Becoming A Nurse At A Nursing Nurse

Nursing is more than a profession taught by science. It is an art that the nurse refines through the creative use of oneself based on the skills and expertise, to transmit emotions and meaning to the patient. Nursing is a process that is subjective and requires interpretation, sensitivity, imagination and active participation. A core skill utilized by a nurse is advocacy, both for our patients and our profession. Our profession requires participation of advocacy at all levels of nursing, starting at the bedside and continuing all the way to nurses in legislation. To be a proficient patient advocate, the nurse must be able to assess the patient’s constant change in physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs. I apply my knowledge

My colleague and I received an emergency call to reports of a female on the ground. Once on scene an intoxicated male stated that his wife is under investigation for “passing out episodes”. She was lying supine on the kitchen floor and did not respond to A.V.P.U. I measured and inserted a nasopharyngeal airway which was initially accepted by my patient. She then regained consciousness and stated, “Oh it’s happened again has it?” I removed the airway and asked my colleague to complete base line observations and ECG which were all within the normal range. During history taking my patient stated that she did not wish to travel to hospital. However each time my patient stood up she collapsed and we would have to intervene to

As a LPN I plan on working in long term care to spend time passing meds and being able to do assessments, or work at madigan hospital in hopes to be able to work in acute care until I get into RN school. I plan on working full time in whatever area I get a job in, most jobs offer classes to keep you up to date on what is best and safe practice. I plan to attend classes and seminars as provided to try and keep myself as sharp as possible in hopes to keep myself as sharp as possible for the safety of my patients and when the time comes for me to start school to be a registered nurse. I plan to take part in CEU’s. I plan to take classes to manage my 45 hours of continued education yearly I would like to take classes on medication administration

On august 13, 2016 I was assigned to follow one of the ICU Nurse. It was a very calm day. She had two patient one was more critical than the other. Both patients were on the ventilator because they had to be intubated the night before. The lady is obese and had gastric bypass surgery two years ago and suffering from severe sleep apnea, but the patient is non-compliance to the CPAP treatment. That was her second time being intubated. She was admitted for seizure monitoring because she was constantly having seizures the day before while she was at home. Due to the fact that she did not want to wear her CPAP machine while in the hospital, after pain medication was administered she was found unresponsive, that was the reason for her intubation the night before. Patient was on intermittent suctioning, she has sinus tachycardia . I had the opportunity to observe some of her daily care. The patient was on fentanyl but when the Dr. try to wean her out of the ventilator she stop breathing, therefore, the DR. discontinue the fentanyl temporarily in other to retest her later.

Becoming a registered nurse will take a long journey to finish if you found handling money and maintaing good grades in high school too be difficult. You can start by getting into a community college where one can have a second chance, and then be able to transfer to a university, or Cal State, where one will finish nurse school. Throughout the time you are keeping your grades and performance high, your mind can already conceive ways to opening more doors and the opportunities to be able to accomplish the desires you have for the near future. I envision myself getting into a community college , and then transfer my way to a private university where it gives me the opportunity of becoming a successful registered nurse. This is the option I decided to take because I also share the same difficulties that other students have with high school, and lack of money today. It takes every small achievement to grow to be one big success.

In your nursing career or personal life, have you volunteered your services? If so, please describe the facility and your experience. If not, why?

A college education will improve my quality of life not only by helping me get where I want to be but also helping others around me. Becoming a nurse is not easy but it is so worth it in the end. By continuing my education as an Licensed Practical Nurse and going on as a Registered Nurse I will be able to help so many more people. Getting an education in a career that improves peoples lives is a great feeling knowing I made a

My career goal is to become a registered nurse. When I was a young girl, helping the sick and/ or needy people had always been a passion of mine. Triaging, handing out prescriptions, and observing and monitoring patients' conditions are some of the things a nurse does. The negative side of being a registered nurse would have to be the hours. You must work long hours, holidays, and weekends. The schedule also changes often so the body does not get used to the life style. Working with long hours also affect the bonds and relationship with family members. Nurses do not get to see or spend quality time with loved ones very often. The positive outlook of being a nurse is very rewarding and makes you feel needed. Nurses are highly

My scenario was about 87-year-old male it was in hospital recovering from an ankle fracture that has been repaired. He had sustained a fracture by tripping over rugs in is home. He was not weight bearing on his ankle yet. Shift report stated that he is alert and oriented times three. He has a daughter named Catherine who lives in Calgary. The task for you today is the nurse was to remove his foley catheter and to administer his anticoagulant. When entering the room, the client was clearly not alert and oriented. The first words out of his mouth were that he was in pain, and when I tried to assess his pain he held out his fully inflated catheter to me that he had ripped out. The client appeared to be suffering from delirium, which could be caused by a multitude of risk factors, including his age, the fact that he was catheterized, he had undergone surgery, and he had been hospitalized because of his surgery. The client was very panicked, was asking lots of questions, and was trying to get out of bed to go and care for his dogs.

My clinical two observation began at 2:30 PM in the catheterization lab. Upon my arrival they were just finishing a radial heart catheterization with stenting. As they transported the patient to ICU the staff was preparing for an emergency catheterization. It was hectic in the operating room; there were two nurses suiting up in led suits, and a surgical technician was organizing instruments and equipment on the table. In addition, there was nurse Erin controlling the X-ray imaging from behind the glass wall.

It started off as a typical day in the emergency department. A code that just finished in room 1, a broken arm in room 8, abdominal pain in room 10, and it was my turn to take a new patient in room 12. She was brought back from triage with stable vital signs and the only complaint of slurred speech that happened on and off. When Mrs. S came into the room, her and her husband stated that she was acting completely normal. She stated she felt fine and was embarrassed that she came to the emergency department. She stated that she was doing chores on the farm up until around noon. She states at that time she bent over and immediately felt dizzy and sick. She told her husband that she was going to go lay down due to the sudden onset. I continued with my assessment and her

A former intensive care nurse named Mary came to the hospital to have a routine colonoscopy performed. The procedure went as planned and during her recovery in post-op, she started to complain of severe abdominal pain. The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) was notified of the patient’s complaints and ordered additional narcotics for pain control. The patient continued to complain of pain and yelled at the post-op nurse “you better call the surgeon immediately”. The surgeon was notified of the patient’s complaints of pain and he ordered some more narcotics; however, the pain continued. Mary finally caught the eye of another anesthesiologist who happened to come into post-op to see another patient. She described her pain along with her concerns to him. He listened and notified the surgeon of the pain that Mary was experiencing. The surgeon came; evaluating Mary determined she needed immediate surgery. The original CRNA was called back to give anesthesia during the open exploration of the

Anna is a fifty five year old homeless, unemployed woman who was admitted to the Emergency Room (ER) at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario for pelvic pain and postmenopausal bleeding. During the nurse’s head-to-toe assessment it was found that the patient also had presenting abdominal distention, prompting her physician to order an X-Ray to determine if a gastrointestinal issue caused this distention. Once this was ruled out, Anna’s physicians continued to search for the underlying cause of her abdominal distention, in addition to her other admitting symptoms. As a result, Anna was admitted to the hospital as an inpatient on the Acute Medicine Unit. The day following admission, Anna went for further testing to hopefully discover the cause of her symptoms. The first test completed was an

I am passionate about helping others, and helping change the lives of people around me. Accordingly, I have come to the conclusion that I want to become a registered nurse. I also have a great role model to follow while I pursue this particular career, my mother. My mother is, and has been, a registered nurse for as long as I can remember. Considering I know how hard my mother works, and how much she loves her job, I want to be just like her. Ever since I was young, I loved to help others, even just putting a smile on their face made me feel like I accomplished something. I believe that by becoming a registered nurse, I will be content working for long hours. I honestly don’t think I could ever grow tired of helping people recuperate.

My instructor, staff nurses and I were involved in this scenario. I remember that a70 years old woman was hospitalized in ICU ward with the diagnosis of CVA. I worked there under supervision of my instructor because I was studying nursing in the final semester. I was supposed to take a blood sample independently. My instructor wanted to assess my competence and promptitude. I did it successfully but after 5 minutes, I discovered that the patient was moaning because she was in pain. Thus, my instructor asked me to check the patient and seek for the reason behind her discomfort.I told that: maybe