Pursuing My Nursing Career

It was my first time volunteering at a nursing home and I had not known what to expect. After all, I was just another stranger giving these residents a visit. How big of a difference could I really make? My interest in volunteering started when I was shadowing a hand surgeon. Seeing her interact and form special, meaningful relationships with her patients, I, too, began to crave to form these relationships. Thus, I spoke to a few of my friends and we decided to establish Students Teaching Seniors Technology, an organization designed to bring seniors back up to speed with technology and help them feel once again connected to their loved ones. After recruiting a group of volunteers, we arranged weekly trips to Chesterbrook Residences and planned to spend a few hours with the residents there.

The most memorable experience I have had as a student nurse is the time I volunteered in various missions, both as part of school work as well as club activities. I firmly believe that the nursing profession does not simply entail assisting people but also enriching personal experiences and growth of the individual. This has been my personal philosophy that has played a significant role in choosing the nursing career and participating is several volunteering missions. The incident I vividly remember is caring for a patient who was suffering from dementia in a nursing home. His condition was in advanced stages and he could not recall any member of his family members’ names, but luckily, he could recall his name. He often appeared confused and this complicated the relationships he had with other patients.

Last semester in Acute Care, I had a great patient experience when I prepared and accompanied an eighty-nine-year-old lady for her hiatal hernia surgical repair. At Banner Estrella, on the medical surgical unit, my nurse was very busy taking care of her five other patients and knew she did not have enough time to prep her patient nor walk her down for surgery. She delegated the task to me and I was more than willing to do the job. As I took the patients vitals, helped wipe down her body in cleansing clothes, removed unnecessary jewelry, got her into a new gown we made small talk to pass the time. I discovered a lot about her life though casual conversation. She lives by herself in Pine, Arizona, she still burns her trash every Wednesday, shovels snow off her driveway, gets on her roof

When I felt more comfortable in the Nursing Home, I started going every day during the summer. I got to know the residents personally and I’d talk to them while simultaneously organizing

Helping can mean anything. It can mean to support a friend who just had a devastating math examination. It can mean to assist a younger brother’s project due the next day, or it can mean to serve to a mother in sick. As a nurse, it means that I can be there for the patient at their worst. After I became a certified nurse assistant at the age of eighteen, I applied in a nursing home, while working both day and night shifts, and still be a full-time student. Working with patients was mostly a physical job, especially with ambulating patients, handing meals, and providing bathroom privileges. I felt overworked, but I remembered one time where I made a difference to someone else’s life.

One extracurricular activity I participate in is volunteering at my local hospital. I volunteer at Riverside Methodist Hospital and I have been volunteering there for a few months now. Some duties that I perform there include visiting patients and making sure they have everything they need. I also discharge patients when its time for them to leave. Additionally, I help greet patients and their families when they first enter the hospital. Volunteering at Riverside has prepared me for the challenges of working in a hospital environment. While volunteering I have been faced with challenges such as making sure I am respectful of families and their privacy. Travelling from each patient room I have to be able to judge whether or not it is the right

It was a huge role for a full-time student studying harder to keep up to pace with other students, whilst trying to fit in volunteer hours to gain experience. My volunteer work has given me the knowledge on how to carefully handle medical supplies. It has taught me, how to properly conversate with the sick or infirm. Ultimately, it has showed me the results of hard work and how far my dedication, love, and drive towards nursing can

Multiple experiences have better prepared myself for a future career in nursing. Within the last two years, I have volunteered at two large hospitals; job shadowed an intensive care nurse and developed several skills by working as a certified nursing assistant at Northshore Senior Day Center in Bothell, Washington. My experience at Northshore was a beneficial because there was a wide range of patients. Due to the diversity of patient conditions, I realized that each patient was unique and required different care. These experiences have influenced my decision to become a nurse, as well as my ultimate goal to become a nurse practitioner. The opportunity to work with the same patients was rewarding because I witnessed some overcome obstacles associated with their medical issues. Northshore helped me identify a weakness of my own, which was taking situations personally. For instance, while helping a patient go to the bathroom, she demanded to have another nursing assistant. Initially I felt rejected. With time I learned that when patients get upset; it usually is not about me. Hence, I am consciously working on taking things less personally because I will be dealing with distressed patients.

I work as a nurse on a coronary care unit and have been here for a year and a half. I have had the opportunity to witness various life changing moments. I have helped patients and their family through the worst times of their lives and this brings me personal satisfaction knowing I am able to create an impact in their lives. I end each day grateful that I have the opportunity to care for these patients.

I am pursuing a career in Nursing at Northwest Iowa Community College. After, I am going to transfer to a four year college to obtain my BSN. Then, I plan to receive my masters in Nursing and become a Nurse Practitioner.

A nursing career is challenging, rewarding, and a profession that presents various opportunities for advancement in the healthcare industry. It allows you to set and complete short-term goals and advance as far as you are willing to go within the health profession. My goals for the future are to share my accumulated knowledge and experience with new nursing professionals and guide them upon the paths that they have chosen in this profession.

While at the hospital one day with my boyfriend I observed a man going up and down the hallway. The nurse constantly kept calling him and asking him how certain rooms were doing. I could tell by the way he was dressed that he was not an employee but rather a volunteer. I noticed how helpful he was, and since I love comforting and helping others in times of need, volunteering at the hospital seemed like a natural choice for me to donate my time. What better time when a person just comes into this world, is about to die, going through a harsh time without family or just someone who needs some cheering up. So, I went on my computer and searched opportunities to become a volunteer. Children’s Specialized Hospital was a top hit. I scrolled the

With the hopes of achieving my dreams I volunteer every Saturdays from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Community Medical Center where I receive calls from family members, talk to nurses, deliver gifts to the sick and hand out visitor passes. In addition to volunteering at the hospital, I also

As a volunteer, I was responsible for making sure patients were comfortable throughout their stay at the hospital. This required me to go door to door to patient rooms. At first, this process was awkward as I was unsure of the response that awaited behind the closed doors. With time, I learned that most

Since I started school off as a nursing major at San Jose State University and have volunteered at many medical facilities, I