This assignment was a difficult one as it asked for me to do a lot of self reflection, something I am not too particularly good at. I rarely take the time to reply think about myself and how I am doing in the big picture, which has gotten me in trouble more than once. I find myself trying to keep myself so busy that I can’t focus on myself, even if it is unhealthy. I work full time at the local hospital as a Certified Nursing Assistant, and I just finished my Emergency Medical Technician Certification this past semester (CNA). Before coming to the hospital I worked 5 nights a week at an acute psychiatric hospital while going to school full time. With an increase of family related stress, I decided to bury myself in work and in my education,
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(Ackley & Ladwig, 2011)
Fear related to beginning nursing school and decreased work hours as evidence by verbalization of fear of failing school, decreased income due to decreased work hours and, increased financial responsibility. (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011)
I chose to rank them in order congruent with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, placing emphasis on my inability to maintain social interactions with friends and family before self actualization allowing me to overcome the fear of going to nursing school. (Fuzy & Hedman, 2014, p. 58)
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I have heard so many horror stories about how students failed out of school because they didn't give themselves enough time do all the work needed. I know that I have had a history of not budgeting my time the best, so I know that I if I am able to successfully keep a plan and stick to it, I think I will do just fine with my studying and exams. But honestly, I cant really know what it will be like until I start nursing school, so that makes it difficult to really talk myself down. I do feel that going down in hours at my job will help me take the time to focus on my education, but knowing that I can pick up as many hours as needed to maintain my financial responsibilities has definitely helped me feel more comfortable with the transition. I also have submitted an application to the Emergency Department as an EMT for another PRN position. I feel that if I receive the position, I will be able to increase my pay and continue to have very flexible hours, an all out win-win for me. I would also say that my effort to keep my space clean has decreased my overall stress, allowing me to focus on my planning for the coming semester. I do wish that I would have taken the initiative to talk about my fears more with friends of mine who have already gone through and completed different nursing programs and to ask for advice. Although too late to do for this assignment (as I only
(Ackley & Ladwig, 2011)
Fear related to beginning nursing school and decreased work hours as evidence by verbalization of fear of failing school, decreased income due to decreased work hours and, increased financial responsibility. (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011)
I chose to rank them in order congruent with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, placing emphasis on my inability to maintain social interactions with friends and family before self actualization allowing me to overcome the fear of going to nursing school. (Fuzy & Hedman, 2014, p. 58)
Planning
Social …show more content…
I have heard so many horror stories about how students failed out of school because they didn't give themselves enough time do all the work needed. I know that I have had a history of not budgeting my time the best, so I know that I if I am able to successfully keep a plan and stick to it, I think I will do just fine with my studying and exams. But honestly, I cant really know what it will be like until I start nursing school, so that makes it difficult to really talk myself down. I do feel that going down in hours at my job will help me take the time to focus on my education, but knowing that I can pick up as many hours as needed to maintain my financial responsibilities has definitely helped me feel more comfortable with the transition. I also have submitted an application to the Emergency Department as an EMT for another PRN position. I feel that if I receive the position, I will be able to increase my pay and continue to have very flexible hours, an all out win-win for me. I would also say that my effort to keep my space clean has decreased my overall stress, allowing me to focus on my planning for the coming semester. I do wish that I would have taken the initiative to talk about my fears more with friends of mine who have already gone through and completed different nursing programs and to ask for advice. Although too late to do for this assignment (as I only