The idea of being a nurse has always been something I have wanted to do. I love the idea of nurses being able to instil calm, peace and tranquillity where only chaos and suffering had reigned (Bostridge 2008) all while being extremely focused with a brain full of knowledge. This ability is something I would like to achieve and perfect as a nurse. I have heard of other ideas of nursing perceptions through the public such as the “battle-axe”, “naughty nurse”, and my least favourite of all the “doctors’ handmaiden”, (Daly, Speedy and Jackson, 2014) but I view them as inaccurate depictions of nurses, therefore dismissing them in the reasoning I have to practice as a nurse. I have been exposed to a range of health related situations all my life,
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I was able to gain experience in a palliative care ward, of which I loved and met some life changing people. I spent a day in the general surgery ward, which I did not particularly enjoy but gave me insight to the idea that we are only as healthy as the world in which we live (Keleher and Macdougall, 2011), and one of the highlights of this particular week was the day I spent in the paediatric ward where I was lucky enough to spend an hour in the neonatal ward. In this ward especially I noted the intelligence and accuracy of the nurses, but at the same time the way they were able to be so caring for each baby as well as for their families. I really felt that in this ward in particular, Watson’s (1998) idea given by Daly, Speedy and Jackson, was very accurate, that being the idea of caring being the most central and unifying focus of nursing practice. This moment was yet another that made me think, yes, this I what I want to …show more content…
Stella, unlike Ruby, had a few complications in the first few months of her life. She had laryngamalacia, which required several weeks in hospital, and surgery. She would have apnoea moments every 40 minutes, resulting in a lack of oxygen and a disrupted sleep pattern for both herself and Mum. This gave me a very close and personal experience in the health of babies but also the health of mothers. Luckily the world we live in is fortunate enough to have access to care facilities that can help with situations like this. At around this time I was doing a lot of research in to the inequalities faced overseas, in particular in Arusha, Tanzania. I was shocked to find out that 450 newborn children die every hour, mainly from preventable causes (Lawn, Cousens and Zupan, 2005) This horrified me, and made me want to make some kind of change to this. With my nursing degree I intend to go to Arusha, to try to help overcome these inequalities so they too can experience good health
I was able to gain experience in a palliative care ward, of which I loved and met some life changing people. I spent a day in the general surgery ward, which I did not particularly enjoy but gave me insight to the idea that we are only as healthy as the world in which we live (Keleher and Macdougall, 2011), and one of the highlights of this particular week was the day I spent in the paediatric ward where I was lucky enough to spend an hour in the neonatal ward. In this ward especially I noted the intelligence and accuracy of the nurses, but at the same time the way they were able to be so caring for each baby as well as for their families. I really felt that in this ward in particular, Watson’s (1998) idea given by Daly, Speedy and Jackson, was very accurate, that being the idea of caring being the most central and unifying focus of nursing practice. This moment was yet another that made me think, yes, this I what I want to …show more content…
Stella, unlike Ruby, had a few complications in the first few months of her life. She had laryngamalacia, which required several weeks in hospital, and surgery. She would have apnoea moments every 40 minutes, resulting in a lack of oxygen and a disrupted sleep pattern for both herself and Mum. This gave me a very close and personal experience in the health of babies but also the health of mothers. Luckily the world we live in is fortunate enough to have access to care facilities that can help with situations like this. At around this time I was doing a lot of research in to the inequalities faced overseas, in particular in Arusha, Tanzania. I was shocked to find out that 450 newborn children die every hour, mainly from preventable causes (Lawn, Cousens and Zupan, 2005) This horrified me, and made me want to make some kind of change to this. With my nursing degree I intend to go to Arusha, to try to help overcome these inequalities so they too can experience good health