Community Service Professions The Nursing Profession

Loyalty, I respect and love the idea of loyalty to a person or persons...or a cause. To be totally loyal to something without question but to also love and honor that something, that idea is something I long for and adore.

developing a rapport with ones patients and that a little compassion and understanding can mean the world to a

9. Share your skills, knowledge and experience for the benefit of people receiving care and your colleagues.

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.

themselves. I feel a sense of fulfillment when the family members coach the patient on some of

Health and social care professions have in common the concept of a 'duty of care' toward their users. This means that the wellbeing of the service user should be central to their work. All treatment given must have a therapeutic benefit to the user or must be essential for saving life.

For this I will treat people in my care with equity and respect their dignity at all times. I will make the care of people my first concern. I will work with others to protect and ensure safe health and wellbeing of those in my care, their families and the wider community. I will provide a high standard of practice and care at all times. I will always be open and honest, act with integrity and always will uphold the reputation of my profession.

I did my study for this assignment in Stokes County, North Carolina which is where I recently moved to from Iowa. Stokes County is made up of several small towns but King, which is where I live, is the largest town. Stokes County is in the middle northern part of the state near the Virginia border, a mountain chain, and a lot of wilderness. Some of the towns are incorporated and some are not and a few only claim to be villages. Using the Population Economic Status Assessment, I looked at the State & County Quick Facts last revised: Feb-2015 and found that the county population is at about 46,588. The Caucasian population makes up 93.8% of the population, African American 4.4%, Hispanic 2.7%, and the remainder is 1.1%. The

I plan to continue the mission of the National Health Service Corp (NHSC) by serving those most in need. Ever since I was in nursing school, I have had an interest in helping those most in need. I worked in a hospital setting after graduation and found myself being pulled to find help for patients that did not have access to basic needs. Soon after, I worked in home health. This was an opportunity to see patients in their home and I found out quickly who the most vulnerable of our patients were. I loved being able to assist my patients in finding resources to pay for medications, wheelchair ramps, and even heat during the cold months. A couple of jobs later, I found out there was a medical ministry in my community and decided to volunteer.

Whether it’s a personal problem or helping someone with work from school I just love to assist people in any way that I can. In the category that I would like to choose which is specialized in the urgent care unit I can help people with things that are very common in an everyday lifestyle such as when people get sprains in their ankle or in their wrists or maybe even a minor infection (nothing to serious) but these are things that I would be able to handle myself if the head doctor is not around to handle the situation. I am the type of person that in a frantic situation I will be able to calm you down so if someone comes in very terrified of what is going to happen to them or even if its something minor and they are nervous then I have the ability to calm them and let them know that everything is going to be okay and that they are in very good

my education. In doing so, I plan to earn the credits I need so I can attend RCC and then transfer to a

“Genuine care and compassion for the health and well-being of patients, families, and the communities we are

Providers and physicians have a responsibility to their patients as well. Patients depend on physicians to help and guide them to a resolution in their health. Physicians need

working outside of hospitals, so as care shifts into a community based setting, there is a strong

Being compassionate and available to provide support to the patients and their families in difficult times