Madigan Pediatric Rn Application

During the last three years, I have completed 488 hours in two child life departments interacting with children and families in the hospital setting. At the same time, I kept the quality of my academic standing high (GPA 4.0 at Ozarks Technical Community College and GPA 3.88 at Missouri State University). I am currently a child life practicum student at CoxHealth Dee Ann White Women’s and Children’s Hospital. My duties include planning and implementing developmentally appropriate and therapeutic activities, such as origami, scavenger hunts, and medical play to promote physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development for patients. I can independently interact with and introduce child life services to patients and families in Pediatrics

When I first started nursing school, I always wanted to be a pediatric nurse because I grew up taking care of my little cousins when their parents needed a babysitter. When I entered my pediatric rotation, I didn't expect my clinical experience to be centered in psychosocial interventions. I was placed in Northridge Medical Center Peds floor and I dealt with parents more than the patients. It just so happens that 6 out of my 9 weeks in Peds, the parents were either divorced or separated and no established relationship. From then on, I realized that Peds was not for me based off that experience alone. When I entered OB rotation, I fell in love with it immediately. I was placed in White Memorial Hospital and all the neonatal nurses provided a great experience for my clinical group. I was able to help and witness live births, cesarean births, and post-baby care. I enjoyed helping the nurses with their nursing tasks and interventions and I was comfortable communicating with the parents throughout their stay. After 9 weeks of clinical, I wanted to learn more and doing this literature gave me a different, yet valuable perspective about neonatal

As an aspiring Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, I will graduate from UNCG with my BSN, work for a year as an RN, and eventually attend a graduate school to accomplish my ultimate goal of obtaining my DNP. As a neonatal nurse practitioner, it is imperative to exude compassion, while demonstrating critical thinking skills when faced with arduous circumstances. I understand that working with distressed families in the NICU will be a challenging task, both emotionally and physically. I am aware that it is my responsibility as a nurse to not only know how to provide physical care to my patient's, but to also attend to their emotional needs and the needs of their loved ones. Nurses are expected to be the liaison between families and doctors. So, in the

Being an Emergency Room nurse for 7 years and working as a traveling nurse in many different parts of the country has impacted my future and decision of going back to school. My personal career goal is to become a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with specialization in pediatric critical care area, mainly pediatric emergency medicine. I have known since a very young age that I had a gift for working with children. My colleagues always call me the “pediatric nurse”. I feel it takes a very special type of person to work with pediatrics, and this is where my heart is. I chose to become a FNP to broaden my area of expertise and to leave multiple doors open to work in different areas. I have

My personal experience gives me emotional strength and purpose to serve the vulnerable sections of society through pediatric health care. Growing up in a remote town in

1) I will observe how my preceptor and other nurses on the unit demonstrate patient and family centred care, and I will do a literature review on the importance of providing family centered care in nursing practice when working with paediatric patients (Harrison, 2010), (Kuo et al., 2011). (Roberts, Fenton & Barnard, 2015).

On February 10, 2016, I shadowed Michelle in the oncology department, which was an eventful day full of thought-provoking and interesting patient/family interactions. Looking back on my experience in oncology, I truly enjoyed the inpatient interactions I observed. Through my shadowing experience, I gained knowledge on how child life is utilized in the oncology department, how outside programs are incorporated, and how to build rapport in overwhelming environments. This week I was able to reflect back to my knowledge of developmental stages so that I could ask more questions geared towards relating our coursework to practicum experiences. In this journal, I will focus on two patient interactions, each which were unique, thought provoking, and

The population of the students at Prospect Park Elementary School ranged from grades first to eighth. The age of the students ranged from six to 13 years of age. The ethnic background of the students varied; many of the them were Caucasian, followed by African-American. The diversity of ages within the student population afforded an opportunity to capitalize on the nursing skills obtained during the pediatric rotation. Certainly, the age of the students encountered during the clinical rotation turned out to be some of the more difficult ages to understand during the pediatric nursing course. The clinical rotation resulted in a positive outcome. A positive outcome was not initially anticipated.

This clinical experience was my first nursing environment I been exposed to since immigrating to America. Since this was the case, I did not have any expectations and I went to the clinical with an open mind and ready to experience American nursing. However, on first impressions I was extremely let down. I have previously mentored nursing students and I find first impressions extremely important in order for a students learning experience to be valuable. There was a certain feeling on my arrival that nursing students were a little unwelcome. The clinical experience within the children’s home is not an environment everyone would enjoy, or feel comfortable within. I feel a warm welcome on arrival, a tour of the home and an introduction to the children would be extremely beneficial to future students learning

When I first started this pediatric rotation, I knew it was going to be hard to get my hours. This was mainly due to me only being able to do mostly 8-hour shifts for my internship, which was in Pueblo. This made it hard to travel back and worth between there and Alamosa then to Monte Vista. Monte Vista is where Bill Metz Elementary is located. Plus, I had no idea what to expect from my school nurse. I was; however excited to have this unique experience. After doing the first 8 hours, I was looking forward to doing the rest of the hours. I enjoyed my time with my preceptor and the kids. I have always loved working with kids with my past experience volunteering with special needs children with my mom.

This week was a little harder for me compared to last week. This week was my first time working with a patient diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, and I think reality hit me pretty quickly. When we all think about finally being able to work with pediatrics we all think about the bright side of it; for example: getting to play with the children, holding all the babies, and just being able to work with the younger population. But in reality these children are just as sick as our adult patients and are in the hospital for a reason. As I met my patient and her mother this week and working with her, I felt myself in an awkward position during vitals and assessment because I felt as if I was hurting the patient or making her even sicker than before. I found myself having to take some time to get my thoughts and courage up in order to get my tasks completed.

distributed to the nursing staff. 26 Were returned. A rate shy of 50%. One of the 26 packets returned were incomplete, and therefore was not used in the data analysis. The total number of nurses that participated in the study was 25. 13 Nurses at a regional hospital in western North Carolina and 12 from the regional southeast hospital. Western hospital labeled (Hospital 1) Southeast hospital labeled (Hospital 2). The age range was (22 ­ 58), and the mean age of nurses participating was 36.64. The number of years post graduating nursing school, was 9.39 years; years of experience of nursing in general was an average of 10.17. More specifically the years of pediatric nursing experience was 7.92. All nurses claimed to spend more than half (59.44%) of their time tending to patients complaining of pain. 56% Of the given nurses served on a nursing committee of sorts. 12% Were members of a professional nursing organization, whom of which reported reading an average of 0.67

My philosophy as a nurse revolves around compassion and respect. As a nurse, one must respect an individual no matter what race, economic status, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief the person has (American Nurses Association [ANA], n.d.). When one is able to respect others and truly care, the healing process begins. Not only does respect and compassion involve the patient but the family members is involved as well. Family members deserve to be comforted and cared for. As a pediatric nurse, I spend a great deal of time educating and advocating for my patients and family members.

Dedicated to serving the specialized medical needs of children, from newborns to adolescents, diagnosed with cancers such as leukemia, brain tumors, and blood related diseases such as hemophilia, this 33-bed unit often has a full census with patients waiting to get in. They provide support for family members as well as care for the unique needs of the oncology patient during all phases of their illness, diagnosis, treatment, education, and when needed, end of life care. Being that it is a pediatric unit, most of the education is done by the nurses directly to the parents or care givers of the children being treated. But often times, the care givers are given educational information while under extreme stress, still trying to process all the new information and quite often, they have not come to terms with their child’s new diagnosis. Other times, the nurse may be in a hurry, or may have other challenges that factor into the lack of understanding. Some of those contributing factors could include; inadequate knowledge or training of the clinicians, inconsistencies in quality of care, changes in current practice guidelines, limited health literacy skills, conflicts with prior training implementation challenges, such as language barriers, and lastly, inadequate resources for the care givers. It was this last contributing factor that it was determined a change needed to take

Possessing strong written communication skills is essential for all healthcare professionals. While working as a nurse, it is necessary to communicate effectively, not only with the patient, but also with family members and other medical professionals. “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations” (“What is Nursing?”). In the future, I would like to work as a pediatric registered nurse. A pediatric registered nurse assists medical doctors in providing medical care and treatment to infants, children and adolescents up to twenty-one years old. The duties of a pediatric registered nurse may include: documenting a patient's symptoms and medical history before the encounter with the doctor, taking vitals, drawing blood, and administering medications and vaccinations. Prior to practicing as a registered nurse, one is required to complete an undergraduate nursing program and pass the NCLEX-RN exam. A pediatric registered nurse can work in a variety of healthcare settings including hospitals and private practices. All nurses share a common goal; improving the quality of health while also providing emotional support to the patient and his or her family