castlovercoNursing student Betty has a dilemma. She loves the program and really wants to be a nurse, but her classwork grades aren’t good and she doesn’t think her final exam scores will be enough. She needs to find a way to boost her grades. After classes, Betty approaches the head teaching nurse about a rumoured way to get extra credit.
Apparently the school will give credit to students who are willing to act as training subjects. After a good bit of thought, the head teaching nurse agrees to allow Betty to earn her extra credit this way. Betty soon finds herself in the orthopedic department. Other nursing students practice their skills by placing Betty in a plaster LAC. She will have to wear this cast for at least 3 weeks and document her experiences while in it. Afterwards, she will have to give a presentation to her class on what it is like as a patient living with a cast. Follow Betty in her (real!) term LAC as she goes about her life coping with one arm encased in plaster. She shops, cleans, washes a car and learns how hard it can all be with only one good arm.
