When You Tell One Lie by Paul Hatch

When You Tell One Lie

Paul Hatch

When you tell one lie, it leads to another

So you tell two lies to cover each other.

Then you tell three lies, and Oh Brother,

You're in trouble up to your ears!

So you tell four lies and try to protect you,

Then you tell five lies so folks won't suspect you.

Then you tell six lies and you'll collect,

A life filled with worries and fears.

'Cause you can't remember how many lies you've told,

And half the things you said aren't true.

And sometime you'll slip up, you'll trip up and then

Whatever will become of you?

So you lie and lie without even trying,

And each lie you tell will keep multiplying,

'Till the whole wide world will know you're lying.

Then you'll be

Suspected

Detected

Rejected

Neglected

Disliked

And you should!

When you lie, you're closing the door

On everything good.

Student Success Statement #56

"Your worth consists in what you are and not what you have."
                                                                                 - Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor

Reflection: Mr. Edison is correct. You may not be worth a lot, even if you happen to be the the richest person alive. People shouldn't be labeled worthless if they have nothing, no money, no car, nothing. They shouldn't be judged constantly for the items they don't have. No one should.

Psychiatric Aide – Technician

    Psychiatric Aide – Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Psychiatric aides and technicians help care for mentally ill, disabled, or infirm people who are confined to hospitals, mental facilities, and residential care facilities. They work under the supervision of mental health professionals or nurses. They often work in hospitals, social service centers, crisis centers, schools, and substance abuse facilities. Psychiatric technicians usually have more formal training and responsibilities than aides.

Psychiatric aides and technicians often:

ü  Help patients bathe, dress, and eat.

ü  Escort patients to and from wards or clinics.

ü  Aid or restrain patients.

ü  Help with orientation and housekeeping.

ü  Interview patients and families.

ü  Observe patients and report their actions to professionals.

ü  Teach daily living skills.

ü  Dispense medications, and engage in educational and recreational activities.

Average Salary: $12,000 - $24,000

Educational Requirements:

                Psychiatric aides need not always have a high school diploma or formal training, however most employers prefer that they do.

                Psychiatric technicians need a high school diploma and should have taken courses in English and science. A short training course or previous job experience as a psychiatric aide is often also required.

Student Success Statement #55

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in DETERMINATION."
                                                                                                              - Tommy Lasorda

Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Pharmacy Technicians work in pharmacies under the direction of a pharmacist. Their main responsibility is filling prescriptions according to doctors’ orders for patients. Technicians measure out correct amounts of medication from larger containers to prescription size containers. In addition, they add drugs to intravenous solutions. All of their prescription filling work is rechecked by a pharmacist before medications are dispensed to patients or customers.

Other duties of pharmacy technicians are:

v  Checking inventories and ordering supplies.

v  Receiving and checking in supplies.

v  Waiting on customers.

v  Keeping pharmacy work areas clean.

v  Helping fill out insurance forms.

Pharmacy technicians work in retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and some large industrial complexes.

Average Salary: $15,000 - $25,000

Educational Requirements:

                Students should take math, science (especially chemistry), and typing courses in high school.

                A high school diploma is usually required to begin pharmacy technician training. Two year courses leading to certificates are available at most community colleges. Six month programs are offered at privately operated schools.

Student Success Statement #54

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
                                                                                               - Henry David Thoreau

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Pharmacists compound, or prepare, prescriptions written by physicians, dentists, and other practitioners. They review these prescriptions to validate their accuracy and then prepare the medication. This can involve weighing, measuring, and mixing drugs. Once the compounds are prepared, pharmacists then dispense them to customers and patients.

                Pharmacists answer patients’ and customers’ questions about the drugs they are taking and drugs which can be sold over the counter. In some cases, pharmacists are responsible for taking inventory of the drugs on the shelves and ordering any which they are low on.

                Pharmacists work in hospitals, clinics, health departments, universities, and grocery, drug, and discount stores. Those who work in stores must be aware of the other health supplies available in the store so they do not direct customers in the wrong direction.

Average Salary: $33,000 - $51,000

Educational Requirements:

                Students should take the most challenging high school classes (including AP or IB) available in English, science, and math.

                All pharmacists must graduate from a college of pharmacy. Most pharmacy schools require applicants to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (P-CAT), and some require up to two years of pre-pharmacy education. Other colleges will admit students directly from high school.

                Normally it takes at least five years to earn a Pharmacy Degree. To earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Pharm D., requires at least six.