Personal Nursing Goals

When I was a teenager, I wanted to become a Registered Nurse. I am currently a Certified Medical Assistant. I have only had the opportunity to work in intern medicine. For the past ten years, I have worked in doctors’ offices and clinics in the Baltimore area. I am extremely motivated to become a RN because I had told my parents that I would work in a hospital as a nurse someday. When I was younger I lost my dad, and while I was in the process of getting in to the RN program, I lost my mom. She was a major part of my life, and had always been extremely supportive of my dream. Her death has inspired me to become a RN because of what I went through while she was hospitalized. My mom was in the hospital for ten days, ten hours and thirty six minutes; I was there the whole time. During my time in the hospital, the staff made the process of her death just a little more bearable. I want to be that nurse, so that one day I can return the favor to someone who is in the same position that I was in when my mom was dying. Nursing would be a good profession for me because I have many of the personality traits and skills that lend themselves to the nursing field. For example, I am a very sympathetic and caring person, and I go above and beyond to satisfy …show more content…
I was a little exhausted after performing the first sterile procedure. The procedure is time consuming, but the more I practice the better and more efficient I will become at the sterile procedure, thus making it less exhausting and ingraining it in to my muscle memory so it will become second nature for me to perform it. Because many procedures in nursing have to be very exact, there is little room for error. Therefore, I view any feedback that I get as constructive and will use it to advance my understanding and abilities. In the future, I can utilize this strategy along with my skills in order to improve my career as a professional