Reflective Essay On Professional Development

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Taking the time to reflect on one’s career can increase self-awareness and enhance professional development. A career development plan is a confidential and integral document created by an individual which outlines the activities undertaken during their life journey. Therefore, a professional development plan documents one's goals and skills required to accomplish dreams and aspirations. Hence, a professional development plan is reminiscent of ones’ past experiences and a glance at the future. Having a professional development plan in place is critical for graduate study to keep track of one’s progression. My primary purpose in writing this developmental project is to describe my educational and professional background as well to explore my personal …show more content…

Henderson RN/ BSN and would like to share some insight about my life journey. I am currently residing Queens New York. I immigrated to the United States in 1988, from South America located in Guyana. I was raised in a little village where dreams seemed impossible to accomplish due to the economic development of the country. I was excited to come to America to obtain my goals, and that is to become a competent nurse who has empathy and compassion for others. I was only seventeen years old when I arrived in the United States of America with no formal education. I knew that I was up for a challenge finding employment in the United States to support myself and it will take some form of training and skills. I decided to enroll at a local community college in my area where I received a Bachelor's of Science in Chemical Technology in 1992. I worked for one year with my degree as a lab technician in the pharmaceutical industry. I knew that my dreams back in Guyana were to become a Registered Nurse, so I decided to pursue my dream by enrolling at another institution where I earned an Associate degree in nursing 2005. Since then I have been working as an RN for in different specialties such as med-surge, home care, rehabilitation, public health nurse and teaching Home Health Aid and Nursing …show more content…

An advanced degree in nursing education will enable me to gain entry level teaching position as a nursing educator in a CUNY or SUNY institution in New York. Being able to teach nursing students, will demonstrate that my goals were accomplished. Moreover, I can use the new knowledge gained from Stony Brook University to enhance future nurses education. As I reflect on Stony Brook’s vision and mission statements, it motivates me to go after my dreams so I can transform the lives of others and give to social change in my community. Finally, having a higher education will improve my economic status by providing me financial security. Therefore, these goals will enable me to continue to uphold Stony Brook's mission statement by contributing to positive social

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