Wiki for mobile devices

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Module 4

I do all kinds of teaching as a RN.  We are constantly talking with our patients about what to expect for the day or disease process, how/why things happen, what we are doing for them, how/why we are doing it etc.  Then the patient's spouse or children come and want an update and you tell them the same thing you just told the patient.  There are three schools of nursing that come to DRMC for clinicals, so we have students very frequently.  We have the opportunity to teach them the hows and whys of treating patients.  We also teach them procedures, skills, and helpful hints to improve their work that we have learned over the years.  I also come home to a wife who asks how my day was, what kind of patients I took care of, what we did for them, and why.  As RNs, we are respected by many as honest, knowledgeable health care workers, so anybody could ask us questions about anything related to health care, and we can teach them at that time.  I would estimate that half of the work that I do in a day is talking, and half of my talking is teaching. 

Module 3

After researching the same topic using a variety of resources, I feel like I found good information with all searches.  Using CINAHL, I found research articles about palliative care in different scenarios.  Using National Guideline Clearinghouse I found instructions on how to implement palliative care.  Using Google, I found general information about palliative care.  Wikipedia told me what it is and how it differs from hospice, something that I did not see in my other sources.  There are also websites that want to sell goods or services, so one must beware of tainted information using Google.  I'm sure that I will be using all three methods in my future research.  I will chose my method based on the purpose of my query.