My Nursing Experience

I was introduced to the field of nursing by assisting my mother and her interdisciplinary team on a hospice case. It showed me how autonomous the job as a holistic hospice nurse is. The amount of dignity and care they provided for both the patients and their family during the final phase of their loved ones' life was unfathomable, being able to help maintain the respect for human life not only physically but spiritually as well was an enriching experience. It gave me an entirely new outlook on life and death. I fell in love with the amount of compassion and empathy I was able to pour into our patients. It has made me very proud of my title as a CNA.

Communication is usually taken for granted in our every day to day living as we use it without thought. Good communication skills are needed in the workplace and especially with nursing staff to and from patients when giving first hand care. Good or bad communication can make there experience within the health care setting a positive or negative one and can leave a lasting impression. A good health care provider can use there communication skills to put a patient at ease with a few comforting words or gestures, a lack of positive communication in the health care setting could leave the patient feeling neglected, ignored and not valued as a patient.

Working as a swim instructor at Aqua Tots Swim Schools last summer was incredibly rewarding because I knew that I was making a difference in those kids’ lives. As well as official jobs, I also babysit frequently, which requires me to be responsible and attentive to the children I’m watching. In addition to this, every third Sunday, I help out at my church by leading crafts as a teacher’s assistant. Even though the kids there are adorable, they can be a handful sometimes, but nevertheless, I love working with them and helping them. Going into the nursing field would not only be an excellent use of my experience, but it would also be a perfect fit for my personality and love of helping

Communication is life long learning skills for nurses. Communication can be in different forms. It can be verbal or non verbal. Communication is important

I sincerely believe that I accomplished my goals this week. I realized that I served 14 patients by combining the ability of knowledge, my attitude for excellence that I have consistently defeat the odds to become the very best Nurse practitioner; I can become. This clinical experience brings forth many opportunities and achievements. The most important experience this week; I had the ability to identify as primary healthcare provider a high risk need for the patient to be transferred to the Hospital for further evaluation without delay; due to complaints of “leg cold from the knee down to the feet”, which my evaluation was based on evidence practice knowledge of compassion and skill with the autonomy to practice, diagnose, and treat patients

Communication in nursing is important in patient teaching, patient understanding, and patient care; it is important to have the ability to communicate with the healthcare team, the patient, and the patient’s

I have wanted to be a nurse since I got sick in 5th grade. I had lost kidney function, I was dehydrated, and had lost 25-30lbs in one weekend. I had to be hospitalized for a week and a half. And the nurses helped me through more than I could have ever expected. They helped me with emotional issues, feminine issues, personal issues, and so much more than they should have ever expected. And between the ages of 9 to 15 I was in and out of the hospital and the only people I can remember who helped me the most was the nurses. All nurses have at least one thing in common—they want to help people. Not only do they play the role of caretaker for their patients, but in some circumstances, they can also be a friend, a confidante and a trusted adviser. It takes a special kind of person to fill all of those roles the way

Definitely communication is one of the most important aspect of my job. One miscommunication or bad interpretation may cause serious injury or death to a patient. Throughout my nursing career I have seen many incidents that may be avoided if they have used proper

At 18, I was your average high school student. I participated in marching band, took a few advanced courses and enjoyed the fellowship of friends. A blooming teenager with high hopes of attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham to obtain my degree in nursing. However, the summer following my graduation, I discovered that I was pregnant. Understandably shocked by this unexpected circumstance, I placed my dreams of attending UAB on hold.

Since a very young age I have known that I belong in the medical field. While I wasn’t exactly sure what profession it would be in, I knew that I was called to care for and serve others. It wasn’t until I spent a good amount of time in the hospital and under went numerous surgeries due to a dirt bike accident that I knew a nurse was what I was meant to be. The nurses that cared for me had every quality I aspired to be and played a huge role in my healing process. They were patient, kind, compassionate, hopeful, diligent, selfless, gregarious, and their job challenged them every single day. While I know being a nurse is very stressful and demanding, the rewards of the job far exceed any tribulations. This is exactly why I want to pursue a career

Multiple experiences have better prepared myself for a future career in nursing. Within the last two years, I have volunteered at two large hospitals; job shadowed an intensive care nurse and developed several skills by working as a certified nursing assistant at Northshore Senior Day Center in Bothell, Washington. My experience at Northshore was a beneficial because there was a wide range of patients. Due to the diversity of patient conditions, I realized that each patient was unique and required different care. These experiences have influenced my decision to become a nurse, as well as my ultimate goal to become a nurse practitioner. The opportunity to work with the same patients was rewarding because I witnessed some overcome obstacles associated with their medical issues. Northshore helped me identify a weakness of my own, which was taking situations personally. For instance, while helping a patient go to the bathroom, she demanded to have another nursing assistant. Initially I felt rejected. With time I learned that when patients get upset; it usually is not about me. Hence, I am consciously working on taking things less personally because I will be dealing with distressed patients.

As a nurse you communicate to a range of people with different backgrounds, good communications skills will assure the recipient they are respected. Personally, I have to work on my skills with communication but I believe that by the end of university I will have the experience and education to communicate more

The lives I encounter on a daily basis have helped me become aware of why I have chosen to advance my career in nursing. I appreciate that everyone comes from a unique background with his or her own story that I must understand and adjust my care accordingly. I have experienced, in my own life, how powerful a trusting and understanding relationship is in improving the health of a patient. As a family nurse practitioner, my goal is to provide quality care through building a trusting relationship with my patients.

My love for nursing first began with a conversation with my aunt, a nurse anesthetist, who my junior year convinced me pharmacy isn’t for me, nursing is. After one day shadowing her at Alton Memorial, I knew that this is how I would spend the rest of my life. My mother and grandmother are also both in the nursing profession. One was a traveling nurse and is now a nurse educator, while the other is a retired nurse who worked with the government and inspected nursing homes. These three wonderful ladies showed me all the different opportunities I have and the diversity of the field. My mother is my inspiration to keep working hard. She made it through nursing school with two small children and this career allowed her to always support us.

I am thinking of when my journey started as a caregiver and for a long time I would say it started when I had my first job as a personal care provider for people with intellectual disabilities, but I am wrong. My journey started when I had my first child. As a mother, you have many roles to play, including being a nurse. When your child falls and skin their knees, you clean the wound and kiss their boo-boos. Or you are staying up all night when your child is running a fever and vomiting; you make sure you are right there with them with a cool rag on their forehead and a clean bucket by their bed. As the kids became older and able to do more things, my role as their nurse dwindled. Now they know how to mend their own wounds and get their