If you have been following my blog recently, you know that I am in India now. I thought that I had changed all of my accounts to invoke enough security, but NOT! My Facebook account was hacked yesterday. The hacker did not spell my name correctly and from what my friends have shared, had poor writing skills. I was able to create two-factor authentication for the account this morning and have added a new level of security. Of course, it also meant changing the email passwords for other accounts. I have written about the importance of two-factor authentication before, but the Google video from YouTube below explains additional information. Hope that you find it helpful.
Today is the second day of the Indian Cancer Congress. Met many gracious physicians and nurses yesterday. I look forward to learning even more. One of the sessions where I participated as a panelist was a Psycho Oncology session on "How to Give Bad News." The discussion continued to help me to understand the importance and challenges of family members in relationship to cancer. The senior male in the family is often the person who makes decisions. That person may instruct the physician not to tell the patient about the cancer diagnosis. One of the physicians said that he is very honest about the type and extent of the surgery with the patient but may not mention "cancer" as the reason for the surgery.
In another session, a physician discussed genetics and cancer. She indicated that some families see cancer as a curse to their blood line. My friend, Savitri, is doing research on the psychosocial aspects of cancer in the Asian population. Interesting information.
I plan to incorporate information about what I learned into the legal and ethical issues course.
In another session, a physician discussed genetics and cancer. She indicated that some families see cancer as a curse to their blood line. My friend, Savitri, is doing research on the psychosocial aspects of cancer in the Asian population. Interesting information.
I plan to incorporate information about what I learned into the legal and ethical issues course.
I returned home from an 11 day stay in India on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day in the United States). I learned so much! First of all, India has an edge on use of technology! There were over 5,000 people who attended the Indian Cancer Congress 2013 in New Delhi. The WiFi coverage was outstanding in spite of the numbers of people using it. The Kempinski hotel had many backup generators to compensate for frequent electrical brownouts. I always had a WiFi connection.
The traffic was unbelievable. The car drivers were amazing in their ability to negotiate travel with so many types of vehicles on the road. I certainly would never be able to drive anywhere in India!
The poverty in New Delhi was tragic. There were so many people living in downtown area on the street and in tents on the side of the road. There was a stark difference between New Delhi and Kochi. Although the homeless probably exists, I did not see any evidence of the homeless problem in Kochi.
There is much opportunity for India to leverage the use of prevention strategies to improve their health. There are no widespread screening mammogram programs available. Many of the areas in India do not have mammogram technology nor physicians who are qualified to read the results. Routine dental care is not available to the mass population. The top three types of cancer are head and neck, breast, and cervical.
Head and neck is due to tobacco use. In addition to the types of tobacco used in the United States, many Indians use ground betel nut as their chewing tobacco. Betel nut is very carcinogenic! To compound things, when routine dental care is not used, the head and neck cancers are discovered in the advanced stages.
Breast cancers are commonly no identified until they are stage 3 or 4. To many, the word "cancer" means death because of the late diagnosis. Breast conservation surgery is not available in many areas of India because radiation therapy is not available.
Cervical cancer screening is not readily available. As a result, the cancer is not identified when it can be cured.
The traffic was unbelievable. The car drivers were amazing in their ability to negotiate travel with so many types of vehicles on the road. I certainly would never be able to drive anywhere in India!
The poverty in New Delhi was tragic. There were so many people living in downtown area on the street and in tents on the side of the road. There was a stark difference between New Delhi and Kochi. Although the homeless probably exists, I did not see any evidence of the homeless problem in Kochi.
There is much opportunity for India to leverage the use of prevention strategies to improve their health. There are no widespread screening mammogram programs available. Many of the areas in India do not have mammogram technology nor physicians who are qualified to read the results. Routine dental care is not available to the mass population. The top three types of cancer are head and neck, breast, and cervical.
Head and neck is due to tobacco use. In addition to the types of tobacco used in the United States, many Indians use ground betel nut as their chewing tobacco. Betel nut is very carcinogenic! To compound things, when routine dental care is not used, the head and neck cancers are discovered in the advanced stages.
Breast cancers are commonly no identified until they are stage 3 or 4. To many, the word "cancer" means death because of the late diagnosis. Breast conservation surgery is not available in many areas of India because radiation therapy is not available.
Cervical cancer screening is not readily available. As a result, the cancer is not identified when it can be cured.
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Edge posted this recent information (copied below) in support of lung and pancreatic cancer month at http://www.onsedge.com/news/onsedge_lung_pancreatic/:
We want to thank all oncology nurses for their dedication to their profession and their patients.
Lung Cancer Resources for Patients*:
Lung Cancer Resources for Nurses:
Pancreatic Cancer Resources for Nurses:
We want to thank all oncology nurses for their dedication to their profession and their patients.
Lung Cancer Resources for Patients*:
- Lungcancer.org
- National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health: What You Need to Know About™: Lung Cancer
- MedlinePlus: Lung Cancer
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Lung Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Resources for Nurses:
- Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) book: Site-Specific Cancer Series: Lung Cancer
- ONS Site-Specific Cancer Series: Lung Cancer Online Course
- ONS’s Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: The Challenge of Existential Issues in Acute Care: Nursing Considerations for the Patient With a New Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network®
- National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health: What You Need to Know About™: Cancer of the Pancreas
- MedlinePlus: Pancreatic Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Resources for Nurses:
- Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) book: Site-Specific Cancer Series: Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancers
The Apple operating system update is available for the iPad as of today. A summary of the features is available from the Apple website at http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/
The upgrade took an hour to download on my iPad today and then about 30+ minutes to install. It is clearly a huge change. I was asked to upgrade iCloud - but will wait until the updates are available for the Mac and iPhone. I do have the ability to share my Apple resources with my husband.
Remember, that when you do any upgrade the Bluetooth is turned on. Turn it off for security and to save battery life.
I am looking forward to using some of the new features. For example, with Messages, I can add a voice mail and share my location. I figured out how to do a voice mail - tap and hold the microphone icon and then slide your finger up to the up arrow to send. I did have not figured out location. More to explore and looking forward to the adventure.
The upgrade took an hour to download on my iPad today and then about 30+ minutes to install. It is clearly a huge change. I was asked to upgrade iCloud - but will wait until the updates are available for the Mac and iPhone. I do have the ability to share my Apple resources with my husband.
Remember, that when you do any upgrade the Bluetooth is turned on. Turn it off for security and to save battery life.
I am looking forward to using some of the new features. For example, with Messages, I can add a voice mail and share my location. I figured out how to do a voice mail - tap and hold the microphone icon and then slide your finger up to the up arrow to send. I did have not figured out location. More to explore and looking forward to the adventure.
I used the Microsoft Surface tablet all day yesterday and today when teaching. Yesterday morning I could not get the projector to see the tablet. In the afternoon - in another classroom there was no problem. Had no problem today either. I used it because the software in the classrooms where I was teaching is out of date. The Surface has my thumbs up on performance. It is winning my confidence day by day. This evening I am using my Apple Bluetooth keyboard, external monitor, and external number keyboard to enter data. It is fantastic to see two windows at the same time. Cannot believe that I waited so long to get an external monitor - so inexpensive and was on sale, too.
The APA Manual can be intimidating for many. Just so many nuances! I have "sticky-notes" on on pages in my APA Manual to make it easy for students to write papers that use APA style. The information is summarized below.
- Page 15, Section 1.10 - differentiates the differences between plagiarism and self-plagiarism.
- Page 23, Section 2.01 - provides essential information on the title page, abstract, and introduction of the paper.
- Page 41 - provide examples of a written paper.
- Page 62 - discusses the 5 heading (Remember to use the word processing paragraph heading style to format correctly).
- Page 125 - Chapter 5 - this chapter is especially important for students reporting research results as it clarifies how to format figures and tables (Remember to use the word processing table formatting tools to obtain the output). You can skip this chapter if you are not using figures and tables.
- Page 170, Section 6.+ - discussion quotes, paraphrasing, and permissions.
- Page 189 discusses the journal article doi and the importance of using the journal homepage URL when there is no doi.
- Page 198, Section 7.01 - provides examples for how to cite references within the text of the document and the associated references in the reference list.
It is challenging to write a new edition of the Informatics and Nursing textbook while also teaching full-time. To complicate things, I attempted to switch to Windows 8 using two tablets over the last 4 months. The Dell Venue Pro Enterprise was a disaster. However, the Microsoft Surface tablet is perfect. The only problem with the Surface is the very small window for "serious" writing. Now that I am almost finished with the book, I splurged and purchased a 24" external monitor last week.
There were a few adjustment problems. First, I wanted the high definition (HD) component that uses an HDMI cable. I did not realize that the tablet uses the mini-port, like the MacBook Pro. I found a mini-port to HDMI cable at Radio Shack, but the input shaft was a little short, so sometimes it would connect and other times not. I could see when searching the Internet that the connection cable I needed cost ranged from $4.99 to $39.99. Not wanting to purchase something that did not work and not having the easy access to other stores that are in Macon and Atlanta, I decided to use the 9-pin to mini-port cable I had for the Mac. I don't have HD, but it provides an interim solution until I find the right cable.
I was able to change the Device > Project settings on the tablet to Extend the view. So now I have two windows, one on the tablet and the other on the monitor. It allows me to view two different documents at the same time, which is exactly what I need when editing a chapter.
There were a few adjustment problems. First, I wanted the high definition (HD) component that uses an HDMI cable. I did not realize that the tablet uses the mini-port, like the MacBook Pro. I found a mini-port to HDMI cable at Radio Shack, but the input shaft was a little short, so sometimes it would connect and other times not. I could see when searching the Internet that the connection cable I needed cost ranged from $4.99 to $39.99. Not wanting to purchase something that did not work and not having the easy access to other stores that are in Macon and Atlanta, I decided to use the 9-pin to mini-port cable I had for the Mac. I don't have HD, but it provides an interim solution until I find the right cable.
I was able to change the Device > Project settings on the tablet to Extend the view. So now I have two windows, one on the tablet and the other on the monitor. It allows me to view two different documents at the same time, which is exactly what I need when editing a chapter.
At Georgia College, all faculty, staff, and students have a OneDrive (used to be called SkyDrive) account with 25GB of storage. It is similar to the free OneDrive account, except the business account has additional security features agreed upon with a University of Georgia System contract.
When reviewing the OneDrive for Business features this past weekend, I discovered the ability to create a survey using Excel Survey - from the listing of new file types. Initially, I was really excited about the alternative for Google Forms, which does not provide a secure environment. However, once I explored Excel Survey, I was immediately disappointed! I cannot believe that Microsoft engineers released the app!!! I know that they have the ability, because the forms feature was a part of Frontpage web design software many years ago.
The survey does provide different answer types. When data is entered, like Google Forms, it shows up in a spreadsheet. The two bullet points above are the weaknesses of the survey tool. SurveyMonkey and Google Forms are better free alternatives.When reviewing the OneDrive for Business features this past weekend, I discovered the ability to create a survey using Excel Survey - from the listing of new file types. Initially, I was really excited about the alternative for Google Forms, which does not provide a secure environment. However, once I explored Excel Survey, I was immediately disappointed! I cannot believe that Microsoft engineers released the app!!! I know that they have the ability, because the forms feature was a part of Frontpage web design software many years ago.
- Unlike Google forms, the designed has only one opportunity to design, edit, and obtain a link to share the survey.
- The designer can give the survey a title and subtitle, but the number of characters and lines is limited.
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