I. still remember the hospital where I was admitted for six months at the age of six. The hospital became my home, and nurses became my family. Even with all the love they possessed, my parents could not afford to visit me regularly because the hospital was very far away from the village where I was born. It is in this hospital that I conceptualized the idea of becoming a nurse, and now I am Registered Nurse working in correctional facility. I gained by my Associate Degree in Nursing from Fresno City College. I am very proud of graduating from Fresno City College not only because it is priced as the first community college in California, but also because it produces the highest number of ADN graduates in California.
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During my clinical rotations, I noted there is little focus on addressing patient’s psychosocial care. This is what informed my career goal which is to care for patients in rural setup, prison, or mental hospital. Currently, I work as a Registered Nurse at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison. As a Registered Nurse working with inmates, I my goal is to integrate cognitive and behavioral modification with nursing care. I devote time to understand how each of my clients can successfully reintegrate himself as a beneficial member of the community where he came from to an extent that he will be regarded as a resourceful member of such a community. I always discuss with them about building their capacity in academics, vocational training, and work ethics. Therefore, my short-term career goal is to enhance my nursing skills in psychosocial assessment, patient education, interpersonal communication, therapeutic communication, cultural awareness, patient advocacy, and mentoring.
5. My long-term professional goal is to become a Correctional Mental Health Nursing Practitioner. In this capacity, I will be able to become an advocate of holistic nursing that incorporates patients’ psychosocial wellbeing in nursing care. It is my dream that one day, I will be a leader pushing for recognition of psychosocial nursing as a specialized field of
2. I was born and raised …show more content…
During my clinical rotations, I noted there is little focus on addressing patient’s psychosocial care. This is what informed my career goal which is to care for patients in rural setup, prison, or mental hospital. Currently, I work as a Registered Nurse at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison. As a Registered Nurse working with inmates, I my goal is to integrate cognitive and behavioral modification with nursing care. I devote time to understand how each of my clients can successfully reintegrate himself as a beneficial member of the community where he came from to an extent that he will be regarded as a resourceful member of such a community. I always discuss with them about building their capacity in academics, vocational training, and work ethics. Therefore, my short-term career goal is to enhance my nursing skills in psychosocial assessment, patient education, interpersonal communication, therapeutic communication, cultural awareness, patient advocacy, and mentoring.
5. My long-term professional goal is to become a Correctional Mental Health Nursing Practitioner. In this capacity, I will be able to become an advocate of holistic nursing that incorporates patients’ psychosocial wellbeing in nursing care. It is my dream that one day, I will be a leader pushing for recognition of psychosocial nursing as a specialized field of