphy in therapy which from a critical perspective it’s a chance for Forman to fill in some of the backstory and his battles with Ratched. However, a different tone appears, to the point that, it barely feels like a contest at wills. Let us first discuss the context at wills in order to create a basis for this argument. The novel presents its case with marginal spiritual fever. Bromden sees McMurphy as supernatural, a huge man with a wonderful voice and a life that appears inexhaustible, an avatar for everything that is human, masculine, and righteous (Kesey). His struggles with Ratched for the “ownership” of the ward unfold like an epic battle between wonderful, near-mythic enemies. Even the little bits where the reader catches a glimpse of the protagonist exhausted or acting in self-defense have a Christ-like composition. The contest of wills now appears where whether McMurphy wants it or not, he cannot shun this responsibility and in the end loses his life for the sake of others.
The film does not feel like a contest at will because in the book McMurphy flutters to his fellow patients that he can irritate Nurse Ratched. This bet feels like the primer of a basis: while the incentives direly increase with time and become the basic hook of a hero against a system from the beginning to the end. While he makes the same bet in the film, it is treated nonchalantly and basically forgotten. The film adaptation replaces the ritual of tragedy with something more organic and hard to construe. This happens with the constant foreshadows that speaks of an earlier troublemaker in the ward who was referred for a lobotomy for bringing chaos.
The adaptation, however, becomes smart when it chucks Kesey’s unfortunate portrayal of women. If the women in the novel are not controlling freaks they are presenting their bodies for sex, and every male in the ward agonizes at the hands of either. A good example is Billy, who is portrayed as a shy and desperate youth, who commits suicide when the nurse threatens to tell his mother about his transgressions with a prostitute. The story of hero versus the system is common in literature, and when the novel relies on McMurphy and his condemned determinations to beat the system a powerful account generates. But the interpretation of how the system operates is uncanny and narrow in a way that it undercuts the message.
In contrast, the film’s restructured approach presents something more open to interpretation. Although there are traces of sexism in representation, and other than McMurphy referring to Nurse Ratched as a “cunt” and another woman, there is not much talk of gender, or men being weakened by females in their lives. With all this removed, what remains is the fear of not being able to meet the demand that comes with adulthood. There is an elusive but discernible arc to McMurphy that sees him being forced into serving fellow patients almost against his will and appears as if he is infuriated by these other patient’s inability to see life the way he does and feels like he has to do something about it.
The film because of its entertainment aspect does not portray the idea of Ken Kesey as he intended. Kesey intends McMurphy as a savior who has the sole purpose of saving his fellow patients at the cost of his life. This idea’s shallow presentation in the film avoids capturing the essence of the story making it lack the richness and complexity presented in the novel. From a different perspective, however, one that gives the film liberty to stand on its own, it interprets the film in a manner that is fulfilling and removes flaws like sexism.
Works Cited
Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. New York: Penguin Books, 1996. Print.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Tricycles
Advantages and Disadvantages of Tricycles
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Sketch 1Advantages
The main advantage of this tricycle is that it has been fitted with a pivot system steering. This is crucial as it increases efficiency as well as the safety of the tricycle. The tricycle has got brakes that are in a strategic position and thus can be used even in a prompt manner. There are also steering handles connected to pivot steering system to enhance safety. Finally, the chain has been connected to the back wheel to enhance easy riding.
Disadvantages
The pivot system steering risks easy breakdown of the tricycle. This is because the pivot is used by the wheels as well as the handles. The brakes also have been fitted in a manner that might confuse the rider in case of an emergency need to stop.
Sketch 2Advantages
The tricycle has the advantage of being fitted with an adjustable frame. This will come in handy when adjusting if at all the need arises. There is also a battery/motor slot whereby a source of power can be fitted.
Disadvantages
In the case of power exhaustion, the tricycle will not be useful. There is also the possibility that battery usage will pollute the environment.
Sketch 3Advantages
The tricycle is safe due to the fact that it has got a safety belt. This means that the rider will not fall out of the tricycle in motion in the case of an accident. Additionally, safety has been assured even at night due to the fact that it has been fitted with LED light. Another advantage is that it has Solar Panels that will generate power to drive the engine. The solar panels can also generate power to be used in other alternative chores.
Disadvantages
Failure of the engine means that the tricycle will be useless. There is also the fact that breakdown of the LED light will make riding at night impossible.
Reference
Steve Greene (2011). Free on Three: The Wild World of Human Powered Recumbent Tadpole
Tricycles. iUniverse. p. 21