Two careers that interest me are speech language pathology and nursing. Although I pretty well have my heart set on speech language pathology, I know that it is important to have a parallel plan. Both of these careers would allow me to fulfill my dream of impacting the lives of others by working in the healthcare field. Both of these degrees will challenge me to be the best version of myself possible. Whether I went into SLP or nursing, I would make great money with a versatile degree and diverse clientele. The job market for both of these degrees is also promising. I could also benefit myself and my family by working for an employer who provides health insurance and 401k benefits. There are pros and cons with each of these career pathways. …show more content…
The only cons I can think of for SLP are the length of time required to get the degree and the student loan debt. At the end of the day, nothing worth having is easy to get. I am not afraid of hard work and money isn’t everything. It wouldn’t make sense to pick something I am not at all passionate about just to avoid being in debt. Big risks yield big accomplishments. SLP will allow me to spend more time around special needs individuals than nursing will. SLPs also don’t have crazy shift times. Bottom line is, SLP is my dream. If I don’t get into graduate school, I will most likely go into nursing. A phenomenal pro of being an SLP is the fact that I could travel with a company after college, then settle down and work in an outpatient facility. I would also have the option of working in the school system if I had kids in order to have more time with them during the week and the summer. I could also always do PRN to make more money if I make less in the school system. PRN is also an option with nursing though. SLP would allow me to spend more time with special needs children than nursing …show more content…
In all honesty, nursing is a great career but it isn’t my first choice. It isn’t what I truly want at the end of the day. Although if I didn’t get into graduate school, nursing is a great option for me. I am partially working towards my parallel plan now since I am taking and have taken some classes that are a part of the RN program core at VHCC. A lot of my electives are also pertinent to nursing. If I had to implement my parallel plan, I would do so by moving back home with my mom in Abingdon. I would apply to the two year nursing program at Virginia Highlands Community College, and work while going through the program. Pros with choosing nursing short term include not spending money to live in a dorm, living close to my job of two years, and being closer to my family. The most pertinent pro with choosing nursing include having less college debt, since the program is only two years. I could pay my own way through the two year nursing program out of my pocket. That was tempting. When going through loan counseling, I got cold feet and considered doing nursing. I decided against it though because I don’t want to have regrets about not trying to chase my dream career. Cons with nursing include crazy shift hours, less authority in the workplace, and lower wages. A lot of nurses work in hospitals and I don’t particularly want to work in a hospital. If I were to go into nursing, home health would probably be my preference. Some of the classes
I will begin my education at Germanna in the fall of 2017 and later transfer to a university to get my bachelors. Pushing myself towards my bachelors can impact my future greatly. Attending Germanna’s nursing program will take about 3 years in total. I have a semester of prerequisites that I have to take before I can even apply to their nursing program. After that semester, there is an application process that everyone applying has to go through. If accepted into the program, I will be attending for two years as a full time student. In that time, I will earn my education and prepare myself for the state test that Virginia provides to all students earning their degree as RNs. After passing the state test and completing my courses at Germanna, I will graduate as a Registered Nurse. In my last year of Germanna’s program, I will have options to specialize in a field of nursing. In that time, I will learn everything and anything about becoming a great labor and delivery
Some of the cons to being an RN is some of the dangers, such as being exposed to infections and disease on a daily basis (Minnesota 1). Plus, they spend a long period of time on their feet, so they are prone to back and knee injuries (American 2). Although while being an RN generally have a set schedule each week. Some work full time, or part time, but most work an average of 40 hours a week, they may work nights, weekends, and even holidays (Minnesota 1). There are also pros to being an RN such as helping the patient and their families during a rough time, while helping the patients and their families the nurses may not be able to have time to think of themselves and their own needs, which can often in times get upsetting. Another downside to being a registered nurse is seeing people dying, but having to stay positive (Minnesota
I am currently planning to attend Richland Community college and graduate as a registered nurse. The reason I chose this career is because helping out others has always driven me forward. I want to study something that I know I will be content doing for the rest of my life and registered nursing is the right choice. Being a nurse has a many perquisites, but my choice has nothing to do with the advantages that it will provide me with. It is more about the fact that I have the chance to make people who are ill feel better and also to hel...
Nursing came in a round-about way for me. I had little direction when I graduated high school and had already disregarded the nursing field due to an incident with a family member (who was a nurse) that had left a negative impression about the nursing field on me. I entered college planning on a pre-med or biology major. I had built up a vision of college being different- scholarly, intellectual, advanced- different somehow than school before. I soon was disillusioned. My first biology course was a bitter disappointment and I turned away from any thoughts of a medical/health related career altogether.
The career I have chose is Physical Therapy(PT). Physical Therapist do many different things, but their main function is to help impaired or physically disabled people enhance their movement and handle their pain. Physical Therapist are a main source in the rehabilitation, medical care and prevention of people with long lasting illnesses or damage. The reason I chose this career is because I love helping people and enjoy seeing people be motivated and succeed at their task. To help someone gain full strength in their limbs or maybe even learn how to walk again is my lifelong dream. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties for a particular career
During my undergraduate years in college I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to become when I “grew up”. I would study various professions and never felt like anything fit for me. One evening I sat down with my aunt, a nurse, and I was talking to her about how I couldn’t decide on a major and how frustrating it was to be in college feeling as if I did not have any direction. She looked at me with complete surprise on her face and said, “You aren’t applying for nursing school?” I stared at her for a moment because I was confused as to why she would ask me that. She chuckled and proceeded to tell me that she had always assumed that I would be a nurse because I spent several years of my life taking care of my 3 year old cousin who had cancer. For three years I was his caregiver and it had never occurred to me that I could make a living caring for people. I then spent countless hours researching nursing and what exactly nurses did. This was it! I had finally found what I wanted to do for the rest of my life! It took no time at all to know that I wanted to specialize in pediatrics. Throughout my clinical experiences in nursing school I have immensely enjoyed working on the Pediatric units as well as the Nursery. I am now absolutely certain that I am meant to be a pediatric nurse. Cook Children’s is recognized as a Magnet-designated hospital and is one of the best children’s hospitals in the US. Being a Cook Children’s nurse resident would allow me to fulfill my passion and dream of pediatric nursing. I am interested in a nurse residency at Cook Children’s because of its excellent reputation in patient satisfaction, standard of care, and community involvement. A residency at Cook Children’s would allow me to gain more experience and know...
As I have stated before, I have had no singular experience that has led me to the career choice of nursing. I had a natural inclination towards the profession, and as I pursued this inclination, I grew more and more passionate about nursing. Each day, I wholeheartedly put my determination to be a nurse into everything I do. Nursing is more than a career choice to me; it is a privilege for me to share my compassion with human beings. Stony Brook University School of Nursing will allow me to receive the best education, allowing me to impact others in the most profound way possible.
My courses and experience has empowered, and has reinforced my determination to pursue a career as a nurse. I am eager and excited about starting nursing school, and having my dream which started as a young girl to come full circle. I am convinced I am a good candidate because I have the innate drive to complete the program. I am willing to learn and use those skills and knowledge acquired to provide something meaningful to the society and humanity. I have the personal determination to face the challenges and rigors of nursing school. With hard work, perseverance, and determination I believe I have the essential character to be successful as a nursing student and an excellent quality nurse in the near future. A degree in nursing paves ways for other degrees to emerge especially for those interested in furthering their education in health care. I am committed to continue to pursed advanced degree in nursing ultimately becoming a nurse practitioner. . In the next five to ten years from now, I want to write articles and books about nursing and healthcare related. Therefore, I believe that if I improve myself further positively, I will grow from strength to strength and one day my paper will be read in one of the prestigious newsletters, journals, and textbooks. I know the sky is my starting
I want to be a nurse, specifically a nurse practitioner. I have always been fascinated with the medical field and see a bright future in it for me. I have the opportunity of meeting new people every day with a variety of personalities. There is always something new to discover in this field. A nurse practitioner's job is to be able to diagnose and treat illnesses. They also prescribe medicine and run physical exams. I am highly interested in pursuing the career of a nurse practitioner because the healthcare field is always in need for medical professionals, it pays well, and I am helping people at the same time.
There are so many opportunities in nursing and so many ways to challenge myself and learn new things. I decided to go to school for my lpn when I had my first child. I had so many questions about my new baby’s health and her growth and development that I decided that becoming a lpn would help me know more about medicine and treatments. I was brand new at nursing, I had no medical background and neither did anyone in my immediate family. I remember hearing my family talk about diabetes, which is common in my family and all the myths and rumors they believed to be true. I chuckle now thinking back to the stories that they told and how false most of their information was.
For the first two years of college, I excelled in taking Nursing classes and even got into the Nursing Program at UCM. But something changed at the beginning of my junior year and I could not deny not wanting to be a Nursing major any longer. As my classes advanced I realized that the passion I once had for Nursing was not there any more. I could not see myself being a proficient Nurse if I did not have a desire for the job. So after researching Social Work again, the option that I once ignored came back into my life. For a while, I challenged myself to see if this was a career choice that would make me happy.
Nursing is a promising career that offers many rewards to caring individuals. It is more than just a job that one attends day to day. Nursing is a career that kind people get in to because they are passionate about life and everything is has to offer. They care for people they have never met before in such a way that makes the patient feel comfortable and able to relax. In a way that makes it possible for the patient to recover from whatever they have encountered. If I am going to spend valuable time and money on education, I want to a job that I absolutely love. I want to have the satisfaction of knowing that my job is safe even when times are rough. Interviewing Jennifer H, a Registered Nurse at a local Banner facility really helped me get insight on what the position has to offer. I have encountered many people who are not passionate about their job and just show up for a paycheck; choosing a job in the medical field provides people with the same check, but also offers job security, advancement opportunities and numerous benefits for the employee and their famil...
My future career choice is nursing, which is a profession that has been immensely affected by globalization. Globalization is, by definition, the sharing of knowledge, technique, and application across the globe. Nursing is one of the more affected professions because of how important it is to have global standards for treating disease. Not only that, but it 's crucial to have an understanding of a patient 's cultural or religious beliefs before treating them,
In summary, throughout my life many career choices have crossed my mind. I have tried being a stay-at-home mom and a hospital employee. I am working on trying computers. The path I chose in computers is yet to be decided but the opportunities are vast. My current path leaves me many opportunities in healthcare and computers but the possibilities do not stop there. With further education I could still do anything.
I have a couple of simple interest ranging from playing the guitar to horseback riding and a few complex interests such as being a paramedic, nurse or Interventional cardiologist. I recently discovered what paramedics do and how they do their job. When you look at the healthcare field you see a team of professionals who excel at what they do, when you look at a team of EMS working together you see individuals that are family trying to accomplish the same goal. That goal could be caring for a child in a severe accident to delivering a baby. I would like to also be a nurse because I like to help others. I am currently enrolled in a Certified Nursing Assistant program and am seeing that nurses aren't only around to take care of wounds and administer drugs, they are their for people in their time of need, regardless of the situation, if its a child is uncomfortable getting a shot and needs some pep talk all the way to helping someone recover from a loved one that died. And I also want to be a Cardiologist due to the heart has always interested me because of its extraordinary job. Think about it, the heart is a muscle the size of your fist clenched,