I have decided to study Mental health nursing to fulfill a life-long desire of helping people with disabilities. This I believe will be the start of a long and flourishing career in working in the medical field and will give me a real sense of job satisfaction. I am very much interested in gaining a career in nursing as I feel it will place me in a position where I can anticipate making progress, whilst learning from others more experienced than me. Nursing is a lifelong learning experience and a profession I long to be a part of; I have come to learn that with nursing you never really stop learning and acquiring new skills and the role teaches you new things every day. I have some of my family in the nursing field and this has encouraged me to pursue this dream. I have seen how …show more content…
During my time in this role, I have demonstrated and developed my skill of building relationships with people and as a team. I have gained the trust of many of our clients. The role has also helped me to advance my interpersonal skills as well as boost my assurance particularly when dealing with developing incidents. I enjoy my current job and with the help of the current Foundation degree I am completing with Bexley College, I know deep down that I will be an asset to my organisation on completion of nursing training. I feel I have a lot to offer to the nursing field. Nurses demonstrate sympathy, patience, selflessness and empathy; these are all attributes I hold and would have no difficulty in expressing as a nurse. I believe that studying nursing will allow me to develop these set of skills I already possess, which will stay with me for the rest of my life and launch a career doing something I love. All this has helped to motivate me to pursue a career in
Joalexis Nursing Professional Development Plan Introduction While attending high school I always wanted to work in the healthcare field. I completed an emergency medical technician program at Valencia College. I started working at Florida Hospital Orlando (FHO) as a psychiatric technician in their behavioral health unit.
I took an interest in caring for people derived from my older sister who is currently a Medical Assistant. She would reminisce about her job and going into details how she enjoyed caring and working as a team to benefits the patients health. From this point on I took an interest in the healthcare profession. Therefore, I completed Medical Assistant, which is the stepping stone to be a nurse and having the experiences in the medical field had me believed are necessary for a nurse to have. It is important to be patience with good communication skills, open-minded, be caring, and always be aiming to improve.
Growing up I have always had the passion to help people but my interest in mental health nursing came about whilst serving in the army when I had the opportunity to experience first-hand the immerse contribution psychiatrist nurse made in the life of a close friend of mine who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder which had driven him to the point of severe depression. Personally I wanted to do more for my friend and his family. I did all my best to support him through the crisis by providing him a listening ear, encouraging and continually offering him reassurance. My experience with my friend made me to understand and appreciate the importance of being sensitive and responsive to the needs of people will mental illness. This experience led me to take up part time job as a carer in a nursing home for people suffering with dementia.
Pursuing a career as a Registered Nurse is a part of me that I am extremely passionate about. It is not only a career path for me, however it’s a part of who I am. When I am asked,Why do I want to be a nurse? My answers are always, this is a challenging , emotional and educational career in which each area grows beyond expectation throughout one's career and I want to be part of all of that and more. I feel that my passion and perseverance can make this vision of becoming a registered nurse a reality.
I first acknowledged the importance of healthcare and my desire to study nursing years ago when I started working at a medical clinic. Although I spent most of my time filing patients’ notes and other documents, I learned a lot by listening. This simple act had a complementary effect that enhanced my strategic-thinking skills and my ability to communicate. By working alongside nurses and practitioners, I discovered that with these acquired listening skills and the appropriate medical training, I could be a successful nurse.
“I worked as a medical assistant in a nursing home for three years. I was amazed by how rewarding it felt to give patients hope and strength while focusing on turning their deficits into something that’s going to make them feel better. Like many other jobs in the health care industry, nursing profession requires strong dedication and keen sense of commitment. I’ve had some tough challenges in this journey and I was determined that I wanted to further explore how far can I go.
My deep need to want to help and care for others stems from my experiences when I was younger, and my love and desire to lead comes from my years leading Soldiers in the Army. Nursing is one of the largest professions in the healthcare field with roles across the entire field, which allows for unique and rewarding opportunities.
My nursing experience began in July of 2005, when I began working at Kaiser Permanente as a certified medical assistant. As a medical assistant (MA), the MA can do something as minor as checking someone’s weight, to administering immunizations under the supervision of the LVN or the physician. The things I did over the seven years as a MA, was limited and I began feeling complacent and wanted to do more with my career. I continued my education with the assistance of the company I worked for, and received my LVN in 2012. There, I transitioned to a department that is considered a high-risk perinatal unit.
One of the reasons why I have decided on this career path is my willingness to work directly with people and help them. I realize that nursing requires full dedication, as it is a profession for the whole life. That is why it was decided that the Nursing Degree at Georgia Southwestern State University would equip me with all necessary skills and knowledge on my way to become a professional nurse. I consider the abilities to show compassion, make autonomous decisions and satisfy needs of various individuals are among the biggest challenges in the nursing sector. In addition, there are some outer ones as budget cuts and growing workload for nurses at different hospitals and care centers.
I am a soon to be graduate, and I’m passionate about the path that I have chosen for my education and career. I have chosen to pursue a career in nursing because I’m interested in the medical field and its ever-changing nature. I am confident that I will be successful in this career because I believe nursing is in my blood, as my mother and grandma are both nurses. I thrive on challenges and have excellent time management skills, which are characteristics that I will depend on in order to be successful in college and beyond.
For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to work in hospital. While most kids feared their doctor’s office, I was fascinated by everything around me and the detailed protocol nurses and doctors needed to follow, except giving me my regular shots! I would run over to my neighbors house everyday and play “doctor” with them and their fancy, plastic doctor kit. As I got older, I began volunteering and attending sessions at my local hospital, Bon Secours Memorial Regional. These experiences are what led me to pursue a career in nursing.
Ever since a young girl, I knew what wanted to continue. I realized that studying Health and Convivial Care throughout College will make me realise that nursing is much more than a vocation, it is a way of life, which includes perennial learning.
My most important reason for choosing professional nursing as a career is my compassion for people and the belief that without strong compassionate caregivers our world would be a very sad place. My best example of this is my Uncle Ricky who was born with Down Syndrome and just turned 58 this year. My grandmother has shared her story of when Ricky was born. After she gave birth the doctors came in and recommended she put Ricky in an institution and forget she ever gave birth to him. Although he had no physical or life threatening health problems, the doctors said he probably wouldn’t live very long and would just cause my grandma heartache.
Nursing is a very demanding, challenging, and competitive career which requires a strong amount of determination and focus. It is a career where an individual’s continuously learning and it brings out new challenges in the daily life. Growing up I was very passionate about helping other people, and nursing is a profession where they support people in need. My caring personality has dragged my attention towards it even further.
I have gained experience in ED, Medical- surgical, OB, and ICU. I have expanded my education and nursing skills immensely. I have gained knowledge with nursing interventions, nursing assessments, care plans, communication among staff members, therapeutic communication with patients, being an advocate for patients as well as myself, and providing safe environments. I have also learned the importance of team work among all staff members when trying to reach patient goals and outcomes. Helping each other out and having effective communication is essential for optimal patient