Personal Narrative: My Body As A Nurse

Today, my kismet, had other plans. A knock on the door resounded, followed by a heaving breath, the twisting of the doorknob, and a bang as the door shut. My eyes widened when instead of a nurse, an unfamiliar face burst into my room and my reality. Two tantalizing grey eyes peered into my own, a wild mix of fury and contention battling to surface. The latter claimed the victory. Opening a green folder, the boy steered his gaze on a stack of papers. He flipped through them until an aqua colored paper stood out to him, and ripped it from the folder. His eyes scanned the paper until he read something that turned his nonchalant expression,

A recent nursing graduate seeking for a role to utilise my effective communication and interpersonal skills, medical theoretical knowledge and compassion to develop partnerships with individuals to ultimately help and make positive changes to their lives and to your hospital. In addition, seeking to consolidate and expand my clinical skills as a new graduate nurse in the perioperative program. I believe that I am honest, hard-working, professional, dedicated to learning and strives to provide high-quality best patient care in fast-paced environments.

I actually have a similar experience like you. I have a patient during my first semester that she was constantly in nervous/panic mood and always talk about how she wants to go home. I remembered the previous shift nurse and the nurse I followed have the same expressions and saying how the patient was just missing her alcohol (they were thinking she is alcoholic even though her medical record did not indicate she was a drinker). Anyway because we were taught to be non-judgmental on our patient, I decided to talk to the patient about why she was panic and wanted to go home. It ends up the patient is not alcoholic but she just don’t like to be in the hospital and constantly thinking about she may not be about to go home after all. I think many

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.

For as long as I can remember all I've ever wanted to do was help others. I remember just riding in the car and seeing homeless people, and people less fortunate than I and all I wanted to do was help them. So from that point on I made it my life mission to help others. At the time I didn't know how, but I knew I was going to do something. Eventually, I realized I wanted to be a nurse. At first I just wanted to be a nurse to help people, I didn't know what kind of nurse I wanted to be. Then one day it hit me, I knew what kind of nurse I was going to be after college. After graduating from Mount Carmel College of Nursing I am going to be a traveling nurse. I am going to go to other countries and help people that are less fortunate then many

Every child gets asked what they what to be when they grow up, just as I was. I knew I had a passion for helping people, I remember always role-playing that I was medically curing someone. As a child I knew it was something I could imagine myself doing for the rest of my life, it fascinated me. I have chosen nursing as my career for many reasons, which include: the joy it brings me in helping others, making a change in someone’s life, and the knowledge you gain on a daily bases.

Currently I am the nurse care manager for the renal department. I work along aside with the nephrologist providing care to veterans whose health are compromised by kidney disease or failure. Large amount of veterans seen in this unit have complex medical issues. I serve as a liaison between the physician, patients, and their families on a daily basis that includes making numerous phone calls between the units, outside of the VA, outside dialysis units, hospitals, and the patient’s home. Day-to-day the nephrologist review labs, then placed notes in the CPRS system, and sent to the nurse (as an additional signer) to call that veterans with the information provided. As the only nurse in renal, I not only communicate lab results, veterans are

Finally, after weeks of work, Erica was able to take my break from her job as a nurse. Erica and her boyfriend, James, sit on the couch having a movie day where all they’re gonna do is sit in and watch movies. All the sudden the doorbell ring, making them both jump a little. James goes to check who it is and comes back with some flowers.

“You’re going to get bored.” was the response my previous employer and family gave when I accepted the Finance Director position at a community health clinic. Yet any job can be mundane if not innovatively shaped by arising opportunities. Unlike my previous auditing position which had less concrete hours, plenty of travel, and a variety of clients, this job was a standard Monday through Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, and no travel position in which I focus all my effort on one organization. I knew this organization was not the final stop on my career journey but it was an important stepping-stone along the way. As a bonus, the Finance Director position combined my skills and passion for helping others in a way auditing could not.

who had a cone around it’s face, which despite the event made me smile in amusement. Our feet clacked on the linoleum as we made our way to the front desk to check-in, the pungent smell of a hand sanitizer and the slightly better smell of dog soap lingered in my nose. The nurse gave us a reassuring smile as she walked into another room, to do what I assumed was get the doctor. I kept wiping my palms on my shorts trying to get the sick feeling to leave my stomach. When the doctor finally came out a few short minutes later, she waved our way motioning for us to follow her. As we walked the echoing of shoes hitting the ground kept getting louder and nearly suffocating me with it’s noise.

I never wanted to be a nurse. Growing up I always struggled with what I wanted to be. I wanted to be everything from a doctor, a fighter pilot, to a lawyer. But being a nurse was never part of that list. Throughout most of high school I wanted to be a doctor and then towards the end an engineer. By the time I started college I was still unsure of what exactly I wanted to do with the rest of my life. All I knew was that I wanted to help people I was just unsure of what capacity I was going to do it in. That all changed in my junior year at Texas A&M. College is the place where you’re supposed to find yourself. Well I might have found myself a little late in my college career, but I did find myself. Its where I found what I truly wanted out

I have proven you wrong. All my childhood you resented me, abusing me merely because I was born a woman. I had always done my best to appease to you and gain your approval, but you never even faltered. However, I no longer seek your “forgiveness”. Fighting in the Union Army I have demonstrated my equalness and valiance time and time again.

To being, I loved this simulation. It was not only a great experience, but it was so much fun. I know part of it was that I got to act as the concerned mom, and I enjoy acting. However, the acting also helped me remember some of things a mother will want to know, especially while a nurse is handling the baby. I can see myself wanting to know exactly what a nurse is doing even though I have the knowledge myself; motherhood makes you concerned about these things. Plus I appreciated being able to hand “Taylor” because I was had only handled a newborn once during my OB rotations. She was so realistic and adorable. Then with given the other baby a bath, one was able to see what it was like to handle a very preterm baby. Then finally I learned so

I have worked as a nurse’s aide for almost 9 years and no matter where you work, a facility, a hospital or at a patient’s private home. The unexpected can always happen, even when you days starts out smooth. Before I get my day started, I must mentally plan my tasks/duties for the shift because that way I can use my time sufficiently and my shift run as smooth as possible.

My role as a nurse in the community such as the West, TX explosion in a hospital setting would include assessing and treating the clients for burns from the explosion, respiratory distress from the chemical that has been exposed to the air, and lacerations and puncture wounds from objects that flew up in the air due to the pressure from the explosion. As a nurse I would also assess and treat for stress-related symptoms such as gastrointestinal upset, malaise, headache, fluctuation in vital signs, and early onset of labor. I would also assess for aggravation of chronic health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, respiratory problems such as asthma, and mental health changes. Stress increases blood pressure and if the resident is displaced