Professional Nurse Mission Statement

Professional nurses must deliver leadership with communication and collaborative skills, ethical and legal principles, integrity, and commitment to provide excellent quality patient care. True leadership is beyond the position of being a manager (Grossman & Valiga 2012). In transformational leadership, a nurse individualizes

I believed in your mission statement, especially, this part, “dedicated to provide high-quality, accessible medical care to underserved communities, regardless of their inability to pay.” I also believed that community health nursing is one of the best ways to reach the most vulnerable and under-served in our society. The reason why I decided to go back to school to become a nurse practitioner was based on my community health care experiences from volunteering in a community based family clinic that served low-come population and doing my community hours during my BSN program. The lack of health literacy that I saw firsthand that exist in underserved population about the importance of preventive care, vaccinations, and chronic illness management

Finkelman, A. W., & Kenner, C., (2013). Professional nursing concepts: competencies for quality leadership (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

My career commitment as a nurse has grown tremendously over the past three years; through my daily experiences as a Medical Assistant. I have devoted my time as a full time student and employee of the health care profession. Both of these occupations have helped shape me into the person I want to be for as long as time allows. Daily I witness these community role models that posses abilities such as problem solving skills, promotion and protection of an individual’s advocacy all tied in with compassion to meet the health care needs of an individual.

I am applying to the Walden M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. I plan to practice as a licensed professional in counseling and Higher Education. I have always wanted to be a Clinical Mental Health Psychologist, working with individuals to help improve their mental and emotional health is something that I am committed to. Starting this program now is the best time because the information that I learned from my undergrad career would help me to be more successful in my grad career by learning more but at an advanced level. Once I receive my degree I plan to go back to school to get my doctorate degree in psychology, and utilize the skills that I have learned to open my own private practice that helps individuals who suffer with mental and emotional disabilities, within my practice I plan to let each individual patient talk about their issues and come up with a strategic plan for treatment. The personal qualities that I possess are having self-confidence and the ability to work and collaborate with others having the ability to be receptive to feedback while maintaining a positive attitude.

It has been integrated into several courses at Union University. One class is the Health Systems and Leadership for Advanced Nursing (NUR 545). This class “provides an overview of organizational concepts, healthcare economic theory, health systems, communication and other leadership principles needed by the nurse in advance practice” (Union University School of Nursing, 2016). The class guides the APN when attempting to implement a change in a policy or a bill. The course will help guide providers in the multiple steps they will need to take in order to ensure all stakeholders are included. Organizational Behavior and Leadership (NUR 548) is another course that integrates Essential II. The class “provides an overview of organizational concepts, theories, perspectives, and research relevant to nursing administration, patient care delivery systems, and nursing practice organizations” (Union University School of Nursing, 2016). This class emphases managing principles that have an effect on the work environment. It will also provide valuable insight on various internal and external factors that can have an impact on an organization. Both of theses classes will enhance the understanding of leadership that is seen in the role of an APN, and help plan and deliver care to the patients and serve the

I have always believed in giving back to the community and in sharing my competencies and skills with others. My desire to help people in the field of nursing has powered my decision to take up a graduate degree in Nursing. Overcoming the many challenges in my life has helped me to believe that I can reach any goal I have set for myself, and one of these lifelong goals is to become a nurse practitioner and to obtain

We will explore the roles of the professional nurses’ personal competence, professional values, and interpersonal skills. Also, we will discuss the characteristics of the nurse leaders, and the importance of effective communication skills. Consequently, we will discuss the nurse managers and

American Nurses Association (ANA) is a professional nursing organization representing 3.6 million registered nurses in the United States (ANA, About ANA, 2017). Formed over 100 years ago in 1911, ANA has been growing its membership and expanding its role in the nursing community. The association has a simple mission statement, “ Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all” (ANA, American Nurses Association 2015 Annual Report, 2015, p. 1). While ANA has a simple mission statement, the role of nursing organizations in the United States is not a simple task. Nursing is an evolving profession with many aspects.

I am a highly motivated licensed practical nurse pursuing an RN degree simply because I believe this field offers diverse knowledge and skills that are relevant to the modern day which is more diverse compared to LPN. This short scenario is an example of the how the nursing care I have provided has influenced my career and my decision to continue my education. I had a seventy-one-year-old male patient with primary medical history of 99% occlusion in the carotid artery and intermittent chest pain admitted to my facility for conservative treatment following hospitalization for an unwitnessed fall and was found to have subdural hematoma and multiple facial bone fractures. Patient had no evacuation and no coronary cauterization and anti-platelet therapy. However, the patient had signed the advanced directive form for “full code” thirty-six hours after admission patient noted to have flat affect although he had no specific

A nurse has the power and privilege to help patients who are hurting, both emotionally and physically. My mission is to be part of the solution by becoming a well-trained nurse through continuous educational and medical pursuits. For instance, I am actively pursuing volunteer and employment opportunities to work with the underserved because it is a true passion of mine. Furthermore, I personally relate to the dent that a shortage of staff leaves in its wake because I used to live in an underserved community and was forced to move to New York due to my son’s medical condition. Nevertheless, in order to help the underserved community, I learned a third language, Arabic. Being trilingual (English, Spanish, Arabic) gives me a broader foundation

I really had no idea what is was to be a nurse or let alone the responsibilities, the courage, and the determination it takes to not only complete nursing school and to continue to face the challenges of being an active nurse in the healthcare community. This leadership course and the clinical experiences I have had, provided me with an opportunity to grasp nursing beyond the what is taught at school. Understanding what it really means to be a nursing leader and the qualities of what a nurse must really equip him or herself on a daily basis are edifying. The purpose of this paper is to share with readers the valuable lessons I have learned and leadership qualities I have gained from several experiences, in addition to, how I will continue my journey and accomplish my goals as a future nursing leader.

I would imagine that all of us in this MS(N) program, are experiencing a great deal of change both professionally and personally as we embark on pursuing higher education. “Developing career goals is one of the most important activities that an individual can do to enhance professional development and ensure upward mobility in the nursing profession” (Pullen, 2011, p. 5). Goals give us something to look forward to, work for, improve and change, as necessary (Quinn-Szcesuil, 2015). My first assignment at WCU’s BSN program was to develop a list of professional goals that I aspired to and my very last assignment of the BSN program was quite similar as I revisited my original set of goals, revised and updated as necessary. The fact I am revisiting this same topic, proves the importance of goal setting.

Goal Statement I want to study Nursing. I firmly believe that Nursing will be the start of my new journey. One of my goal is to work and serve others.

As a competent registered nurse, my career goal is to become a healthcare quality improvement leader, a position that would enhance my commitment in promoting patient safety. I not only believe in enhancing the capacity of other care providers, but also in improving the quality of the healing environment for the benefit of both patients and their care providers. This means not only promoting collaboration with the multidisciplinary teams, but also building the necessary healing partnerships with our patients. To enhance the quality of the healing environment, I aspire to continue analyzing researches for evidence based practices and advocating for their actualization. I will continue focusing my time and energy in encouraging other nurses to improve their skills through formal education, so they can empower themselves as advocates of quality improvement for the benefit of their patients and coworkers.