Nursing Success Plan

This is a great opportunity for students to evaluate themselves and acknowledge their weaknesses and strengths. This paper will discuss my success plan in nursing program.
There are multiple different areas of improvements that I can see in myself and my thinking process during the nursing program. First of all, throughout the nursing program, I have learned how to critically think about each single situation either in the real world or in the NCLEX world. I absolutely can see the improvement in my reading skills, I believe I have learned the way to critically read and critically think about every single situation. I believe the inability to understand the questions on the exam and getting low grades pushed me to explore more about critical reading and critical thinking, and made me to be a better reader. I also think that learning about nursing process and the nursing skill of

paying attention to detailed information helped me to be precise in reading every single question and having a better understanding. I also can see the improvement in my communication in general. I have learned the therapeutic communication with individuals through the nursing program, and I have practiced the therapeutic communication techniques. Understanding the positive effects of therapeutic communication in health-care system pushed me towards learning and practicing the techniques.
“Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them” (Orlan, 2015) My goals from the areas of improvements are: my first goal is to have the ability to critically read and critically think during taking each exams and being able to have an acceptable exam result. My second goal is to have the ability to critically think about my patients and in a short period of time digest the information, connect the information to each other, and understand the situation. My third goal is to have the ability to maintain a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship by using therapeutic communication techniques.
In order to complete my goals, first I need to be successful in nursing school.

Graduating from nursing school with Bachelor of Science in Nursing is the first step to build the road to get to the other goals. In order to reach the first goal, I need to focus on school, study hard, follow the instructions, explore more about critical care, and practice test taking skills. In order to reach my second goal, I need to have more education and experience. I do need to continue my education for my Masters of Science in Nursing and get more experience by working as a Nurse in a hospital. These ways will help me to be able to attach the dots of information to each other and the ability to understand the patient’s health condition and the needed care plan. For my third goal, I need more experience and practice. I believe most of the communication skill will be made through experience. I need to practice more on using therapeutic communication techniques and interact more with different patients to reach the third goal. I do believe that I can reach all my three goal in about two to three

years.
Success is not an accident. hard work, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing are all included in success plan. (Solen, 2012) I believe that this course is challenging due to having so many different assignments and new topics. I think I supposed to be positive about this new semester and look at the positive side. I believe positivity has a great energy that can change everything. Therefore, I have to create that energy in myself and do not stop trying for a better outcome. I believe practicing the topics every single day for at least 3 to 5 hours will be so helpful to remind me all the information from pas courses. I also think participating in group studies, asking questions in class, practicing NCLEX style questions, and learning test taking strategies are helpful ways to be successful in this course.