During my childhood years, I always had a constant interest in the caring of people, and would often play the "Pretend & Play Doctor Kit" and the classic "Operation" boardgame with my brother. While the years have passed by, I often reminisced into wondering what it would be like to be a nurse and if it were for me. Then, a radical event had occurred to me in my last year of high school. Through my school counselor's recommendation to attend a special event and find out if nursing were for me, I met a girl named Cecilia diagnosed with down syndrome and her beloved worrying mother at Tropical Park. The park was fastidiously arranged from a nonprofit sports organization called Special Olympics for all sorts of sportgames, and I was assigned to Cecilia as her partner for a race. …show more content…
I vividly remember how I was walking by her side, motivating her step by step towards the goal, and how Cecilia suddenly said hoarsely, "I can't do it --my heart." I then said, "It isn't that you can't!
We're all doing it. We all move on forward." Cecilia looked around, seeing all the others continuing with exhaustion, put on a stern poker face, and limpidly jogged as if a newborn fawn. Regardless, we finished the race with Cecilia in dripping sweats. Cecilia leaped to hug her mom and shouted "Mom I did it!" with a wide, crooked smile. I watched with satisfaction how a wide, crooked smile can bring a mom overjoyed and teared-up. This peculiar, eventful day became the catalyst for my prevalent devotion to become a nurse. People can make a difference in our lives, whether they have "special needs" or not; they all have gifts that can be shared in our
lives. Assuredly, I found nursing an interactive and giving profession that allows sharing my inspiration and devoting myself to give others inspiration and comfort. I aspire to achieve a BSN and an RN license to practice in hospitals' med-surge and ICU departments. From there, I will continue on and aim to practice as a nurse anesthetist. My career path is a path that will have times when patients are at their most vulnerable states and it is an absolute honor to protect and guide them into an optimal physiologic condition to secure their safety and well-being. Why UF from all the other institutions in Florida? From hearing graduate students' storytelling of their experiences, I am well aware of UF's constitution, and believe its structure is a fit to my personality that will allow me to excel in the study of nursing. UF is an access to undeniably culminating tuition, and holds the title as one of the highest passing rates of the NCLEX exam among universities in Florida. It is a substrate that wells educational providence and enable refinement to its students. On top of it all, the UF's alumni network is an active association, which eagerly communicates with learning students and aids them to reach professional status and understanding. To achieve my goal in becoming an advancing nurse, I need to be cultured in an association that has board-mindedness and diversity versus that of FIU and FSU. Nursing is a field that requires oneself to be able to provide care and guidance to ill patients, and there is no way anyone can take care of others if they do not even know how. The University of Florida College of Nursing’s program will most definitely allow me to expand interpersonal skills, learn to be in a constantly active service orientation, learn strategies and monitoring, and develop clear decision making skills in choosing the most appropriate actions in highly intense situations. Thus, unmistakenly, in order to ensure that I achieve my career goals, admission to the University of Florida College of Nursing’s program is of paramount importance to me.
Alejandra is a dynamic person of integrity, sincerity, and self-motivation. She was born in Nochistlan, Zacatecas. Her family moved to the U.S legally when she was two years old. At the age of three her father was no longer part of her life and her mother then became a single mother of five kids. Her mother struggled to make ends meet, working long and difficult hours, and earning only minimum wage. I know that Alejandra looks up to her mother and sister as role models as they have blazed the trial and shown Alejandra that she can accomplish great things in the face of extreme difficulty. Alejandra’s dream career is to become a registered nurse, and I am confident that she will not only become an RN, but that she will be one of the best nurses because of her diligence and intrinsic motivation. She is very competitive and always strives to do her best in everything...
Ever since I was a little girl, my motivation to pursue a career in the medical field was evident. While other children my age watched Cartoon Network, I found more value in shows like ‘Trauma: Life in the ER’ and ‘A Baby Story.’ It wasn’t until high school that I decided I would become a nurse, specifically. I cannot say that I had a revelation or a particular experience that swayed my decision. However, ever since I began pursuing the career of nursing, I discover each and every subsequent day that it is what I was put on this earth to do.
Licensed practical nurses (LPN 's) fill an important role in modern health care practices. Their primary job duty is to provide routine care, observe patients’ health, assist doctors and registered nurses, and communicate instructions to patients regarding medication, home-based care, and preventative lifestyle changes (Hill). A Licensed Practical Nurse has various of roles that they have to manage on a day to day basis, such as being an advocate for their patients, an educator, being a counselor, a consultant, researcher, collaborator, and even a manager depending on what kind of work exactly that you do and where. It is the nursing process and critical thinking that separate the LPN from the unlicensed assistive personnel. Judgments are based
I wanted to fill my time and what better way to do that then by bettering myself. With starting this new journey, I knew I would finally pursue my dream of becoming a Registered Nurse. I also knew that I wanted to pursue more than just my Registered Nurse, R.N., license; I wanted to have an advanced career. A month into my second semester, it was the one-year mark of Patrick 's passing. Memories came back from being in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with him; I knew then that I wanted to advance my career into working with babies like my son by becoming a Neonatal Nurse
As I walk thru the doors of Floyd Medical Center, I look back at all I've accomplished. How far I have come from that shy girl in high school to an outgoing and friendly registered nurse. Walking down the hallway to my boss’ office, I feel a sense of relief. I'm finally finished with college and on to the start this new chapter of my life. Becoming a neonatal nurse has taken a long time but I know in the end it will all be worth it.
goal began as I watched my grandmother serve others. I accompanied her when she visited nursing
Nursing is a career that requires a lot but is also extremely rewarding. Not only do you nurse patients back to health, but also you also form bonds with these patients and maybe even their families. You are there for them physically, mentally and emotionally throughout their journey of recovery. In the video, A Nurse I Am, it follows the lives of three compassionate nurses: Mona Counts, Bob Wilkinson, and Ardis Bush. These nurses were chosen by their peers to receive the 2005 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award due to their phenomenal work as nurses.
I started my Nursing career in India and then I came to the United States and became an RN. I entered Nursing with the thinking that Nursing is a profession that will always allow me to have a job and all my patients will get better. However, from my experiences I understood that Nursing is more than just giving medications, and it requires clinical competence, cultural sensitivity, ethics, caring for others, and life-long learning about others and the evolving field of medicine. Florence Nightingale once said:
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival” (Aristotle, n.d.)
For this assignment I had the pleasure sitting down with Emily Petermeier and getting an insight on what the real nursing world is like. Emily graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in May 2015, and got a job at Fairview East Bank Hospital. This interview really helped me understand what it is like to be a new nurse and the dedication that I have to have going through nursing school and throughout my career. In the interview you will see the perspective of Emily’s endeavors after college and insight for future nurses or nursing students.
I am working as a staff nurse at one of the Integrated Management System (IMS) accredited hospital in Sarawak since 2014. I qualified as a Registered Nurse with a Diploma in Nursing in year 2007. My first year I have been working in a multi-disciplinary ward. We cover a range of specialties including minor and major surgeries. The health care team in my ward consists of 1 Unit Manager, 20 staff nurses and 15 care assistants.
According to MedScape, hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as, “…a lung infection that begins in a nonintubated patient within 48 hours of admission” (Cunha). On Monday, February 9th; I worked on the Cardiac floor in Mercy. Receiving report at 0630 that morning, I learned I would be taking care of a 30 year old male, who had recently undergone an aortic valve replacement and shortly after acquired pneumonia assumed to be hospital related. He was thereafter transferred to the cardiac unit (4B) for monitoring with complaints of chest pain. He had been on the unit about two days prior to my care for him.
Narrative in nursing is important in developing a relationship between the nurse and the client. The impression the nurse makes in the initial meeting is important in the progression of the relationship between the nurse and the client. When the client is encouraged to openly express their condition with the nurse, the client is more likely in the future to express his/her developing fears, symptoms, and hopes with his/her nurse. Clients are less likely to disclose his/her symptoms or nature of their health issues when the nurse shows little interest or are rushing the assessment (Potter & Perry, 2014). When the client is able to openly express the story of their condition it gives the patient a sense of comfort, and individuality. Allowing the client to express their
At the age of 36, mom decided to return back to college to obtain her nursing degree. This wasn’t a hard decision for her to make. The April before she enrolled in school my great grandmother passed away. This major dilemma played a major role in mom’s returning back to school. She had taken care of my great grandmother for months before she passed away, and decided that she wanted to make an impact on the lives of geriatrics.
At scholarship day, I focused on posters that were made by various nursing students that focused on things related to exercise and nutrition. No matter what population you work with in healthcare these are very prevalent topics that affect many aspects of life. The first poster that I focused on was titled “Community Based Health Education: Exercise in the Workplace.” For this research the students visited the employees of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. Their main goal was to educate on and improve health and to encourage exercise. The main population consisted of African American females over the age 50. The problem the students found was the employee’s had a lack of resources to maintain an active lifestyle. Their goal was to provide