“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”
-Confucius
I want…
…to be excited to go to work.
…my family to be proud of me.
…to have great relationships with my co-workers.
…to serve others.
…to show people what a positive attitude can do.
…to witness miracles.
…to be a nurse!
Answering 70 yes or no questions is not going to influence my thinking. When the heart wants something, no way in hell is an online quiz going to stop it. This 5-minute quiz was going to tell me what I should with my life. I was skeptical, but I thought the results matched me spot on. According to the test my type is “ESFJ”. One of the careers most recommend was nursing! The results would not have influenced my career path, but it was entertaining.
While researching my profession, I found some interesting facts. A Registered Nurse is someone that provides care and helps to educate people about their illness. One of the most important things I believe that they do is to provide emotional support to the patient and family. Being in a hospital is not something people wish for, and to have someone by their side encouraging them and showing them they care means the world. There are a few paths that allow you to become a registered nurse. An Associates Degree, a Bachelors Degree, or Certification from a Nursing School. To actually have the letters “RN” at the end of your name you must pass the NCLEX for Registered Nurses. The NCLEX,“National Council Licensure Examination”, shows your competency in your field.
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, there were 2,711,00 registered nurses in 2012. Nursing is a rapidly growing career and there is a need for more Registered Nurses. There is a projected 19% increase in...
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I have such a strong passion to become a nurse! The idea of helping people recover physically and mentally appeals to me. My aspiration is to see someone walk into the hospital in need of help and the walk out healthy and happy. It would be also be amazing to watch someone defy the odds and recover completely when no one else thought they could. When I become a nurse I want to feel like I am not working, but volunteering on my own time. Writing this essay has only fueled my fire to reach my goal. I want this! Nurse Jon is on the way!
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There are approximately seven million sixty-three thousand one hundred sixty-two licensed register nurse (RN) in the United States. The current employment change in 2014has increased twenty - one percent in the different types of nursing fields. Most the related career field to a neonatal nurse in a pediatrician, which are usually found in clinic or hospitals. Some a can be personal business which can be found in many places.
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There is a shortage of all health care professions throughout the United States. One shortage in particular that society should be very concerned about is the shortage of Registered Nurses. Registered Nurses make up the single largest healthcare profession in the United States. A registered nurse is a vital healthcare professional that has earned a two or four year degree and has the upper-most responsibility in providing direct patient care and staff management in a hospital or other treatment facilities (Registered Nurse (RN) Degree and Career Overview., 2009). This shortage issue is imperative because RN's affect everyone sometime in their lifetime. Nurses serve groups, families and individuals to foster health and prevent disease.
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From a young age, I was drawn to the healthcare field, not because the amount of money doctors, nurses and other health professionals made, but because of the dedication and contentment I saw on their faces helping someone in need. Growing up everyone wanted to become a doctor or a nurse and as a little child being a doctor or a nurse was a profession many parents wanted their child to pursue as a career. Needless to say, I fell into that category because I had high hopes that one day I will become a nurse. However, that dream came to a halt.
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During high school, nurses usually took and excelled at classes science and math based such as chemistry, biology, and algebra. However, high school background does not matter in the process of becoming a nurse. To become a basic registered nurse, there are many routes to get to that goal. One can go the traditional route and major in having a bachelor’s of science in nursing (“How to Become a Registered Nurse”). One can also obtain their associate's degree in nursing and work as a nurse after two years (“How to Become a Registered Nurse”). Though there are many other tracks to become a nurse, those are the most popular ones. In addition to nurses having to complete the program, nurses must acquire a nursing license by passing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) (“How to Become a Registered Nurse”). To obtain a specialty a nurse must also go through certification for that specialty (“How to Become a Registered Nurse”). Those requirements could also vary depending on the state. However, unlike the other two specialties, nurse practitioners have to go back to attend school to obtain their master’s degree (“What Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners
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I have always wanted to become a nurse since I was a little girl, seeing both of my grandmothers working in a hospitals and always helping everyone in need. My goals in becoming a nurse is just the basic foundation of just helping people who physically cannot help themselves. I want to be able to shed light in people's lives who are losing it because of their situation. I feel as nurses is the backbone in the hospital. The nurses are there day in and day out with the patients, holding their hands and walking them and their families throughout such a difficult time. Nurses are also their supporting the doctors and all other staff. I’ve found especially in these past few years that I want to spend my life helping others and that's what I can