Annual Review In Nursing

I have always been the type of person to give it my all when working on something. It really stings when you feel as though you have given it your all and receive a negative review or commentary. You are left asking yourself many questions in re to your performance and you wonder what you could have done differently. How do you react to such a situation? It can also leave you with the need to reflect on what direction things are going in. I have recently been in that situation and have decided it was time to make a change. Due to receiving a mediocre score on my annual review and my work ethic being questioned unfairly, I have decided to finally pursue my dream of becoming a nurse. As a matter of fact, I feel teamwork is an important skill …show more content…
My employer requires monthly employee reviews to be completed on all employees. These reviews are meant as a discussion forum so you and your boss can have an open discussion and develop employee goals each month for growth. Rule of thumb is, if it is not discussed and documented in your employee reviews, it should not show up an Annual Review. Nothing should come as a surprise on your annual review. At any rate, Annual reviews tell a story to the reader on your work performance over the past year. Anyone reading my review would think I was no longer being a team player. I struggle with the reader not knowing the reason I was given for the decreased score. I also struggle with the reader not knowing that this has never been something discussed or noted on the monthly employee reviews. I take pride in my work performance so this was the “straw that broke the camel’s back” and gave me the push to want to make a …show more content…
I researched the best career path for me. I used the internet as the main tool to do this. I started with surveys like “Which Career Path is Right for You?”. These surveys directed me to the healthcare field. I then researched healthcare options in the area as well as pay scales. I decided now was the time to go to college to pursue my degree in nursing. I took the Accuplacer and did terrible in math. I was not confident with my math score so I took the “Jump Start your Math” three-week program this past summer. Taking this program helped me go up five mods in my math score which gave me the confidence to sign up for full time classes that are needed for my