What Are My 3 Nursing Goals

Nursing is a career that is governed by a set of ethical principles. The duties of a nurse consist of care and support and its important that nurses are aware of their professional ethics. These principles are put into place to uphold and maintain moral values in healthcare. The American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics for nurses consists of nine provisions, outlined in the Code of Ethics for nurses with Interpretive Statements. These provisions are constructed to blueprint the role and responsibilities of a nurse. The chosen provisions being discussed will refer to the three main principles of patient autonomy, patient confidentiality, and patient rights.

My short term goal is to work endlessly towards obtaining my Bachelor's degree in Nursing. I put in more efforts, more time towards achieving my dreams and pursuing my passion. I feel like it was always meant for me to help people because when I was younger, I helped people when they were sick, had cuts and bruises, and etc.…

Burkhardt, M. & Nathaniel, A. (2008). Ethics & issues: In contemporary nursing, (3rd ed.) Clifton Park, NJ: Delmar

Ethical issues can cause a lot of tension and emotional turmoil. Before starting a career in the healthcare profession, nurses must know the code of, the importance of the Nurse Practice Acts and other types of laws, as well as the nurse’s liability when working with patients. Nursing is an ever-evolving profession that has gone through drastic changes in the last few decades, but ethics is still as important as ever. Ethical concepts, nurse practice acts, laws and commitment admissions will be further discussed.

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.

Nursing is an ever-changing and growing profession. Tools such as, the scope and standards for nursing, state nursing legal regulations, code of ethics, and general principles of philosophy are used to set standards and promote growth within the profession. I use these principles and standards daily in my career as a registered nurse (RN). In this paper I will discuss the importance of these factors in my career, and how they all contribute to making outcomes successful for all involved.

Assignment 1: Please review The Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nursing and address the following objectives.

I am a nursing student. I have a great passion for caring for others. My short term goals are to graduate Riverland Community College with my Associate's Degree in Nursing this December. I plan to work very hard and prepare to take my nursing licensure exam at the beginning of next year to become licensed as a registered nurse. I will then transfer to Metropolitan State University to complete my Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

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.

In one year I see myself attending Grand Valley State University, studying nursing. I will be working on my prerequisites on their Allendale Campus.

1. My first goal that I would like to see personal growth on as a nurse is with my communication skills when talking to a patient. I would like to have a caring and helpful relationship with my patient. I want to improve my verbal and nonverbal communication skills so that I appear as if I know what I am taking about, and that I ensure that my facial expressions and body posture are appropriate for the situation.

Before the age of eighteen, I had lived in three countries. My father’s career as a doctor and scientist of Military, Disaster & Extreme Medicine took my family throughout Kazakhstan, Russia, and the Ukraine. Although it was a challenge for me to continually adapt to new places and learn three languages, I am grateful for the cultural exposure that traveling provided me. In every new environment I was raised to treat others with equal respect and kindness regardless of any differences or similarities we may have had. This exposure has taught me that successful acclimation lies in the ability to interact well with people from diverse backgrounds. Here, in a country of immigrants, I have met people from countries all around the world. The Nursing field provides me the opportunity to help all people regardless of age, sex or ethnicity. I seek a Nursing degree here in the United States in order to increase my knowledge and to be able to practice in the field of professional nursing. My goal of becoming a Registered Nurse has long been encouraged by my personal interest in the profession and by my experience, previous education and achievements. These factors continue to motivate and inspire my desire to seek this degree and become a healthcare professional.

I decided to take this ethics course, because my advisor recommended it to me as one of my electives. I am looking forward to this class since I feel we deal with ethical choices on a daily bases. In taking this course I am hoping to get different views and understanding of others ethical stands on different subjects. Hopefully, opening my mind to learning and understanding how others think on different matters. My named is Robin and at 45 years old I decided to go to school for nursing, so that I could help other people. It’s never too late to do

Professional relationships with patients and the developments in standard of care have made law paramount to the study and practice of nursing. Law helps keep up to date nursing practice in every stage of patient care making it important for nurses to understand the ethical and legal implications of law in their nursing profession (Griffith and Tengrah, 2011).