As a child, I have always had a yearning inside me to help others. From flushing my older brother’s frog down the toilet to stop him from chasing my sister, who was terrified of the animal, to cleaning up human waste when that person can’t make it to the bathroom. My job is what’s preparing me for my future. My future, hopefully, will include a college graduation with a nursing diploma in my hand. Being a nurse, requires a person to be patient, hard-working, attentive, friendly, as well as many other skills to succeed in the medical field. Schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and blindness are all diseases that are placed before me every time I punch in my time card. All these disorders are all for a single person in my life (for confidentiality sake) let’s call her Jo. Every day …show more content…
We bring light into her confusing, hard life. There are times where she struggles with the basics of life, turning on the T.V., making food, and even changing her clothes, but even in those struggles she has one of us by her side to give her comfort, support, and guidance. Caregiving helped me realize even though I help others, the job isn't always going to be rainbows and butterflies. Bathing an old naked lady and scrubbing a disgusting bathroom, covered from sink to floor to toilet to wall in excrement, are all parts of the job. Even these times are enjoyable. Why? Not because I can help her, but because she can help me. Because, sometimes, after the spells of anxiety or dementia or schizophrenia are over she realizes how crazy she seemed. Sometimes, she apologizes. Sometimes, she laughs at herself. Sometimes, she ignores what happened. Sometimes, she feels ashamed. But the other times, the other times she doesn’t realize her mistakes, and that is when the person you know becomes a zombie, lost for the day. Even on these dazed days she puts a smile on to hide her
According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is defined as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2016). Nurses have many jobs and responsibilities and wear many different hats. Nurses can perform at many different levels depending on their scope of practice which is defined by the board of nursing in one’s state of residence. It is important as nurses to understand and follow
Essay 1: How will you contribute to the mission of the Nurse Corps scholarship program in providing care to underserved communities?
When I am older I would love to be a Nurse Practitioner, I enjoy helping people when they are sick and taking care of them. Another reason I want to be a Nurse Practitioner is because my sister is also a Nurse Practitioner.
Scholarship, leadership, character, and service are four attributes that define an excellent student. Being in high school, it’s difficult at times to be a leader, show your character, and be involved with voluntary services while being focused on scholarship, but I have managed to do all four numerous times. I am so grateful and excited to have the chance to be a part of the National Honors Society.
I wanted to reach out and message you as someone who has fought extremely hard for this wonderful and amazing opportunity of pursuing my dream. I felt I should write to you voicing my concerns and opinion about how these first 5-weeks in nursing school are going. I want to let you know how “ I “ feel the GCU nursing program in Albuquerque is running and what I have heard from upper level students and students in my current cohert are feeling.
I chose Ryerson’s nursing program as my goal for post-secondary education because Ryerson University’s nursing program offers a wide variety of opportunities to be successful and to learn about new approaches towards illness, medicine, and reshaping our health-care systems in a better way. I show a great interest in pursuing the nursing career to help others because I feel as if the Ryerson University nursing program is rewarding and it will create more pathways for me in the future. I have developed a strong interest in how the human body works and I love to learn new ideas and concepts about the human body and the treatments and cures for many types of illnesses. I strongly believe Vernon Howard when he states: “Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will”. Relating this to the nursing program at Ryerson University, I strongly believe
My interest in nursing began at age 18 at Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut where I was trained as a Certified Care Partner, then as a Phlebotomist, followed by a two year surgical floor assignment and a one year burn unit stint.
A goal I have acquired in my life is pursuing a career in the medical field, particularly becoming an Emergency room registered nurse. As a young child, I always have had the interest of not only human anatomy and the disorders of the human body but caring for people in desperate need. I loved the gratitude from helping people and I desire to be able to make a good difference in people’s life and help them on in life.
Saying that you are a registered nurse is a broad statement. Registered nursing is a job that has many aspects. Registered nurses work in many different settings and they carry out many different routines. As a registered nurse you could be exposed to many different opportunities. My goal is to be a registered nurse but, I need to learn a lot. Becoming a being a registered nurse requires a lot of hard work and effort but, if I focus on my goal I will be able to achieve it.
Nurse Practitioner Introduction A nurse practitioner is a nurse qualified to treat certain medical conditions without the direct supervision of a doctor. Most nurse practitioner (NP) schools require their prospective students to compose a personal statement. These elusive essays often cause applicants to panic, but with just cause personal statements are one of the most important components of NP school applications. To be a nurse is great because a nurse practitioner has a good salary and benefices.
Nursing excellence is defined in various ways. I believe that nursing excellence is demonstrated when nurses are involved in promoting holistic patient centered care, quality and innovation, education, evidence-based practice, and nursing research. Nursing organizations plays a pivotal role in promoting nursing excellence. For this discussion post, I will be discussing the role of two organizations; the National League of Nursing (NLN) and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN), in promoting nursing excellence and nursing practice.
When school starts in August, I will be a full time student at SCTCC. I am so excited to be starting the Practical Nursing program to further my education and career as a nurse. I have been wanting to go back to school for quite some time but I have always found excuses not to. Well I finally put my foot down and told myself you are doing this, because it is not going to get any easier the longer you wait. I have been out of school for more than eleven years and finally decided to come back to better the want to show my daughter that hard work and dedication will pay off. I have been working really hard to get accepted into the Practical Nursing program, and it finally happened.
Since a young age, I have always put the needs of others before mine. I like to believe that I was born with a passion for helping and understanding people, and this passion has only grown stronger as I matured. I have been in and out of hospitals since a very young age. Every time, what amazes me is the care, calmness, and compassion of the nurses as they take care of both the patient and loved ones. Just being around them and watching them work made me want to become just like them.
Becoming a nurse is a passion of mine that has manifested over time. Hands on experience was a vital part of my career exploration. When I was in High School, I was able to volunteer at my mother’s workplace, a nursing home working with geriatric patients. I began to realize how much care you have to put in your patients’ hands. You build personal relationships with those you care for,
Growing up I had always wanted to be a nurse. I enjoy being around people in their times of need, and I get great satisfaction by serving those that need help. While in high school, I remember the time when I did some volunteer work for a hospital, and that is when I realized my passion for nursing. I believe that the cure for many of the people's ailments is not just in medicine, it is in the care that they receive as patients in hospitals and in their homes.