This is the skill of Oral care.
There is no substitute for brushing real teeth.
CPR training day
This was the CPR training class day. The R.N. teaching the class has an interactive video which demonstrates the skill and then each student returns demonstrations.
The CPR training covers adults and infants.
Here Stephanie and Alllison are demonstrating two rescuer infant CPR.
I would like to give a special thanks to the CPR instructor, Jessica, a newly licensed R.N.
All photos used with permission.
Sharing My Thoughts on Personal Practices and Behaviors
As some of you may or may not be aware of, I have been teaching this program for almost a year for another organization. I have really learned alot in that time and continue to learn something new with each class. There has been some students who have taught me some things and I really appreciate their willingness to share. One of the most interesting things I have observed in each and every class, is that there is always one student who is quite, one who is very talkitive, one who out shines the rest, one who needs extra attention and patients, ones who try very hard and some who just don't want to be there. As an instructor, you get to watch the various personalities emerge and develope. And in the same aspect, you get to witness some who eventually show that caring for others is not their forte. One of the most interesting lessons I have learned is to ( as the Bible says) "be still" and watch how things play out. For example; attendence for each class is extremely important, because it is almost impossible to make up any time missed. Considering the course is only 15 class room days and 2 clinical days, time is very limited. Also considering the total hours for this course is 75 hours, and if you miss one day (4.5 hours) that is 6% of the material. I don't know of any employer that would tolerate a 6% absenteeism. To compare; when I attended college for my nursing degree, the first two years was as a half time student. The only day I ever missed in those two years was the day my dad died. And even on that day, I went to class to explain to the instructor in person. Then for the remaining three years as a full time student, I only missed 1 day, and that was while maintaining a 12 credit hour load per semister and working semi-full time (min. 24 hrs/wk) and attending every summer semister. Don't get the wrong impression, I'm not bragging or complaining, I am only explaining what was expected of us as students of a profession with long standing traditions and expectations of behaviors. Which brings me to my closing thought. I realize that the health care field is not only one of the fastest growing fields but probably one of the fastest changing fields. And it seems more difficult to find people with desirable traits (good attendence) that makes them a good canidate for working in the health care field. Another example of the traits employers and I look for in a student is their ability to obey the simple rule of, "No cell phone use during class." Yet, out of 10 students, there will be 3 or 4 who are so addicted to texting, they can not leave their cell phone alone for 90 minutes. And when a prospective employer calls me for a reference on a student, I do not hesitate in sharing that info with them. Employers are not paying their STNA's to take calls, text or surf the net. And, I have yet to see that requirement in any job description. It's not that employers expect too much, it's that patients deserve your best all the time.
So, that's all I got for now.
E-mail or Tweet me and tell me what your feelings are on this subject.
So, that's all I got for now.
E-mail or Tweet me and tell me what your feelings are on this subject.
The First Class is in the books.
Hello and Welcome,
Well, the first class is completed and in the books. And I would like to thank Katie, the HCT instructor at Theodore Roosevelt High School and our clinical host Diane, at Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
You guys were very kind and welcoming to our students. Thank you so much and we look foreward to next class.
Started with three students, but one had to postpone due to logistics; however, she plans on attending a future class. Yes, it was a small class, but every student will tell you that they got excellent individualized attention.
This next class schedule looks like it may begin around August 15th. This depends upon when the High School is available and subject to change. 5:00pm to 9:30pm seems to be the most accommodating times for class. Clinical day will still be on the Sat. & Sun. of the third week as usual.
The classes will still be held at Theodore Roosevelt High School and the clinicals are still scheduled to be at Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 456 Seasons Road, Stow, Ohio.
Well, the first class is completed and in the books. And I would like to thank Katie, the HCT instructor at Theodore Roosevelt High School and our clinical host Diane, at Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
You guys were very kind and welcoming to our students. Thank you so much and we look foreward to next class.
Started with three students, but one had to postpone due to logistics; however, she plans on attending a future class. Yes, it was a small class, but every student will tell you that they got excellent individualized attention.
This next class schedule looks like it may begin around August 15th. This depends upon when the High School is available and subject to change. 5:00pm to 9:30pm seems to be the most accommodating times for class. Clinical day will still be on the Sat. & Sun. of the third week as usual.
The classes will still be held at Theodore Roosevelt High School and the clinicals are still scheduled to be at Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 456 Seasons Road, Stow, Ohio.
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