Today was the first exam for my Pharmacology class. I graded the exams and began to think about all the things we can no longer do or say in class...teachers and students. When I taught a second grade after school drama class, I clearly remember hugging and wiping tears from one young thespian who could not remember her lines...today...that hug could be beyond the boundaries set, by the child, her parents, or the school district.
It's a shame the way we are restricted and I must admit I sometimes go beyond the invisible line in the sand.
I find it hard to talk about the creation of another person, when I teach Maternal-Child Health and not sometimes mention...OH No...God. Now I'm not preaching or giving a sermon but my goodness it is hard to look upon a new born baby that was created in nine months from the DNA of two different people and not think it's a miracle beyond our understanding. And that a greater being than a mere human had a lot to do with it.
From time to time I have a student ask ,"What do you think about abortion or pregnancy termination." I remind them of the timeline of physical and neuro-conscious development and ask when they consider a life begins. It is quite clear when I make that statement what I believe without putting it into words (which could come back and bite me). But I let them figure out the answer for themselves, knowing that today the climate is very different from when I was in school. Over 40 years ago when I first worked in Labor and Delivery, one of the things we were allowed to do as nurses was declare our feelings on the issue of pregnancy termination and we were not required to participate in the procedure. Fancy that one happening today.
All this leads me to some interesting and very 21'st century answers on the medical abbreviation quiz. We list medical abbreviations such as PRN (whenever necessary) or TPR (temperature, pulse, respiration) and expect the student to fill in the blank with the appropriate meaning of the abbreviation.
Since nursing and medicine in general has it's own language, knowing these abbreviated terms is a critical part of a student's knowledge and an important part of communication between professionals.
Some of the answers were creative and others gave me insight as to how much things have changed.
medical meaning student answer
NPO (nothing by mouth) Never pass over
SubQ (sub cutaneous) Sub Courteously
SL (Sub lingual) Standing Lateral
OT (Occupational therapy) Over there
SOB (Shortness of Breath) Someone Obnoxious
LR (Lactated Ringers) Lactating Regularly
pc (after meals) Politically Correct
HUH, what did you day
It's a shame the way we are restricted and I must admit I sometimes go beyond the invisible line in the sand.
I find it hard to talk about the creation of another person, when I teach Maternal-Child Health and not sometimes mention...OH No...God. Now I'm not preaching or giving a sermon but my goodness it is hard to look upon a new born baby that was created in nine months from the DNA of two different people and not think it's a miracle beyond our understanding. And that a greater being than a mere human had a lot to do with it.
From time to time I have a student ask ,"What do you think about abortion or pregnancy termination." I remind them of the timeline of physical and neuro-conscious development and ask when they consider a life begins. It is quite clear when I make that statement what I believe without putting it into words (which could come back and bite me). But I let them figure out the answer for themselves, knowing that today the climate is very different from when I was in school. Over 40 years ago when I first worked in Labor and Delivery, one of the things we were allowed to do as nurses was declare our feelings on the issue of pregnancy termination and we were not required to participate in the procedure. Fancy that one happening today.
All this leads me to some interesting and very 21'st century answers on the medical abbreviation quiz. We list medical abbreviations such as PRN (whenever necessary) or TPR (temperature, pulse, respiration) and expect the student to fill in the blank with the appropriate meaning of the abbreviation.
Since nursing and medicine in general has it's own language, knowing these abbreviated terms is a critical part of a student's knowledge and an important part of communication between professionals.
Some of the answers were creative and others gave me insight as to how much things have changed.
medical meaning student answer
NPO (nothing by mouth) Never pass over
SubQ (sub cutaneous) Sub Courteously
SL (Sub lingual) Standing Lateral
OT (Occupational therapy) Over there
SOB (Shortness of Breath) Someone Obnoxious
LR (Lactated Ringers) Lactating Regularly
pc (after meals) Politically Correct
HUH, what did you day
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