floodwaters receding

The worst is over. My final paper was graded today, and I got a 98%. Miraculously, I also got full credit for my online participation in the last discussion. I had given up after getting banged pretty hard for the preceding two discussions.

I still have two grades pending. If I get zero credit for them, I get a B; if I get half credit, I get an A. I didn't have much academic zest for this class left by the time I turned them in, so we'll see.

I'm already thinking up ways to perform the teaching requirement with a minimum of fuss for my "students". Now that I have a handle on what the school wants -- and the massive discrepancy between what it wants, and what it asks for -- it should be less of a headache.

thank GOD

The following is the grading for my health assessment physical exam, the waking nightmare which has consumed most of this semester. They dinged me on the neuro assessment a bit, but I got full credit for the video, and I don't need to redo any taping, which would be inconvenient, as my patient would probably take out a restraining order on me if I asked him to sit for me for a fourth time.



Grading
Complete—Pass; Points awarded: 23

General Comments: Pass. This assessment was outstanding in every way! You were poised, professional and your skills were polished. You had a wonderful introduction. Throughout the exam you demonstrated great attention to detail. You did not pass the neurological assessment because you left out a portion of it. While some of this exam was covered in the general survey, questions that would provide information regarding the client’s ability to think logically and abstractly, thought processes, and ability to make judgments were not addressed. In addition, there should be more detail in the recording of the cranial nerves.