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NRS 420 Likes and Dislikes

Likes: As I reflect back on how far we’ve come in the nursing program, I am amazed at the growth I have witnessed both in myself and my fellow soon-to-be-nurses! This semester is exciting for me mainly because I look forward to “putting it all together,” and integrating all the knowledge that I have gained thus far. Last semester, each of us was able to successfully create change through nursing leadership, which we will continue to emphasize with our EBP policy paper. In NRS 420 and the corresponding clinical rotation, there will be an increased focus on case management and further development of the entire nursing role.  In addition, I am excited for this course because critical care is the specialty I am most interested in pursuing, and therefore, I look forward to exploring the characteristics of critical care and learning as much as possible to effectively care for patients affected by complex health conditions.

Dislikes: Unfortunately, I am very resistant to unfamiliar technology, and am not particularly gifted in this area. Therefore, the blog and unique online requirements of the course will be challenging for me. However, with that being said, technology is a necessary part of nursing practice and I also believe that challenge is a necessary and beneficial part of life in order to stimulate growth, and so I appreciate the opportunity to develop new skills. Although I am struggling a little with the blog, I am excited for the Voice Thread digital storytelling assignment; the interactive capabilities of Voice Thread combined with the opportunity to illustrate a patient case study will be fun!

In conclusion, although I start every semester with a little apprehension as I determine how I will find balance between class workloads, personal commitments, and my work schedule, I am so thrilled to be entering the last semester of nursing school and look forward to graduation in May with such an amazing group of people!

Likes and Dislikes of NRS 420

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Likes: it is kind of hard not to like the fact that I have my own blog where I can personalize a page to my liking. I love the NRS 420 web page because of how convenient and organized everything is. I don’t have to wait for the course syllabus to download, or look for it through my files because it is always one click away. I am not the most tech savvy person but thus far I have found everything pretty simple to access.

Dislikes: if there is one thing I dislike is the fact that it is going to take me a whole lot of time to get creative enough to make my page appealing to people’s eyes. I have seen some of the posts by my classmates and I can already tell they are going to have amazing colorful web pages. Therefore I think I will continue to post pictures that my sister takes because I find them really interesting and beautiful. Another dislike that I have is that this was not developed until our last semester. I believe we would all have embraced it if it was introduced in our first semester. In addition, it would have allowed us to build a digital portfolio from day one.

Likes and Dislikes

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This is going to be an fun/interesting class as we all get to familiarize ourselves with this new online component of the course. It’s a new thing, but something that I can manage to work with. So far I’m having fun in figuring out what background I want to choose for my page. As far as to what I dislike from the class, I have no comment to that since so far I’m able to manage my way through this online component. We will see how things go throughout the semester, but overall it’s a clever idea to use technology in an educational manner.

Homework 1: Likes and Dislikes

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nursing-technology

 

To be honest, I am really excited about incorporating technology into the curriculum especially since one day I hope to help further advance the use of technology to help educate future nurses after I gain some experience. Although, it is important to remember not to use technology as a barrier between you and your patient. I would love to one day use technology in a way that would allow nurses to be able to provide more patient centered care and not always documenting on the computer for most of the time during their shift. I do not have any dislikes or any changes that I would like made about the course so far, only time will tell. Furthermore, I like that we can be creative in this course with our assignments. I am looking forward to this course and see how cikeys can further benefit the learning and discussions made in this class.

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Likes & Dislikes

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I appreciate that we are able to learn through technology and I am amazed at how much you can do online. However, I am having a little bit of a rough start getting used to everything. I am sure that once I get it all down and can easily navigate through all that this website has to offer, it will be a rewarding learning experience. I am also hoping that besides learning a lot of critical care knowledge, I will retain some important technology skills, as well. In general, I am looking forward to learning as much as I can before we graduate! The information we learn this semester will be very valuable as we start working this summer/fall.

Nursing 420 Likes and Dislikes

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First off, I am very excited to be starting the last semester of nursing school! The past 3 years have seriously flown by, and part of me cannot believe that we are so close to graduating. It seems like we were all just sitting in our first pathophysiology class, excited but overwhelmed with all of the work ahead of us. When it was first announced that we would be making our own blogs and that the set-up of this class would be using different technology, at first I was a little hesitant because we have grown used to using the usual Blackboard, PowerPoint presentations, and discussion boards. Now we will be using something else entirely? However I really like the idea of being able to use this site not only for required blogs but as something we could use to create a professional image of ourselves. It also makes the discussion assignments more fun when we are able to use some creativity on our web pages.

I also really like the potential for the group project, as it is vastly different from any project we have done before. We get to create a whole patient scenario with not only their disease but their past medical history, their home life, and other real-life issues. I think this assignment is one that will truly help us put together everything we have learned through past clinicals and really get us to see the big picture of the person, which we will have to do every day in nursing.  The only dislike of the course I can say would be that only knowing of homework/reading assignments one week at a time might make it difficult to plan far ahead, but I do think it will help us focus more on the present and not get overwhelmed.

Lastly here is a picture of some heart rhythms for fun:

Likes & Dislikes

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I  have to say that all this technology stuff is not as easy as I thought. It’s going to take me some time to completely understand it. For now I am enjoying the learning opportunity and I am grateful that Jaime is having us do this. This will help us get more comfortable with technology since that is where healthcare is heading. I am willing to try anything at this point since this is our last semester. I am excited for all of our courses and hope that we all succeed.

 

Nursing 420: Likes and Dislikes

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CSUCI Nursing Cohort 2015 (Back in 2012)

 

Being familiar with some of the technical terms in this website, I am excited to share my future experiences and learn about the experiences of my peers. This class has a lot to offer and I am willing to learn as much as I can before I graduate this semester. Stepping inside the realm of technology, I would like to share my likes and dislikes about this course.

One of the things I like about this course is the fact that we are getting the opportunity to actually use technology for our own learning. This is a new way for us to further enhance our knowledge and skills in this field. Being in nursing informatics during my leadership rotation last semester, I was astonished by the type of work that nurses dealt with. This included working on the back end of the system to make sure that nurses in the front end were able to efficiently use the system when caring for patients (charting system, medication reconciliation, etc.). Much like these nurses, we will be working on the back end of our system so that we can make sure that others can view our experiences and work through the front end. Another thing that I like about this course is that information is readily available online, which can also be updated with just a few clicks. Lastly, technology will also provide us with a new way of learning, which we will use in our future endeavors.

While technology is supposed to make life easier, it is not always user friendly. I was already lost trying to navigate around this website, which I already expected. Working in the president’s office at CSUCI, I work on the back end of the website and I have experienced much frustration in editing the pages. However, this comes with anything new and I am willing to learn through future experiences. Another thing that I dislike about this course is that we will have problems with using technology in our future projects and homework assignments. As I have learned, not everything will look how I want it to look the first time. However, I am willing to learn from my mistakes and help my peers. Furthermore I am excited for what this semester has to offer! Here is a short video to help motivate us through our last semester:

My Passion

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My passion