Monday, April 22, 2013

Sensational Learning: Moving your Neurons Forward"

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“If we used our hands like we use our brains, we’d have to make do with one finger”

Look at the irony when you could only use 10% of your fingers…one finger to be exact.  As nurses & other healthcare professionals do their thing, from documenting in patients’ charts, changing linens, draining foley catheters & changing IV bottles, you’ll probably feel useless & frustrated.  In fact, you will definitely give up trying too much of anything that was enlisted. Well, the sad part there is that you are only about to use as little as 10% of a part of your body – the brain.

They say that the average person uses only a small part of the brain (I think some people really do use a small fraction of theirs, hehe), because of that, most of the neurons on other parts of the brain remained unused & not abused (as you attempt selling them in a junk shop, you could trade it for more money because its “slightly used” lols); and because of that, most people tend to give up trying to study, memorize & learn new things to quench their thirst of curiosity. Learning doesn’t have to be tedious, instead it should be fun as if you’re playing your… (you know what I mean ahehe).

Moving forward, I’ll be enlisting some important key points in order for us to sensationalize learning & transmute it, to let our neurons move forward.  J


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“Ordinary students learn as well as gifted students”

Total Physical Response (TPR) is to use a huge part of our brain, that most educators neglect (as they say) – the right hemisphere of the brain, because “right brain learning” is easier & more effective that ordinary language student can learn as well as “gifted” students now do by traditional methods (ofcourse, we remove other variables that may affect learning for example high increments in IQ levels, physical defects, etc.). Activities for example that stimulate the physical body at the same time using critical thinking skills in order to accelerate comprehension & with a stress free environment; therefore, leads to a very long term retention. Not only language that may affect the learning, but any skill or discipline is easier to learn with an approach that incorporates right brain learning.


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"Mental Imagery helps you achieve any skill"

There is another effective way of improving learning by thinking of pictures, because human beings tend to think only words we hear from our environment, but if try to learn it by creating pictures of what we want to learn, it becomes a constructive thought / idea, which I think is much better than letting words enter your left ear, then goes out to your right ear ahehe.






"Music in your ears relaxes you like meditation"

While yoga exercises & relaxation techniques are used before studying, listening to music while studying is also calming (based from my experience, though I listen most of the time to trans music that I tend to dance rather than studying ahehe joke :) According to Dr. Halpern, learning potential also seems to be improving with specific relaxing music, which turn out to improve & achieve higher grade point averages when certain background music were played in the classroom.

So much of my non sense (ahehe), I see that learning is needed to be sensationalized, not for the sake of academics but also to enhance their critical thinking skills at the same time to make ourselves healthy, because you cannot separate LIFE from LEARNING.  :)

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Hybrid Nurses of the Future: Role Diversity at its Best!

March 23, 2013 - 1530H, Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines
Anthony B. Abustan (Department Secretary for Advance Practice, Education & Research of Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates International (AYNLA) giving an introduction about the organization
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Pamantansan ng Cabuyao & Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates International (AYNLA) – Laguna Chapter held a seminar entitled “Role Diversity: Next for Nurses in the 21st Century” at Pamantasan ng Cabuyao Gymnasium, Katapatan Village, Barangay Banay-Banay, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines last March 23, 2013.

The audience composed of BSN students, RNs from different hospitals in the region & other independent practitioners coming from different sectors (social development, research & social sciences). 

March 23, 2013 - 1610H, Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines
Audience of Pamantasan ng Cabuyao (PnC), listening to the guest speakers & sponsors of the seminar conducted by PnC & AYNLA Laguna Chapter
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Seminar proper started with an invocation & national anthem leaded by Pamantasan ng Cabuyao Chorale. Opening remarks given by Dr. Vicente Castillo (Vice President for Academic Affairs). Dr. Castillo ponder that nurses are employable to market due to diversity of our profession.

First guest speaker was introduced by Ma. Patricia Rose Bolivar, President of Pamantasan ng Cabuyao, BSN Batch 2013. Ms. Bolivar introduced John Christopher Canceran, RN, a former clinical researcher at Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) and currently employed as clinic nurse at HRD Diagnostic Clinic & Specialty Service. Mr. Canceran reiterated the importance of research in the development of nursing as a science.

March 23, 2013 - 1715H, Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines
Alvin Cloyd Dakis (Founding Chairman, President & CEO of Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates International (AYNLA) giving his keynote speech regarding role diversity of nurses in the 21st Century.
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Next guest speaker is again introduced by Ms. Bolivar, an epitome of youth leadership & nursing management, Mr. Alvin Cloyd Dakis, RN, President & CEO of the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates (AYNLA) International, Inc., gave a 2 hour speech regarding the advancement of nursing practice & role diversity of RNs in the Philippines. Some notable parts of the address include:

"Conducting a research separates nursing to other professions, that makes as a science"
"Sobrang diverse tayo, pwede kayo maging nurse journalist, nurse entrepreneur, telehealth nurse, nurse eventologist at marami pang iba!"
"We became hybrid nurses, as we touch different fields of other professions"

Before closing his talk, Mr. Dakis encouraged graduating students of Pamantasan ng Cabuyao - Laguna to  participate in uplifting health of the community by becoming a public health nurse or be involved in the community.


March 23, 2013 - 1920H, Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines
Alvin Cloyd Dakis (Founding Chairman, President & CEO of Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & 
Advocates International (AYNLA) receiving a certificate of recognition.
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After the talk, Dean Herman Zoleta, RN, MAN & VPAA Dr. Vicente Castillo gracefully walked up the stage to award the certificate of appreciation to  Mr. Alvin Cloyd Dakis, RN, President & CEO of the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates (AYNLA) International, Inc & Mr. John Claude de Guzman, Chapter Mayor of Laguna Chapter, AYNLA International.



March 23, 2013 - 1925H, Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines
John Claude de Guzman (Chapter Mayor of Laguna Chapter of Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & 
Advocates International (AYNLA) gave his solidarity message to PnC BSN Batch 2013
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Mr. John Claude de Guzman, Chapter Mayor of Laguna Chapter, AYNLA International also gave his solidarity message & wonderful insights regarding role diversity of nurses for the 21st century.








Closing remarks is given by Dean Herman Zoleta, RN, MAN.  Dean Zoleta sensationalized that after this seminar, a job fair will be better to maximize the clinical appraisal undergone by their students.

Indeed, we will become hybrids in the future due to the nature of nurses being curious, caring & constant longing for adventure. These are all due to our intense training during our related learning experience (RLE) days, clinical appraisals & heavy involvement to community mobilization towards better & healthier individuals & families.

March 23, 2013 - 2045H, Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines
Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates International (AYNLA) - Laguna Chapter working committee together with Department Secretary for Advance Practice, Education & Research - Mr. Anthony B. Abustan & President / CEO - Mr. Alvin Cloyd Dakis.
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After  days work, I would like to give commendation with the working committee of AYNLA - Laguna Chapter for the success of the event. May advance practice, education & research prosper within this region.

-Nr. Anthony B. Abustan
Department Secretary for Advance Practice, Education & Research
Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates (AYNLA) International, Inc.