My Career As A Nursing Student

As time changes so does the nursing profession. From the early 1900’s until now nursing has evolved and has become more complex and well educated. Due to technology, advanced medicine, and having more skills acquired nursing has blossomed into a worthy profession. From caregiving, being a decision maker, communicator, patient advocate, and teacher nursing has more then one role in patient care.

As I prepare for my first classes in nursing school, I recognize my unique position to examine the values that I will bring into my nursing career. Without any experience, my values remain relatively unshaped regarding healthcare. In contrast, the values of nurses who have already accumulated a variety of experiences tend to be more nuanced and informed. For this exercise, I met with one of these experienced nurses—CC, a cardiac-catheterization laboratory nurse who just welcomed her third child. Together, CC and I explored the differences in our upbringings, how we were each sucked into nursing, and how our values have changed throughout different life experiences. Above all, I intended to delve into the story of her fifteen-year career in order to discover how an experienced nurse philosophizes patient care.

First of all, I recognized that I was dealing with humans, and not just dealing with a disease process and application of the nursing process in the aspect of restoring patient health. I was dealing with emotions, and families, and cultural beliefs that influenced individual’s aspects of care. I started to see that health did not just incorporate healing the disease, but also recognized the importance of making sure patient’s felt that their

In fact, I have started practicing the diverse areas of the holistic nursing, such as holistic communication, holistic ethics, holistic education and holistic theories, and self-care, and so on. Moreover, unlike the past, I have encompassed compassion, empathy, sympathy and friendliness to a greater extent in my daily professional chores to produce more constructive health related outcomes.

During my term in school I have often thought about what department of nursing I would like to go into, but I did not put too much thought into the steps it would take to become a nurse in Illinois. I have been so focused on being a mom of four, going through nursing school and keeping my job (not in medical) of eleven years that I haven’t had a real mental opportunity to consider how I will retain a holistic life balance, which stressors or challenges I may face, how I will continue to learn throughout my life as a nurse, nor what type of contributions I can make as a professional nurse. Through researching these questions, I have learned a lot about, the process and myself.

In your nursing career or personal life, have you volunteered your services? If so, please describe the facility and your experience. If not, why?

A metaparadigm is a concept that is extremely general, one that serves to define an entire world of thought. The metaparadigm of nursing is comprised of four parts: person, health, nursing and environment. This concept is important to nursing theory, because those are the key areas of focus when it comes to patient care. In this metaparadigm, the ‘person’ can refer to the patient, the patient’s family members, friends, communities, and groups. The nurse’s goal when dealing with the ‘person’ is to nurture the patient and empower him or her to manage their own health to the best of their abilities. The next part of the metaparadigm is ‘health’. It generally addresses the person’s state of well-being and their availability to healthcare. The other metaparadigm ‘environment’ includes factors that affect individuals internally and externally. A positive therapeutic interaction creates an environment that is essential for patient recovery. The final concept in the metaparadigm of nursing is ‘nursing’. In general, this refers to any hands-on medical treatment from nurse to patient.

I am an Registered Nurse with over twenty years of experience in the medical field. I am now 42 years old. I have enjoyed every moment of my nursing career. I have traveled and learned a great deal from my experiences as a nurse. The past seven years I have been a nurse manager in a smaller institution, which has allowed me the opportunity of serving several additional job duties to increase my overall business skills. I would benefit greatly from a business degree and learning the financial aspect of the business. Most recently , I have taken the additional role of purchasing for my surgery center. I previously also did payroll. With a business degree, I could continue to advance my career in administration as well as open the possibility of opening my own

In my future career as a Registered Nurse I will use math in a number of ways. For example, giving the right amount in medication dosages or IV dosages. It is extremely important for a nurse to know how to convert, and calculate the amount needed.

My junior and senior year of high school consisted of being a Health Science Student at the Limestone County Career Technical Center in Athens, AL. There, I shadowed throughout the hospital’s different specialties, as well as provide personal patient care at the Limestone County Health Facility. After high school, I started working as a Caregiver for Home Instead Senior Care of Florence. As a current Nursing Assistant of Valley View Health and Rehab, I have learned and possessed the skills to provide the best care possible in my scope of practice. I aspire to give the best care possible by means of advocating for the best care experience.

After researching many nursing careers there are three that are stick out. Although salary is a big deal today, one must be aware of the specifics of a job to make sure they enjoy the job. Three interesting nursing careers are nurse educator, traveling nurse and a pediatric nurse.

As a licensed nurse, I will be able to reach out to more of the population such as those who are underserved and those who have limited knowledge about their health. Nurses are the main caregivers in a hospital environment; they pass medications, ensure patient safety, provide care, ensure the patient is comfortable, and lastly, provide health education to the patient. My role as a caregiver will be incorporated into nursing by including empathy, trust, consistency, and communication in the care for my patients; these are just some of the qualities of a caregiver as well (Mark & Pearson, 2001). As a nurse, I must be able to understand my patients point of view, as I need to be able to look at the situation from their perspective. Another aspect of the nursing career is communication, I must be able to listen to my patients and interpret correctly.

I was always undecided regarding the career that I wanted to pursue. As I got older and looked at many choices in careers I realized that I wanted to have a career in the medical field. Being a nurse interests me because it requires the study of the human body along with other great opportunities that nurses have in this career. I want to become a nurse because I like being able to help those who are in need.

A person, or patient, is the receiver of the nursing care. As a nurse, I plan to focus individually on each patient and make sure they each have my full attention when receiving care. The next is environment, which is defined as the external or internal surroundings that affects the client. This can be the hospital, home, or job. For my patient, I plan incorporate a stress-free, comfortable environment that promotes healing and encourages progress. Health is the state of wellness that the patient experiences. As a nurse, I would make sure my patient’s pain is managed and they are comfortably position to maximize comfort. Lastly, nursing is the attributes, characteristics, and actions of the nurse providing care for the client. This is me doing my job correctly, and holistic, individualized care for each and every one of my patients. When I am a nurse, I will not bring the outside world into the hospital and let it influence my behaviors and abilities. All these come together to help create the domains of nursing. Without one, there is an unfillable hole in the plan of care. If we remove the person domain, the theory would define the requirements of the nurse, the condition of the surroundings, and the overall health of the person. However, it would not deal with the person’s emotional status and psychosocial status would not be defined (Wilkinson, Treas, Barnett, & Smith, 2016). In order for a nursing

Nursing is an immense career that renders you the opportunity to advise and sustain the health and well-being of the community. Nursing will grant me the chance to contribute my ability to care for others. This year I have begun my venture in Nursing, I plan to have a very successful journey through school so I can start my career with positivity.