Early April.
^See what happens when I can’t think of a title?
I have been wanting to do a MediTrain course for a while. Thing is, it costs $650. In the course there is:
- Use basic medical terminology (I would love this)
- Follow Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
- Prepare and process Medical Accounts
- Maintain patient records
- Assist in controlling stocks and supplies
- Apply the principles of confidentiality, privacy and security within the medical environment
The course also includes:
- St John’s/Australian Red Cross First Aid Basic Life Support Certificate
- Oxford Nurses Medical Dictionary (I would love to have this)
- Extensive Training Manual/MediTrain Binder
- Dental terminology dictionary/manual
- Medical Illustrated Human Body Guide - with Advanced Medical Terminology (I would love to have this too
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So I don’t have enough money to pay for the course but I do have a job waiting at the DSC (Disability Services Comission), 6 hours per fortnight. That is not a lot of hours, though I believe it is good for now and it is work and experience that I could really use. With the job, I will be able to save for the course. It will just take an incredibly long time! ;)
I went to Centrelink to see if they could help me with paying for the course. The whole explanation for why they can’t got really complicated and I left there only knowing they can’t help me unless I come off the pension. That would mean that I would have to get a job whether I liked it or not. I think I am doing ok now as far as depression goes but I can’t help but think the pressure of trying to get a job and the possible failure of getting one will not help my mental health.
Centrelink person also told me that it would be better if I did a TAFE course. I would, but there are none in medical terminology and that sort of thing. In the end, it means I have to save up the money myself with no assistance.
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We have had some pretty wacky weather this year. At the start of the year there were days and days in a row of hot weather with the temperature over 34 degrees Celsius. There was a huge storm in late February. And on April 1st, we weren’t fooled by the full month’s rainfall in 3 hours. I haven’t seen the backyard flood like that before.
I am interested in weather and can read weather maps easily (my sister taught me a lot when I was younger). The amount of rainfall we get is particularly interesting to me as we have water restrictions and I would like to see those restrictions lifted. Somehow, though, I don’t see that happening as Perth and the metropolitan area has had huge population growth. There has been talks of water desalination in WA , I don’t know if it will start soon. When I go to wash my car, they use recycled water and we are also encouraged to use grey water (left-over water from the shower, washing machine, etc. Not the toilet!)
The weather forecast for today predicts more rain this afternoon. A satisfied Yay. 
Filed by renaeden at April 7th, 2008 under Random/Daily Stuff.