A Status that I currently hold is that of a Resident Advisor on campus. This status comes with the prestige of being an MSU Residence LIfe employee, after going through a competitive hiring process. There is also power derived from that status. As an RA we are uphold the student code of conduct and enforce policy by way of documentation. In this environment, an RA is acutely aware of their roles in a team. There were eighteen people on my staff my first year as an RA, and sixteen on my staff in my second year. Being a second year RA is its own unique achieved status, as we are typically more experienced with conduct, have previous in-job experience, and know more about the unexpected strains it can place on first years. None of the lessons …show more content…
I waited in line for an hour to get the key to my new home, my dorm room. When I finally got to the front of the line, there was a table of smiling RAs who introduced themselves, and gave me more paperwork and names than I could keep track of, when I turned it all back in, I was given a key and a tee-shirt. In that moment, I had no idea those faces on the other side of the table of the table would become my most reliable friends. Over the course of that year, I noticed that my own values fell well within those of an RA’s responsibilities. The following Fall, I attended RA training, which can be described as falling just short of a total institution. The trainings have been consistent for the last two years, spend 10-12 hours in seminars learning about conduct, procedure, and paperwork, and the remaining time in staffs preparing the building for residents. Time outside of residence life in the two week fall training is limited to about two hours a day, if you get all of your work done. In training, professional staff tries to teach RAs about proper language and requires that RAs conform to the regulations put in place. The majority of socialization occurs when residents arrive on campus. On the job training comprises a large part of the learning curve, as being in situations is what truly shapes how we respond. When confronted with a conduct situation, meaning anything from noise to drug use, I quickly learned how to approach residents in a way that did not demean them, but made it clear that I had to perform my role as a conduct enforcer. There were multiple factors that helped the process of socialization in this role, one being the hoards of angry freshmen, irritated with me and scared that they got in trouble for underage drinking. The formal sanction of having a meeting with my superior about being less blunt was important, but not as helpful. The informal sanctions by
The key to the transformation of boys to men within Graves Hall is nurturing by ushering a sense of responsibility and respect through stiff rules and policies. Each resident hall on the campus of Morehouse College is governed by the Resident Housing Association. Although the RHA implies rules to all of its residence halls, it is up to the staff within the halls to enforce and determine the magnitude at which they will enforce the rules. It is apparent from many freshman students that the rules in their halls are not fully enforced and Graves Hall has the most enforced rules out of all other freshman living quarters. ...
After taking up the role of an SRC Rep. and House Vice Captain, I enjoyed them and learnt valuable skills in organisation and public speaking. My confident, respectful and fearless interaction with my peers and teachers has given me confidence in standing tall and expressing my
Buber (as cited in Carper 1948) gives a solution to this called ‘sacrifice of form’ (p. 28). It is a complete change in mindset where you stop using static definitions in exchange for interpretations that can have several ways of being interpreted. By doing this, you stop the habit of using stereotypes as references for your understanding. As a nurse, I need to understand that as Carper (1948) says; “each person is not a fixed entity, but constantly engaged in the process of becoming” (p. 28) and therefore the mindset I maintain, needs to be reflective of this quality of human beings; constantly changing and is a mindset I will strive to create to be able to give respect to my clients when I start developing my therapeutic nurse-client
If anyone knows me as a person, they will tell you that I’m adamant and open. I have no problem jumping up to the table and making my suggestions known if it has to do with a patient/resident getting the proper care. I learned from my clinical instructor it was that you stick up for your patients/resident no matter what and this is what I have set out to do. I always think that the resident/patient is my family member. With all the hustle and bustle of today and the pressures of the health care industry. I find that nurses have a hard time prioritizing their care and day. We either get scolded for not clocking out on time, the call bell on too long or using too many supplies. The companies and facilities want us to be happy and retain their nurses. When I am working day to day, I constantly am looking at the six “AIMS for Improvement”. The sixth on equitable is a
I am the night custodian at the Byberry Mental Institution in Emeryville, Kentucky. I clean, fix, mop, sweep and polish. However, I am also a cook at the local pub called the White Crow, and an on call doctor at the OLNEM clinic. You name it, I do it. People often think that I don’t get much done because they say that I “drift off” too easily. That doesn’t bother me too much because the people that I talk to here are all nutcases who are locked in their room’s day in and day out. Sometimes when I’m walking around, sweeping or whatever, I’ll run into one of the staff members. They always send me to the broom closet. Don’t ask me why, because I don’t know. All they ever talk to me about is screws always getting knocked loose. And I swear to Christ, this old place is damn near fallin’ down in most places.
Some aspects of staff engagement at Tameside Trust that performed worse than the other NHS Acute Trusts are the percentage of staff receiving job-relevant training, learning or development in last 12 months, over worked staff, effective team working, and percentage of staff reporting errors, near misses or incidents witnessed in the last month (James & Connellan, 2014). These performance rates are low for elements that are vital in providing internal strength in the organisation. Staff training is hugely important to an organisation and is a reflection of
Also, I have been granted spots in Alpha Chi Honor Society and Psi Chi Honor Society. This past year, I served as secretary at Alpha Chi. This position helped me learn how to work well with other members of a leadership team, and helped me create a successful food drive for those in need in Anderson. Being a part of a leadership team was an awarding experience, and I am excited to be a part of it again this coming fall.
After only a few months in the club, I received a letter in the mail from Washington D.C. It was an official invitation to the Law and CSI National Youth Leadership Forum. Beyond being ecstatic for even receiving the invitation, I was even more excited to learn that I was the only student from Central Dauphin High School nominated by the advisor It was thrilling to know that I was able to accomplish so much in such little time. Not only was I nominated, I was hand selected from thousands of students throughout the entire United States. I was shocked and couldn’t believe I was going to make Washington D.C. my home for an entire week. I quickly started digging out all of my business attire and began packing for the trip that would change my entire perception on life. After a few long months of fund-raising money and long awaited nerves, I was finally on my way to the capital of the United States. I did not know what to expect from the conference and was fighting off nervous butterflies when my mom dropped me off at very large and beautiful hotel right outside of Washington D.C. Within the first five minutes of being there I was handed an extremely strict itinerary, an I.D. badge, and a room assignment. The second I walked into room 232, two other girls were already in there waiting for me. I came to know these girls as my roommates. After meeting with my roommates,
The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of the integration of the ACCN essentials with the BSN curriculum. The ACCN essentials are the set of personal and professional skills and competencies that are expected of a qualified nursing practitioner as endorsed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (Quality Matters, 2014). Additionally, the BCN curriculum refers to the educational guidelines that underpin the education and training required for the attainment of a Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing practice. The integration of ACCN essentials with the BCN curriculum was officially endorsed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and has since been conventionally referred to as
I am applying to be a summer RA because I want to continue developing my skills to build and support communities for all. Throughout the academic year I have been able to promote the interaction and construction of comforting communities, and I want to continue assisting people in this area. As a summer RA, I know I have to carry many roles such as a leader, mentor, and campus security authority, all of which will allow me to effectively assist students and be a support system. Being a summer RA differs from an academic RA for several reasons. The residents you overlook is one reason. During the summer, students stay on campus for various reasons that go beyond academics. In the summer, you overlook student leaders, parents, incoming students,
Blackman taught me about healthy aging, my experience with the team helped me hone my understanding of how to function in a group. When interacting with new people, there is a need for a “feeling out” period. People may not mesh immediately, but people can adapt to one another. The most important thing at the start is to not make a bad impression that could jade perceptions. In our first visit, it felt like all four of us were going for balance in our interactions with Mr. Blackman. Not only did this allow Mr. Blackman more of an opportunity to get a feel for each individual, but also allowed us to get to know each other better. This helped to set the tone for future visits. Even though I was the leader and the second visit, and the two nursing students led the third visit, the responsibilities and actions carried out were balanced between the team members. There was a desire to ensure that everyone was involved and engaged in the visit. I believe that this willingness to get to know each other first, then use that information to help maintain balance in the group, not only allowed us to better function as a group, but also helped to keep a good attitude in the
It is evidence in personal survival stories where I had to turn foes into friends by just staying the course and not giving up. To be specific, one example came to mind about a 64-year-old patient who had been in a catatonic state for months before arrival in the unit. The patient required total assistance with daily living activities (bathing, eating, personal hygiene measures, mouth care etc.). She was a total care patient suffering from severe depression. To make matters worse, she was non-verbal during this time. She was deemed “difficult” and “heavy” by nursing staff. No one was eager to accept the responsibilities of being her nurse including myself initially, but for some reason I always ended up with same assignment that included this patient. Knowing that I could not reject my assignment, I decided to persevere over this difficult patient by doing my best each time I worked with her. Her refusal to get out of bed, take a shower or brush her teeth did not faze me. I was determined to carry out my duties regardless of how daunting they were. After long hospitalization and an enormous amount of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), her depression started lifting and she became verbal and engaging again. What memorialized this patient and this experience in my psyche is how the patient reacted to what I did while performing my duties as a nurse. The first time I took care of
Overwhelming chaos, like reality shock, occurs when new graduate nurses first enter the workplace and they experience a “sensory overload” due to their lack of knowledge and clinical experience. This is where new nurses are faced with the differences between the professional values they learned in school and the organizational values that they must learn in the workplace. They may find that certain things they learned in school are not exactly similar to how things are practiced in the workplace. Some of the things that nurses can do to enhance learning and facilitate their socialization include (a) recording errors and new information in a pocket notebook to ensure that they do not make the same mistakes again, and (b) receiving constructive criticism positively (Kelly & Tazbir, 2014; Feng & Tsui, 2012). It is possible that there are conflicts with regard to values taught in school and those practiced in organizations.
One thing that does not work in our school-wide support committee is students not being responsible for their own actions. For instance, we have a big number of students that do not complete assignments in the classroom. Sometimes I go to the restroom and I observe students not flushing the toilet or throwing trash outside the trash can and I have to talk to them about being a responsible person. Another expectation that we need to improve in our school is students not respecting each other and not respecting other’s property. For instance, last year, there were many incidents about students not respecting other’s property and not being polite to their peers. In our district, we also need to improve on how to deal with the negative behavior of students in the classroom and stop sending them to the office or ISS (In-School-Suspension) because if students are sent out of the classroom because of inappropriate behavior, they are losing instruction in all their classes. These are not effective ways to handle student’s disruptions in the classroom; therefore, educators need to establish a learning environment that will decrease disruptions and increase student’s learning. These are some of the school-wide behavior expectations in my school that we are deficient and need to improve in
All throughout school I have always held a title, in fifth grade I was President, sixth, seventh, eighth and freshmen year I was Vice President of Beta club, sophomore year I was class Treasurer, and Junior year I became secretary of both Student Council and the Junior class. Although I had previous experience in all titles my Senior year was where I gained the most knowledge and responsibility.