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During my clinical, I demonstrated professional responsibility while I continued to provide client-centered care to pediatrics patients and families. I have always revised medications prescribed to my patient, dosage, safety range according to patient’s weight and age, and followed principles of safe and competent care including necessary rights and checks. I promoted my clients’ integrity and autonomy by providing care according to child or adolescent’s growth and development level. When a toddler pt. refused assessment, I was able to convince him by using an appropriate play. I have participated in the discharge teachings for various patients (with anorexia nervosa, jaundice, asthma, etc). I followed my unit`s rules, policies, and regulations. I gained useful skills and attitudes in performing pediatrics assessment, IV and IM medication administration, and care for children with different disorders. I advocated for my clients preferences and wishes during my shifts in the
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By using CNA ethics standards and family-centered approach, I increased self-awareness and recognized my values and attitudes toward clients in pediatric settings. By asking input and advice from nurses, CCD, and other professionals from various disciplines, I provided a theoretical and evidence-based rationale for my decision-making and critical thinking skills. I continued to evaluate my experience and knowledge and carefully reviewed the feedback from my CCD to discover the areas of development. I created trust and rapport with the majority of my clients (the only exclusion was the pt. with developmental delay). Related to my learning goal of safe medication administration, I prepared cue cards, studied the Mosby skills website, passed med. quiz, and reviewed CNO medication standards. I continued to follow the safety and security rules and regulations in the
Nursing Excellence, The Online Newsletter for Children's Nurses, e-Edition, Issue 9, Code of Ethics for Nurses, Jo A. Lyons, MOB, BS, RN
Beginning her career in nurse as a state test nurse assistant 35 years ago, Nurse Trina appreciates all aspects of the nursing experience. As a young adult, she wanted to work in a hospital setting to establish her nursing interest. Over the years, she went back to school to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN), a registered nurse (RN), and finally a FNP. She is currently working in an office with an internist. Her most noteworthy experience is in pediatrics. Although she does not treat children often, there was a situation that required Nurse Trina to evaluate the extent of using her license. There was a child that came into the urgent care. She had to give the child a tetanus vaccination. The child was restraint even with the help of two other nurses. In the end, she had to use hemostats to remove the needle which had broken inside of the child. This experience led her to realize that pediatric nursing was definitely not an area of interest. There were several other experiences that led the FNP to conclude that her skills were best used in
I first became exposed to a hospital setting during my early ages of childhood due to my constant issues with my immune system. To my parents, I was commonly referred to as the sick child in the family since I would constantly catch even the simplest of illnesses such as fevers, colds, flus, running nose, severe coughs and much more. The time period, in which I would visit the doctor’s office, lead me to become more accustomed overtime to the environment and eventually grow a passion for what is being done.
Given the goals of WRITE, please state why you should participate in the next class of students. Growing up in rural Wyoming instilled within me a desire to work toward improving access to medical care in rural areas, and I feel my participation in WRITE would equip me with the skills and tools necessary to pursue this goal. I possess a unique perspective into rural communities and will be able to share this with physicians and patients while deepening my understanding of health care challenges in rural areas. I enjoy immersing myself in novel situations in order to learn about cultures, practices, people, and worldviews which differ from my own. I strongly believe in a holistic view of medicine: empowering patients to become partners in
Oftentimes, I am asked the question of why I am a nurse, and truth be told, sometimes I don’t know the answer why I want to be a nurse. All I really know is that I have wanted to help those in need since I was a little girl. Time has really flown, I‘ve been a professional nurse for almost 26 years. When we discuss the topic of making ethical decisions today, I look to the very beginning of my nursing career. I was very happy to see my pediatric patients had been discharged home from their illness (e.g. fever, pneumonia, diarrhea, and infection disease etc) after we took good care of them. One day, the parents of a patient who was 2 year old boy with acute kidney
Born and raised in Kenya, I permanently immigrated to the US in 1999. In addition to English, I also speak Swahili and German and look forward to utilizing these languages as a nursing professional, at least at some point in my career. I am currently enrolled in an MSN Degree Program at Capella University and I hope to begin your doctoral program at the University of South Alabama in 2017. The University of South Alabama is my first choice among DNP programs in Informatics because it has a particularly distinguished faculty and a most creative and inspiring curriculum. I could not be happier with my chosen field and I feel very strongly that the University of South Alabama is the optimal springboard to propel me to the cutting edge of service
Over the course of my life, I have been fascinated by the complexity of the human spirit. The diverse backgrounds that we all come from and the distinct narratives of each and every person combine to form a mosaic of plurality that extends beyond the confines of the individual. Tracing the distinct components of this societal mosaic has remained at the forefront of my aspirations in life and has inspired me to delve deeper into my community and to form a special bond with the people surrounding me. My quest to immerse myself in this societal mosaic began at the Lethbridge Food Bank in 2014.
My calling to nursing started when my father got diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015. I watched him suffering through radiation and chemotherapy, but what got him through those hard times was the help of some great loving and caring nurses. As I became more involved in taking care of him, my passion for nursing had greatly increased. Now, for nine years, I have maintained a commitment to caring for others in the field of Nursing. Being a registered nurse (RN), I have taken care of one patient at a time, which I have been involved in the amelioration of lives, and have only been left wanting to give and do more. Pursuing a master of science in nursing (MSN) is more than just a logical or natural progression for my career. It is a life choice, one that is backed by highly refined clinical judgments and in-depth exposure to an array of set-ups, and levels of care. In this personal statement, I will deeper highlight an explanation of my career goals, the reasons for my choice of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialization, and lastly the reason for pursuing an advanced degree in nursing.
I intend to utilize my education along with my talents toward the advancement for an improved society in regard to the younger generations by establishing additional scholarship funds, considering that I personally know what it is like to depend on financial aid, and encouraging volunteer or contract opportunities where students can partner with businesses, hospitals, organizations, etc., which guarantee them funds if they work for their branch for a certain amount of years; as a result, the student is guaranteed employment as well as money. Also, acknowledging the problems affiliated with the health insurance; therefore, I would voice my professional experience to my healthcare management or any large healthcare corporation. To clarify, since
(I honestly couldn’t think of a better starting point) I admire the care I have received from those around me since I was young, especially when it came from people other my parents. As a result, I wanted to relay the same feelings I felt to others by taking up Adult Nursing. Recently I had the opportunity to shadow a nurse in a dialysis ward at Whipps Cross.
Growing up with a mother who is a nurse, I have been able to appreciate and understand the importance of public health. She taught me not only how crucial personal health is but also how important community health and prevention is. My mother raised me to have compassion and empathy for others as well. This rooted my interest in careers that can have high beneficial impacts on others’ lives, such as those under the field of public health.
During this preceptorship I provided competent care to all my patients despite gender, age, ethnicity, belief or educational background. In this new role practiced some of the nursing skills that has been provided during the lectures time: patient education and medication administration. I feel competent on delivering patient discharge education plane. This information is really important and will help the patients to take care of themselves at home. Many times I have set down with the patient and explained every single page of the discharge plane that is provided to them. Information that is provided to the patients during the discharge process is: the next doctor appointment, time and location of the doctor’s office. A complete information about the medications, their adverse effects, when to seek immediate care, any diet restrictions, and some more supplemental teaching about the disease itself. An effective discharge planning decreases the chances that the patient readmitted to the hospital in a short period of time.
VII. Personal Statement I looked out the window and saw barren dirt roads, no overflowing shopping centers or even a Wal-Mart. The visits to Presidio became somewhat constant and rather than staying weekends, I stayed months. During one of my prolong stays, I volunteered at a clinic that was housed by a physician every Wednesday. During an observation with a woman who was twenty-two weeks pregnant, I learned that premature infants that are delivered before twenty-three weeks had minimal chance of survival in towns like Presidio due to the community not having direct access to hospitals.
My desire to take a course in nursing was established when I did some volunteer work at a nursing home for job experience. I later got a paid job as a care assistant. I have always wanted to make a difference in people's lives and with nursing I can do it by giving the highest quality of care possible. Nursing is a very challenging and demanding career, however, it can be a satisfying one and it is my goal to be able to use my skills to aid people in the healing process.
Background Nursing has always been a passion of mine since my first year of nursing school. Each year my desire to improve the quality of nursing care increases. Obtaining a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree will assist me in not only reaching a higher level of clinical knowledge and expertise, but also increase my usage of evidence-based care. I have over a decade of professional nursing experience, both administratively and clinically, in a level one trauma center at the Medstar Washington Hospital Center. I have worked in both, the surgical ICU and the Emergency Room (ER).