Current Connection 3.2

In the article entitled "Amused Education-men in nursing: reflections from a female dominated profession," by Lynda Lampert, she brought up some really good points about men in the so-called "female dominate" profession.

 

 

Lynda says, "in general, men in nursing have made the entire profession take a better look at itself.  No longer are the old routines adequate." Her saying this just makes me happy. I don't not think it should be a big deal that males can be nurses. 

 

 

"Women have worked for over a century to get equal recognition as doctors in their own right." If women can fight to become doctors, what is the problem with men becoming nurses? I believe it is the same situation. Men should be nurses if that is what they desire and not be questioned about it. More power to ya male nurses! Recently I was in the emergency room visiting a friend and while I was there, her MALE nurse was wonderful! 

Current Connection 3.1

 

In Medical Dailey's article entitled "Male Nurses On TV continue To Be Emasculated; Stereotypes Translate Into Real-Life Perspectives states that TV shows may have some kind of negative effect on the way that viewers see male nurses.

 

 

This article states that even though male nurses have tripled since 1970, TV shows have continued to put down their roles in the medical field, making it difficult for health care facilities to keep them.

 

For example, I watch Grey's Anatomy and most of the characters do put down the nurses in the show. The main characters are surgical doctors so most of the time them and nurses are against each other, going at it any chance they get.

 

What is wrong with this? I just don't think it matters what gender you are. If you're good at your job, you work hard, and the job gets done; weather you are a boy or a girl is completely irrelevant.

 

 

Dr. Roslyn Weaver, a lead author of the study of "told Reuters," states '"People don't make decisions about which profession to choose just based of television, but student have told us that popular TV shows can help them choose a career, or that TV perpetuates negative stereotypes about nursing that they then have to address in practice."'

Handling the pressure of someones life being put in your hands is more stressful then anyone should have to handle, but dealing with the fact of people and possibly even your coworkers making fun of you because of your profession is just crazy.

 

Do I stereotype male nurses? No and I'll tell you why. Ever since I could talk I wanted to become a registered nurse so I was always interested with what they do, not on if they were female or male.

 

Medical Dailey further acknowledges that men who are married or that has a girlfriend that also work in female-dominated professions do 25 percent more of the house work then those who work in "muscular" professions.

Perhaps these men hear women at work talking about how their men don't do as much as they'd like so they would take the side tips and do more when their wives need them to.

 

 

My question would be... males who do more for their wives/girlfriends put them in a better mood, correct? If this is happing more and more with men who work in a female-dominated work place, wouldn't it make since that male nurses could be more of an advantage rather than negative stereotypes?

Current Connection 2.1

In an article entitled, "High School Seniors: Deciding On One College From All Your Choices," posted at The Blog, Majorie Hansen Shaecitz, a founder of The Blog, an author of The Blog, claims that high school students that are unsure where they would like to go to college either do not have enough information on the subject, or the information they do have is incomplete, or possibly disorganized. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/high-school-seniors-deciding-one-college_b_2920679.html

According to Shaecitz, high school students should follow these four steps to making a decision about which college they would like to attend: “1) Identify what you want in a college. 2) Examine the financial aid packages. 3) Get information and advice from students, teachers, counselors, family, and friends about colleges. 4) Pre-Admit days and other college visits.” High school students, making a huge decision about their future, don’t have to do it alone. As a high school student, thinking about college is not always a positive subject. Stressing over what school would be best for my future career, I am always researching stuff on different colleges; which one has the best program for me and my career choice.

In a recent article by Julia Surtshin concludes, “Good decisions are based on both the head and the heart, so check in with each before singing the dotted line.” High school students that stay more focused on their future career and the best programs are for them, and less focused on where their friends are going to attend, will be on the right track to a good college decision.

What should you do if you are still overwhelmed with this question and think you’ll never find the answer? Stop. Breathe, research more and more colleges (there are PLENTY out there to choose from), and most importantly, stay on track. Just because colleges display how fun, exciting, and big their colleges may be, but sometimes the smallest flowerscan make the biggest gardens. So go out, put those gardening gloves on, and plant your garden with the colors YOU like!

I have heard this question asked many times, “What if I start going to a college and in the middle of the semester realize I’m at the wrong one?” This is something I can answer because I learned this at Project College Bound. The college representatives that spoke about this told us that most of the colleges are linked together. So even though you’ve already got credit hours at your first college, your credits will transfer to a college that is linked to yours. (Ask your advisor or professors if they know which other colleges are liked to yours.)

Work Cited

Shaevitz, Marjorie Hansen. "High School Seniors: Deciding on One College From All of Your Choices." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.

"How To Make Your Final College Choice." How To Make Your Final College Decision. Higher Education Association, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.

Current Connection 1.2

In Mike Rowe’s article entitled “Mike Rowe Works,” posted on Profoundly Disconnected, he argues that being thirty grand in the hole starting your career is ridiculous.

 

According to “One. Trillion. Dollars.,” conducted by Mike Rowe, a well known TV celebrity, found that, we’ve confused the cost of an education with the cost of a diploma.

After going to school, a prison for high school teenagers, for so long and working so hard to finally get to your career, we should not have to be in the hole at all.

What is so wrong with this situation? Were required to make good grades, go to school for so long after going to school for twelve years to start out with, to get to our career, which helps us in no way because we are already so much in the hole working dose not make a difference because we have to pay off college debt.


Glenn Harlan Reyonlds, representative of USA TODAY, further notes, “And, in fact, for some people, it may be actively damaging.”

Debt is hard for anyone, debt is even worse to deal with for those who are fresh out of college, just starting their career, process of buying their first house (maybe?), and who is still trying to get used to the responsibilities of an adult in the real world.

Does this apply to everyone? Yes, believe it or not, a good chuck of the American population is in this exact situation.

Reyonlds further acknowledges that “even a mediocre college degree is a credential, but it’s an expensive one in time and money.”

For example, my mother is still paying on her college debts; her debts are not even half way paid.

My question would be…  Shouldn’t there be a different way to do this? To get a good education, end up with a good career, and with no lingering debt?

Current Connection 1.1

In Diane Ravitch’s article entitled “School Reform’: A Failing Grade,” she argues that American students have never been good at taking international tests.

According to “International Test Scores”, conducted by 4brevard.com, an educational website, found that, elementary schools scored “average” but high school is a different story. This website states that high school students scored either basic or below in 2011.
 For example, according to Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY, out of all of the high school students that took the ACT in the year of 2013, only 43% of them earned a score that indicates that will succeed in the first year of college.

What is the problem? I believe schools don’t have the right kind of classes preparing us for what life has to offer in the long run.

 Mary Beth Marklein, a Representative of US TODAY further notes,  “Average scores on the nation's most widely used college entrance exams barely budged this year, raising anew concerns that today's high school graduates will be unprepared to compete in a global marketplace.”

 Schools should be taking automatically talking action based on these test scores; test scores that can and will shape the future of high school students, not only in America, but all around the world.

Has my school started taking action? Yes, they have, as they should! We actually have a full class devoted to preparing us to make a better score on the ACT test. It is actually called “ACT prep.”

 Marklein ended her passage with a quote from the College Board, stating that “...Millions of skilled jobs left unfilled here at home, it is essential to ensure that our students are prepared for college and careers.”

For example, students in America should have a fair opportunity of getting local jobs, just as every other country does.

My question would be… are schools putting off the need for more test prep just because it would cause more work for themselves?

Current Connection #2

                THV.com does an article on stress levels for Americans, adults and teens.

          “…18-33- the millennial generation are plenty stressed, and it’s not letting up. 39% say their stress has increased in the past year. 52% say stress has kept them awake at night in the past month. And more than any other age group; they report being told by a health care provider that they have either depression or an anxiety disorder.” The average stress levels for 2012 for 18 years and older is 4.9. But for millennial, it is 5.4.

          Mike Hais of Arcadia, California explains how young people have a higher stress rate than older people. “it may be they are more willing to admit it. It may be a phase of life. They just don’t know where they’re going in life.”

          “Overall, the survey finds that 20% of Americans report extreme stress, which is an 8, 9, or 10 on the stress scale.” 1 being little to no stress, 10 being the most stress ever.

          My connection to this is that I, too, can relate to stress. I have a lot of stress and it is something hard to deal with. There are also side effects that come with stress. With me, I get headaches. There are many other that could come along, I’m sure.

          Stress is hard but it can be reduced. Breathing exercises can always help, getting a massage, taking a nap, or even just laying in a quiet place and think alone.

Current Connection #1

     On THV.com they tell the story of 24-year-old Clayton Otwell who was killed yesterday from using synthetic drugs.

“The chemicals in Otwell’s body sent him into seizures, and he never regained consciousness.” Stated THV.com Bill Bryant of the Arkansas Drug Enforcement Administration explains the dangers of buying illegal drugs on the streets. “You don’t know where this drug comes from or who put it together. Do they have the right chemical degree?” I, myself, don’t exactly know anything about drugs, but I’m assuming the drugs Clayton Otwell took did not have the right chemicals in them and his seizures are a result of that.

Dr. Joseph Lasky at Tulane University Hospital also puts major stress on how risky, dangerous, and unpredictable these types of drugs are. “There’s no predicting the effect or the magnitude of the effect that this drug is going to have.”Explains Lasky. “That makes it particularly dangerous.”
Tim Brown explains a drug “Molly” that is similar to the one Otwell used. “Nationally, Molly gets quite a bit of publicity, but Bryant said more cases of manmade drugs have surfaced in the southern region.” THV.com informs.

My connection to the world is this isn’t the first story I’ve heard about these drugs.

This can be prevented! Maybe if more people know how dangerous these drugs actually are, people will come to their senses and realize that using these are not safe.