As a future register nurse and as a woman I feel that a have a tremendous responsibility to give back to my community. I believe that one of the most forgotten populations in our community is the elderly, and as a society we have so much to learn from them and to thank them for what they did in the past. I strongly believe that if I could make some positive changes I would decide to do them to influence some senior citizens’ lives and to change their isolation for companion and thankfulness. I would advocate for the elderly with our authorities and I would request a budget to build a clinic to provide preventive health care services for them. I would designate a budget to build a nursing home for the elderly that do not have a place to…
Completing this dissertation would not have been possible without the support of my dissertation committee, family, and colleagues who were there for me every step of the way. First let me acknowledge the members of my dissertation committee, Dr. Sue Lasiter, Dr. Ain Haas, Dr. Joanne Duffy, Dr. Anna McDaniel, and Dr. Michael Weaver for their unwavering support, expertise, and guidance. Each member provided unique knowledge and perspectives that made it possible for completing this dissertation. My chairperson, Dr. Sue Lasiter has been extremely supportive. I am thankful for her guidance and support but more importantly her flexibility, sacrifice of her personal time, and mentoring.…
In a few short months, I will be transiting from a student nurse to Registered Nurse. It is an exciting but terrifying journey into the new role and I having many mixed emotions about it. Being a student nurse for the last four years, I feel like been on an emotional roller coaster of greatest triumphs and some thoughts of quitting. When thinking about the transition to new graduate Registered Nurse, I would compare to the transition to the learning how to ride a bicycle analogy. Being a student nurse, I feel like I am starting to learn how to ride a bicycle with training wheels.…
Nursing is a wonderful career to get into. Not many people know what a nurse does. They know broadly what a nurse does, but not exactly what it means to be a nurse. By talking to people and asking them what their opinion was of a nurse there were many different answers. When asking around one person said nurses take care of sick and weak people.…
Becoming a Registered Nurse is challenging. Not many people are worthy of the job. Registered Nurses help people, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent diseases. RN’s care for the sick in hospitals and health care facilities. Some Registered Nurses are employed in privateer practices.…
Conducting self-assessment is very important in order to further improve my abilities and be an efficient,competent and good nurse. In this portfolio, I will give my understanding and personal progress about; clinical reasoning, problem-solving, teamwork, research and communication skills. In addition, I will conduct thorough self-assessment based on my experiences during my clinical placement and school activities in order to get the most accurate evaluation result of my progress towards my transition to a full-time Registered Nurse. As a Registered Nurse, I know that all actions such as my performance, decision-making, performing clinical procedures and even my relationship and communication with my patients, colleagues and other members…
Being the youngster in my family I always fantasized about becoming a Registered Nurse. Although it was going to take time and forbearance, I knew that I had to fulfill this fantasy. However, becoming a Registered Nurse is not gonna be facile. It was going to take pleanty of hardwork. In fact, I knew that I had to finish High School.…
Becoming A Registered Nurse is an easy process. The only degree needed is a bachelors degree. The courses needed to be taken would be , anatomy microbiology ,nutrition , chemistry ,physiology , psychology including other behavioral and social sciences. It is too important to receive a nursing…
Transitioning from an LVN to a Registered Nurse When I was in school to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse, I had not planned to continue on to become a Registered Nurse. I felt that being a LVN was going to be enough. The truth is that I was afraid of the responsibilities that being a Registered Nurse carries. Once I started working I saw that the Registered Nurses on my unit were responsible for a set of patients just like I was. At the time I could only see small differences in what they were doing and what I was doing.…
“Nurse Kaylee.” The raspy voice of my grandfather calling me that, jump started my career choice of becoming a Registered Nurse. Since that day, I have ached with motivation to make him more than proud. Every decision I have ever made was to help myself become the best I could be for my grandfather. Even through the frustrations and failures, I will always have him in the back of my mind to help support the continuation of my own path of becoming what I was truly meant to be.…
There are many things that make a person unique. Some are loud, mean, cute, or even shy. Also everyone has different interests such as fishing, biking, reading, or playing video games. Many of these qualities can describe a person. Some of the qualities that I have that make me unique and I want people to know are I am studying to become a registered nurse, love my boyfriend very much, and have a love of classic cars.…
Register Nurse Registered Nurses life's are not as smooth as expected to the average eye. Becoming a registered nurse will require one to have physical stamina and moxi. The medical field is in high demand for people with nurturing capabilities who are willing to commit to the challenge of a RN's active lifestyle. In the next ten years the demand for RN's in the medical field will increase by eleven percent.…
I graduated as a registered nurse (RN) in the year 2002. I started my career as a clinical instructor/nursing tutor at a school of nursing. I was in charge of the second year diploma nursing students. I supervised the students during their clinical postings at the hospital. My job responsibilities as a clinical instructor were as follows; overall supervision of students in the clinical settings, participation in doctor`s rounds with the students, assessing the student`s care plan, assisting them in attaining the expected outcomes, and evaluating and grading the nursing procedures.…
It was my mother’s ruptured appendix that caused my interest in nursing. When me and my family would go visit her at the hospital I saw how the nurses were caring for her compassionately. Their gentle approach, positive attitude, and way of providing information regarding her treatment, we all felt at ease knowing my mother had great nurses. Witnessing the way those nurses attended my mother triggered my desire to one day become just as them. through them I realized how much I would enjoy having the ability to care for others especially my family.…
Helping people from around the world can start with education of the public and having immunization clinics, its blood drives and other out of reach programs. When considering a career in the medical program as a registered nurses, a person must carefully look into the responsibilities this will entail,the skills one must have to succeed ,plus other important aspects such as working conditions,salary,and the future of the job; however ,just as important is to seek out a college like Texas state technical college that will best prepare one for this profession. Some of the tasks and the responsibilities is to record and set up plans for a patient. A registered nurses tasks often depend on the patient and the workplace.…