New Visions Reflective Essay

Joining the New Visions program was one of the wisest decisions I have made. When nurses that I shadow at Unity Hospital express how jealous they are that they didn’t have a program like this when they were in high school, it reminds me to take advantage of this opportunity that not every student receives. I am confident that when I graduate college, I will be able to recollect this program, and how it led me to be successful. I will reminisce about the long hours dedicated to each college-level assignment in determination to receive a grade in the high 90’s, or that moment when I witnessed a five pound baby be born from a cesarean delivery, or even when I stood next to the operating table observing a total knee replacement surgery, while the surgeon and nurses took the time to teach me about what they were doing--an opportunity that not even college nursing students were able to see. Every assignment I completed, conversation I had, and person I met, has transformed me into a more educated and open minded student. Although I will be graduating from this program still undecided on my career, I am certain of which careers I don’t aim to pursue. I have shadowed nurses on a surgical floor and in the birthing center. Before this year, I would have …show more content…
Weekly current events educated me about issues going on in the world that I was clueless about. Quarterly presentations taught me how to create an effective presentation and present it with confidence. Each and every assignment had a purpose behind it, and as a student, I have never felt as eager to learn and become a better person until I joined this program, and met the most inspiring teacher, Ms. Suess, who tells my class all the time to follow our passion. I would not have matured and came this far academically if I didn’t join this