Nursing school

Preparing for nursing school could be very stressful. I want to make sure that I am preparing for nursing school in every way. Taking Nursing School Success course has educated me on several different areas that are important to succeed nursing school. Making sure that I am organized and prepared for class early are two tasks out of several that are important as I major in nursing. I have a few weaknesses when it comes to school. One of my weaknesses is nervousness. I tend to get nervous when it’s

Thinking about it seems easy; however, I believe that there is more into nursing than that simple definition. Being a nurse is a very influential and rewarding profession. Nurses care for people through illness, injury, pain, loss, dying, grieving, birth, growth, aging and health. They not only care for people through illness, but they also promote health, prevent diseases and educate the public. We all know that nursing is a field that is concerned with helping people, yet I believe that in becoming

Expectations in Nursing School Expectations are defined as something that you believe will happen to you. Before nursing school, I had several expectations. Some of these expectations have shown to be very true while adapting to this new lifestyle. Other expectations have fallen to the waist side and soon were forgotten. At the time, they seemed to be very real. I expected to study, study, and study some more. I wanted the program to be challenging and prepare me to be a nurse. I expected to struggle

important to treat a person as an individual regardless the culture, race, or gender. How do nursing school philosophies differ from that of healthcare institutions? Nursing school philosophies emphasize the importance of student nurses having a strong educational base to start off their career. The importance of teaching evidence based practice to provide the best care the community needs. A nursing schools primary goal is to produce capable nurses that will be able to uphold

The Struggles of Nursing School When people think of nursing school, they usually think of bedpans and needles. Thats only a small part. I learned that nursing school was going to be some much more than bedpans and needles, when I attended my first day of class then my first day of clinical. Nursing school sure has change my outlook on how hard I am on myself. On the first day of school, I arrived fifteen minutes early, nervous and excited, I had a huge smile on my face and alot of confidence. My

weeks I had the opportunity to follow a school nurse at Cheyenne Central High school. During this time period I found school nursing to be a unique area of nursing, unlike any others we have experienced thus far. While school nurses hold a very important job to strive and help students, I found school nursing is not for me. I had a good experience and great preceptors who were always willing to teach and allow me to do assessments but I prefer more hands on nursing where I am able to utilize all different

Thank you, Felicia, for your contribution. I have been comparing my nursing school curriculum to the current curriculum at my practicum setting, and I am amazed how much things have changed. It was the same program I attended, but yet it seems so different with so many improvements and innovations than when I was a student. The current state of affairs in health care settings has a far wider reach and dictates how nurses are trained to meet the demands of the health care consumer. Patients are being

Areas of Improvement I have many areas, which I need to improve on within nursing school. I know I need to improve on pharmacology and understanding why the medication is given and the side effects the drug may have. When looking at pharmacology, I understand some medication, but trying to differentiate why one medication is given instead of another that may ultimately do the same action for the diagnosis. There are numerous drugs in health care, it is a bit overwhelming to think we might have to

School nursing is one of the best resources a student can have in the school environment. Students can receive needed care by the nurse throughout the school year. The school nurse is at times, the first health care professional a student sees while ill at school. Though having a school nursing is beneficial for students, the workload of managing the nurse’s office and students visiting, can become difficult to handle. At Harding Middle School, the workload becomes stressful and inhibits the completion

2016). In a grade school with approximately four-hundred students, hypothetically, there would be approximately thirty-four children requiring interventions for asthma. On a daily basis, a school nurse will encounter numerous health conditions, such as diabetes and seizure disorders, that he or she must provide interventions for (Five). The purpose of this paper is to discuss school nursing as a community health nursing job, to describe my day shadowing Beth Hilleman, the school nurse at Jonesboro