I have always felt like I was an “old sole”, and by that I mean I have never felt my age. I always hung around people much older than myself and have gained much insight to what life was all about. I knew what I wanted at 14 and that was to have a child. My passion to be a mom was very strong. With all the negativity that came with this, I was still determined to succeed and at age 16, my son was born. I proved myself to be a good mother. I felt a lot of people didn’t think that I was going to go anywhere in life and here I am now, a nursing student. I have learned a lot from having a child. Having patience, being understanding, and of course to be very caring. In the past few years I feel that I have accomplished so much and I plan on continuing on that path. All of this has made me a very grounded person and a person that I am proud of.
Values
I have always known that I wanted to be someone who cared for other people and I think that stems from my need as I grew up to always try and help my friends and family. My parents taught me in many ways how people should treat one another. We did a lot together and …show more content…
I have learned from my own experiences and others that nurses will go way above what they need to do when it comes to caring for their patients. Being caring, understanding, and having patience are all so important in nursing because everyone has their own story, their own problems, and are at different places in their life. “Caring and nursing are so intertwined that nursing always appeared on the same page in a Google search for the definition of caring” (Lachman, 2012, p. 112). When you become a nurse, you are going to be meeting all kinds of different people with different beliefs, cultures, family dynamic’s, and so on, that you need to be open minded, non-judgmental and understanding to all of their needs. Along with understanding comes the patience to deal with the multitude of issues with each individual and
Values
I have always known that I wanted to be someone who cared for other people and I think that stems from my need as I grew up to always try and help my friends and family. My parents taught me in many ways how people should treat one another. We did a lot together and …show more content…
I have learned from my own experiences and others that nurses will go way above what they need to do when it comes to caring for their patients. Being caring, understanding, and having patience are all so important in nursing because everyone has their own story, their own problems, and are at different places in their life. “Caring and nursing are so intertwined that nursing always appeared on the same page in a Google search for the definition of caring” (Lachman, 2012, p. 112). When you become a nurse, you are going to be meeting all kinds of different people with different beliefs, cultures, family dynamic’s, and so on, that you need to be open minded, non-judgmental and understanding to all of their needs. Along with understanding comes the patience to deal with the multitude of issues with each individual and