I realized the role of caring has always been embedded in me. Now I could see that the once directionless person I was now has a goal. My experiences were small steps that contributed to helping build this invisible and long ladder of mine to reach my nursing goals. I was fearful to speak out loud about approaching nursing as a career because I had a couple of obstacles in my way. I definitely struggled with my grades that affected my GPA greatly. I spend some days crying because I could not see where I could go with my grades and what future I would even have. Instead of loitering around and letting my fear to continue taking over me, I made a change. I took a two-year gap and decided to retake most of my pre-requisites classes and also took different major classes – correction, databases, and Microsoft software- to expand my knowledge. The anatomy, microbiology, and physiology classes were smaller and more interactive. I was more active with my voice and asked numerous questions to make sure I truly understood the subjects. Because of work and school, I knew I had to make time to start early on my studying. I would study all my lecture notes and PowerPoints after class and then rewrite everything on a blank piece of paper. This way when I am writing it, I would understand what I was writing. I knew it was the longer route in studying, but I found it to be the only way that worked for me. It was a lot of writing, but in the end, I got the grades I wanted. I
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, once said, “I attribute my success to this:—I never gave or took an excuse.” That is an outlook on life I try to live up to. I have had a few set backs in my college career to keep me from achieving my goal of becoming a Registered Nurse. I could have easily given up on my dream but I took those hardships and turned them into fuel to keep going. My father suffered a massive heart attack and went into cardiac arrest when I first started college. It completely flipped by life upside down. I spent weeks at a time in the hospital with him. Seeing him go in and out the hospital for years reaffirmed my need to become a nurse and help others like how those nurses took care of my father. Once I
Nursing is a career which I believe that needs to come from the heart and I have at all times appreciated with respect. My aim in doing my education in nursing was because I always wanted to achieve an extended and successful profession in the health and medical field. I suppose the responsibilities of a nurse can be very demanding and frantic in certain instances but nothing can be equal to the joy and satisfaction it brings. There are many specialized areas in the field of nursing but I was particular interested in the mental health field. I have had a chance to experience mental healths nursing during one of my placements .There are a few goals which I would like to achieve within the next
I am applying to the Walden M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. I plan to practice as a licensed professional in counseling and Higher Education. I have always wanted to be a Clinical Mental Health Psychologist, working with individuals to help improve their mental and emotional health is something that I am committed to. Starting this program now is the best time because the information that I learned from my undergrad career would help me to be more successful in my grad career by learning more but at an advanced level. Once I receive my degree I plan to go back to school to get my doctorate degree in psychology, and utilize the skills that I have learned to open my own private practice that helps individuals who suffer with mental and emotional disabilities, within my practice I plan to let each individual patient talk about their issues and come up with a strategic plan for treatment. The personal qualities that I possess are having self-confidence and the ability to work and collaborate with others having the ability to be receptive to feedback while maintaining a positive attitude.
Striving as a successful Honor Student in high school has been daring over the years, but soon will lead to more challenging aspects centering my career goal as a Registered Nurse; which will involve my aspirations, excellence, and accomplishing the vision. Becoming a Registered Nurse is going to be hard because I'm not sure what to expect .However, I do know that the journey to this accomplishment will be stressful. Despite those circumstances as long as I stay focused and do not procrastinate, my career is bound to happen in success. The main aspect to reaching my career goal consists of my aspirations. The biggest aspiration is for me to improve myself and my skills with those around.
After graduating from Blackhawk Technical College my nursing career will begin at St. Mary's Janesville Hospital as a surgical/pediatric nurse. I am excited to begin this journey within an organization I have been a part of since before the doors opened in January of 2012. St. Mary's Janesville is partnered with several colleges offering ADN to BSN degrees. My future goals include enrolling and completing an ADN to BSN degree program by December of 2020. In addition to earning my BSN by 2020, my goals also include obtaining my ACLS and PALS certificates within four months of hire.
I am a nursing student. I have a great passion for caring for others. My short term goals are to graduate Riverland Community College with my Associate's Degree in Nursing this December. I plan to work very hard and prepare to take my nursing licensure exam at the beginning of next year to become licensed as a registered nurse. I will then transfer to Metropolitan State University to complete my Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
I had made an attempt to continue with school when I was younger but found it to be a very difficult task to concentrate on my studies while caring for twin boys. As a result I worked as a Sales Manager for eight years when I suddenly decided that it was time for me to return to school and finish my career. I’ve always known that the medical field in an industry that affords many opportunities and offers a broad spectrum of specialties. Once I had completed my first semester I quickly realized that in order for me to succeed and really grasp the in’s and out’s of the medical field I was going to have to find work within the industry. I resigned from my position as a sales manager and have taken an administrative role while I attend school. This not only allows me flexibility with school but also allows me to build relationships with key individuals who can not only teach, but also mentor. In this current role I am able to experience the administrative side of the business, which in turns helps me experience what I may or may not like. Nursing offers such a wide spread amount of opportunity that I believe it would be silly not to explore different aspects of the practice before settling on one specialty. I am now in my final semester with high hopes of being accepted into the Nursing Program in the fall and look forward to this achieving this goal that I have
My Future Goal of Becoming a Registered Nurse From a very young age, I was fascinated by hospitals and everything that went on in them. I remember when I was little, visiting my Grandpa in the hospital and just being amazed by all the commotion in the halls, the beeps of the machines and the compassion my Grandpa’s nurse had while caring for him. It was then that I knew, I would become a nurse. 3 years ago, I had the privilege of attending the birth of my nephew.
In one year I see myself attending Grand Valley State University, studying nursing. I will be working on my prerequisites on their Allendale Campus.
Growing up my father taught me many life lessons; one that I will never forget was when he told me: “A man living in a house without light will never know where he is going or what he wants to do.” At the time I did not understand what that meant until one day he explained in to me. Without proper goals a person is just lost in darkness and unable to find their way in life. By working towards my goals, I feel that I am constantly growing as an individual and learning how to approach all sorts of situations that life throws at me. Recently, being a part of the EOF Nursing School Program at Rutgers University, I feel that I have just set the foundation to achieving my goals which include graduating with my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing alongside one day opening a home for the less fortunate in Guyana.
My first Nursing Career goal is to complete my education here at St. Francis College to obtain my Bachelors of Science in Nursing and to pass my NCLEX exam. After passing the NCLEX I would like to work as a Registered Nurse in a hospital in or around New York City. While working as a Registered Nurse I would like to gain experience in the field to finally decide what aspect of Nursing I would like to specialize in. My overall goal right now, is to work as an RN and to go back to school to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Within my career my goals are to do my job to the best of my ability. I want to help as many patients as I possibly can and make their experience in the hospital the best it can be.
Unlike any other nursing programs, the Clinical Nursing Leader Program at UMD not only offer a degree in nursing, but it also prepares students for a leadership role in our societies. I want to be a nurse, but I also want to be a leader. Henceforth, a degree in CNL will better prepare me to reach my goal of becoming an advocate for our elderly populations. Especially those that suffer from neurodegenerative diseases. During the past few years that I worked as a Pharmacy Technician, I realized that many of our elderly do not have the appropriate support that they need when they leave the hospital. Most of them are usually readmitted in the hospital because of lack of support. Additionally, I believe that nurses are not only meant to cure individuals,
Before the age of eighteen, I had lived in three countries. My father’s career as a doctor and scientist of Military, Disaster & Extreme Medicine took my family throughout Kazakhstan, Russia, and the Ukraine. Although it was a challenge for me to continually adapt to new places and learn three languages, I am grateful for the cultural exposure that traveling provided me. In every new environment I was raised to treat others with equal respect and kindness regardless of any differences or similarities we may have had. This exposure has taught me that successful acclimation lies in the ability to interact well with people from diverse backgrounds. Here, in a country of immigrants, I have met people from countries all around the world. The Nursing field provides me the opportunity to help all people regardless of age, sex or ethnicity. I seek a Nursing degree here in the United States in order to increase my knowledge and to be able to practice in the field of professional nursing. My goal of becoming a Registered Nurse has long been encouraged by my personal interest in the profession and by my experience, previous education and achievements. These factors continue to motivate and inspire my desire to seek this degree and become a healthcare professional.
I once heard someone say, “Find something you love to do and you’ll always be successful.” If you want to be in a field where you are continually learning, nursing would be the top pick. This paper will reflect the journey I have taken from Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with the incorporation of my learning objectives from my clinical course.
In order for the nurse to know if the patient is making any progress, the goals have to be measurable, observed, and recordable (Barrett, Wilson and Woodlands, 2012). Goals can be short term or long term depending on the patient’s needs, in order to achieve this, goals have to be to set for each actual and potential problem (Roper, Logan and Tierney, 1996). From the discussion with the patient the nurse was able to identify short and long term goals (Appendix 1). To set out the goals the nurse used the SMART criteria, which stand for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time. Lloyd (2011) argues if SMART approach is not considered in patients plan of care then the care plan is highly unlikely to be successful. The nurse made sure