I have been asked many times at the office what I thought of the Autism link to vaccines. I am still not convinced that there is a link between the two. In my humble opinion, it's in the preservatives in our foods.
Look at the numbers of us "oldies" who all got our shots back in the days when who knows what levels of contaminants were in them and we all made it out just fine. Then came the days of fast food, MSG, and preservatives,microwaves and then boom! Attention Deficit Disorder was all the rage. Now it's Autism.
There are some forms of Autism that are very obvious and the children are very behind in their skills and have some types of bizarre behaviors. What about the now milder forms such as Asperger's where children have no social skills? Hmmm? The computer and video games age has nothing to do with this? Too many children, including my youngest, have been glued to the computer screens and haven't been forced to go outside and play with other kids in the sandbox and learn how to get along these days.
What is your opinion?
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Frustrations Of A Nurse Practitioner Student
I received an email from a frustrated NP student and thought it would make a good post.
"I am ending my first year of NP school. I'm tired and frustrated. The faculty at my school is so focused on preventing cheating, they make it difficult for those of us who do not without reward. And, the cheaters are of course getting better grades. We have to have a B in all classes, I have had a 4.0 until I started the NP program but knew I would probably not keep it.
Is this a common problem. I'm so frustrated right now, I am considering giving up my dream. The research class this semester was all podcast with no contact and I'm riding the line between the B and C. In my clinical and didactic I have an A. I simply have had enough of the "I'm the research professor and I have a PhD " attitude.
Does this get better? Is this normal?
Hi there! It doesn't seem to get better while you are in the middle of the process, but it does. As long as you make the grade to continue through the program, that's all that counts. I remember beating myself up in nursing school about not getting a higher grade, but then realized that I wasn't in competition with others. I was in competition with myself. I had to give myself room to not do as well in some areas because I did really well in others. It happens in real life practice as well. I understand my areas of weakness and I know my strengths. That's the art of medicine and nursing and one needs to understand their problem areas and when to ask for a second opinion. That goes for doctors as well. There are many times that my collaborating MD will ask my opinion about a patient or disease process.
Regarding the cheating factor? Yes it happens in every area. All it does is make that person a weaker provider. The temptation is great when one is under heavy stressors of family, friends and work while attempting to achieve your dreams. Professors often have the "Everyone will try to cheat" just like we all have the "Everyone is a seeker until proven otherwise". It's not good but it's true. Once you have been burned over and over, you tend to judge. It's human nature.
Podcast classes and online classes are difficult if you are a visual learner. I am a mixed learner. I have to have hands on training to make things stick. It didn't change when I moved up from RN to MSN. I HATED statistics and struggled really hard with it and if I don't start soon on my DNP, I will have to repeat that class. Math has always been my mind block. Disease process has always been my strength. Struggle through and get to the good stuff.
It will all be over soon!
"I am ending my first year of NP school. I'm tired and frustrated. The faculty at my school is so focused on preventing cheating, they make it difficult for those of us who do not without reward. And, the cheaters are of course getting better grades. We have to have a B in all classes, I have had a 4.0 until I started the NP program but knew I would probably not keep it.
Is this a common problem. I'm so frustrated right now, I am considering giving up my dream. The research class this semester was all podcast with no contact and I'm riding the line between the B and C. In my clinical and didactic I have an A. I simply have had enough of the "I'm the research professor and I have a PhD " attitude.
Does this get better? Is this normal?
Hi there! It doesn't seem to get better while you are in the middle of the process, but it does. As long as you make the grade to continue through the program, that's all that counts. I remember beating myself up in nursing school about not getting a higher grade, but then realized that I wasn't in competition with others. I was in competition with myself. I had to give myself room to not do as well in some areas because I did really well in others. It happens in real life practice as well. I understand my areas of weakness and I know my strengths. That's the art of medicine and nursing and one needs to understand their problem areas and when to ask for a second opinion. That goes for doctors as well. There are many times that my collaborating MD will ask my opinion about a patient or disease process.
Regarding the cheating factor? Yes it happens in every area. All it does is make that person a weaker provider. The temptation is great when one is under heavy stressors of family, friends and work while attempting to achieve your dreams. Professors often have the "Everyone will try to cheat" just like we all have the "Everyone is a seeker until proven otherwise". It's not good but it's true. Once you have been burned over and over, you tend to judge. It's human nature.
Podcast classes and online classes are difficult if you are a visual learner. I am a mixed learner. I have to have hands on training to make things stick. It didn't change when I moved up from RN to MSN. I HATED statistics and struggled really hard with it and if I don't start soon on my DNP, I will have to repeat that class. Math has always been my mind block. Disease process has always been my strength. Struggle through and get to the good stuff.
It will all be over soon!
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