My Reflection On My Nursing School Journey

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

Before the first day of classes back in 2013, I pledged to challenge myself everyday to my full potential as not everyone is given this kind of opportunity to study in one of the most prestigious universities in Canada and in the world. However, sticking to that promise can be difficult when you have a low self-esteem. Confidence is important because it majorly impacts happiness, and determines how much one can achieve in life (Kim & Lee, 2015). My past experiences with bullying definitely knocked my self-confidence over and being a new immigrant, adjusting to a new culture and environment made it worse. When I left the Philippines in 2009, I thought starting a new life in a new country would give me a fresh start away from bullying. Never

There are many things throughout life we all look back on and really can not understand how we made it through that time in our life. My hardest time would have been the period when I was in nursing school for me. So let us start from the beginning so you may have the view that I had, not so many years ago.

Desiring to aid others with the use of science and medicine, I am currently striving to obtain my Associate’s degree in nursing at Ivy Tech Community college to move towards my career/financial goals. However my educational journey will not end there, I will later transfer to IUPUI to receive my Bachelor’s degree in nursing and then move on to my goal of becoming a Nurse Practitioner, and hopefully dabble with medical research along the way. My career goals stem from high school when I entered a program known as Young Innovator’s Quest, a two-week program that allowed its participants to explore multiple facets of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and medicine) through the creation of their own research projects and interactive activities.

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

As nurses we all bring our own values and beliefs to the job whether or not we intend to, it happens. I place large amounts of value on family and friends. These are the people you can call on for support. I know that without the support of my mom helping me with my kids and my house work there is no way I could be in the nursing program. Family is often a place when as children we learn and develop our values and beliefs. Giving this deeper thought I can see how this is true for myself. When working with B I would often think about what it would be like to be raised in an unstable environment by a mother who struggles with mental health and addictions. B was often placed in respite foster homes. I found myself thinking about what it would be like to sit down to meal with a strange family how awkward would he have felt. Building on this making connections with people is very important to me. Once I was able to build a connection with B I was able to work with him in a more cohesive way. Making that convection helps to build trust, positive relationships are built on trust. Being a good listener is a skill that I value as a nurse. Not only do I value being a good listener but I also value being heard. I value you a person 's ability to do what they say they are going to do. If you tell a patient that you will return to check in with them in 30 minutes than you need to be sure that you keep your word. When working with clients it is import to me to build on

In May of 2015, I completed my nursing degree from the accredited nursing program at Carteret Community College with an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing. My dedication and hard work to my studies can be seen through my three year membership in the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society. As a new graduate in the nursing field, my objective is to grow and engage in the knowledge and expertise of my chosen profession. I am very flexible and eager to begin utilizing my newly acquired degree. Therefore, please considered my resume for the Transition to the Practice New Nursing Resident Program at Carteret Health Care.

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

Many people grow up knowing they are destined for nursing, but for others like myself, life has to be turned upside down. In July 2010, I was excelling in school and preparing to take off for a semester in France. I was at a high point in my life. But in an instant, it came to a full stop. I awoke one night to find myself trapped in a burning apartment from which I narrowly escaped by way of a third-story window. I had severe burns over 25% of my body, and broke both of my heels and two vertebrae. From there, my nursing epiphany was born.

This Friday, September 15th, I had my clinical observation experience in the ED. I was there from 7:00 am till noon, viewing the flow and duties of the nursing staff on the unit, as well as practicing the skills I have thus learned in school. Throughout most of the morning, I followed Jessica, who had been a nurse in the ER for ten years. It was an insightful experience that broadened my previously limited knowledge of the roles and experience of an emergency nurse.

Pearson (2013) clarifies “clinical decision making is essential to every aspect of care delivered to a patient” (p. 214). It is the ability to blend information and make decisions that will later be implemented in the situation. Evidence-based decision making involves choosing from a variety of possibilities and combining the knowledge through research and the scientific evaluation of one’s practice. The purpose of this paper is to analyze my decision of administering ativan by advocating for the patient and anticipating her change prior to confirming signs; which provided a therapeutic response.

My journey towards nursing started 10 years ago but my passion for nursing started long before that. My mother was unmarried and pledged by Lupus my whole life I was her primary caretaker. As a child I was raising myself and I was unaware of the effects of this until my later years in school. I was told at a young age that I have dyslexia but it went untreated tell I was in high school. After a lot of hard work with tutors and wonderful understanding teachers I was making great strides. I managed to graduate early so I can get a full time job and support my mom who was dying. I had a great passion and interest in taking care of people, which seemed to come naturally to me. As an adult I did not have the financial means to attend a nursing

It took all that I had not to empty my stomach onto the floor right then and there. I knew what I was getting into, volunteering to be a nurse in this war. I knew all the hardships a nurse could face. I knew I had the possibility of seeing friends and family members in the hospital tents. What I didn’t know was how much I would see the first day. I’m not a squeamish person, but then again, I’ve never been around this much of the crimson liquid that flows through our veins. I’ve also never been around this many people. It was a wonder that all these tents could fit up to one thousand beds. It was even more tragic that all of the beds were filled every day.

I had never considered being a nurse, but after being a patient- nursing became His plan. I am thankful. It is difficult for me to… articulate the experience, but it was the care I received- that changed the direction of my life. The compassion,

Expectations are defined as something that you believe will happen to you. Before nursing school, I had several expectations. Some of these expectations have shown to be very true while adapting to this new lifestyle. Other expectations have fallen to the waist side and soon were forgotten. At the time, they seemed to be very real. I expected to study, study, and study some more. I wanted the program to be challenging and prepare me to be a nurse. I expected to struggle financially because of having to reduce my days off work. I thought this would give me extra study time and I would make all As on every assignment. I hoped to form study groups to ensure that I would excel in making those grades. But, my most important expectation of myself was to stay organized and ahead on all assignments. I expected this to get me through nursing school.