long time, I thought I wanted to be a lawyer. Both of my parents are nurses so I wanted to feel like I was creating my own path and not just following in someone else's footsteps. Up until my senior year of high school, I hardly knew anything about nursing. For my senior project, I was required to donate my time to the community. I could not find any volunteer work in the field of law so I chose to donate my time at the convalescent hospital my stepfather worked in. I shadowed nurses and…
She is an active member of the Caring Hearts committee on 7B and numerous hospital committees, such as the Skin Facilitator Program, Skin At Risk Committee, and Safe Patient Handling Unit Peer Leader Committee. She serves as a unit liaison between nursing and Extension Healthcare, Safe Patient Handling Coordinator, and the nurse educator as a super user for the Red River Phone System, Safe Patient Handling, restraint policy, and Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, and she…
plan for all starting and current employees. Next, they would devise their work teamby giving them the freedom to choose who their work team would be. Then, give thenursing assistants targets to…
direct interaction with the Kansas State Board of Nursing. During my senior year of high school I obtained my certified nursing assistant license, which I have only had to renew once. My current job at Overland Park Regional Medical Center does not enforce that I have to reinstate my license since I am currently in nursing school pursing my degree. With graduation coming up soon I am sure all of us will have communication with the BON (Board of Nursing) before we know it. Every state has now…
I have always had a passion to venture into healthcare since I was a young girl. It took me a long time to decide which field to join in the vast and exciting world of healthcare. I finally chose nursing because I admire the personal and professional development associated with it. Nursing is an emotionally fulfilling career that makes a positive impact in people's lives. Being raised in a family that has healthcare professionals, it was virtually impossible to turn a blind eye from the…
work/clinical experience, leadership/interpersonal skills, and commitment to excellence make me the perfect employee for your institution. As a Registered Nurse at Central Harnett Hospital, I have implemented patient care covering six, high acuity, telemetry patients per shift including comprehensive assessments, discharge/ admission procedures, and IV drug therapy management such as heparin, magnesium, and antibiotic infusions. I have mastered skills such as medication administration via…
of a physician’s assistant and a registered nurse. A physician’s assistant and a registered nurse are both jobs that require the individual to be in contact with patients,…
The role of a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant can contribute greatly to any practice their skills are highly valued by physicians. If they were not of value physicians wouldn't feel the need to add them to their practice. While there are benefits to the care that they provide there are limitations that in comparison to a physician explains why nurse practitioners and physician assistants should remain under physician supervision. A survey in the American Journal of Nurse…
I want a career that is interesting, challenging and rewarding where I can make a positive difference to people’s lives, which is why I have chosen to follow a career path in adult nursing. I came to this decision during work experience in my local hospital pathology lab where I had the opportunity to broaden my knowledge and see at first-hand how analysis in the lab underpins the work of healthcare professionals. I was able to witness the commitment and composure of the blood transfusion…
offers persons with sufficient opportunities to obtain employment in different work environments. It provides a wide range of job choices including nursing and medical assisting. Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and medical assistants (MAs) are both important affiliates of the health care industry. They both have capabilities and an assortment of skills which enable them to work in physicians’ offices and ambulatory care centers. By definition, LPN is a nurse whose responsibility is to care for…