In order to properly convey what is being asked of me by this essay, I must first supply some background into my life, career, and those who have influenced my decisions along the way. While I have many aspirations and dreams that I wish to obtain using this degree, I must first start with what led me to this point in my career and the profound things that have made me completely switch directions from ICU and the potential to become a frontline provider to falling in love with administration in healthcare and aspiring to make a difference. To start off, I am a small town girl who decided at a young age that my heart was in caring for others. At the age of fifteen my parents drove me to CNA classes for weeks and on my sixteenth birthday, I
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This leads to my story of associate degree RN school. I thought that LPN school was hard working as a CNA; however, RN school was a completely different beast to conquer because I worked twelve hour night shifts three days a week, attended school during the day and refused to give up my position as an LPN because those people I had fallen in love with relied on me to be there for them. I know now, that I had more options. But, once again, I kept my sights set and made it out. This time, however, my grades did suffer to some extent. Looking back, I wish that I had been more attentive to school; nonetheless, I cherish those memories and would not trade the real world experience and time management skills I gained during my time working there for anything in the world. Soon after beginning work as an ADN, I learned quickly in the ICU, that I did indeed remember more than what I realized from my nursing professors. After graduating RN school, I was determined to finish my BSN and apply to law school; …show more content…
No matter if I use this degree to serve as a leader, motivate nursing staff or ensure regulatory requirements are met with services provided to our patients, it will still make a difference in the healthcare field which is my ultimate goal. When I picture my future role with this degree, I see an opportunity to be a change agent; to not only be a leader that is open and reliable, but to also help produce other strong leaders who demonstrate the same passion for advancement and innovation that I hold so dear. There will be numerous opportunities I may be able to seize and ideas that might arise; these may be anything from cost saving measures to simply increasing moral. On the other hand, I may be able to create budgets or manage finances on some scale. To seek this degree for power, in my opinion, would not be a wise decision on any level. This is a degree that can truly help change the world of healthcare as we know it. No matter my role or what activities are bestowed upon me, I wish to be strong and poised while perusing them with every fiber of my
This leads to my story of associate degree RN school. I thought that LPN school was hard working as a CNA; however, RN school was a completely different beast to conquer because I worked twelve hour night shifts three days a week, attended school during the day and refused to give up my position as an LPN because those people I had fallen in love with relied on me to be there for them. I know now, that I had more options. But, once again, I kept my sights set and made it out. This time, however, my grades did suffer to some extent. Looking back, I wish that I had been more attentive to school; nonetheless, I cherish those memories and would not trade the real world experience and time management skills I gained during my time working there for anything in the world. Soon after beginning work as an ADN, I learned quickly in the ICU, that I did indeed remember more than what I realized from my nursing professors. After graduating RN school, I was determined to finish my BSN and apply to law school; …show more content…
No matter if I use this degree to serve as a leader, motivate nursing staff or ensure regulatory requirements are met with services provided to our patients, it will still make a difference in the healthcare field which is my ultimate goal. When I picture my future role with this degree, I see an opportunity to be a change agent; to not only be a leader that is open and reliable, but to also help produce other strong leaders who demonstrate the same passion for advancement and innovation that I hold so dear. There will be numerous opportunities I may be able to seize and ideas that might arise; these may be anything from cost saving measures to simply increasing moral. On the other hand, I may be able to create budgets or manage finances on some scale. To seek this degree for power, in my opinion, would not be a wise decision on any level. This is a degree that can truly help change the world of healthcare as we know it. No matter my role or what activities are bestowed upon me, I wish to be strong and poised while perusing them with every fiber of my