In my perfect world people would live healthy lives; they would always pick the healthy option rather than the cheap more convenient one. Free clinics would be more readily available for the homeless or less fortunate. The public would be interested in precautions on how to prevent the spread of diseases and illnesses. Realistically this is a challenge that our world faces and is one of the many reasons why I want to pursue a degree in nursing. My desire to enter into the medical field and become a nurse stems back to when I was an adolescent; I can remember watching Dr. 90210 do multiple surgeries on patients and I can just remember myself saying “I want to be able to make people feel good about themselves, no matter what.” Even though that
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Depending on which ward I am working on I get to use my CNA skills and then some. While taking care of patients in a nursing fashion I also get to be a mentor, a counselor and most importantly a trustworthy figure to this unique group of individuals. Working with the mentally ill I have learned extraordinary patience, physical and mental boundaries the importance of being persistent and standing by your word, but the biggest trait I have learned is about forgiveness. The mentally ill have no filter, no control over what the voices in their heads or the delusions. I have encountered patients yelling and screaming at me one second to needing someone to talk to the next. After sitting down and talking to them I would learn that the vulgar words and threats weren’t directed towards me, it was the voices. Forgiveness and acceptance are key when a patient acts out you have to learn to step back give them the space they need and sometimes if possible redirect them into another activity that could calm them …show more content…
The DNP programs offered at SU say that they “focus on community practice and caring for vulnerable clients,” and this is what I want to do. I want to be able to use my BS in public health and my MS in public health, and combine it with my nursing degree to help vulnerable populations get the help they need. I have already been taught how to reach out to communities and populations in a public health way now I want to be able to reach out to them in a medical way. Not only will I be able to teach and implement programs that help the communities choose to live in healthier ways, but also now I can help cure them, give them the shots and medicine they need. This is why I picked Seattle University, not only is it one of the only schools that offers an immersion program for DNP in a field I am familiar with but their values and beliefs on bettering the entire community not just one population match mine. The only reason why I do not choose to DNP/APNI in advanced community public health is because my ultimate goal is to become a nurse practicer, and from the meetings and information session the public health option is the only one that does not become a nurse practitioner. The family nurse practitioner track still allows me to be broad enough with my focus or specialization options and will still allow me to choose another specialty
Depending on which ward I am working on I get to use my CNA skills and then some. While taking care of patients in a nursing fashion I also get to be a mentor, a counselor and most importantly a trustworthy figure to this unique group of individuals. Working with the mentally ill I have learned extraordinary patience, physical and mental boundaries the importance of being persistent and standing by your word, but the biggest trait I have learned is about forgiveness. The mentally ill have no filter, no control over what the voices in their heads or the delusions. I have encountered patients yelling and screaming at me one second to needing someone to talk to the next. After sitting down and talking to them I would learn that the vulgar words and threats weren’t directed towards me, it was the voices. Forgiveness and acceptance are key when a patient acts out you have to learn to step back give them the space they need and sometimes if possible redirect them into another activity that could calm them …show more content…
The DNP programs offered at SU say that they “focus on community practice and caring for vulnerable clients,” and this is what I want to do. I want to be able to use my BS in public health and my MS in public health, and combine it with my nursing degree to help vulnerable populations get the help they need. I have already been taught how to reach out to communities and populations in a public health way now I want to be able to reach out to them in a medical way. Not only will I be able to teach and implement programs that help the communities choose to live in healthier ways, but also now I can help cure them, give them the shots and medicine they need. This is why I picked Seattle University, not only is it one of the only schools that offers an immersion program for DNP in a field I am familiar with but their values and beliefs on bettering the entire community not just one population match mine. The only reason why I do not choose to DNP/APNI in advanced community public health is because my ultimate goal is to become a nurse practicer, and from the meetings and information session the public health option is the only one that does not become a nurse practitioner. The family nurse practitioner track still allows me to be broad enough with my focus or specialization options and will still allow me to choose another specialty