NURS 6001 INITIAL POST

Soon after, I received my licensure and began working at The Queen's Medical Center as a Registered Nurse (RN) in early part of 1994. Since becoming a RN, I have provided care to a great deal of patients and reassured countless numbers of family members. As a RN, I've also become the coordinator of care, patient advocate, and teacher to the patients I cared for while serving as the eyes and the ears of the physicians. As with any human, I enjoyed sharing the laughter with my patient and cringed at site of their pain and despair. For these reasons, I believe that being a RN is a great career choice for me. However, for these same reasons, I still feel that I am not a complete nurse; hence I've decided to go back to school and try to earn my Bachelor in Science Degree in Nursing

I am pleased to state that I have been a registered nurse for forty years. At this moment, I continue working in nursing while pursuing my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. My intended month of completion is October 2012. My experience in nursing education has motivated me to continue my education and pursue a Masters degree in a nursing related field commencing in 2013. Thus, in terms of my career planning, my education is a crucial part to my professional development. Extending and deepening one's education, especially within the career field of one's choice, can only bring upon additional professional opportunities as well as opportunities for personal growth. My career planning includes building upon my decades of experience in obstetrics, my particular area of specialty, expertise, and passion, with the assistance and addition of higher education. I believe in terms of career planning, my strengths include foresight, preparation, internal motivation, and focus.

Even after school is completed, I will continue to pursue learning opportunities to grow with the profession in the changing healthcare world because I believe it is essential so that patients will have the best opportunity to succeed when working with me.

Deciding to go back to school is one of the best decisions I have ever made; however, with four children and full time employment, I initially wondered how I was going to accomplish it. It has not been easy, but I have enjoyed the ride. What I have learnt doing the RN-BSN program has enabled me to be a better nurse than I was (though I have always considered myself excellent in assessing, diagnosing, intervening and evaluating my patients). I am ready and excited for the next stage in my career, being an Advanced Practice Nurse.

nursing degree and to become a successful nurse by using all the knowledge I am

In the opening of my speech, I feel it necessary to discuss the reasons why I chose Walden University above all of the other schools out there. Walden University is a much- respected school that was founded in 1970 by two teachers that wanted working adults to be able to earn a higher education (“History,” n.d.). Also, Walden is regionally accredited, and the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership is accredited, by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (“MS in Education,” n.d.). Walden is successful, and that can be seen with the number of students and alumni that have made the school their choice. Over 56,000 students and alumni plus over 100 state teachers of the year received their education at Walden University

According to Rosseter (2011), one of the largest segments of the US workforce are comprised of Registered Nurses, with over three million registered nurses worldwide. Due to the fast paced and rising complex demands placed on our healthcare environment, it is no surprise that over twenty-four thousand post graduate students were actively seeking and earning their master’s degree in nursing in 2011 (DHHS, 2013, p.ix). In order to gain an understanding of the interplay among my education, career path and opportunities afforded to me by taking an approach to higher degree learning. I approached a co-worker whose capabilities impressed me and asked her five questions in person, in order to gain her insightful information of what I will be facing during these next few months.

Succeeding in my professional goals is something very important to me. I know obtaining my masters at Walden University, it will allow me to gain the knowledge and the skills that I need to be successful in my career path. Walden University has a mission to help their students

Walden is a world class university using the-state-of-the-art technology to accomplish it mission and stand out high in the world. Per the vision of the university, as a graduate I should be capable to provide adequate societal solution to problem based on the knowledge I would acquire from Walden University. This to me implies integrity, respect, active listening, and a sound responds.

As age increases, so do the number of responsibilities assumed in our lives. We have careers, family that needs taking care of, and homes that need maintenance. These responsibilities can be obstacles when returning to school and obtaining a higher degree such as a Master’s of Science. Although there are challenges, the drive for higher learning never subsides in some people. In this paper, I will review my reasons for continuing my education and obtaining my Master’s degree in Nursing and discuss my short- and long-term goals as well as what challenges I may face to achieve these goals. I will also analyze my strength and weakness in

We have all been new nursing graduates, where everything seemed to be overwhelming and the vast body of knowledge of the unknown seemed unfeasible to retain. Moving forward in my career in an advanced role, I have vowed to not forget what it is like to be a new graduate. The intimidation of the unknown, combined with the more “seasoned” nurses’ strong personalities, made the job in the acute care setting of emergency nursing difficult, as what seemed like a simple question made me feel inadequate and incompetent. I relied on my unit educator to be my mentor, not only for emotional support as I jumped the hurdles of the emergency room, but also for the expansion of my own personal evidence-based knowledge. My knowledge base became the strong

Most people that attend college put their time in and at the end of their two or four years receive their degree, get a job, and think that I that they are finally done with school. When a nursing student finishes their degree and passes the NCLEX and gets their first nursing job that is when the real learning takes effect. Each and every day in the medical field things are constantly changing and getting updated. In order for the nurse to provide the best care to the patients, that the nurse keep up with continuing education.

The time that I have started at Walden, I have been able to learn a lot, surpassing what was my initial expectations. Right from the start, I was prepared for my chosen course, nothing more, and nothing less. However, going through the program, I have been able to see that there is more stuff than I initially thought. The lessons outside the class have taught me a lot about how being myself and live in harmony with my colleagues. I have learnt the skills of writing and expressing myself without any difficult. Being able to look for answers to the things that do not know has been one of my biggest lessons and experiences in my pursuance of this course. Most

My career objectives are to advance my nursing career through professional development of self by engaging in long life learning through continuing education in graduate school. Also, to assume leadership role in the use of evidence based research in healthy public policy and contribute to population health. Nursing is a field that keeps unfolding and requires updated knowledge to provide quality care, meet the professional requirements and challenges. Hence, long life learning would increase my professional values and competencies required to deliver quality care to diverse population. As a Public Health Nurse, by pursing Masters in Nursing, I will be able to build on my capacity to enhance and advance the field of nursing as a science.

my learning journey continues, it is my intent to obtain my certification as a nurse executive, to grow