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High-country Ramble, Waynesville, Highlands, and Cashiers, North Carolina

In the far western reaches of North Carolina is the Appalachian mountain range, where Southerners from sultry climes flock to soak up the clean, cool mountain weather, and there’s not much in the way of formal attraction and diversions. And therein lies its beauty. You might take in the spectacular high—country scenery, hike the deep cool forest, motor along a winding two—lane highway, or raft the roaring river. Summer Festival fill mountain town with the sound of music at even turn.

How to prepare oneself for an examination

Taking an exam in whatever forms are indeed cramming and the factor of worrying is a big disadvantage. If there are techniques in order to pass and get a higher score for an examination, then there is also a big possibility in order to prepare oneself for an examination.

It is very important that one must read the topics ahead of time. Do not wait for your teacher to hand in the information to you, instead be resourceful and quick enough to learn by moving ahead of them in the discussion. You have to read in advance. In this way, there is no problem for you as you go along discussing the lessons because you know already what may come out as what you have expected that you have already learned them ahead of time by yourself first. It is also advantage in your part because you will not find more difficulties in dealing with the lessons because you already know through your advance reading of the topics.

Be sure also that you have enough sleep. Going to take an examination with a sleepy feeling is a hindrance for you to concentrate and you will end up forgetting all the things that you have studied. Having a proper sleep is a good way of helping yourself remember all the things that you have studied and learned and there is a huge possibility to escape the cramming momentum. Through having a good sleep, you will feel relax and confident in taking the examination. You will not worry, and you will be able to go answering the questions smoothly.

Gaining a remarkable score in examination is not impossible. One should invest sacrificing of donating huge steps to advance reading and take a high leap of a good sound sleep. Then, I tell you, there is no room for failure during examinations.

Physical Assessment: Hearing and Ear

Nursing is an interesting, practical course. That is why, I am always excited to learn how to do physical assessment because there are some things that I find helpful for my client when it comes to assessing first their physical condition and in this way, I can make a quality nursing care plan effective for them. 

Assessing the ears (sense hearing) is this simple.

External Ear Structures
1. Inspect the auricle, tragus and lobule for size and shape, proportion, lesions/discoloration and discharge.
2. Palpate the auricle and mastoid process for tenderness.

Otoscopic Examination
1. Inspect the external auditory canal with the otoscope for discharge, color and consistency of cerumen, color and consistency of canal walls, and nodules.
2. Inspect the tympanic membrane, using the oroscope, for color and shape, consistency and landmarks.
3. Have client perform the Valsalva maneuver, and observe the center of the tympanic membrane for a flutter. (Except for the older client for this may interfere with equilibrium and cause dizziness.)

Hearing and Equilibrium Tests
1. Perform the whisper test by having the client place a finger on the tragus of one ear. Whisper a two-syllable word 1 and 2 feet behind the client. Repeat on the other ear.
2. Perform the Weber test by using a tuning fork placed on the center of the head or forehead and asking whether the client hears the sound better in one ear or the same in both ears.
3. Perform the Rhinne Test by using a tuning fork and placing the base on the client's mastoid process. When the client no longer hears the sound, note the time interval, and move it in front of the external ear. When the client no longer hears a sound, note teh time interval.
4. Perform the Romberg test to evaluate equilibrium. WIth feet together and arms at the side, close eyes for 20 seconds. Observe for swaying.

Analysis of the Data
1. Formulate nursing diagnoses.
2. Formulate collaborative problems.
3. Make necessary referrals.

Source: Lab Manual to Accompany Health Assessment in Nursing, Third Edition by Janet Weber, Jane Kelley and Ann Sprengel

Engagement Rings

True love comes to everyone as the saying goes, "we are all lovers".

In life, when you found the right one that you feel deserves your love, then it is best not to pass the days unattended. How?

Through marriage, it ties not only the heart of two lovers, but it shows their great commitment of their love through richer or poorer, in sickness and in good health. That is why, tying the knot of two persons who are inlove with each other deeply need engagement rings to face the altar and take the lifetime vow of promises for each other, to be there whenever, whatever life may lead them.

The greatest meaning of life is to fight for one's love for each other and it is through the evidence of the engagement rings that the life of marriage dwell to help every lover commit to the whole meaning of what is love really all about.

Life is really meaningful if you share it with someone who you really love.

Physical Assessment: Skin, Hair and Nail

In the field of nursing or in any medical field, it is essential to do the physical assessment because this will serve as the basis for giving the patient the right intervention. When regards to assessing the skin, hair and nail, I want to share this information with you from the book that I have read authored by Janet Weber, Jane Kelley and Ann Sprengel, Health Assessment in Nursing Laboratory Manual, 3rd Edition on page 51. 

Assessment Skill
1. Gather equipment (gloves, exam light, pen light, magnifying glass, centimeter ruler, Wood's land if available).
2. Explain the procedure to the client. 
3. Ask client to gown.

Skin
1. Note any distinctive odor. 
2. Inspect for generalized color variations (browness, yellow, redness, pallor, cyanosis, jaundice, erythema, vitiligo).
3. Inspect for skin breakdown. 
4. Inspect for primary, secondary or vascular lesions. (Note size, shape, location, distribution and configuration.) Use Wood's lamp if fungus is suspected. 
5. Palpate lesions.
6. Palpate texture (rough, smooth) of skin, using palmar surface of three middle fingers. 
7. Palpate temperature (cool, warm, hot) and moisture (dry, sweaty, oily) of skin, using dorsal side of hand.
8. Palpate thickness of skin with finger pads.
9. Palpate mobility and turgor by pinching up skin over sternum.
10. Palpate for edema, pressing thumbs over feet of ankles.

Scalp and Hair
1. Inspect color. 
2. Inspect amount and distribution.
3. Inspect and palpate for thickness, texture, oiliness, lesions and parasites.

Nails
1. Inspect for grooming and cleanliness.
2. Inspect for color and markings.
3. Inspect shape.
4. Palpate texture and consistency.
5. Test for capillary refill.

Analysis of Data
1. Formulate nursing diagnoses (wellness, risk, actual)
2. Formulate collaborative problems.
3. Make necessary referrals.

The Theme: The 5th Element of the Story

Initially after we read selections, stories, poems and often when we watch televisions dramas and hear stories through radios, always we form inferences by thinking about its detail. This action in mind is what we call theme-forming.

A theme is an idea. It is not the lesson or moral learned, rather it is a message about life.

If you are having problems about identifying the theme and you go rather forming moral or saying of the story in its replacement, then you need to check the title for oftentimes it reveals you a lot about the theme. Listen to the allusions of the story in order for you to jot down if its really the them or note details and its particulars. These will lead you to the them. Always bear in mind that a them does not completely explains the story. It is one of the elements that makes up the whole. Once identified as the theme, it is always should be stated in a sentence and not in phrase/s or word/s.

Poem Analysis: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day (William Shakespeare)

It takes to unlock every figurative lines of this poem and fortunately, I based my interpretations on the insights I have gained from the symbols I have seen or felt on the meaning that are being used in this poem.

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

by William Shakespeare

My interpretation:

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

(This presents a question that penetrates to permit being compared to nature the beauty of someone.)

Thou art more lovely and more temperate

(This someone is referring to a girl or lady who is more beautiful and demur. Her beauty eludes to shine like no other.)

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, 

(Before spring does come as buds of May represents, there are the following seasons like autumn and winter as well as summer also that goes through transitions of changes in the atmosphere's weather. Rough winds symbolize challenges that this season encounters.)

And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

(It indicates that time is short that summer season permits to shine.)

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

(Summer's too short and that its sun's rays give off too short exposure in time as the climate or weather changes.)

And often is his gold complexion dimmed;

(There is the passing of the cloud that shelters to define the nature of the sun as it blazes its shining rays.)

By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed:

(In the course of its shines of the sun, it always gives its light to be seen and illuminate the whole world.)

But thy eternal summer shall not fade

(Summer's beauty is ever not fading even though it went through lots of challenges, the same as beauty of the girl or lady that it is never ending even times passes by because of the kind of beauty that is incomparable and unexplanably, endearingly beautiful.)

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;

(Beauty is eternal. It can't fade in time.)

Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,

(Neither even death could drag eternal beauty out from its shades.)

When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:

(Intricately true beauty is everlasting.)

So long as men can breath or eyes can see,

(As long as people live and have life.)

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

(The true beauty that has been emphasized in the poem will remain not just a memorabilia, but it is immortalized in the form of its wings that it is in fact, truly alive in each of us which blooms to attracts and invites everyone to do just the same.)

The beauty that has been discussed here, for me, is the kind of beauty that is not more on physical attraction. Though I may say that it is part of beauty, but that is just a little percent of its totality. The true beauty in this poem simply connotes to the beauty of the heart, the beauty from the inside of each person. It will just fade if it is not taken care of with trust. 

Candles for all occasions

Candles simply imply smoothness, warm, calm place and they are also needed in order to create a peaceful mind.

There are many designs of candles. But the most that is widely used are those that fits to the aura of the place especially the scented ones.

Candles can be seen everywhere. It can be seen at home, in the offices, in the churches and in any places that surely invites people to feel the romantic and meaningful aura that surely takes place in an event.

That is why, for varied selections of candles, www.batteryoperatedcandles.net is the place to be. They have many designs of scented candles and non-scented candles to choose from.

Thomas, the Train

David loves to play this cute, little train named Thomas. Once he holds it, it is like he will cry when you get it.

I bought this toy online. This come into my idea once there was that day when my David have seen the movie, "Thomas and Friends". That moment signals me to buy this toy because my little angel wants it so much. And so I did. 

Thomas' face were scratched because David had play it like he can't resist without it in his hands. Now, I have seen him how he maneuvers to act like the train is real.

I just love David how he enjoys playing with his Thomas thoo-thoo-train so much!