Personal Narrative: My Future Career As A Nurse

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Throughout my whole childhood I always dreamed of what kind of job I would have when I grew up. My goals changed almost daily, from astronaut to ballerina to actress. Although I am now grown and have a better idea of what I want to do I’m still not entirely sure what job is right for me. After taking the Focus 2 assignment I found out a lot about myself and that I was on the right track to my career goals, and that I have the skills to make my goal a reality. Also, I learned about what kind of school and training I would need for my future career. Before taking this assessment I always identified myself as quiet person who went with the flow of things and kept to myself. Although the results said that I am a good team worker and I have …show more content…
Honesty, motivation, and sensitivity are some of the aptitudes I already have that will make this job a right fit for me. Although this is my dream career I do not have every skill that a nurse would have. I would have to learn to be a little more social able when talking to patients, especially kids. Also speaking is something I would have to work on because I would have to inform patient’s parents about what is wrong with their child and that could be difficult at …show more content…
This book will inform the reader about different working conditions of jobs, the training, the nature of the work and much more. Another way to find out about job details would be completing the Focus 2 assignment, getting your results and seeing what jobs are fit for you. The focus 2 assessments shows you an overview of each job, the education requirements, skills, duties and many other factors that the job

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