The End (part 2)

Ok, Now i make my real evaluation of MINE -weeks. And now i don't say anything about group work :D

Whole project was interesting. I saw many different culture and many different people who all have different experience and view about nursing. Now i really understand better which are the differences between role of the nurse in each country. And if i would like to go exchange or only to practical training to some other country, this IP make it easier. Now i know something what i can do when i'm nurse and what i can't do. Of course it is always really instructive experience if i go to exchange but it could be sometimes little bit frustration if i would like to do something and learn something, like set a cannula, but then it's not possible in some country. That's why good information is really important when i'll make my decision. I think that peoples was the best part of this project. If i would like to go now to Malta, i just can send message for some student from Malta and ask have she/he some good advice! So i have now connection between different countries 8)

I like our WIKI-site, but how other studies could find it? Actually, if we would'nt got straight link to the wiki site i would'n never found it. And it's bad. Like, we have good tools and information on one website, but no-one know that. I Think we should market it little bit more. AND put our digital stories and all other materials what we and the others who's take a part of MINE IP befora uss have done to the MINE wiki, or something. Now it is update and so much easier to read, but i still miss more pictures. Actually i was little bit dissapointed because updating of website was only little part and only for one group at this project. I would have like to focused more to the wiki-site. That could be my most important tool when i try to find some information now of  those other countries.

After all, i think it was really good that we had a lot of different ways to learn. We had a group work, a "lessons", different patch like in facebook, blogging, video with students from same country ect. First i think that blogging could be really difficult. What i need to say or something, but like you see, it's not problem anymore. And i really need that i can evaluated what i have learn and which things i'll made in different way. Blogging is really good way to me say what i think. Facebook was really simple way get know each other. Sometimes problem was that many people wrote something to wall and then i didn't found anything anymore :D In all best thing for those different ways to working, was that we could use our own invention! Of course it means that it is more difficult way to do something (sometimes) but at the same so much  more rewarding.

I'm so happy that i'll take a part to this MINE IP!
Thank you for all :)

The End (part 1)

Now it is finished. Two weeks, six different cultures, a lot of different peoples. I really miss all of these things. But after that group work i feel, that "normal" studies are like a holiday. Its take my time now only couple of hours per day. That's why i feel really relaxed now. Still i really miss this two weeks. Because it was learning time. I don't even remember when i have been this much intent. I use like 12h/day for this and i enjoy it! Maybe biggest different between MINE IP and normal studies are, that if i go my own class here in Finland, almost no-one ask "how are you?" or say "Good Morning Laura". That's suck. I like when peoples are approachable like in this MINE IP.  I hope we all meet again someday! 

Then i'll tell you something about things what i have learn. First group work, because it was the most difficult part for me. I think my problem with group working is, that i'm little bit perfectionist. And if i want to do something i really want to do it by my way. I don't know why i don't like to do any kind of that with others. Even when i study to practical nurse our teachers hope, that we'll made our thesis with small group like 2-4 peoples, but i made it by myself, alone because it was so much easier made it by myself. You never have to ask "what you think..?" or "Is that better..". I work so much harder if i can make my own plans and timetables. It's fun, that i don't like group working when i studies, but  still i like more team sport than other sports.

This digital story -project moved on better what i actually hope when we started. I think we didn't have enough time, but it's could be reason why this project working better than i hope. We all had something to do, so we didn't have too much time to discuss.

 Discuss.. Really important part of group work, but at the same time  it is reason why i always become frustrated. If you have good group it is not problem. But it's really typical that when you meet your group and you have a mission "today we made the video!". Then you start and discuss... and discuss... and discuss.. and then "OMG! We don't have time anymore! What we should do!". I think, if you wanna made groupworking work, someone should be preside who say "Ok, No we do it like i say". Or give own brief for everyone, if you want to do everything together and always discuss "do you want red or blue font" -you'll never get it ready. 

But back to digital stories... I'm pleased about that. And that was really interesting experience to me. That was my first time with movie maker and now i know so much better how could i use my photo shop! First i didn't take a part of discuss "how we do it". I just listening. But after couples of days i get my own mouth open. Skills what i have learn: make compromise, lower my own standars, take feedback, manage timetables, discuss... ect =)  And of course: Good information about Role of The Nurse in different countries. First i think i didn't learn anything, but i was wrong. 

After digital stories i think i should say something about conference. Actually i was really worried about timetables. Our "dress rehearsal" was disaster at thursday evening. Friday morning most of peoples was at the UNI early and i was happy. We just put all ready, eat and drink coffee. About 15min before that the conference  should have started everyone just eat, use coumputer AND we didn't have a time test how the computer working, is it volume ok ect. Actually i didn't have any idea should i go to platform with my group or not. That was big difference between this conference and typical Finnish conference. I we'll arrange some conference here, everything should be ready least 1h before start. That means: everyone know what they should do, we have one person who take care of computers (volyme, videos, power points ect.), all things have tested and we have plan B if something doesn't working :D All in all, we have some little mistakes at conference but i think it was good and our guest like it. 

OOPS! Now i stop and i'll say something else later. 

Week of Opposites

Only one day left! I'm really sad that this fantastic experience come to a end, but then: i know that after that normal school feel really easy. No stress, no long days and now waiting (When something start 9.30 it's really start 9.30 :D) 

This last week has been rewarding. We have had lot of fun with spa, karaoke, and specially with snow. Then i think, that i am got fatter because i have eat too much almost every evening. But who cares, at next week i can start sport again.  I was little bit disappointed after ice hockey match. Our team ÄSSÄT didn't be a co-ordination with each other. Like you see, they couldn't win without teamwork. I think it same with our group work, and whole project and conference. If we don't work together for a common goal we can't turn in. (Awkward transition....--->)

Those activities were really good counterbalance to group working. If you sit down and made some mind maps 8 hour you really miss snow games. Only problem with those "nice things" are lack of time. I don't remember what we do at last week, but this week had been too short for all this things. Couple of weeks it's not enough to arrange a conference, especially when you have to do big groupwork and you have to communicated with foreign language. Happily we are now almost ready and i hope that tomorrow be a great day!

Because i made 6 mind maps (one per country), now i know something about differences of education system and titles of nurse in other countries. I think maybe biggest surprise to me was, that how same those all systems look. Most difficult part was try to find which titles was like same level in eachcountry. Because usually we had a same title but different name. When i do some kind of that (Poster, MindMap ect.), i'm usually really particular with visual details. Like: like in mind maps i would want that i have as many "bubbles" with all of mind maps. Now i didn't have a time for that. 

So... Tomorrow is Final day and i'm really hope that everything going well. Last time in my blog i say, that "i don't take a stress" but i was wrong. Because days are long and lot of peoples in same place (read: noise) it elevate my level of stress higher. I really like you all, although i always grumble ;>

Hyvää yötä! Good Night!

Week number 2

Weekend was nice (bar soma, floorball match and practice ect.) but now we should start the working again. Today was long day. We made our group work about 6 hours and we will continue it later today. My brain doesn't working anymore, so i use only short clauses. Actually i don't have no idea what i would like to write, i just think about our group work :) Today was rewarding day with group work. We made a lot of things and learn to use Windows movie maker. I think that its really fun. Specially editing of our digital story.

I would like to get more knowledge about our theme. It would be interesting to know what is role of nurse each country and what kind of differences we have, but now we don't have a time really concentrate it. Digital story take all of our time. Of course we need some facts that we can do this story, but personally, i use whole of my energy to thinking what kind of digital story we should do. How we explain all of ours knowledge when we have time only couple of minute. And if i would like to go working some other country, what i would like to know and which information is important to me. Digital story should be interesting, short and informative at same time. This is challenge.

This project had stirred more questions than gave answers. Same time i had a feelings like i really want to get more information =)

See you all! Nähdään!

Group Working

We start to talking about our group work on Wednesday, but now we really start to make it. If i am honest, i have to say that i'm not group work -person. Even that i don't like it, i think,it is good way to learn. Specially practice  co-operative skills, skills to listening, made compromise ect. Those are important skills even when you study or working.

 I reverence multiprofessonal work community and method in nursing and if i would like to help patient completely i need use these. "Group work" like that (in work placement) is better to me than group work at school. It is so much easier and more useful when all members of group has different role like one nurse, one doctor, one practical nurse or like nurses who has working in different places. When i made group work i would like to share my knowledge and experience and same time get some new information and viewpoints by the other one . This came true better if everyone have a own experience for their remit. I don't learn a lot if i had to find new information or knowledge together with many people. It makes me feel frustrated.

 All in all, this group work isn't easy to me. But i don't stress it. I trust my group and we have a good idea, so i hope everything going well =) 

Breather!

Yesterday was rewarding day! We get lot of interesting information about nursing education and the difference between our countries. If i would like to go exchange or just practical training in other country, it's easier now, because i know something! Not a lot, but something :D We have lot of similarity and of course difference. I'm not sure if i heard or understand wrong but is that true that it's not truism that nurse can set a cannula or give i.v.? Now i really realize that i take some things what nurse do for granted.

Other thing what i learning yesterday: i got the points of learning theories! I think i have know it before but now i understand it better. One of the interesting theory was social constructivism. Would be nice discuss more about these, but for me, it is difficult when i should speak English. 

After that we started our group work. We are team number 4 and our subject is something like "The Role of The Nurse", and i like it. If i would like to go study or working to other country i think it is really important that you have some idea what is the role of nurse, and what kind of nurses they have and what you could or couldn't do. So, now i just need to get some information which is the role here in Finland :) (I'll do it tonight, hope so)

And after that informative and instructive day, we got relaxing evening in Perttu-Eerikin Hovi! It was interesting place even for me, because i haven't been there before that.  I like our history and specially history of war. There was some old Finnish rings which i really love. I don't know why but i have two of these rings. But fact is that about year 1940 when we have winterwar Finnish peoples want to help the armed services, so they gave their gold items and got back "ironrings" (actually nickel silver). That was the story of these :) 

Part of Finnish history

Back to the evening! Food was good and typical of Finland. Atmosphere was fantastic and i have a lot of fun. 

ps. one of the  Longest word in Finnish(Guinnes word record 2006)

lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas

=Plain jet turbine engine helper mechanic NCO cadet (free translating:D)

See you tomorrow! :)

Monday blogging, tuesday blogging

Sorry, i have been little bit busy, that's why i didn't wrote yesterday or Monday. But here i am now!

I think i have a lot of fun with those days! Only problem is that because my stuffy nose (and ears) i didn't hear anything, and i always have to ask "what you say? What? I didn't hear you?"So, try to understand me!

I think it is really interesting working with peoples who are going from different countries, because Finnish peoples are very punctual and now in this project we are always  fell behind schedule. And that is strange, but sometimes it even better than Finnish style.

Best parts of those two days are Videos and European market. And of course naming and gaming.

I think that the videos was really good way to tell something about our own culture. And i like to made it. Also European market was great! Mayby, because i really love eat :D:D My favorite was Malta, i loved those cheeses, nougat (usually i don't like it) and Best one: Halva<3 I have never heard or taste halva but i really like it.

Ok, i think i write more tonight...

NP: Chisu -Miehistä viis

Finally..!

Hello all again!

That we all have waiting, tomorrow MINE really begin! And luckily weather isn't bad. Only little bit degrees of frost and lovely snowfall. =) Now i am afraid that i got cold yesterday and now my nose is stuffy. That makes me  some problems when i speak: no one heard me or make out what i try to say.. 

So, let see how i hack it 8)

Now Play: Raappana -Maasta Maahan