Focus Charting Reflection

This Semester I want to set some goals for myself. I am going to set goals for myself in language Arts, Math, science, and P.E. I am going to have goals for myself outside of class too you should make goals for yourself too.

In nursing school, it is important to have written goals to make it easier for us to be accountable for them. One of my S.M.A.R.T goals S: I want to practice at least a hundred NCLEX questions a week. M: I will achieve above 86 on practice exams A: This is attainable by splitting up questions throughout the week R: This will help me better prepare for the NCLEX and broaden my knowledge. T: I want to achieve this goal every week. Another S.M.A.R.T goal is S: I want to practice at least 20 pharmacology based questions a week. M: I will achieve about 86 on practice exams A: This is attainable by splitting up questions throughout the week R: This will help my knowledge of different medications T: I want to achieve this goal every week. My final S.M.A.R.T goal is S : I want to practice hands on skills at least 3 times a week M: When beginning to work I want to feel comfortable when preforming this skill on a patient A: This is attainable if I split up which skills I want to focus on each week R: This will continue to make me more comfortable with the skill T: I want to achieve this goal every

During our class readings and discussion, we learned about setting S.M.A.R.T goals, which shows how to structure your goals. After reading this chapter, I wanted to set some realistic goals for this course and this program. The S.M.A.R.T. goals that I’ve set for this course are to learn to be more

Keeping track of my academic goals this school year is very important to me. These goals consist of obtaining a 4.0 both semesters. To achieve this, I plan to pay attention in class and make sure to study for tests and quizzes. Also improving upon my procrastination so I am not finishing a project I was assigned two weeks ago the night before. I aim to accomplish this by working to have 50% of a project done, 50% through the given amount of time to finish the

I am writing in concern of the Focus 2 assessment. This assessment is made up of 5 short questionnaires. Each one of the surveys, consist of roughly eighteen multiple choice questions. These questions all come from personal knowledge as well as personal preferences. Once each assessment is completed, the software gathers the information to compute majors that are most likely in one’s career interest. On personal experience, upon personal completion of the assessment, I was amazed by the outcome of the results. In my work interest assessment I scored high in artistic and low in conventional, these results surprised because I never thought of myself being artistic in ways of poetry, singing, acting, or painting. My personal values were income,

The mid range goal I have come up with is to pass with excellent grades in anatomy, biology and other subjects related to my future career. Along with the short term goal, I also have to concoct goals to eventually help me be a Neonatal Surgeon. Step one of my med range goal is to find out what classes the high school teaches for students wanting to go into a medical occupation. Step two is to take the classes that they offer and study hard for tests and make sure to do all assignments accurately with little to no errors so I could pass. Finally, the third step is to take all extra credit opportunities available and use them to my

One of the main goals that I worked on throughout multiple shifts was my time management skills, regarding charting and patient notes. I first set a goal of having my charting done

Even though it has only been two weeks since the program has officially started, I feel as if I have learned so much already. In the first week I learned how to do a chest x-ray and the different projections with just one procedure. I did not anticipate learning this so quickly. By the end of week two I knew so much more. I went to my clinical site for the first time where I picked up on how things were done. Working with patients is a lot easier than I thought it would be, unless you get a patient who is rather complicated. While talking with the patients, the conversations became more natural as I got comfortable with being in the hospital atmosphere. Since I have never worked in a hospital before my expectations were still unknown. While I know this is common, I did not expect to see patients so young coming in for x-rays, as well as patients who were so confused they did not know how long they had been there. A few short term goals of mine are to work on conversation with my patients, not be so nervous about the procedures I am giving, study every day in order to make good grades, and always keep a positive attitude even if things do not go as planned. Some of my long-term goals are to graduate, get a job after graduation either at my home site hospital or a hospital nearby, and further my education by specializing in CT, sonography, or nuclear medicine.

Because I have identified several tools given to me – and that I am aware of my purpose, I can now set goals. My most immediate short-term goals as a college student include: becoming proficient at balancing my time well, soaking up the information that I am being taught, making great grades, serving my community, traveling and studying abroad, and attaining internships and scholarships.

There are many goals that I have in my current life, some are more important than others, but I am committed to accomplishing the ones that will have a greater impact in both my professional and personal life. I am very optimistic that I will reach these goals with self-discipline and dedication. Below are my three main goals:

To start, I was able to fulfill at least one of my smart goals. The smart goal I was able to do today was learning what an operating room educator did. I had never realized how much they did till that day. Here id just some of the list of responsibilities they have to do: attend meetings with other educators twice a month, do it projects that are focused on improving the hospital, and observe the floor for areas of improvement. A perfect example for the areas of improvement was her creating a new boarding pass. The reason she created this was to ensure the correct signatures were in place on all the paperwork due to them having issues with people not signing said paperwork. This caused the insurance companies being unable to charge the patients,

In order to ensure that I am keeping up with my goals I am going to make a chart to keep track of when I follow them. I am hoping to be consistently following them by

Goals are what gives you motivation to be the best you can be. Goals help keep our mindset in the right direction. They are extremely important and everyone should have short and long term goal in their life, especially students. My personal short term educational goal is to do as many extracurricular programs as I can, such as this one, that are specifically for students that are interested in medicine. I am eager to be educated in the many different aspects of medicine and how they work. My long term education goal is to be accepted into medical school, which is definitely a long time away. Even though it is a while away, it is never too early to prepare for your future. That is why this program is the perfect opportunity for me to begin

My first short-term SMART goal is to pass the Objective Assessment in my next course on the first try (August 7), after

I have many things to learn going forward in this program. My weaknesses are many, but I’ve learned a lot about my strengths this semester as well. I’ve found I make up for intelligence, in my dedication to this program. I’m always trying to think of new ways to improve and study. The majority of my time is spent studying, practicing skills, and planning for the program. I do make time for self-care as well. From the beginning, I have wanted to take this seriously, and I feel as though I’ve succeeded in doing that. I may not be the smartest student, but I am always willing to put in the work to get to the level I am expected to be at by my instructors. On that note, I have