My Phylosophical Ways in Handling Failures

First I would like to congratulate all those new RN's that passed the Nurse Liscensure Exam here in the Philippines. I wish you all the best and may you all have a wonderful career. Let me acknowledge few of the people I know who made it. To my office mates, Nina Egualada, KB Malabed, Tara Ocampo, Paul Baes, and Eva Laiusin. To allnurses.com chat friends, Alex, Mirna, Lyla, Mike and to all my subscribers who made it as well. Again, congratulations everyone!

Today, I would like to talk about some of the things I learned in handling stress specially when somethings just didn't go your way. Life would always present us with evil. Everywhere you go, no matter where you hide. It's just gonna be there and there is no exception whether you are rich or not. And remember, it's not yet the end of the world.

“Failure is another step forward. Failure is paying your dues.
If you fail then you needed to fail.”

-Vijay Eswaran

Stress is inevitable. Life is filled with stress such as failures. I must say, try to be more philosophical. Philosophical, in the sense that you must find ways that will keep you happy, smiling, calm and relax.

Mentally, I believe that you have to be more positive. Hope for the best as much as you can. When something you might think is wrong or not just working then let it be. Don't worry about it. Sooner or later you'll pretty much get what you deserve. Or sometimes you may just use erasure techniques. Erase those unwanted thoughts instantly and keep the good ones of course. Remember that you are far better and lucky when you look at those who are living in the slums, beggars, blind people, those abandoned kids in the streets. Count your blessings!

Physically, try to do exercises whenever you have a chance to do it. More often when you feel good physically your mind reacts to it which would certainly make you feel great.

>>Learn the 8 steps on how to avoid stress before it kills you!

What is Positive Reinforcement?

Today I’d like to talk about positive reinforcement. Basically, I believe it does work with different aspects of our lives. For instance; after a long day at work, you myt want to be positive not only to your self but aswell as with your kids. However, sometimes they just get into your nerves. J But when we impart this technique to our kids, the result would just be beneficial not only to you as a parent but specially to the kid’s behaviour. It would immensely develop in ways with how you want your kid to be.

In government, what would an oppossing minority group do to pull down an incumbent leader? They would seek for any wrong doings and focus only on it. Incontrary, the allies would praise the incumbent to uplift him.

Based on my experience with positive reinforcement upon myself, if I would focus on how things myt not work out, definitely I will experience a tremendous amount of doubt. And it may not really work out. But, if I focus on the good things and maybe expect that it will happen, there is a bigger possibility that I can achieve what I am hoping or expecting for.

Now lets focus on our kids..

Positive communication is a tool to reinforce good behavior and eliminate bad behavior; it builds self-esteem and inspires confidence in children. And it's easy — once you get the hang of it! Children's feelings of esteem are very highly influenced by their interaction and relationship with their parents. All children need to feel loved and accepted, and you can communicate those feelings to your children by the way you speak.

Once you develop the habit of consistent positive reinforcement at home, you'll see that communicating is easier, and you will also be helping your son or daughter learn to communicate with the outside world. By the time they are in elementary school, kids need the self-esteem boost gained when positive reinforcement is in practice.

What to remember..

* Face your child and maintain eye contact.
* Always allow your child to finish talking and complete his statements.
* "Labeling is disabling" — label the behavior instead of the child.
Incorrect: "Prince, you are a bad boy."
Correct: "Prince, it is irresponsible to leave your toys all over the place."
* Help your child learn to talk positively.
* Try to start your statements with a reinforcer, such as, "Darcy, you are a very bright boy; now, let's talk about the best way to get your homework finished." People are more responsive to positive statements, but make sure your compliments are truthful. Children, as well as adults, will see through false flattery

Mnemonics

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Mag Sulfate
( Sung to the tune of "Achy,Breaky Heart")

Decreased BP,
Decreased Pee Pee,
These are toxic signs of Mag Sulfate.
Drop in respiratory rate,
Patellar reflex there ain't,
Give antidote calcium gluconate!

Antidotes:

In Heaven, there is Peace (Heparin - Protamine sulfate)
In War, there is Killing (Warfarin - Vit. K)


Spinal Meds: Little Boys Prefers Toys

Little - Lidocaine,
Boys - Bupivicaine,
Prefer - Procaine,
Toys - Tetracaine

Side effects of steroids. The 5 S's:
Sick- easier to get sick
Sad-causes depression
Sex-increases libido
Salt-retains more and causes weight gain
Sugar-raises blood sugar

Narcan is a NARCotic ANtagonist

Greener Pasture

For the past couple of weeks, I've tried for a different venture in my life. Something that I never thought I would be doing. I applied to a corporate company. They say that it's hard to get in to this company because of certain standard of qualifications that a candidate must possess. And only 6-10 percent out of every 100 are making through the next process. Luckily, I got the job offer after 3 nerve racking interviews and 5 days free training. The company's name is CONVERGYS and I see a corporate ladder on it. Anyone has the chance to climb it. For those who want to have a career, I believe this is not a bad place to be at. For us nurses who are living in a third world country instead of working in hospitals, a lot would try a different path. A path where there is a greener pasture. Of course, you may refuse to believe that but In this type of governance, nurses are underpaid. No wonder why most Filipino nurses dream of going to foreign countries. A place where they have to leave and be far away from their families. In contrary to what most feel, they just simply have no other choice but to deal and take the hits. It's what makes us tougher and stronger and not many people see that. Sure other countries may have a better land however, I believe that it's not fair for us to achieve a good compensation outside of our turf but it's just a mere fact. And call centers have given filipinos hope. Hope to have not only a better compensation to support their families but also to have an opportunity to be recognized and make it despite of government's economic crisis.

So here i am in the shoe where they all gone through. Who knows where this path will take me.