My Influential Experience Which Motivates My Goals at CCU
Graduating class of 2001 from Aurora Central High School with a Certified Nurse
Assistant (CNA) certificate. I have always wanted to be in the healthcare field since I was six years old. I was given the opportunity to help with the special needs kids in school. High school motivated the start of my career goal of becoming a registered nurse (RN). Aurora Central High
School allowed students to attend T.H. Pickens Technical School while pursuing a high school diploma, in order to develop an early start and skills for future career goals.
After high school, I attempted to go to college to pursue my ultimate goal of becoming a
RN. Due to not understanding the student loan process and only
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My adult life is going by so fast my husband and I started having children immediately and we now have seven, which they are my greatest motivation. Juggling parenthood and my employment I have mastered. Knowing that I will be involved in both for a long time, school will enhance my motivation toward reaching my career goals.
Over a half a century ago my maternal grandmother became a registered nurse and raised seven children of her own. Knowing that she did this without the modern conveniences we have today inspires me even more. This also informs me that nursing is in my bloodline, which makes it feel natural to me.
With the major accomplishments I’ve made with raising a family thus far and career goals I’ve already completed, I feel I am ready for the next plateau. My support system of my husband, parents and children are a true motivation to finish my goals as a RN.
INFLUENTIAL EXPERIENCE
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Choosing Colorado Christian University will help me to stay in the will of God while pursuing my degree. My relationship with God is of the upmost importance to me. God knows my heart is set on helping those who cannot help themselves in health and in education.
job. The job can be too much at times and it is important to have healthy hobbies outside of law
My family is my motivation and I am determined to succeed and be successful for myself and for them and have a better life for us and have a strong foundation to where they don’t half to worry.
My initial interest in nursing arose from a book, in early high school. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is about a teenage girl, Kate, suffering a life-long battle of leukemia...
When I began this journey I knew that Nursing was all I wanted to do and in order to succeed and do well in nursing school, it was going to require a ton of devotion and sacrifice. Nursing school did not come without its challenges, not only did we have to deal with going to class, clinicals, studying for exams, but we also had to add in the factors of jobs, family, marriages, children, sickness and our daily life. But our instructors encouraged us and pushed us to keep going, and for that we are grateful because we all made a decision to stick with it, and here we are today. It seems unimaginable that just a year ago this journey was just beginning, but here we are today a year later,
goal began as I watched my grandmother serve others. I accompanied her when she visited nursing
Another person who has influenced me to become a nurse is my best friend’s mom who is the Senior VP of Nursing at Clara
children, having a daughter away at college, working several part-time jobs and studying as a
of my current career goals as of right now. My current goal is to become some type of mental
I have been a licensed practical nurse for about 19 years and becoming a registered nurse has always been a plan for my future. Having to raise a family at a young age prevented me from continuing my education right away. My family is now more self-sufficient and I’m able to attend school and further my nursing journey and education.
In my post secondary studies, many people are interested in what I want to do after I graduate and where I want to go in life. It is far rarer to have people ask the question of why. Why do I want to pursue a career in the medical field? Why do I want to spend my life helping people? Why do I want to attend the nursing program at Clarkson? My answer to the big question of why is not a simple one-faceted answer. I want to be a nurse for a myriad of reasons. In this reflection, I will touch on my long-lasting love for a career in medicine, my experience in school that solidified my desire to become a nurse, and the path that led me to apply to Clarkson College.
Whether planned or unplanned, change can cause disruption to one’s stable environment if not handled in the correct way (McGarry, Cashin, & Fowler, 2012). Having children was a positive planned change for me. The decision has greatly improved my well-being and outlook on life. My thought process was changed the instant I held my first child. From that point on, every decision I make is centered on how it will affect them. Motherhood has opened my eyes to the realization that change occurs every day and there is no halting the process. As I watch my children grow, I emotionally embrace each unforeseen moment that comes with it.
...tensive care unit nurses entered the room one last time. Even in the worst moments, they gave support to my family. The nurses embraced us all, giving us their condolences. Their jobs are hard and taxing. Even on days where they don’t want to come to work, they provide countless hours of help and empathy to people they don’t even know. To practice such humanity would be a honor. My grandma was a maternity and delivery nurse at Riverview Medical Center for almost her entire career. She brought me there, to the intensive care unit for a purpose. Watching the nurses work each day inspired to me further my decision of studying nursing by showing me what area of nursing I want. As a result of my grandmas intensive care stay, I will be earning my bachelors in science of nursing at Gannon University to become a registered nurse. One day, I will be a Jamie to many families.
Influence is one of the greatest effects people have on us that defines who we are as we grow and learn. Influence is aroused by people media and advertisements. The largest influence in my life has been my very own family. While not all of the effects of their influence were derived from good they shaped me into who I am today. They have instilled within me traits of financial responsibility, confidence, and the courage to fail.
There have been many influential people and events that have come into my life for the better, and changed me completely as a person. However, one experience that I believe was a turning point and a great influence in my life was when I changed schools in the third grade. Going to a new school with friendly people and a wide range of opportunities allowed me to become more confident in myself and in turn changed my life for the better. At the first school I attended, I was very shy and unsure of myself.
Today my mom is still working as a RN. Although she just quit her job at Berea Hospital, where she had been for 4 years, she is beginning a new style of nursing.