Bad habits are seen everywhere and they become a practice to many children if the elderly do not educate them when they notice it. There are so many bad habits that it’s quite difficult to list them all but they can be divided into three kinds and they are hygiene, impoliteness and danger.
The first kind, hygiene, includes the day-to-day habit. To name a few examples, they are: not cleaning hands after toileting; coughing and sneezing without using a hand to cover it; putting clothes in the floor; not wearing hat in the kitchen; not flushing water after toileting; not washing hands before having a meal and so on. As you know, germs exist everywhere and so we should try our best to minimize the possibilities of bringing them into our body.
The second kind, rudeness, will affect our outward appearance; it affects others and shows your personality indirectly. To name a few examples, they are yawning without using a hand to cover it; picking nose in public area; eating noisily when rush; not waiting everybody before starting a meal; yell in class and grab others’ stuff without permission and so on.
Risk taking is the third bad habit that should be avoided, as it will cause danger to you and to others. To name a few examples, they are not having lighting indication when turning the car; gas the car on yellow light; throwing rubbish from height; bricking when making a turn especially under snowy days; smoke in gas station; not wearing helmet, safety belt in construction area and so on.
In my opinion, most of the bad habits can be corrected if the parents are well educated and start to educate the children when they are still young. Besides, government involvement in putting advertisements in TV and radio broadcast may help in making the improvement as well. I hope everybody can be considerate to themselves and to others to take away all the bad habits and be nice to everybody.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Anna Lee: Nursing
The pronunciation of Nursing (HuLi) and Physics (WuLi) in Chinese are similar. Therefore, sometimes people would misunderstand my major as Physics rather than Nursing expecting me to have a more “professional’ major, because Nursing is not a profession in many Chinese’s eyes. When I studied in the US, people would mishear the word of Nursing as “Nothing”. They were very surprised why I went to their country for “Nothing”. Another misunderstanding many people would make is that they think a nurse would become a physician after he/she pursues a higher degree in nursing, such as a Master degree or a Doctorate degree. Both the Chinese and Americans have the same thought. Therefore, there is a need to clarify the practice of nursing. Based on the scope of practice, there are three types of nursing practices which are Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Practitioner (NP), and Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) .
One of the types of nursing practice is the Registered Nurse (RN) who is a health care professional responsible for implementing the practice of nursing through the use of nursing process. RNs use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of the sick and injured. RNs can be employed not only in a hospital setting but also in non-hospital environments, such as a physician’s clinic and insurance companies. Research RNs conduct or assist in conduct of research in many areas such as biology, psychology, or pharmacy. The scope of practice is monitored by a set of laws. Different countries have different laws. In the USA, the set of the laws is called “The Nurse Practice Act”, and in Taiwan, it is called the Bylaws of Nursing Practice. There are three routes to initial licensure as a registered nurse, namely a two-year Associate of Science in Nursing, a three-year Diploma program in Nursing, and a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Completion of any one of these three routes allows graduate nurses to take the National Nurse Examination held twice per year in Taiwan and also allows them to be admitted to the advanced education in Nursing program. Currently, there are more than 40 Master-prepared Nursing programs and 10 Doctorate-prepared Nursing Programs in Taiwan.
Another type of nursing practice is the Nurse Practitioner. In the USA, a Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse who has completed specific advanced nursing education (generally a master’s degree) and has trained in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions. Nurse practitioners provide a broader range of health care services than those of RNs. Nurse practitioners provide care in family practice offices, urgent care centers, and rural health clinics, and maintain collaborative working relationships with physicians. Nurse practitioners treat both acute and chronic conditions through prescribing medications, physical therapy, ordering tests and therapies for patients. In the US, NPs are licensed by the state in which they practice, and have a board certification in their area of practice. In Taiwan, four hundred registered nurses were trained and certified as Nurses Practitioners two years ago. Those nurses were not master-prepared and received only one to two years of training. There was a debate concerning the safety of patient care, but a compromise was made due to shortage of resident doctors in regional hospitals. Unlike their counterpart in the US, NPs in Taiwan cannot practice independently. They have to be supervised by a physician.
The last type of nursing practice is the Clinical Nurse Specialist. A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse with graduate preparation (earned master's or doctorate) from a program that prepares CNSs. CNSs are clinical experts in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, and the delivery of evidence-based nursing interventions. CNSs work with other nurses to advance their nursing practices, improve outcomes and provide clinical expertise to effect system-wide changes to improve programs of care. In the U.S., there is a nationally recognized CNS certification sponsored by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)that can be taken once the master's degree is completed. In Taiwan, the CNS has not developed yet. Most of the CNSs earned their doctorate degree from a university located in the US and became an instructor in a university in Taiwan, and they have never practiced as a CNS.
In conclusion, none of the three types of nursing practice can function as a physician. The scope of NP’s practice has little differences with that of physicians, but the NPs are not physicians. There are graduate programs provided for the RNs and the CNSs. The scope of their practice is focused on nursing services.
Maryam Rouyanipour: Housing in Canada
What are the different types of housing in Canada (for newcomer)?
You’ve arrived in Canada. One of the most important tasks ahead of you is finding a place to live. In Canada, there are many different types of housing and a wide range of prices. Finding the right place for you and your family to live will take some effort. Different kinds of housing in Canada can be divided into tow main groups: house and apartment.
The first group of housing is house that can be divided into three different types: detached, semi-detached and townhouse. A detached house is not attached to any other house and is usually one or two storeys high. A detached house is also called single-detached. A one-storey is called bungalow. A bungalow can be large or small too. Sometimes, there is some problem to keep this kind of house warm. Because they don’t have any common wall with another house, and they can waste a lot of energy and heat. A detached house is the most expensive kind of house. A semi-detached house (“semi”) is attached to another similar house. The common wall is thick enough to prevent sound passing between the units. Semis can be either one or two storeys and usually have a back yard. Townhouses or row houses are several house with common wall between each house. They are usually tow storeys. Semi-detached and townhouse are easier to keep warm.
As for the next group of housing, apartments, they can be classified into: high rise apartment building, walk-up or low rise apartment building and basement apartment. A high rise apartment is an apartment in a building that can be from six to thirty-or more-storeys high. They have elevators and security system to monitor entry and exit. They are usually newer buildings, so they often have laundry facilities, gym saloon, in door pool, recreation facilities and other services. They are also well built and have efficient heating systems. A walk-ups are usually older buildings less than five storeys high. They usually have fewer conveniences, such as laundry room or lockers. A basement apartment is a basement that has a separate entrance. It has its own bathroom, kitchen, or it may have its own laundry room and heating system, or share with the rest of the house.
Once you have decided on renting or buying, you have to decide what type of home you can afford. Looking for a home and making decision to choose one require patience and deliberate work, but the effort is clearly worth it when you consider how much time you will be spending in your home, and how much money you spend to rent or buy a home.
You’ve arrived in Canada. One of the most important tasks ahead of you is finding a place to live. In Canada, there are many different types of housing and a wide range of prices. Finding the right place for you and your family to live will take some effort. Different kinds of housing in Canada can be divided into tow main groups: house and apartment.
The first group of housing is house that can be divided into three different types: detached, semi-detached and townhouse. A detached house is not attached to any other house and is usually one or two storeys high. A detached house is also called single-detached. A one-storey is called bungalow. A bungalow can be large or small too. Sometimes, there is some problem to keep this kind of house warm. Because they don’t have any common wall with another house, and they can waste a lot of energy and heat. A detached house is the most expensive kind of house. A semi-detached house (“semi”) is attached to another similar house. The common wall is thick enough to prevent sound passing between the units. Semis can be either one or two storeys and usually have a back yard. Townhouses or row houses are several house with common wall between each house. They are usually tow storeys. Semi-detached and townhouse are easier to keep warm.
As for the next group of housing, apartments, they can be classified into: high rise apartment building, walk-up or low rise apartment building and basement apartment. A high rise apartment is an apartment in a building that can be from six to thirty-or more-storeys high. They have elevators and security system to monitor entry and exit. They are usually newer buildings, so they often have laundry facilities, gym saloon, in door pool, recreation facilities and other services. They are also well built and have efficient heating systems. A walk-ups are usually older buildings less than five storeys high. They usually have fewer conveniences, such as laundry room or lockers. A basement apartment is a basement that has a separate entrance. It has its own bathroom, kitchen, or it may have its own laundry room and heating system, or share with the rest of the house.
Once you have decided on renting or buying, you have to decide what type of home you can afford. Looking for a home and making decision to choose one require patience and deliberate work, but the effort is clearly worth it when you consider how much time you will be spending in your home, and how much money you spend to rent or buy a home.
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