Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHS
Ian Welsh
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Comment on: Waiting times criticised by kidney dialysis patients
The first writer needs to think about the effects of delays in transport TO dialysis units. If one person is late everyone else who uses that machine will be delayed. Having a disability is not something people choose & dialysis is not a pleasant treatment; for goodness sake show a bit of compassion. To use a derogatory term like `whining' demeans people who have no choice but to rely on an imperfect system.
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Comment on: Diabetic patient unlawfully killed after lethal insulin injection from community nurse
Once again someone has to have a dig at the educators for the deficiencies of some newly qualified nurses. As 50% of pre-registration courses are spent in clinical practice might it not just be the case that the mentors have failed to develop the students' clinical competence? Students go to placements to learn under experienced nurses; if mentors allow them to avoid essential practice on the grounds that students are supernumerary then they fail to understand the concept & are failing in their duty to train students.
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Comment on: Exploring the appropriateness of using PowerPoint in nursing education
To criticise PowerPoint as a tool which has to be forced into a role for which it was never designed is like criticising the evolution of the wheel from a circular piece of stone. If it once was a tool for the boardroom it can now do much more than show endless bullet points, albeit with nice transitions. Inspirational teachers will use it imaginatively & will consider it worthwhile to make the effort to create interesting & informative presentations. Although it is primarily an information giving medium it can be used interactively, but even information giving alone is beneficial as part of a well designed lesson. Poor teachers slavishly reading notes will still be just that whether they are doing it from PowerPoint or not. There is no excuse for depositing material on a website without having some form of cognitive activity to accompany it; the fact that this happens is a refection on teacher laziness, not a fault of PowerPoint. Students will attend lectures if they know that the lecturer will take the trouble to create an effective learning experience. A good teacher will utilise facilities like this to their best effect & not just to provide a cosmetic makeover of a shoddy presentation. As part of a lecturer’s toolkit PowerPoint can be used to create an interactive experience. Just like the wheel, PowerPoint was never meant to be a stand alone technology.
