Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Blog Writing #3: Pre-reading questions (due Wednesday)

Respond to ONE of the following questions. Support your answer.

1.  In your opinion, how important is it for a nurse to communicate with the patient clearly? Give specific examples to support your answer.

2. What are the disadvantages of hiring a nurse who is knowledgeable but lacks excellent communication skills? Discuss the consequences of poor communication between nurse and patient.

Leap p. 81 (in class)

What prediction would you make about a technology that is familiar to you?

Friday Fun Day: Halloween Edition

Here's what you should do: Get together with the people in both classes who speak your language. Find a ghost story, legend, or play that you will perform together as a group. If you have something special from your culture, great. If not, find something else that is scary that you can perform for us. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative performances.

Aybeck--you can perform by yourself or you can immigrate to another group!

Presentations should be 5-10 minutes in length. If you need more time than that, please let me know.

More on the slow food topic, if you're interested

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/alice-waters-teaches-slow-food-values-fast-food-world/

Slow Food Lecture: Alice Waters