Career Path For Nursing At Hospice Facility

My inspiration to pursue a lifelong career in nursing derived from witnessing a close individual succumb to a painful and chronic disease when I was the tender age of 6. I pondered and researched endlessly on the symptoms and damage caused by that disease until I comprehended its origin and everlasting effects. The memory of witnessing that individual die will continue to plague my memories and serve as a reminder of why I continue to strive for my goals today. From that point on, I knew exactly the person I aspired to be in the future—a nurse. I was fascinated with acquiring knowledge about the human body and diseases. In high school, I applied to a local hospital to become a candystriper to gain more insight about the medical field and nursing. I was placed into the endoscopy department and it was there where I truly established my determination to take on the challenge of becoming a nurse. I witnessed and experienced a myriad of things during my time there. I grasped how to become more compassionate and to prioritize one’s life and safety above everything. The hospital became my personified version of Utopia.

My grandfather plays a major role in that decision and so does the Hospice nurse that helped care for him. I want to be that nurse that little girls or boys go to when they need answers as to why their mother or father is sick and that they seek comfort in my answers. I want to be that nurse that tells a patient that everything is going to be okay or that they have nothing to worry about. I want to be that nurse that when I go home from working with patients and talking to families that I can’t help but eagerly wait till the next day just to do it all over again. I want to be able to help families understand why their loved one is sick, or be able to see the relief on their faces when I tell them that they are perfectly fine. I want to be that nurse that can help a person understand that they can rely on me and know that I will do anything and everything to help them get better because it’s what I love to do and it’s what I’m meant to do. I want to be a nurse not only in honor for my grandfather but for myself because I can’t see myself doing anything else other than helping

Each day as a Hospice Nurse I touch lives. I cannot imagine a job more suitable for me. Each work day I make a difference in someone’s life. No one can die for us, but we don’t have to die alone; and, that is why I became a hospice nurse. Every day is different, presents new challenges, and always touches my heart. It’s beautiful when talent, and passion come together to make a difference.

My career commitment as a nurse has grown tremendously over the past three years; through my daily experiences as a Medical Assistant. I have devoted my time as a full time student and employee of the health care profession. Both of these occupations have helped shape me into the person I want to be for as long as time allows. Daily I witness these community role models that posses abilities such as problem solving skills, promotion and protection of an individual’s advocacy all tied in with compassion to meet the health care needs of an individual.

In the medical field there is a great variety of careers to specialize. The most known employees in a hospital setting or even in a doctor’s office, will be a nurse. According to aacn.nche.edu, Almost 66% of Registered Nurses work in hospitals, many also are more advanced in their practices and work in doctor’s offices. When entering a field like nursing, numerous classes of science are taken. Nurses perform numerous skills that include starting IVs, giving medications to patients, keeping patients alive, and also monitoring medical changes pertaining to the health of their patient.

Because of these changes, my interests in nursing have been influenced by circumstance. From the very beginning of my journey, I had a strong interest in becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), but because of the need to relocate for my husband’s job, becoming a CRNA was no longer an option due to location. After reevaluating my options, I have established a new interest in becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner, but because of my academic marathon and because of my age, I have also considered foregoing the additional education past a BSN. Other areas of interest include the Emergency Room, Cardiology, Critical Care, and Neurology. All of my career options interest me because they provide challenge and constant change. Hopefully the remainder of my academic journey will help solidify my ultimate career goal in the nursing profession.

After completing my bachelor’s degree at Florida State University in the fall of 1997, I began my career at a small hospital in Largo, Florida. I started on a thirty eight bed cardiac/telemetry unit. I had the fortunate opportunity to orient with a seasoned nurse who loved her career in nursing. She was an enthusiastic preceptor that not only educated me on the tasks of nursing but inspired and introduced me to critical care and critical thinking. I spent the next three years at this hospital working in the Coronary Care Unit until deciding to become a travel nurse and see the country. I began travel nursing with my best friend and we worked in Florida, Washington D.C., New York and Denver. At all of these locations we worked in the intensive care unit. Each experience provided a different population and vast new experiences.

Like many other careers education is crucial. It takes years of studying and dedication. Without proper knowledge and education, someone’s life could be at stake. All careers in the medical field have different educational requisites that have to be met. Each level of nursing

As nursing is constantly changing, certifications keep nurses on the forefront of new medical advancements including techniques and technologies. Certifications give nurses the opportunity to demonstrate their competence and capability while enhancing credibility and validating specialized knowledge. Knowledgeable nurses are better equipped to assess patients, recognize problems and intervene. Although there are many benefits to obtaining a nursing licensure and certifications, they also have some

Once I obtain a BSN I have the opportunity to work at any small doctors office or clinic while I contiue an academic career to become a Nurse Practinoner. In addition , working will allow me to learn on the job skills such as knowing how to operate medical equipment, administrating medicine and hands on treatment to patients. Whats more helpful by working in a clinical setting is learning how to encorporate the patient's body language and learing how to attend to their needs to remain physically stable. In conlcusion, in this choice of career I must posses many important qualities such as being well organized, detailed, staying calm in a fast paced situation, and having the strength to face those in need even if they are suffering. With the lord and others on my side that I can rely on along with an opened mind and humbled heart I'm going to reach my full potential and strive for

My educational background has given me a solid understanding of the medical field, whereas my variety of experience has allowed me to adapt to any nursing environment. I graduated nursing school in 2016 with the hopes of becoming a Hospice nurse. However, I realized I needed to develop my nursing

The prerequisites for nursing programs generally include human physiology, human anatomy, microbiology, chemistry and psychology, though some programs incorporate one or more of these courses into their curricula. Other coursework covers aspects of clinical nursing, health concepts, pediatric nursing, leadership, nursing practice and community health

Patch Adams once said “The purpose of a doctor or any human in general should not be to simply delay the death of the patient, but to increase the person's quality of life.” I was granted the opportunity to see for myself how those in the medical field do so. Surrounded by medical workers and technicians, I witnessed the admiration and fondness they had for their patients. The overall setting was like that of a community, it was unbelievable. Experiencing a care system that marvelous was invigorating, it forced my eyes to open and gave me focus to what I not only hope, but strive to do. By becoming a hospice nurse I will be a positive force making an impact in my community. The profession would allow me to be able to give

In nursing, I will have to do lots of charting on my patients. I will have to do health presentations on various subjects such as exercising, how our society eats, and sex education if I want to be a course instructor. Researching information on all of those topics I will have to make sure I do an excellent job on and collect accurate information and statistics so that I can compare to other sources. Dictating to the doctor means that I will need to write properly so that he understands what I am saying. Other nurses will have to be able to understand what I am talking about by my writing skills when doing shift changes. I will have to be very precise so that other nurses will not

Education plays an important role is any career choice. In nursing, the education received over the course of two or four years teaches what you should know, like locating the subclavian vein, and how to apply it, like how to start a central line into the subclavian vein. Many students do not realize that courses such as microbiology, the study of the bacteria and viruses, or ethics, the