Here are selected survey results and trivia from previous installments of the Newly Admitted Students page. If you have any questions about them, feel free to contact the webmaster.
Surveys |
Nursing Images |
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Nearly half of the responses from our nursing image survey found these images (culled from TV shows, print ads, and websites) to be highly offensive. There was a total of 29 votes, which responded to the question, "What is your reaction to these types of ads?" |
I'm shocked and appalled and would consider boycotting the product or show. |
48.3% (14 votes) |
It's just a harmless joke. Nurses shouldn't be so sensitive! |
31.0% (9 votes) |
I don't think it's right, but if it's a show I like or a product I use, I'll watch it or buy it anyway. |
20.7% (6 votes) |
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Terri Schiavo |
Our survey on the Terri Schiavo case drew 25 responses, and the majority of them (56%) were supportive of the decision to remove nutrition and hydration. It would seem that the controversy has helped to influence an overwhelming number (72%) to prepare advanced directives for themselves in case they are incapacitated. Here are the results: |
| As a nurse or aspiring nurse, which statement best describes your feelings about the case? (N=25) |
I AGREE with the removal of nutrition and hydration. |
56% (14 votes) |
I DISAGREE with the removal of nutrition and hydration. |
28% (7 votes) |
I don't have a clear opinion about this issue. |
16% (4 votes) |
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| Do you currently have advanced directives that clearly indicate your wishes should you be incapacitated? (N=25) |
Yes, I do. |
12% (3 votes) |
No, but I will soon. |
72% (18 votes) |
No, and I don't plan to prepare any. |
0% (0 votes) |
I haven't decided yet. |
16% (4 votes) |
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Medical Marijuana |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 on June 6, 2005 that patients who use marijuana medicinally can face federal charges, even in states where such use is permitted. How do you feel about the Supreme Court's decision?
This survey generated 38 responses. By a whopping 5:1 margin, those who responded to this survey did not agree with the Supreme Court’s decision. The results are shown below: |
I agree. Use of marijuana, even for medical reasons, can lead to abuse. |
6 (15.8%) |
I don't agree. If a doctor thinks marijuana might help a patient, its use should be allowed under controlled circumstances. |
30 (79.0%) |
I don't have strong feelings either way on this issue. |
2 (5.2%) |
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Public Breastfeeding |
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The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is promoting World Breastfeeding Week, which was August 1-7, 2005 and observed in 120 countries. This is a celebration of the signing of the Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding, which was adopted in 1990 by the WHO and UNICEF.
Although public breastfeeding is legal all throughout the United States, there are many cases in which breastfeeding mothers have been asked to leave shopping malls, restaurants, coffee shops, and other public areas or asked to breastfeed their babies in the restroom. What is your opinion on breastfeeding in public?
Our poll in honor of World Breastfeeding Week received 38 responses. In answer to the question on public breastfeeding, over half (55.3%) of those who responded feel the mother should be allowed to breastfeed if she does it in a discreet manner. |
I don't believe public breastfeeding is necessary. Mothers should use bottles to feed their infants when they are in public areas. |
5.3% (N=2) |
I don't really mind it when a woman is breastfeeding in public, but she should make sure she does so as discreetly as possible. |
55.3% (N=21) |
Breastfeeding is every mother's right and obligation. Feeding her baby in public should never be considered shameful or embarrassing, whether she is discreet about it or not. |
39.5% (N=15) |
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Did You Know...? |
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Frances Payne Bolton's gift to the University of $500,000 in 1923 to endow a school of nursing was the largest gift ever awarded to create such a program at the time. In fact, it was more than three times larger than Yale University's first nursing endowment that same year! |
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Until the 19th century, nurses were not regarded as 'professionals,' and nursing was considered as being for women of 'low morals.' Today, of course, the perception of nursing has changed vastly. In addition, although in 2000 only 5.4% of RNs employed in nursing were men, that number reflects a 226% increase from 1980 to 2000 in the number of men in the profession. |
Movies Featuring Nursing Roles (from MedHunters.com) |
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8,070 nurse characters are listed. |
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Of these 8,070 nurse characters, some of the more interesting character names include: Freaky Nurse, Fake Nurse, Burn Ward Nurse/Lizard Man, Nurse Peanut Butter Cup, Wolf Nurse II, Unable and Scared Nurse, First Pretty Nurse, Buxom Nurse, Fuming Nurse, Cranky Labor Nurse, Sexy Nurse, Chainsaw Nurse, Ferret-faced Nurse, Nurse Pertbottom, Sexy Whoville Nurse, I Love Sanity Nurse, and Obnoxious Nurse. |
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Of these nurse characters, there were 173 roles specifically identified as "Male Nurse" – and one of these was played by a woman! There were 483 listed incidents of men playing nurse roles. |
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There were 41 actors whose role was specifically identified as "ICU Nurse." |
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There were 20 TV programs and movies (including foreign language productions) with "Nurse" in the title, of which the most unusual are: From Nurse to Worse (1940), Nurse on Wheels (1963), and Ja zuster, nee zuster (2002), which translates as "Yes Nurse! No Nurse!" |
Medical Marijuana (from
Wikipedia) |
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Since 1996, ten states have legalized medical marijuana use: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. |
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Cannabis (the term often used to describe marijuana in its medicinal form) has been used for therapeutic purposes since at least 2,000 years ago. Surviving texts from China, India, Greece, and Persia confirm that its psychoactive properties were recognized, and ancient doctors used it for a variety of illnesses and ailments. |
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Cannabis as a medicine was common throughout most of the world in the 1800s. It was used as the primary painkiller until the invention of aspirin. |
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Some doctors have argued against the use of medical marijuana, claiming that other combinations of drugs render any potential use of cannabis outdated. |
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Though the U.S. federal government does not, and never has, recognized legitimate medical uses, Francis L. Young, an administrative law judge with the Drug Enforcement Agency, has declared that " in its natural form, (cannabis) is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. " |
Public Breastfeeding
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Research shows that a baby's immune system does not fully mature for many years. During development, babies are protected by being breastfed. Their immune systems also develop more rapidly than those of babies who are given formula. (Source: La Leche League) |
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According to 1998 statistics from "Healthy People 2010" by the Department of Health and Human Services, 64% of mothers breastfeed their babies during the early postpartum period. The number decreases to 29% at six months and 16% at one year. (Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) |
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as the mother and baby desire. The World Health Organization recommends continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond. (Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) |
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Attitudes towards public breastfeeding differ widely throughout the world. While breastfeeding mothers are a common sight in public areas in Latin America and much of Africa and Asia, people living in Europe and North America tend to be much more uncomfortable with the practice, with the exception of Scandinavia. Bottle-feeding is generally considered the norm throughout the west. (Source: Breastfeeding in public around the world) |
Rankings and College Drinking |
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According to a 2002 study cited on the American Medical Association's website: "Drinking by college students, ages 18 to 24, contributes to an estimated 1,400 student deaths, 500,000 injuries and 70,000 cases of sexual assaults or date rapes each year." (Source: American Medical Association) |
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison topped this year's list of the country's top party schools, "despite a decade-long effort by the school to reduce its reputation for heavy drinking." (Source: The Washington Post) |
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The rest of the top five party schools, according to the Princeton Review, are Ohio University (Athens), Lehigh University (Pennsylvania), University of California-Santa Barbara, and State University of New York at Albany. (Source: The Princeton Review) |
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The Princeton Review's annual survey has 70 questions and is conducted both on various campuses and on its website. Ranking lists in their "Best 361 Colleges" 2006 edition include Most Beautiful Campus, Best College Newspaper, Students Most Nostalgic for Bill Clinton (or Reagan), Best Campus Food, and Their Students Never Stop Studying. (Source: The Princeton Review) |
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