...How to Begin a Lifelong Career in Nursing According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the career outlook for nurses is excellent. In fact, the BLS estimates that the projected percent change in employment for nurses will be almost 20 percent from 2012 to 2020. Below introduces four ways to begin a lifelong career as a nurse. Volunteer Volunteering in a health care organization is a great way to learning basic nursing skills. For example, a hospital volunteer will come into contact with many types of health care professionals, ranging from pediatricians to anesthesiologists to nurse managers. Therefore, volunteering in any health care organization is an excellent networking tool. Once the student has volunteered for a sufficient time, they will have built up a...
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...Once upon a time, I was a little girl who dreamed about saving the world. Over time these dreams have grown into something much bigger than I ever dreamed possible. Today I hope to relive those childhood dreams and save the world, just in a slightly different way. Working at St. Jude’s would check one thing off my bucket list. This hospital needs a nurse who has a great work ethic, a high patience level and an overall passion for the job. That is specifically why I deserve the job because there is no one else who fits the position as well as I do. Being a nurse to children struck with cancer is tough, however I work extremely hard at my job even with troubling circumstances. Throughout my life, I’ve never been fired and when I chose to leave...
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...Working with kids was something I couldn’t imagine myself doing until the summer of my freshman year in high school. Being with kids made me want a job working with younger people. They brought me joy, which made me want to brighten their lives. As a nurse, there is something I would look forward to every day because there may be things that come up that isn’t expected. Nursing is a chance to connect with the patients and bring joy to them, despite whatever they may be facing. A specific field of nursing that stands out to me is neonatal and pediatric nursing because it is focused on premature babies and younger children. To become a nurse, I will be trained to take care of the patients and provide the attention and care that is required. UCLA includes direct entry into nursing compared to other schools so that I can take the required courses for nursing earlier. Although the requirements to become a nurse may be overwhelming at times, I am eager to take on the challenge because the clinical courses prepare me well for everyday situations. The focus on science and research that is taught will help me overcome the challenges I have...
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...Nursing has always been a desire of mine, due to a heart condition I have there has been many occasions throughout my life where I have been sat for hours in hospital having my spirits uplifted by the health care professionals caring for me. The nurses I have come across have opened my eyes to this truly inspirational profession. Nurses provided an invaluable service to me and to society so to be part of that group has long been an ambition of mine. Due to my burning desire to learn more about this inspiring career I have had experience working in a variety of health care settings such as Scarborough hospitals opthomolgy department, whilst here I delivered high standards of skilled care and support during a patient's journey. I took...
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...asked by my supervisour to come assist the registered nurse with Emily(name changed) became very sick with a bad stomach bug during her camp visit. For the next three days, I spent a couple hours each day caring for Emily along with other staff members. Everytime I helped her, I would hold back her hair while she threw up, cover her in blankets because of the fever, and then hold the bucket again as she threw up the medicine ment to bring down her fever. Emily didn't know who I was from any of her other caregivers and I was content to make her as comfortable as possible during my assigned...
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...When I began taking classes at Saddleback, I thought my career choice was going to be a Registered Nurse. However, after reviewing the Job Outlook Handbook and taking into consideration my previous experience, I have chosen Health Care Administration. Health Care Administrators also known as Medical and Health Services Managers perform administrative duties and sometimes participate in program development. The Occupational Employment Statistics, indicates that job prospects for Healthcare Administrators or Medical and Health Services Managers will increase much faster than average because as the large baby-boom population ages the health care industry will see an increase in the demand for medical services. In an article by Maureen Malone,...
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...I have a lot of educational goals but my biggest one is to get into the nursing program and get my bachelors as a registered nurse. I have taken certain steps to get to where I am at now, which is ready to apply for the nursing program in a couple of weeks. I began my steps as soon as I joined Chemeketa junior year of high school. Chemeketa and my high school, Central, had a partnership in which they, Chemeketa, allowed students at Central to take college classes for free. I jumped at the chance to get started on my career and began by taking two college classes along with my high school classes. It was not as hard as some people would have thought, both college and high school teachers were very understating of each other and it really helped...
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...Have you ever been inspired by someone into doing something you would wanna do ? Well I have, my godmother is a Registered Nurse and we would talk about the things she does at work, how much she gets paid, the benefits that she has, and also the most important part how much she loves her job. I wish to become someone like her in some point of life. I’ve always look forward to our get togethers so that I could get information. To me, being a nurse is more than a job or a career. It's a learning process that I embark on each day, in search of life changing events and miracle. Touching the life of others is like a treasure chest with gold, whether the help I provide is great or unnoticed. The pride I hold in saying “I’m going to...
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...Obtaining certification in a specialty validates expertise and it has only been ten months since I graduated nursing school. With that being said, I am not currently certified in my specialty. As a new grad, I didn’t feel like I had the knowledge and skills needed to become certified in my specialty. However, I do have plans after this term to study for my Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN). According to Fumera (2014) the five main barriers to obtaining certification “include no time to study, high initial cost, no monetary incentive and no reimbursement, felt certification was unnecessary, and fear of failing the test” (p. E46). Although these don’t pertain to all nurses, they are real barriers to the millions of nurses who are not certified....
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...Vietnam through my TV screen. I was over 21, I had a master's degree in nursing, and I was white. So it was on that Friday night, coming back home from work, that I decided rather than to wait for someone to do something on my behalf it was time to actually put my words into action. For now I had all the advantage in doing so. When I first announced that I was registering in the territorial camp (although now I think of it, the camp was pretty useless as I haven’t put at least one of my training into practice ever since arriving in Vietnam) I was extremely discouraged by my fellow nurses and friends. Since the ‘be-all and end-all’ to them were marriage, and meanwhile announcing my ambitions as a war nurse had immediately denounced myself in being apart...
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...Since I always have interest in helping people, I recently graduated from B.Sc. Nursing and now working in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. The main purpose why I have chosen this subject as B.Sc. Nurse has two fold, both to use my time for assisting sick and disabled and to try a hard at working in the medical environment. When I was looking into career options, nursing attracted my attention on so many levels. And I am pretty sure both purposes have been successfully met. Ever since I was asked for my aim I was sure about it. I want to be a helping agent. So I decided to become a nurse and I am assured that I made an important decision. I accomplished my School Leaving Certificate from Banepa. I never say I was extra talented and ploy student but I was always hardworking and reliable. Then I got admission in St Xaviers College. It's like a triumph to get admission there. Chasing my dream to become advanced and qualified nurse I applied in Institution of Medicine, Tribhuvan University. Hence I became a registered B.Sc. nurse from Tribhuwan University. I really enjoy seeing that even with my limited knowledge I was able to make a difference in the daily routine of the hospital. My best reward was the grateful smiles of the patients whom I could entertain with my personal stories and divert from the depressing daily reality. As for myself, I would say that these people were also real support for me as we develop a very friendly relationship that allowed me to short the...
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...Vol14No1PPT03 Retrieved from http://gm6.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol142009/No1Jan09/ArticlePreviousTopic/YoungOnesandNursingWorkforce.html Three educators in Australia who identify and discuss the expanding nursing shortage on the undergraduate and graduate levels wrote this article. It shows how a lack of nursing instructors is directly influencing the need for nurses in the workforce. There are data regarding age and salaries, as well as a great list of resources for further study. The authors’ credentials are listed. I could use this article to show some of the recommendations to improve recruitment and retention in education. Hinshaw, A.S. (2001). A Continuing Challenge: The shortage of educationally prepared nursing faculty. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 6(1). Retrieved from http://ana.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/workforce/NurseShortageStaffing/NursingShortage/Resources/ShortageofEducationalFaculty.aspx This author discusses the shortage of nurse educators....
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...management in nursing Running Head: Time management in nursing 2 Nursing is a demanding career in and of itself. Without effective time management both at work and home a nurse be easily become affected by prolonged stress. Learning to manage your time effectively is highly rewarding. By managing time you become more effective and less hassled . At the end of the work day you go home with little more energy and better attitude. Time may be one of the the precious source to manage.There is an old saying that time is money. In health care time affects both money and quality. For each nurse there is a finite and identifiable limit to the hours to do work. With the same second in every minuites nurse need to find ways to stretch the time available to meet the needs that arise(Hurber,20006)Many nurses complain about needing more time. They are stressed and frustrated . At any point in time nurse guggle work and other roles such as student, partner, parent, child,or friend.As work places are restructures for efficiency and employ fewer people, personnel work role stress arises ,effective time management is needed.(Hurber,2006). Time management is defined...
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...Personal Philosophy of Nursing Cindy Lucas Jacksonville University November 12, 2012 Personal Philosophy of Nursing The nursing profession is not just a job, it is a higher calling. The amount of work, time, and emotion that goes into nursing practice holds nurses to a much higher standard than the average nine to five office job. Nurses must be proficient in a background of anatomy, physiology, and the way drugs and diseases work. Nurses must also combine that knowledge with sharp critical thinking skills and an unconditional compassion for humankind. While every nurse is unique in their own way, I hope the values that I have in my daily living can affect the way I conduct myself while on duty as a practicing nurse. The same theme seems evident in most nursing philosophies; caring, health and wellbeing, environment, and clinical excellence through education. As I contemplate what my philosophy of nursing is I have discovered that I also incorporate these aspects of nursing into my own personal values of what I believe it is to be a nurse. My personal belief system has always been that a nurse should possess strong ethical and moral values, a passion for caring, and a commitment to lifelong education. Ethical and Moral values One of the greatest challenges in nursing is how to integrate appropriately one’s own values and beliefs into the professional practice. The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient and the patient’s family. Patient respect, advocacy...
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...obliged to embark on their own journey of personal development to earn the title leader (Whitmore 2012). The need for governance has mainly increased the pressures on organisations to have aspiring leaders with the skills needed for their fields of interest. This is supported by The Open University (on-line 2012) when it is suggested that clinical leadership is essential for service redesign, quality, innovation, productivity and prevention. It is recognised that in order to facilitate whole system approach in today’s National Health Service (NHS), leaders need to understand not only the people and culture they are trying to change, but also their own personality traits and how these may affect the process (Judge and Bono 2000, 754). In this regard a personal based analysis will be conducted, realising how far I have already gone concerning the developmental processes. I shall conduct a critical reflection (Gibbs 1988) of a personal leadership archaeology found in Appendix One. To facilitate the learning demonstrated two tools have been used; a full Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment has been completed, which allows a level of understanding by analysing individuals’ preferences as they make up a personality. Secondly the Belbin team role self perception inventory (BTRSPI) has been completed by both self and observer assessments used to consider my role within the team. The completion of these tools, and my personal archaeology will allow this assignment to...
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