I clearly remember the day I found my father lying on the sidewalk as he suffered from a stroke. I was barely a teenager when my father became ill. My family spent countless hours in the hospital, nursing home, and various doctors ' offices trying to learn what had happened to this man who was our pillar of strength. I recall how the nurses became his greatest advocate and always voiced their concern for him. In those moments I realized I had found my calling in the field of nursing. Today, my father is bedbound. It has been the hardest experience for me to watch my father’s health deteriorate. This is what has motivated me to go back to school for my graduate degree in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
While working full time, I went back to school at University of Michigan-Flint in 2012 to obtain my Bachelor 's degree in Nursing. I have been a nurse for almost five years. I have spent the majority of my career thus far working in the Specialty Surgical unit at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Currently, I am working in the Cardiac Catheterization lab where I am exposed to a variety of heart and vascular related diseases and interventions. Not only has this job allowed me to use my creativity and communication expertise, but it has also helped me develop in my critical thinking and enhance my problem …show more content…
In the cardiac catheterization lab, my team and I take care of patients with advanced cardiac diseases who are at high risk for complications during procedures. In having to deal with these types of situations, I discovered in myself the ability to not only to rise to a challenge, but the initiative to become a leader. I have learned to prioritize, interpret rhythms, administer emergency medications, and use assessment skills to provide safe and timely care to my
While working full time, I went back to school at University of Michigan-Flint in 2012 to obtain my Bachelor 's degree in Nursing. I have been a nurse for almost five years. I have spent the majority of my career thus far working in the Specialty Surgical unit at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Currently, I am working in the Cardiac Catheterization lab where I am exposed to a variety of heart and vascular related diseases and interventions. Not only has this job allowed me to use my creativity and communication expertise, but it has also helped me develop in my critical thinking and enhance my problem …show more content…
In the cardiac catheterization lab, my team and I take care of patients with advanced cardiac diseases who are at high risk for complications during procedures. In having to deal with these types of situations, I discovered in myself the ability to not only to rise to a challenge, but the initiative to become a leader. I have learned to prioritize, interpret rhythms, administer emergency medications, and use assessment skills to provide safe and timely care to my