My Positive Outcomes

I later enrolled in a practical nursing program, in pursuit of my dream of becoming a nurse. While taking my prerequisites, I decided to volunteer at a local hospital in the emergency department. At the hospital, I assisted with transporting patients within the facility, preparing rooms for incoming

I am a CNA, I am the person who helps your loved ones, children and maybe even yourself with everyday aspects. I am the person who helps your grandmother get ready in the morning or helps your uncle eat his lunch. I am slapped, bit and yelled at more times than not. I change diapers and clean up vomit daily. I wake up early and stay up late to help you when you whenever you need me. With all of this hard and tiring work comes the rewarding parts. I get to play card games like Go Fish and learn new ones from the residents like Bridge. I sit and talk with residents and hear their stories from when they are young. I get to soothe your premature baby and sit with her as she heals and grows until she goes home. I play board games and color with children who are suffering from chronic illness and cancer. I hold your mothers hand as I tell her it’s okay to go and that she is so loved. I am a CNA, and though I may not be for long I put my entire heart and soul into it and love every second. I have long desired for the chance to work in a medical setting and working in an assisted living home has made me realize that the job comes with so much more than the job description entails.

Nursing is more than traveling room to room, patient to patient, to provide medical care. Nursing is about treating the patient with the utmost respect and compassion. It’s more than providing medical care, but supporting the patient and family. Being a nurse only requires a bachelor degree and a “RN” badge, however, a great nurse possesses that knowledge, along with determination, a positive attitude, compassion, and patience. I believe that I display these characteristics and have a true passion for helping others. Throughout high school, I always had an interest in the medical field and biology. In my junior year, I decided to enroll in the CNA course to pursue my passion for nursing early on. Through this class, I experienced moments of self discovery

Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant was the biggest challenge I’ve ever taken on. My decision to become a nursing assistant started when I was in ninth grade. My class went on a field trip to the high school and we took a tour to the Health Occupational Students of America classroom. As I walked into the room, I knew right there that it was the class for me. My instructors, Mrs. Livings, and Mrs. Jorgensen were fantastic, and never failed me as a health care

Not only has this internship provided me with the insight of working in a hospital setting, but it has also given me an understanding that working in a hospital with patients and other health care providers is nothing easy. I learned that no matter how tired a nurse can look from working a twelve-hour shift, they never let their patient’s see them tired while they are attending them. I also learned that regardless of how busy and hectic this unit can get, all the employees always offer to help the patients and their family members, and make sure they are

After my first year at UND, I took a CNA class and became employed at a nursing home in Menahga, where I am still working. At this job I was able to experience patient care and begin to see the benefits of helping patients improve their lives. In my time after High School I have also had many other valuable experiences. I have been a Camp Counselor at two, 1 ½ week Confirmation Camps for our church. At these camps it was mine, along with other Counselor’s responsibility to teach the younger teens about how we believe as well as demonstrate how to be respectable adults. These camps allowed me to use and develop my leadership skills and also created memories that I will never forget. I have also shadowed a few different Medical Professionals, in order to better understand the world of medicine. Dr. Dan Smith is a General Surgeon who lives and practices very near to where I live. I was able to shadow Dr. Smith for many hours and built a relationship with him. He showed me some aspects of the medical field that I may not have seen elsewhere. My life has been far from typical, but I do believe that each of my experiences has made me both a better person as well as a be

As the school year comes to an end, many high school careers with it, there's a lot of decisions that seniors have to think about. In order to better prepare themselves for life, many of the students and Gary High School have been doing research on both jobs and education. There are many things to consider when preparing for the future such as what to study during college and for the rest of your life. One particular student says that she would like to be a nurse, but she would have to endure many years of schooling and a rather large amount of clinical hours. This research paper outlines everything that would have to be done in order to secure someone's future as a registered nurse.

I entered Clara Barton High School of Health Professions in September 2008. This school was widely popular because of its prestigious Licensed Practical Nursing program. The four years of high school was very challenging. When I graduated in June of 2012, I was more than relieved. I was an LPN at the age of 17. Shortly after, a whirlwind of mishaps occurred.

They allowed me to act independently, but with supervision on projects that were of very high importance. I mainly participated in community outreach events and also provided nutrition education for mothers and guardians. In addition to these activities, I was also designing the nutrition and breastfeeding-themed educational bulletin boards that were to be placed in all nine WIC offices. The internship provided many opportunities for me to grow and overall, the environment was supportive, informative, and professional.

My encounter with nurses and certified nursing assistance at a long-term care facility was one that I learned a lot from. The experience and training were great. I got to be in a setting of well-trained healthcare workers, all trying to help the sick or be there for those who couldn’t help themselves, in a sense. At this particular facility, the staff was discerning

After I graduate, I am trying to get into the RIBN Program through Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College and Western Carolina University. I know becoming a nurse is the right job for me because no matter what I am going through in life someone else’s life matters more than mine. Recently I just finished my 40 hours at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge Nursing Home; this is time that I had to spend with my Nursing Fundamentals class to be able to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. I can honestly say it was nothing compared to what I thought it was going to be. I am one who always does more than I am asked to. I go over and beyond to make someone feel comfortable because no one wants to be in a nursing home. I knew becoming a nurse was

Last year during my final semester of my senior year, I was blessed to have the opportunity to be an intern in the program of study I wanted to go into. Without any doubt in my mind I chose to intern at the hospital in our town, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Once I chose my intern site, I then got to choose what area I wanted to work in. I chose to intern in the ICU, because I knew I would learn the most in that area. Almost a year later and after getting CNA certified, I got offered a job as a CNA/ Telemetry Monitor Technician in the ICU. Being a Telemetry Monitor Technician, I would watch and observe the heart rates and beats of the patients in the ICU on two computer screens. If something was abnormal in a rhythm, I would make note of the abnormality and notify the nurse.

I worked as a CNA (certified nurse’s assistant) for Creekside Village Nursing Home for what seemed like the longest two years of my life. When I got hired, I was eager at the chance to gain first-hand experience in patient care, seeing as I aspired to become a registered nurse someday. But the feelings of happiness I felt in the beginning, sad to say, didn’t last long. I was starting to hate it, more and more with every passing day. . . .

I was advised that this would be the way to get experience and to find out if patient care is really what I wanted to do in life. After working a year doing in home patient care, I got offered and took a job working at Hershey Medical Center as a technician in the Emergency Department. This was the best learning experience and job that I could have asked for to prepare myself for the journey towards a nursing degree. I learned so much from the nurses and residents, and knew that I was making the right decision. Experiencing phlebotomy, being trained to perform EKG’s (electrocardiography), and helping in Level 1 traumas, I feel really prepared me and encouraged me to do what I always wanted to do, pursue my degree in nursing, and hopefully specialize in emergency

For my independent project I’m going to do an internship at a hospital. The purpose for this would be to gain experience and how the system works. I chose this because I want to work as a surgical nurse when I grow up which is practically working at a hospital. I would know how to communicate with people and how they deal with the sicknesses.