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My Nursing Ethic

This is thirty four years of Catherine Odika professional Nursing journey. She believed that her passion, motivation inspirations and loyalty is her destiny from God because of her strong worldwide virtue.

PASSION:

“Nurses may not be angels, but they are the next best thing” (pinterest). This writer was born to be a nurse, as a child she admired the Nursing Profession, and the nurses in their immaculate white uniforms (Gown and Cap). She received her Diploma in nursing education, from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Nigeria, under British system of education.

In her thirty-four years journey in the nursing profession, the tools acquired from ABU, and her virtuous value have been of tremendous help in molding the character and values with which the writer practices nursing professionally. “Values is the language that has evolved to identify intrinsic things a person, group, or society holds dear” (Purtilo, 2011.p. 6).The writer is honest, and Works with significant willpower. She is caring, companionate, and very gentle with patients. She is always ready to share her knowledge with all, a very good listener and ready to help when needed. She is great team player.

With tremendous joy, this writer, Catherine Odika, on a beautiful day of August 26, 2013, was given the opportunity, and honor of being accepted as an undergraduate student, and member of Grand Canyon University, to establish her talent in Baccalaureate Science degree of Nursing (BSN). This program is parked full of lectures on subject like professional dynamics, management, family centered health promotion, Cultural diversity and Nursing ethics, to mention but a few. The program scheduled to be completed wit...

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...action derived from the wonderful interactions with the patients, and the zeal to face challenges is inspirational.

LOYALTY:

My Loyalty is to God, Nursing profession and the patients, looking backwards from the journey that began 34yrs ago till date, this writer cannot describe it any better than (Morihei Ueshiba), who stated that “Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love”. Also with the expressions of a great nurse of our time, who stated “I always knew the Lord was leading me to be of service to others, Nursing was my chosen profession of service.”( Greenhill, UT Health). She said it all.

CONCLUSION:

The writer with strong moral values that flow in her blood will always care for the patients’ with devotion and compaction. Nursing is my chosen profession.