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INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Intrapersonal communication is a powerful form of communication that occurs within an individual. This level of communication is also called self-talk, self-verbalization, self-instruction, inner thought, and inner dialogue (Balzer-Riley).

Nurses should be aware of the nature and content of their thinking and try to replace the negative, self-defeating thoughts with positive assertions. Positive self-talk can be used as a tool to improve the nurse’s or client’s health and self-esteem. In forms such as guided imagery, it can be used to enhance coping and reduce stress.

Nurses and clients can use intrapersonal communication to develop self-awareness and a positive self-concept that will enhance appropriate self-expression.

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Interpersonal communication is one-to-one communication between the nurse and another person that often occurs face to face. It is the level most frequently used in nursing situation and lies at the heart of nursing practice. Since meaning resides in persons and not in words, message received maybe different from messages intended. Nurses work with people with different opinions , experiences, values, and belief systems, so meaning must be validated or mutually negotiated between participants.

TRANSPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Transpersonal communication is interaction that occurs within a person’s spiritual domain. Many persons use prayer, meditation, guided reflection, religious rituals, or other means to communicate with their higher “power”.

Sellers and Haag (1998) found that nurses enhance the spirituality of the clients and their families through prayer; active listening and therapeutic communication; conveying acceptance, respect, and a non-judgmental attitude; instilling hope; and using presence and touch. Brown Saltzman(1997) reviewed nursing literature and also found that meditative prayers and prayers of silence are effective approaches the nurse can use in caring for self and others.

SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION

Small-group communication is interaction that occurs when a small number of persons meet together. This type of communication is usually goal directed and requires an understanding of group dynamics.

Small groups are more effective when they are a workable size, have an appropriate meeting place, suitable setting arrangements, and cohesiveness and commitment among group members (Hybels and Weaver, 1998).

True friends are like precious books. We will never know what’s inside in it unless we open and read it, and there we find wondrous and magnificent stories that would remind and teach us of something very relevant. The same is true with our real friends. They are like books that have to be read to appreciate its beauty, know the chapters of their lives to accept them of who they really are, understanding why they did those things or why they act in such a way that people may misinterpret. Just like a book, they have odd experiences that require deep understanding to bring out its message. They have their own plots of their lives, which give us lessons in this world. From a book we get our guidelines and likewise, through our true friends we are equipped with reliable advices and testimonies that would help us in facing life. Taking a glimpse on a book everyday is like knowing our friends deeper. As such, true friends are the finest books ever written. How we wish they could be reprinted…! =)

Trivia: This was an essay I wrote for my English Class at the University of the Immaculate Conception. This essay is an example of a Paragraph by analogy.

In case you weren’t able to take down notes about the criteria and contents of your report, I have managed to gather them for everybody. I wasn’t able to to take note too but thanks to Sharellyn, our dearest secretary for sharing hers. Here are the questions:

1. state the commandment

2. virtues/actions allowed or encourage by that commandment

3. what are the actions forbidden by the commandment

4. moral issues related to the commandment. Give Example to each type.

Hapy Tree Friends

Cute, cuddly, and horribly wrong… It’s the Happy Tree Friends! They may be sugary sweet but there’s no way they’ll escape their horrible fate! What chaos will these critters experience next?

In Spin Fun it is time to try out the merry-go-round at the playfield! Lumpy is ready to spin the three friends around but things tend to go wrong as the spinning gets too intense. Choose your desired character and spin the merry-go-round by pressing left on the joystick. When the merry-go-round is spinning fast enough, just press fire to send off cuddles, giggles or toothy.

Hit as many obstacles as hard as possible to get the highest score - not all obstacles are available from start - score high to unlock even more obstacles, that gives you more pleasure and more points. Good luck!

I am really addicted to this kiddie (kiddie? questionable!hehe) animation because it is unique. I praise the creator of this because of his innovative mind, a masterpiece that is! I didn’t know anything about this until Jopal Mathew Dumanig, a classmate of mine, told me about it. Well, so far I have unlocked all the items and hopefully will continue to the end! weeeh!

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A week before the anticipated event, ITE students in the campus were sick of waiting, excited for the event and thrilled for a temporary break from the stress of the midterm exams. The athletes and competitors had their requirements completion; they geared up and settled for they had a battle to win. While the clocked seemed to be running slow, athletes were ready to unleash their power and show off their best.

It was on the first day of September when the University had its atmosphere overflowing with enthusiasm, manifesting the real spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie of the student athletes. Everywhere you gaze, the ITE Spirit is remarkably present, supporting the athletes to the highest level with the claps and cheers that intensified the yearning in pursuit of the ultimate goal.

Prior to the main event, the program had its first step to the peak by winning the Ms. Intramurals 2008 title. The program representatives collected no minor awards on the start but little by little have they beaten the other contestants. The event was triggered with the loudest cheers and battle cry of the ITE students when it came to the final Q&A part and the Ms. ITE uttered the word “IGNITES” as a response to the question raised to her which situated her to the throne together with the Nursing Program’s Mr. Intramurals 2008.

The programs were separated in to two brackets – Bracket A and bracket B, excluding the renowned Engineering program. On bracket A, ITE Program was on the lead and followed by its contender, the ABA Program. On the other side, Bracket B was led by the Education Program. The ITE program prevailed in the men’s volleyball, kickball, athletics, chess, and more. The basketball team of the program fell into the 2^nd place but was still a worthwhile match because they put up a real fight with the Nursing program. Our very own ITE kickball team also had their superb share of once in a lifetime game experience with the PharmChem Program, being the highlight match of the day by diverting the crowd’s attention to the game. The kickball match rally lasted for almost a couple of hours, both teams fought real hard, with the title at stake. Players got injured but they were tough enough to withstand the pain and keep fighting.  Each side nearly lost hope and after the long run, ITE defeated the other team. The mentioned program was also victorious in the Dance sports having the champion’s title in the modern dance competition.

The Team ITE garnered a total of 41 gold medals making them the holder of the overall champion title for bracket A, and defeated the ABA Program with a total of 32 gold medals leaving 9 gold medals gap. The clash between the University’s Programs ended on the last day of the event, Saturday with the awarding ceremony. The ITE program got the most number of awards and apparently dominated the entire event.

The different kinds of conscience

Over the years, moral theologians have distinguished several types of conscience.

A true or correct Catholic conscience is one that has made a sincere effort to discover the truth and one that acts in accordance with the Word of God and the teachings of the church.

An erroneous conscience is one that is contrary to God’s Word and the teachings of the church. One may have an erroneous conscience and not know it. For example, a couple may think that their marriage is recognized by the church when in fact it is not. A couple may think that “living together” prior to marriage is morally correct when in fact it is contrary to the teaching of the church.

A bad conscience is one that hasn’t even inquired about what is right or wrong. It is a conscience that has no regard for objective truth.

A weak conscience is one that may know what is right but hasn’t the courage or spiritual power to do what is right. Or it may know what is wrong and sinful and yet it does it; e.g., a woman may know abortion is wrong but she does not have the psychological or moral strength needed to carry the baby to full term. A weak conscience is also one that is easily swayed by the opinions of other people.

A scrupulous conscience is one that frequently thinks that it is sinning when in fact it is not. For example, because of deformative and perfectionistic training in a particular area like sexuality, one may think that one is constantly sinning against the virtue of chastity. It has been said that a scrupulous person thinks that God is a tyrant. His God has an all seeing eye that watches his every move and is ready to pounce on him for every wrong act. A person with a scrupulous conscience needs to place himself under the guidance of a competent and compassionate confessor who will help to introduce him to the love and mercy of God.

A lax conscience is one that is insensitive to the good that ought to be done and the evil that ought to be shunned. For example one may be a racist or one may have little or no social conscience or be very permissive in sexuality issues.

An informed conscience is one that has sought to inform and educate itself about a particular moral issue. For Catholics informing one’s conscience will always involve a prayerful reflection on what scripture and the official teaching of the church has to say on a particular issue.

I am not 100% sure that this is the answer guys… I’ll still be looking for another set of answers…cIchope this is correct…

HEllo everybody! Well, Monday is coming and we have to get our hands back to school works. Anyway, for those of you asking what was the question given to us by our teacher in Theology 5 - Morality Mr. Alvin Cayogyog, I have managed to ask some of our classmates and I got it but they are not sure about it and neither am I. Here it is:

What are the different kinds of conscience? Define and give example

I think the instruction given was to write on a whole sheet of paper… Happy googling! =)

Compare an old and new movie in terms of:

(can be found on the book)
-sound
-music
-cinematography
-cinema shots
-effects
Write in paragraph form

sample:

-sound

The sounds in movie 1 is not realistic than the movie 2…etc

-music

The music in movie has low quality than movie 2…etc

Indicate the tiles and the year the movie was shown

Write it on a whole sheet of yellow paper

A week before the intramural, all students in the campus were sick of waiting, excited for the event and thrilled for a temporary break from the stress of the midterm exams. Players had their requirements completion and they were gearing up and settled for they have a battle to win. When the day we have awaited that seemed to be a very long time has arrived, I wasn’t there, unable to witness the overflowing enthusiasm and the spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie of my fellow UICians. I have an acceptable reason and I hope I’ll be excused for the days I was absent.

The University of the Immaculate Conception Intramurals 2008 was launched and started with a Eucharist, and OSAD was there to distribute attendance. I have no idea of what really happened there and what were the happenings on that day because as I have said, I was absent for a very important reason. I think it was followed by a motorcade together with the UIC ROTC band, the people behind the event, the sisters, faculty and staffs, and of course a bunch of energetic students.

The formal opening and program proper then followed at the UIC Annex Gymnasium. The sports events were scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. It was on Wednesday when literary competition where done. It was also on the same day where the most awaited BandMania supposed to happen but the UIC-SSG apologized because it was canceled for some reason.

The programs were separated in to two brackets – Bracket A and bracket B, excluding the renowned Engineering program. On bracket A, ITE Program was on the lead and followed by the ABA Program while on the other hand, Education was on the lead on bracket B. Our very own ITE kickball team had their fair share of once in a lifetime game with the PharmChem Program, being the highlight match of the day. On the Dance Sports, ITE dominated in the modern dance, placed 2^nd on the Latin, and 3rd on the folk dance.

UIC ITE Program garnered a total of 41 shining golds making them the Overall champion of bracket A, defeating ABA with a total of 32 golds. The Overall champion of the bracket also had a triumphant evening on the Mr. and Ms. Intramurals 2008 when the program representative won the Ms. Intramural title, together with the Nursing Program’s MR. Intramural 2008. The Education Program also reigned in the bracket B, I’m afraid I was not aware of the number of golds they’ve won. It was on the last day of the event, Saturday when the UIC Intramural 2008 successfully ended with the awarding ceremony as the last program.

Cheers for the ITE Program and two thumbs up for all the players especially to those who exerted the best of their efforts and showed the spirit of sportsmanship!

Weeks before the anticipated Intramural, I have received a call from my mother that my elder brother Peter Bryan Dayday was sick and was sent to the hospital on our hometown and was transferred to another hospital in Kidapawan city. He was complaining of unbearable pain in his back and in near his stomach. We thought it was just a normal back pain. We also assumed that he was just having what we call “panuhot” because his sweat was cold and common effect of it is stomach ache. He was diagnosed to have either gallstones or some sort of worm called “ascaris,” and what’s worse was that the doctor wasn’t certain between the two and made another series of tests. Unfortunately, the results were still vague yet they have raised the idea of performing an operation called Cholecystectomy. As a mother, my mom was really worried; not only by my brother’s illness but also with the threat of terrorism propagating in the province. Warning messages have been passed form person to person, saying that citizens should be vigilant and alert for anytime terrorists might attack, not even the hospitals are exempted. Just try to picture out, in the middle of the operation, there could be a black out and a terrorist attack as well, what worse could happen? And so taking into account all the reasons to withraw from the operation, not to mention that the hospital’s equipment aren’t technically complete and “hi-tech,” they decided to bring my brother here in Davao city and admitted at the Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital because it is safer and we are confident of the facilities. My brother had another series of tests and was admitted Friday afternoon. He was scheduled for a major operation on the following day, Saturday in order to remove and open his gallbladder and find out what was really there. In the very moment my brother was in the operating room, I wasn’t there because I was in school attending some errands. I was just receiving updates through text messages. He was on the OR for more than five hours, long enough for us to be really worried. When I got there, he was already lying on the bed, his operation just successfully ended. He was uttering words, saying things that are in relation with his concerns, out of his consciousness and knowing. It was a normal reaction from the anesthesia injected on him. The doctor stated that it was no ascaris (they looked ascaris on the test results because they lined up forming the shape of a worm), they were gallstones, blocking the bile duct making my brother look yellow of which his eyes are the most noticeable (jaundice). It was impossible for him to have ascaris moving around his body considering all the immunizations and injection he have undergone in his physical check ups and medications as a nursing student.

I see that this post is getting longer so I’ll cut this short. After the operation has ended and my brother was resting on his bed, we were beside him. I was watching over him together with my mother. I had my share in buying the medicines and paying for the bills. And so normal hospital moments happened like visitors coming in bringing foods (which I enjoyed eating! lolz =)), and since I am just human who needs rest, we took switching schedules watching over my brother together with my other brother. I was eager to go to school and attend the intramural but I just can’t because I was all wore out and exhausted so I got some sleep. After my brother got better and better, I have decided to go to school until he was finally discharged from the hospital. Thank God he is okay now and currently continuing his medication and recovery. By the way he was about to take his review for the December Nursing Board Exam but he didn’t had the chance because of the abrupt phenomenon. It was very strong and courageous of him to bear the pain brought by 7 gallstones in weeks duration and having the strong will and desire to pursue his review and take the review.

I just hope his wounds would heal soon and everything will be fine…

WordCamp Davao(Click to enlarge into a new window)

The sunlight has departed and the night has come. The wind was cold and the weather seemed to tell that it was going to rain cats and dogs. I was with my classmates who were about to participate the event and we were on our way to the venue. A little bit apprehensive that we might reach our destination late, we were kind of hasty to avoid a dramatic entrance. Amidst our feeling of excitement and enthusiasm there lies anxiety. Since the venue was changed to another place we have never been, we were like adventurers finding a chest of treasures. Minutes have passed and the search was over. We finally got ourselves into the rendezvous. Just after we got in the gate, a Smartbro agent immediately greeted us while handing over their brochure (which we did not accept). We listed our names on the attendance sheet after which we find a table where we wanted to stay. While I was sitting on my chair, I was taking a good look on the place. I find it a nice place, it’s not that wonderful but it was simple and elegant. By the way the place was Arthuru’s Grill located on Palm Village, Obrero Davao City. They have this pool that Kieth wanted to jump on so badly. We were a bit worried because just steps away from the table is the pool full of water, we were thinking what would happen if somebody accidentally slipped there and fall. While we had small talks on our tables, an American guy arrived and we thought it was Matt. It wasn’t him but he was Matt’s colleague. Bloggie, one of the organizer, he calls himself the “dictator” of their group, buzzes us up that Matt would be a little late because he was still on his hotel fixing everything up and that he will arrive shortly.

While waiting for Matt, we had our dinner. Kieth was so very aggressive and excited to eat so he had his way to the table where the foods are leaving me and Joseph. When we saw the food, damn they look so exotic. I suppose the dishes where of American origin and intended for vegans, not to mention all those green leafy dishes. The respective dishes also have their own name and the one I was really intrigued was the “Deviled Egg” unusual isn’t it? Oh I was trying to figure out why they name the egg after a devil…hehehe! So after picking up some food, we got back to our tables and started munching those delicious foods. Minutes have passed and Matt has finally arrived. We continued eating until the program started.

There was really no formal program; it was just a mere gathering of bloggers in Mindanao together with the sponsors, facilitators and Matt, one of the creators of Wordpress. Matt made a brief introduction of himself and it was followed by games. Bloggie made raised some questions and challenges for us to answer and each one who can get the right answer or show him what he wanted to see gets a WordPress T-shirt and other accessories. It was so sad that we arrived a bit late because the first twenty were rewarded with free WordCamp Bags, regret was all over us because we arrived starting from the 23^rd. It was then followed by a dialogue wherein attendees had their chance of asking Matt regarding of Wordpress, his personal life and others which were politely entertained and answered. Then we proceeded with the presentation of blogs where each of the attendees who had the courage to stand up and show their blogs gets a wordCamp T-shrit. I was really set to present mine (char!) but I was timid as I’ve always been (hahaah!).

After those activities ended, Madam April initiated and proposed that we should get a picture together with Matt and so we did (the one you can see above). We were the first to approach Matt and stroked poses to get captured with the camera. Many others followed what we have started so the position we were standing was getting crowded. We decided to head to the food table again and grabbed some, while Feetlow the latecomer finally had the moment he missed. We got back to our table, surf the internet (of coursse I seized the moment of downloading movies) though high speed wifi connectivity and chatted with the others. We had a short talk with Jopal’s about blogging and also about jopal. Madam April was so star struck with Matt that she badly wanted to search for Matt’s pictures over the internet until my Laptop’s battery ran out. We also took glimpse of DavaoAngels website and viewed some of the angels there.

Attendees started departing so we decided not to stay for long and eventually get home too. The Davao version of WordCamp ended and then we left. So, we headed our way on our respective homes bringing the memories on the WordCamp.

Our fellow bloggers/classmates should have been there because the food was great and FREE and it would have been merrier with your presence. UICians present there aside from me, Kieth, Joseph, Feetlow and Madam April were Alma and other fourth year students.