Nurse Residency Personal Statement

As an acute care nurse practitioner I hope to utilize my experience as an Intensive Care Unit nurse along with clinical knowledge and skills acquired through a graduate level program to provide the highest quality patient care. In my current role, I place high value on patient-family centered care and advocacy as well as commitment to lifelong learning. I have built my nursing career upon these values. I am excited to begin the journey of becoming an acute care nurse practitioner and to further my education and expand my scope of practice in the field of critical care, for which I have already developed a passion.

Being a nurse not only means compassion, dedication, and intelligence, but the profession also requires endurance, personal sacrifice, and the need for continuous education. I have learned that nurses are some of the most caring and selfless people that anyone will ever meet. Nurses are more than willing to complete challenging tasks and care for others in a way that the majority of people are unwilling to. I am driven to bring all of these qualities into my role as a future nurse practitioner, which is why I am committed to pursuing my Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP).

As experienced nurse, I have learned how to effectively time manage, prioritize patient care and work independently, as

Please list any professional memberships, student clubs, or volunteer activities you are involved in for this year (2016-2017).

Preparing myself for residency, I am gaining significant US clinical experience in a hospital setting with a good understanding of the current standard of care. This experience has also given me a good insight into the ethics, medico-legal dilemmas, economics, and other aspects of medicine that go beyond the science of medicine that play a role in the US health system. It also gives me an opportunity to interact with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds which is educational and enjoyable.

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

I am writing to express my interest in joining your extraordinary group of Certified Nurse Midwives. As you all know, I am an April 2017 graduate of the University of Michigan Nurse Midwifery program. During my clinical semesters in the program, I had an incredible volume and variety of clinical experiences at Planned Parenthood in Detroit, Henry Ford West Bloomfield, and of course at the University of Michigan Health System. I hope to begin my career as part of a full scope midwifery service at a hospital such as U of M that promotes autonomy for CNM’s and promotes physiologic birth. I also look forward to utilizing the leadership skills I’ve developed as a charge nurse, the professional advocacy experience gained through involvement in

My first career interest is to be a Nurse started at a very young age when I wanted to take care of my parents when they were ill. I would always tell my parents I will take good care of them as they get older. Let alone, I enjoyed helping and taking care of people. In my spare time I would volunteer at local nursing home to visit the elderly patients and interact with them. Visiting the patients in a nursing brings lots of joy and happiness to me. With that being said, life has taken me in a different career direction, however, I am finally able to pursuing my dream and goal of becoming nurse. As I continue to pursue my journey there are several areas of the health care occupation that will enlighten my knowledge about my career of choice, such as, the job description, education and certification, employment and professional activities.

I am interested in participating in the Nurse Intern Program because I want to spend my summer developing my nursing skills that I have learned inside the classroom. As I think past graduation I know that I plant to relocate. I want to take the opportunity this summer to live and work in an area that would interest me in relocating to after graduation. Not only will this experience build foundation for my nursing career, but I think it would also help me grow as a person. I was able to tour the Sycamore Shoals hospital two summers ago when I participated in Milligan College’s Nursing Camp. As a student who aspire to be a Christian nurse, I believe I identify well with the mission of Mountain States Health Alliance: Bringing Loving Care to Health

I have demonstrated the ability to follow the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation during my first-year clinical placement and outside medical care facility settings. I applied the skill of nursing process when taking care of my family members. When my family was packing up our stuff and ready for home from camping at the Nitmiluk National park, my cousin who had always appeared healthy suddenly did not feel good. She said she had a terrible headache, chills and feeble. She was getting more stressed when everyone was panicking, crowding around her and asked how she was. As someone who had more understanding of medical care than the rest, I decided to step forward and used the knowledge to give care for her accordingly with the nursing process.

As I am a domestic student in my final trimester of my Bachelor of Nursing from Griffith University, I would like to apply for Queensland Health Graduate Nurse and Midwife Program 2018 intake. I am a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate with all the skills necessary to join this program and contribute to holistic patient care.

The book 'Tales of a Midwife' has inspired me to choose a career as a nurse. This book has given me the idea of the nursing life and the responsibilities nurses have to take in order to be a successful nurse. While visiting the hospital to see my baby cousin who was under special support as he was a premature baby, I felt involved emotionally. Afterwards, it made me eager to know the reason behind his medical condition and how to overcome it. While noticing the nurse at the ward as she approaches her patient I observed her actions towards the baby and how she monitored well to get results as she cannot communicate verbally.

Within the health care team, ICU Nurses spend the most time in patient and family contact. Family members rely on Nurses to help navigate and understand the complexities of the ICU. Therefore, when asked by researchers, families identify five unique

Currently in the Intensive Coronary Care Unit, my tasks are varied, all while being part of a patient’s clinical treatment team, quick problem-solving, and offering recommendations and options to attending physicians to better improve my patient’s health and care. Being able to work alongside a skilled team of health care providers and to be involved with treatment teams of acutely ill patients are exciting facets of nursing that I proceed with while upholding the highest level of responsibility, respect, and naturally engrained eagerness and passion. More powerful for me than working with a great team is working alongside, offering comfort to, advocating for, and communicating with patients who are under immense stress as well as physical and mental fatigue and pain, this aspect of nursing is

From these placements, I have developed a wide range of clinical and interpersonal skills; as well as learnt to adapt to new work environments and work as a team. Also, this has led me to act on my own initiative and feel more confident as a nurse. The nursing process has been a core component of my training, therefore I feel competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care. When undertaking these processes, I have always involved the patient and their family/carers, where appropriate, as it aids to accuracy and effective nursing care; as well as develops a therapeutic relationship. When delivering care, I have always practiced in a manner that maintains patient