ICU Resignation Essay

Soon after, I received my licensure and began working at The Queen's Medical Center as a Registered Nurse (RN) in early part of 1994. Since becoming a RN, I have provided care to a great deal of patients and reassured countless numbers of family members. As a RN, I've also become the coordinator of care, patient advocate, and teacher to the patients I cared for while serving as the eyes and the ears of the physicians. As with any human, I enjoyed sharing the laughter with my patient and cringed at site of their pain and despair. For these reasons, I believe that being a RN is a great career choice for me. However, for these same reasons, I still feel that I am not a complete nurse; hence I've decided to go back to school and try to earn my Bachelor in Science Degree in Nursing

As an acute care nurse practitioner I hope to utilize my experience as an Intensive Care Unit nurse along with clinical knowledge and skills acquired through a graduate level program to provide the highest quality patient care. In my current role, I place high value on patient-family centered care and advocacy as well as commitment to lifelong learning. I have built my nursing career upon these values. I am excited to begin the journey of becoming an acute care nurse practitioner and to further my education and expand my scope of practice in the field of critical care, for which I have already developed a passion.

I have been a nurse for the past 25 years, and started my career on an orthopedic unit at Flint Osteopathic Hospital. After six years of developing my assessment and clinical skills as an orthopedic nurse, I decided it was time to challenge myself and apply for a position in critical care. I started working in

Time spent at my mother’s bedside in the intensive care unit changed my perception of the nursing profession. I realized what unique value was integrated in comprehensive nursing care, which was built on excellence, compassion, and respect. I knew right then and there that nursing was a professional path which I would like to take. Changing my college major to nursing was not a difficult decision – I wanted to repay for all that courteous care my family received in the most vulnerable time of our lives.

My personal nursing mission statement is changing and developing as my career advances, however, one core piece will remain constant. I will strive to provide the best, safest, most ethical and compassionate nursing care that I can for all patients and family members with whom I come in contact. I began my post-high school academic career as an accounting major. I enjoyed the challenge of manipulating a report until I had balanced. I thought I had found my calling. As my first semester was nearing an end, I found myself contemplating the thought of sitting behind a desk all day. I wondered

Transitioning from a practical nurse to a registered nurse will build upon my already existing knowledge and expertise by developing my skills and gaining more experience. My future role as a registered nurse will involve being able to think critically and analyze issues more deeply. I also must be able to consider underlying conditions and how they relate to my patient’s status. As a registered nurse I must examine my personal qualities and analyze whether I have the mental or emotional capacity to do what is required of me.

I would like to start by taking this opportunity to thank the WCCCD SNA and staff for allowing me to attend this year’s NSNA Mid-Year Conference. It was a wonderful experience, and it made me even more elated for my future career as a nurse. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet fellow nursing students and prospective employers and educators. I was impressed by the NSNA’s display of professionalism, organization and how they met the standards of the Code of Conduct established by the Board of Directors.

It’s truly a blessing to be a part of such a great profession. Where you are lifted up by your fellow nurses during times of happiness and distress. Working as a licensed practical nurse has allowed me the opportunity to impact patients’ lives in positive ways. When people enter my health care facility for care, they have certain expectations, they are not always at their best and need the best level of care to help them achieve their prior level of function. After nine and a half years of working as a licensed practical nurse, I decided that it was time to pursue a RN degree. Although, I have enjoyed my career as a LPN I understand that the scope of it is not as wide as that of an RN. I am choosing the pursue an RN because I want to not only enrich my life but I also want to provide a higher quality of care for my

Young persons living in Ohio have a higher than average rate of non-medical use of pain relievers. In a study conducted by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2009 and 2010, Ohio residents 12-17 years old were on the top ten list for past-year non-medical use of pain relieving drugs. On the other hand, residents of Ohio reported in the same survey a lower than average rate of past-month illicit drug use. During 2009-2010, approximately 7.87% of Ohio residents indicated past-month use of illegal drugs; at the time the national average was 8.82%. As well, Ohio drug rehab enrollments during this time period were primarily for marijuana addiction. This was followed by heroin, other opiates (prescription drugs) and cocaine/crack cocaine.

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.

As a Magnet designated organization, Vanderbilt will provide me with the opportunity to make the safe transition from a novice to competent nurse. In behalf of VUMC’s appreciation for nurses as critical members of the health care team, I will be able to achieve each of my goals to learn and grow while sharing Vanderbilt’s philosophy of caring for others. Ideally, my wish is to begin my practices in critical care. My experience as a student extern on the intensive care unit solidified this decision as I was intrigued by the complexity of each patient, individualization of care, and the need to balance efficiency and competent care with genuine compassion. In addition to the persistence, teamwork, and time-management skills I have developed as a student-athlete, I believe that my comforting presence and the empathy I hold with patients and families will be most advanced within critical

The aim of the study was to explore family members’ experiences with the use of a diary when a sick relative did not survive the stay in the ICU. The overall study findings revealed that the diary was experienced as a medium for interpersonal communication, where it was perceived as a social medium maintaining communication and the relationship with the patient. But the diary was also a common interest affecting writers and readers in different ways, thus sharing information, emotions and thoughts enabled relationships, which grew. Not only relationships developed but also participants as humans due to the course of events and finally the death of the patient. The experience was compared to taken on a journey but in an existential way by the participants. To understand the unfamiliar in a way different from the way in which it has been understood so far, also include a way to understand him/herself in a new way (Gadamer, 1989).

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for giving me the opportunity to work as a Critical Care Nurse at NYC Health + Hospitals / Queens. I am writing to inform you of my resignation from the position of Staff Nurse- Critical Care. My last day of work will be July 14, 2017.

I have learned so much during this course thus far. What really surprised me about the nurse educator course was, I might be able to find employment in a simulation lab. I have taught patients self-care, infant care and discharge information in different settings and I enjoyed all of it. I would love to reach out and teach the nurses how to be the nurse they inspire to be. I would teach them the skills they need to get started. I feel the diversity of the role of the educator has many challenges and this course has opened my eyes to some of them.

Thank you for the opportunity of interviewing me on the 19th August at American Institute of Alternative Medicine. I really appreciate you for taking your time to speak to me about the Registered Nurse position that I am qualified for. This is the position I am seeking, I am confident I will be a good fit and momentous contributor to your nursing team.