Becoming A Pediatric Oncology Nurse

A pediatric nurse would be the career for me because I work well with children and I find that helping children makes me happy. Being a pediatric nurse has many duties and personal characteristics needed; such as working with children and getting along with them easily. Being a pediatric nurse also requires many years of studying and also many costs, but in the end the wages and benefits make up for it. The work setting and employment outlook are looking good for the upcoming years. Having a career as a pediatric nurse requires a lot of responsibilities and duties but I feel that because I am hard working and easily get along with children this would be the right career for me.

A pediatric oncology nurse is one who works with children who have cancer so under the age of 18 or sometimes they work with patients up to 21. they are responsible for giving out medications, recording observations and they report the test to doctors and the parents. pediatric oncology tests one’s abilities dealing with children with cancer and especially is emotionally draining. oncology is the study of analysis of tumors.

Throughout my life, I’ve wanted to be many things. An astronaut, a princess, a doctor, a lawyer, and at one point in my life the president. Now that I am older and much more mature. I still haven’t decided what I wanted to be. When I first started my high school career, I was terrified. I didn’t know what I wanted to be. So I decided to try new things. I’ve been with choir ever since I was in the sixth grade, so I thought I would give it shot, and try something new. I started to take drama and art. I soon found out, that I wasn’t great at either of those things. I had stage fright and I sucked at drawing. But, I didn’t give up. I stayed with choir, drama, art, and basketball. Now that I am a senior and ready to graduate, I have found out I

My name is Kristen Simoneaux, and I am a Sophomore here at Lamar University. I am from Nederland Texas, and I graduated from Nederland High School in 2013. I have lived in Nederland all of my life, and I continue to live here. I am going to Lamar University because it is close to home, and it has an excellent nursing program. My major is nursing, and I plan to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in May 2017. I am applying to the nursing program for the Fall of 2015, and I will spend two years in the nursing program. After I graduate, I plan to get my Masters degree and then hopefully my PhD to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. I have been dancing for sixteen years at Keely Jardell’s School of Dance in Nederland Texas, and I am currently an assistant teacher there. I have been assisting for two years. I am also on the Lamar University Dance Team and have been on it for two years. This year, I am one of five officers. The Dance Team performs at all of the Lamar home football and basketball games and puts on an annual Spring show. We also do numerous community service hours.

I am interested in pursuing a career as a nurse anesthetist because I find the process of administering anesthesia and the job description

In the spring of 2008, doctors diagnosed my then two year old sister with acute lymphocytic leukemia, heralding a new life of chemotherapy, mustard gas treatments, and innumerable surgeries. As a nine year old at the time, the ordeal stimulated my curiosity about cancer; a curiosity that evolved into a fascination with the biology behind the human body and the chemistry involved in the process. My sister achieved remission and in doing so, cemented my passion to become a pediatric oncologist. Accomplishing this involves attaining my bachelor's degree, graduating from medical school, and completing the residencies required for pediatric and oncology practices; all of which are increasingly expensive. This scholarship is necessary to counter

Today we will learn about pediatric nurse and what they do for us in this world. They spend their lives taking care of children, whether they are healthy, sick or dying. They might wonder what a pediatric nurse is, well it is a certified nurse that deals with only children.

In the Myers Briggs test, I received the letter combination “INTJ”. This is someone who is an introverted, intuitive, thinker, and a judger. The careers suggested for this sequence was a nurse, counselor, and a manager. This allows me to work with my own ideas and philosophies. When I must work with people, they will be intelligent people who can work at my level. I can be very inflexible and single-minded.

My professional goal is two stages. First, get my Bachelors of Science in nursing, then my Masters of Science in nursing. Second, to work as a registered Oncology nurse, combining both treatments and nutritional guidance for cancer patients and persons who are at risk. Once I acquire my degree in nursing Alaska Regional, whom I currently work for; will have me work in different departments as a nurse to gain valuable training in various fields of nursing. Ultimately, this experience will make me a better nurse in the field of my choice, Oncology. Today, I volunteer as a breast cancer mentor. Mentoring women who are undergoing double mastectomies and cancer treatments along with their families has become very important and rewarding to me. It

Many people from a young age know what they are going to do with their lives. They haveEverything mapped out from what their dream job is and to even there idea man or women. Mostof my peers have made there chooses to become a pediatric nurse . Pediatric nurses are nurses that mainly work with infants and children. The more formal definition of a pediatric nurse is Registered Nurses (RNs) who care for children of all ages in a variety of healthcare settings. A registered nurse is is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country or state licensing body in order to obtain a nursing license. These kinds of nurse’s practices are determined by local legislation governing nurses, and usually regulated

To reduce the possibility of undue bias the researcher incorporated reflexive bracketing which "helps the researcher identify possible areas of bias or preconceived ideas and brackets them so that they have minimal effect on the study"(Conte, 2014). "The possible effect of the researcher's influence can be reduced through bracketing and reflexivity"(Jeanfreau & Jack, 2010). The research study used "Lincoln and Guba's established guidelines of value, applicability, consistency, and neutrality"(Conte, 2014). The set guidelines helped to eliminate any undue bias within the research. "The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the experience of work related losses for pediatric oncology nurses"(Conte, 2014).

I have always been the type of person who would plan what they will do before they do it. I thought that if I prepared for all the possible outcomes then I would be ready for anything life had ready to throw at me. I had this perfect plan laid out where I would graduate high school, go to college, major in mechanical engineering, get a great job in my field, get married, and have two adorable little girls. Before a year ago that plan was going great, until life decided I needed a curveball.

Looking back on my sophomore and junior years of high school, I had a very difference idea of how my life was going to turn out. I worked three days a week on my school’s radio station, WBMT, and played guitar during my free time. I was going to major in business and minor in communications and hopefully pursue some career in music production and management. From middle school until late high school, that was the way I was going to affect people, through music. While I had worked as a camp counselor, and had experience working with children, it just wasn’t a path that I thought I could turn into a career. As I grew up and had new experiences, I began to reevaluate my plans for myself.

My dad was our rock. Although he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his early 30s, he was our provider, our champion, our hero. As he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk, it took him longer to get dressed in the morning. But if he was in pain, he never let on. He never stopped smiling and laughing — even while struggling to button his shirt, even while using two canes to get himself across the room to give my mom a kiss. He just woke up a little earlier and worked a little harder.

I am now approaching the conclusion of my college career and starting to adjust to work life. This is a period of self-reflection and an attempt to put everything I learned into perspective. During this period of my life, I have been constantly thinking and contemplating my future. I feel very anxious yet nervous during this time while I am adjusting to this new stage of my life. When I was in High school my life was very structured, because I could be very dependent on peoples help and I obviously still lived with my family. When I went to college, I had to break away from that feeling of dependency and start the adjusting to adulthood. In college there was more responsibility and I started to become more independent. This was a crucial step in my life but choosing a career is going to be an even bigger step. It is a bigger step because; I have to start structuring my career goals and family goal for the future. At this moment all I can think about is my career, and how I can I keep improving myself for work life.