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I felt compelled to answer this question and I tried to do some research before I started as I realized my answer would appear as though I was speaking in circles. In my humble opinion, there is a difference. To teach is to help someone learn how to do something by showing them or by providing lessons on the topic. Education, I believe is more formal. To educate is to train by formal instruction and supervised practice especially in a skill, trade, or profession. The teaching of civilization began in prehistory, as adults trained the young in the knowledge and skills deemed necessary in their society. In pre-literate societies this was achieved orally and through imitation. This sounds to me like the teaching that is done when a child first starts school or to learn letters or numbers done by parents or babysitters. As knowledge is extended beyond skills that can be readily learned through imitation, formal education is developed. Teaching is done by a teacher; educating is done by an educator. In order to educate one must teach; when teaching, it is not necessary in my opinion to educate.

I am a Dean of a nursing program and teach in the classroom as well. I run up against assumptions like this on a daily basis. The students of today are from the entitled generation and do not hesitate to let me know regularly that I owe them something. Many of my students do not want to learn the information required to be a nurse; instead they want the answers to the test. Not only that, but just the multiple choice answer that is correct and in the order the question appears on the test. To these individuals I say...you probably did choose the wrong career. Nursing has never given me anything....it was necessary to learn to think on my feet and to perform under pressure. There was no one (no one I respected) in the nursing field who would just give me the answers. Akk of my mentors demanded that I think my way through the problem and ask all the questions I could think of. They were like the instructor when I took driver's ed, they were there with me but I was in control of the situation. I love to teach and when approached with a question, I will ask the student what they think and then I will ask questions that will lead the student down the correct path; however, the student provides the answer. If the student does totally miss the mark, I will ask "have you thought about this?" and then present a couple of scenarios for the student to think about. I find it frightening that nurses who cannot critically think and depend on others to carry them will be providing my care in not to many years. I further believe that if an individual is working with someone who is lazy, the person is lazy because they have been allowed to become lazy. If you are a nurse working with a "lazy CNA" why not delegate tasks to the CNA instead ofcomplaining about a lazy co-worker. Do not enable the person and I believe you will both be a lot happier in your chosen career paths.

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A ratio is a comparison used to figure drug doses. An example would be one tablet =325 mg. The md orders 650 mg. That ratio would be x tablet = 650 mg. You would then put the two ratios together to solve for x. 325 mg : 1 tablet = 650 mg : x tablet Multiply outer and inner and you get 325 mg x tablet= 650 mg Divide both sides by 325 mg tablet so that x stands alone and you get X = 2 tablets Posted by: FutureRN_PJ Original Content: