Week 7 CIS237 Blogger

Guest Speaker

I always thought having a guest speaker is a real treat to have offered in the course. I hadn't really thought of how to do it online but I thought I would try with the help of Skype.

The guest speaker I would like would be Shelley Rodrigo and the topic online technology. The tool to use for this is skype.

I don't have skype down pat yet, but this is what I would like to say:
Hi everyone, this is sue your instructor for NCE259 and today I would like to introduce you to a very special guest speaker. Her name is Shelley Rodrigo and she is going to briefly speak to us today about online technology using blogs, wiki's, and creating an igoogle account for your online classes. Welcome, Shelley I'm glad you could join us.........

Week 6 Assessment Data

This week I would like to share an example of how I use Clinical Vignettes or short stories as a way of assessing critical thinking skills.

You are a float nurse to the ICU and one of your assignments is to take care of Mr. Jonas, age 78, who has cirrhosis of the liver secondary to alcoholism. You take a minute to review Mr. Jonas plan of care, his chart orders, and daily lab data for the last 3 day's trends. You understand his CBC results, but have forgotten the liver function test norms. Listed are aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and aminotransferase (ALT). Not only do you need to know what this ratio means, but you need to know how best to treat this patient. What can you tell us about these ratios and what resources will you utilize to help with your day, in the most time efficient way. He already has his call light on.


http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/liver_disease/videos.php
www.nlfindia.com/liverZone/biologyAnatomy.asp

Week 6 Assessments