with specialization in Nursing Informatics. During this MSN program, I coped between working full time, raising my son and daughter, taking care of my sick and aging parents but yet I managed to participate in discussions and submission of my assignments. The journey became though at some point that I had to take a three months break and decided not to return. Thanks to my educational adviser who was very encouraging and supportive, I resumed classes with the goal of achieving my MSN in Nursing Informatics…

I Am a Nurse Modern nurses sit at the forefront of a profession that has changed dramatically in recent decades and has the opportunity to continue evolving as time moves forward. The work and effort of current and early nurses has paved the pathway of opportunity for new nurses and nursing students. Nurses are given the chance to define who they are within the profession. Nursing is not simply a subordinate role to physicians, but a vocation with a unique set of theories, principals, and a broad…

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…

I will always remember one piece of advice a teacher taught me during my senior year of high school. She said: “If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life!” I have been incredibly fortunate to say I have not worked since I became a nurse. Become a nurse is much more than simply a calling. Nursing is a way of life; the compassion and care we give to our patients each and every single day is not something many people have the ability to do. To date, I have been one of the millions…

major, is pathophysiology. It was unfortunate that I wasn’t able to pass pathophysiology my first time around. Failing to pass this nursing class of pathophysiology, was the first time in my education career that I have failed to pass a class. I fell short in passing the class and the disappointment in myself was difficult to deal with for a while. I was mad and frustrated at myself for not pushing myself in succeeding in the class. Though, I knew I would have a second chance to redeem myself in this…

we could perform on the inpatient cardiology unit. As the bedside nurse, I was responsible for communicating my assessment findings and concerns about the patient to the team. Honestly, I never thought I would be a nurse. More so, I never thought I would have a college degree, as no one in my family had even attempted college before. I shared my desire to attend college with my high school English teacher, and with her guidance I applied for scholarships and received three upon graduating along…

As I consider why I have chosen to pursue a doctorate degree in nursing and become a family nurse practitioner, I think about why I have chosen nursing. Before nursing school, nursing was something I did not understand all to correctly. I had this misconception that nursing was a female only field, which consisted of nursing personnel who had blindly followed the command of the medical doctor. After I graduated in biology, I realized that I wanted to actually apply knowledge that is learned…

will increase. Personally, a goal of mine is to enroll into the University of California Los Angeles, specifically UCLA School of Nursing. The career that appeals to me is one involved in caring for children. As a result of my interest, becoming Nurse Practitioner in Pediatrics would be the most desirable. UCLA is finest option in Medical Schooling around my location of interest. It is also the most reasonable for the price with benefitting high class education. In order to achieve this grand goal…

Mammie I cannot remember the exact moment I decided I wanted to become a nurse, but I can remember the person who influenced this decision greatly. She was my “Mammie”. My great grandmother, my best friend. While growing up, my mother worked full time and for that reason, I spent a great deal of time with my great grandmother. She was in her 70’s and it was obvious. Most of her health problems were related to the fact that she was a cigarette smoker. She used oxygen at all times because it was…

as long as I can remember, I have always desired to work in the healthcare field. At an extremely young age, I wanted to become a doctor. Later on in life, I wanted to be a pharmacist. During my sophomore year of high school, I finally decided that I wanted to become a nurse. At this time, I did not know what kind of nurse I wanted to become, but I knew that nursing was my purpose. What I found to be the most captivating was the broadness of the field of nursing. Pursuing this further, I could work…