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I have always saw myself in the health profession, all starting with hanging signs up in my bedroom as a little girl saying “Nurse Courtney’s Office.” As I got older, my passion for nursing has continued to grow. Throughout many career fairs in grade school, I always kept my options open but always ended up right back where I started, nursing. Throughout my life I have always felt the need to care for others, all starting with my grandma suffering through breast, bone, and brain cancer when I…

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When I was a teenager, I wanted to become a Registered Nurse. I am currently a Certified Medical Assistant. I have only had the opportunity to work in intern medicine. For the past ten years, I have worked in doctors’ offices and clinics in the Baltimore area. I am extremely motivated to become a RN because I had told my parents that I would work in a hospital as a nurse someday. When I was younger I lost my dad, and while I was in the process of getting in to the RN program, I lost my mom. She…

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) is an organization that strives to reform and advance the educational programs of nurse practitioners (NP) in order to assure that these educational programs are training highly qualified nurse practitioners. The NONPF developed nine core competencies that educational programs across the nation should adopt to prepare nurse practitioners have the knowledge and ability to fulfill the nurse practitioners scope of practice upon…

Growing up, I have always been fascinated by human anatomy and the functions that the body is responsible for. My mother went to school to be a Nurse Assistant in my youth, and whenever she wasn’t using her books, I would grab one and read and be perplexed and yet intrigued by the myriads of complex words and diagrams in front of me. Before really looking into the actual field of Nursing, I assumed that nurses only worked in hospitals, and that it was quite easy to become one. However, neither…

May 29th, 2011 was the day my life changed forever. I had just turned 20 years old and was enrolled in college to be a dental hygienist. I had a funny feeling that something within me was very different; my friends told me not to worry about it, that it was nothing. I took the test anyways and stared at it in disbelief that the results were what I dreaded, positive. I quickly took another test in hopes that the first was faulty, and to no avail, it too had come out positive. I was pregnant. I…

My specific interest in Western University lies in the focus of interprofessional learning. This is a unique and important factor that will tremendously expand my abilities in healthcare. While volunteering and working in healthcare facilities, I have seen how nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, physical and occupational therapists, and dietitians work together to deliver the best treatment course for the patients. I am excited to find out that Western University provides unparalleled…

When I was 12 years old, my father was diagnosed with bone cancer. My mom, sister and I spent many hours in hospitals for the first three months of his diagnosis. I was always so thankful for all the hard work and such caring staff members the hospital had. I found myself fascinated in everyone’s role in regards to my father’s care. Anytime someone walked into my father’s hospital room I would read their badge and ask each employee what exactly their role is in the hospital, not because I was…

Throughout my whole childhood I always dreamed of what kind of job I would have when I grew up. My goals changed almost daily, from astronaut to ballerina to actress. Although I am now grown and have a better idea of what I want to do I’m still not entirely sure what job is right for me. After taking the Focus 2 assignment I found out a lot about myself and that I was on the right track to my career goals, and that I have the skills to make my goal a reality. Also, I learned about what kind of…

Nurses have a vast amount of duties in their field. One of the duties is performing physical examinations and taking health histories from the patients. Doing an initial evaluation of a patient is very important because it helps the doctor to know what could be wrong with the patient. The second duty of a nurse is educating the patient. Patient education is extremely important because if the patient does not properly understand their condition and treatment it could be detrimental to that…