Transcultural Nursing

THE HISPANICS

We are assigned to present the culture of the hispanics, their historical highlights, health beliefs, family structure and what are their practices when it comes to death and bereavement...

At first, there were a lot of ideas, time machine concept, story telling, actual play... but we ended to have a video presentation instead because we noticed that an actual play put a lot of efforts because you have to bring costumes and you should also decorate the room.

One of the Props (made by coi)

The night before the taping, (saturday) we made the props for the video, we also finished the script (I mean carla did) and also the whole concept... I enjoyed making the props with them because its been a while since I had time with my group mates. I went home around 10pm and the others stayed there and decided to sleep over.

On our way

Finally last sunday Feb. 17, 2008 we had our taping for the play... We went to Mommy jo's house (groupmate) in Sunset, Angeles City... The house is really big and there are a lot of trees outside and a big place for us to shoot our mini movie.

Different roles was designated and Carla and I was chosen to act as VJs. Since we are only few in the group, there are double roles and some even triple roles. I played as a girl who was being manipulated by evil spirits, one of the mexican, one of the children of the Hispanic family.

I had a lot of fun... and we also had picture taking part, with our costumes on of course. We shoot the VJ part last and we felt so self conscious ( Carla and me) but we have to do it.

ME,CARLA,ATE IRENE

After that, I compiled all the videos and converted them for me to be able to edit them. I spent almost fifteen hours making the video and I didn't had any sleep last night because of that.

Supposedly we will have our video presentation first this day and the reporting on Tuesday (MONDAY IS HOLIDAY WEEE) but because of technicalities we moved our video presentation on Tuesday...

I feel a little shiftless these past 2days... I'm not really feeling well... grr I wasn't able to enter my afternoon class... hmpppp! so, bye for now guys.. I have my class today.. until next time ^^

Conflict

Its been quite long now since I had an argument or conflict with another person until last day...
I am known as a very raucous person and I always try to let my emotions out and I don't usually keep things to myself especially when I notice something is really wrong...

Every after duty we are all waiting for the bus in a convenient store near the hospital, most of the group stay there and some in the other side of the street where the bus would usually park. While waiting in the said store some of my classmate chose to sit in the gutter and they place some plastic bags to protect their uniforms from dirt. They ate there as if they were having picnic or what. Then, they decided to cross the street and go to the other side and wait there. We noticed that they forgot to pick up the plastic bags and the garbage from chips and also plastic cups. I can't bare to see those left behind and besides we are nurses, we should be models yet we are the ones throwing away trash anywhere.

The CON even received a notice from the Higher Dept. about the mess that the nursing students are leaving in the classrooms and it is really a big shame for us.

That's why I told mami jo that she should remind those few that they should throw away their own garbage...

Across the street, I told our president with a funny tone (the tone I usually have when talking sarcastically) "Ms. president ung mga students mo nagkalat nanaman...." then I heard this very inappropriate reaction I ever heard! I really hate when someone use this as an excuse for being such a dirtbag biatch "ALA NA BA WARING SORRY LOKO" (which means WALA NA BANG SORRY LOKO?) My temper went up and I answered her with a really pissed off voice "ALAM MO PAREPREHAS LANG TAYONG STUDYANTE D2 MARUNONG KANG MAGKALAT MARUNONG KANG MAGLIGPIT NG KALAT MO!!" aba xa na tong ngkalat sya pa may ganang mg gaganon! Kung sila kate sila ate Aves eh pwedeng mapakiusapan tpos xa ung mukha nya nalang na un xa pa ngyayabang pwede ba?!! I'm not perfect but at least I know how to throw my own trash away...

My room is not even that clean and it really look so messy at times but hey I know where to act lazy and when to be considerate of other people around me! try to be sensitive to others when you're in another place, try to think about the people who cleans up and put away the mess that you did...

It's not a crime when you forgot something that you should do, but if it is always the case that is already derogatory. And if you really always forget to do so, PLEASE talk nicely to the ones who did it for you.

As I already said I'M NOT PERFECT but I know I have the right to react on things that affect me so much. She have all the time to fix her hair, put on make up on her unblessed face yet she can't even try to pick up her OWN TRASH!


I'm sorry for the words that I used and I'm sorry if I'm too dramatic of this things... I'm sorry if I almost try to hit her head with my clipboard...


After this, I'm done hating her. I will never talk about this issue again and make this even more greater but when I'll see HER throw a single piece of trash in my presence forgive me Lord, don't ask me what...

ciao----

Happy pusO day!

woOoot hapi puso day to my friends, groupmates, my family and my mahal! lab you! sleep mode na galing duty ^^

3rd and last rotation!

bilis ng time last rotation na woOoot... Night SHift duty na! e2 bangag mOde d pa ntutulog... nglaba muna and tinapos lahat ng dpat gawin para tuloy tuloy ang tulog!

I thought medicine ward ako mapwepwesto since halos complete na cases ko, ayun napunta ako sa Emergency Room, ang sAya! Most of the patients na dinadala sa E.R pag night duty eh ung mga naaksidente... kaya guys be careful po wag na po magdrive kung nakainom na ng marami wag na po ipilit ang sarili...

It is really a great experience especially for students like me because you will encounter a lot of procedures need to be done. New opportunities... and hnd pa toxic ung C.I hehe... nakakasad lng ngkahiwahiwalay kaming mgkakagroup T_T ampupu...


1 week and 3 days yOsi free lungs ^^

YEHEY

NAHANAP KO NA RIN UNG RING KO AFTER FOUR DAYS! NOW I CAN START REVIEWING...

Transcultural Nursing

We had a very fruitful seminar earlier about transcultural nursing arranged by my classmates. The speaker was a writer of book about nursing licensure exam reviewer. He is Carl Balita, a registered Nurse and a registered midwife. He is really a very good speaker and he knows how to deal with nursing students like me. He gave us a lot of tips in taking board exam. He is really funny and the green jokes was really cRazy! He's so smart and intelligent...

I've really learned a lot from the seminar today!

Baguio Moments

haaaiz e2 nakauwi na rin sa wakas!

after 4years... nakabalik ulit at nakapgbakasyon...

First Night sa Baguio....

Ayun, Jan. 31 2008 around 2:30pm sumakay na kami ng bus papuntang baguio, masaya, I never slept during the entire trip, ineenjoy every view hahaha... We arrived there around 9:00pm... Tnanong kami ng kundoktor if meron na kming tutuluyan sa baguio and sabi namen wla pa so nagoffer sya na meron daw xang kilala eh ayun nahiya naman kami tumanggi so pumayag na kami sabi nlng nmen ni mahal tgnan nlng muna namen if afford edi go...

Binaba na kmi ng bus tpos sumakay kmi ng fx kasma ung mama, medyO knabahan din ako sympre as in total stranger ung tao smen, I was a little bit paranoid that time kesyo baka mahold up kami or what! hahaha then sabi nmen ung tulugan sna na medyo mura kasi hnd naman kmi maarte and besides hnd naman kami magstastay sa room ng matagal so okay lng kung hnd ganun ka high class...

Hinatid na kmi dun sa place, and sympre ngbayad din kami dun sa mama ng pakunswelo, mamaya bibigay ko sa inyo ung price list sa baba to give you an idea...

Kami naman dalawa excited maglibot kaya ayun 10pm nglilibot libot kami and to our disappointment wla ng masyadong tao sa kalsada and madilim na ung daan, hahaha ung place na tinuluyan nmen malapit lng sya sa SM walking distance lng... I suggested kay mahal na imbis na magtaxi kami matutO nlng kami magdyip besides wla nmn masama sa pagtatanong dba? hindi nmn dpat lahat idaan sa gastOS...

Super lamig ung plano ko na magskirt eh hnd ko na nagawa dahil sobrang lamig nung gabi... ayun so ngdecide nlng kmi na bumalik na sa room...

1st Morning, Friday - Feb. 1, 2008

6am bumangon na kami tapos nagisip na kami where to go first! We then decided na sa mines view na muna kami pumunta, pagdating namen dun dahil maaga pa close pa ung mga stores tpos super la pang tao kaya nkapagpicture picture kami, super ganda ng view tlga, eh di nagutom kami so ngbreakfast muna kami dun sa kainan sa tabi... masarap naman ung food... tpos naglibot ulit... pag labas namen pumunta kami sa mga stores sa may bungad ng mines view, bumili ng mga pampsalubong... Tapos I suggested na maghanap kami ng ibang tutulugan na mas mura pa sa 600 para naman ung masave namen eh pwede na nming pangkain yun right? so pumunta kami kung saan ung last na place na pinagstay ko nung last ako ngpunta ng baguio with old friends... medyo hnd ganun kaganda ung place tpos nghanap pa kmi ng iba, buti nakakita naman kami... Ang saya kasi meron parade ng ibat ibang dept. and schools... Ang cute ng mga kids na ngpaparade may drums tpos ung iba sumsayaw...

bumalik na kami sa dun kung saan kami ngstay para maligo at kunin ung mga gamit namen... Naisip namen magstarbucks muna kami habang malapit pa ung SM. Then nung nkalipat na kmi libot ever nanaman... Burnham Park libot... Mais and Pusit... ang sarap tlga grabe.. hahaha then medyO napgod sa kakalibot kaya ayun pahinga mode muna kami, around 4:00pm d pa pala kmi nglulunch so ng Mc do muna hahaha, libot libot lng moments mode... then ng ukay ukay nghanap ng shoes at mga damit, tpos bumalik kami sa burnham ayun ngblak magboating kaso gabi na rin... and medyo pagod na...

Kumain ng manga habang nkaupo dun sa grass... ang sarap ng feeling nakakrelax, tpos bgla ko namiss ung apartment bgla ako na homesick hahaha I said "tara mahal uwi na tyo," sabi naman nya, "uwi na tyo? gs2 mo na?" tpos ang saya kc bgla may fireworks... ng ganda.. cgro mga 10mins. na fireworks un.. ang ganda tignan sa langit tpos dun namen nrealize chinese new year nga pla kaya may parade and fireworks, ayun sbi namen mgstay nalng kami!

2nd Day... Saturday Feb. 2, 2008

nakaksad man time na apra umwi pero sympre libot muna ulit! Breakfast muna sa Mc do, pancakes and longganisa, hahaha first na pinunthan namen Botanical Garden, mganda ung mga flowers pero di sila ganun kadami tlga, ang daming pictures sobra tpos ung mga lumang ifugao houses meron din iba iba nga eh ang ganda... meron din mga balanced rocks, nakakbilib din sya infairness... ayun picture taking ulit... T_T nagpapapicture pako dun sa horse hahaha! as if wlang kabayo d2 sa angeles...

tpos balik ulit Burnham, mgbike sna and boating pero ang init naman tpos nakakpgod, kaya nakuntento nlng kmi nakaupo tpos tinitingnan ung mga batang nageenjoy ngbibike... Kumain ulit ng mangga at tahO haha ayaw namen un strawberry flavor na tahO kaya ng hanap kami nung unflavored! heheh Nagpapicture kami dun sa ASONG MALAKI hahaha naklimutan ko name nya pero St. Bernard xa... Ayun ngyaya ako ulit magcoffee bgla ako ngcrave, tpos pgdating dun when I was about to scan all the pictures ngcard error sa cam ko akala KO naman sa cam lng un na maoopen ko pa rin sa pc... ANG GALING NOH? ang saya saya ng eh... Inisip kO nlng atleast we had a very safe trip kaht na lahat halos ng mgagandang pictures eh na corrupt....


Price list:

Bus (from DAU)

Philippine Rabbit
student: P192
Normal Fare: P245

Victory Liner
student 240+ im not sure
Normal fare P261

Dauz Pension House:
800 may sariling CR na
600 - common C.R meaning madami kayo gumagamit ng CR
1,800- 6 or more
-check out time is 12:00 noon
5am cut off time, (pag ngcheck in ka ng 5 am kinabukasan ka pa ng 12noon lalabas)

Silverstone Inn:
400- matrimonials, common CR
550-matrimonials with CR

Commuter's Lodge
300- Single Bed
400- Matrimonials, common CR

Jeepney Fare : short trip is 7:50 and ung dulo sa dulo 8:50
Pusit: P12
Corn: P15
Ukay Ukay shoes: 1200 pataas (hnd totoong mura lang)
Picture sa St. Bernard na aso: P20 per shot
Picture sa Horse: P10 per shot
Keychains: 3 for P25, or P10 each
Cellphone case: P25-35
Lengua, Crinkles, Peanut Brittle - 4 for 100 meron din 3 for 100 depende sa tatak
Mangga: P10
Strawberries: 1kilo P60


update ko pagnaalala ko pa ung iba... ^^


-COUNTED AS ONE OF THE MOST HAPPIEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE-