Nurse Practitioner Personal Statement

My aspiration to become a Mental Health Nurse and to make my career in this discipline has formed out of my own experience of working in the care and education sector, being able help to solve the problems of individuals suffering from a various mental health illnesses. For many years I have worked in schools and institutions for those with mental health conditions, as well as caring for troubled children. This has given me hands on perception of the challenges faced by mental health staff, as well as achieving a great sense of the human satisfaction to be found in caring for such patients by being able to help them to live a more normal life, to achieve some equilibrium in their day-to-day existence and to preserve their self-respect. My ultimate goal is to manage a care home for those who suffer from mental health conditions, but At the same time I am mindful of the variety of roles which could be open to me with a degree in mental health.

As several of the individuals who decide to develop a career in the healthcare field, my desire of becoming a nurse comes from past experiences which have made me appreciate the field and its merits. Being raised in a single parent household gave me the responsibility and effectiveness of dealing with difficult situations. Qualifications that are expected to be acquired as nurse and I hope to attain much more as a student of the College of Nursing’s Program. For instance, one of my career goals is to obtain core abilities required for a Master’s of Science Degree in Nurse Anesthesia, the second is to dedicate myself to lifelong learning, and the third is to contribute back to the community. Becoming a Certified Nurse Anesthetist has always been of my interest in the wild range of specializations available for a nurse.

Being there for others in critical times, or just lending a helping hand in my everyday day life to others, is who I am as a person. Being a nurse will simply amplify my personality, and hopefully make a difference to those who I care for. I want to be the nurse who is there for patients and their families when they need compassion and care the most. I want to be the nurse that people ask for. I want to be the nurse who always listens to patients, when they think their voices aren’t heard.

I will work as a nurse to help my family and my community. I want to work at a hospital or health center here in Hawaii. I will be the nurse that makes people comfortable when visiting the doctor, and put a smile on their faces as they leave the office, knowing they have somebody they can

Nurses have an empowerment to change many lives, by becoming emotionally attached to their patients. Therefore, a patient who is under the nurse’s care develops comfortability with them in a respectful relationship. A nurse must always be observant to its working condition in the environment when it comes to patient care assistance. I decide to choose a wonderful nursing career, because of the health problems people experience that is associated in a busy lifestyle.

This style focuses on encouraging open communication with other staff nurses and involving them in the decision-making process. So basically, the leader collect information, ideas, and feedbacks from the nurses and other healthcare providers to come up with a finalized goal or decision that will affect the process of delivering care. In this case, the staff nurses will be valued and encouraged to act independently to achieve the optimal care for all patients. According to Flood et al. (2015) democratic leadership style is better applied in those rapidly moving environments including ED.

Nursing is a very demanding career that calls upon an individual to take on numerous roles to do an efficient job of supplying patients with good quality care. Nurses must take the role of a teacher to educate patients on how to take care of themselves to promote future wellness. Nurses must take the role of a scientist when it comes to determining what kind of condition a patient has; they must perform several test to figure out the best form of treatment to take to treat the said condition. Nurses take the form of a counselor when it comes to thoroughly listening to a patient’s personal, social, and psychological problems and giving them advice on how to handle these situations. Nurses are caretakers that serve with high levels of compassion

This shows the staff that this has been proven to deliver safe patient care (Nursing Theories, 2013). Moving, is the second phase, this is where the change actually occurs and the new behavior is learned in this stage. Leaders can also test the change in the moving stage. The leader will want to have nurses who will serve as go-to resource nurse. They will be on each shift to help with answers, the use of the SBAR tool and guide practice.

My professional goal is to pursue a Doctor of Nurse Practice degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). This would give me the opportunity to serve the underserved population and the less privileged, which is a burning desire and one of my personal goals. With this degree, I will be a vital asset in the efforts of providing resolutions concerning healthcare and its numerous challenges. My decision to become a nurse was inspired by the nursing professional code of ethics, which corresponds with my own personal beliefs.

Because of this, leadership is an important quality to have as a nurse. Leadership sets the tone of trustworthiness and positivity to others around. In the book Transformational Leadership Skills of Successful Nurse Managers, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, authors of The Leadership Challenge, studied groups of nurses to evaluate specific behaviors that demonstrate leadership. These men found three practices that most health care workers possess. First, workers must model professional behaviors and communication skills to exemplify what is expected on a daily basis in the work place (Heuston and 250).

As a mental health nurse at DBHDD under the new preceptorship program, nurses will be able to learn how to communicate and provide good service to our patients. Not to mention, communication skills are crucial components of being a mental health nurse. Under this preceptorship, DBHDD nurse will have a good foundation and knowledge of mental ill health theory and how to apply it in practice. Understand the risk of violence that is often associated with mental health, and the number of the skilled set that is needed to identify a buildup of tension and be able to defuse any issues in needed by observational, interpersonal communication and psychosocial. In addition to, learning communication techniques, the program will demonstration how to stay calm in situations that may cause some type of violence in the workplace with the patient, by establishing problem-solving, good judgment, and maybe offer advice skills.

1) My passion for serving the population affected by mental health issues solidified immediately after I experienced a personal triumph over depression, anxiety, and the stigma of having and addressing mental health concerns. Because I experienced firsthand restoration throughout the course of many therapy sessions, numerous psycho-educational classes, and intense study and practice of cognitive behavioral therapy, I set out to empower others the same way so many social workers had empowered me. Through obtaining a bachelor’s degree in sociology, I gained a more in-depth understanding of specific structural and institutional inequalities within society, developing a worldview that can respond analytically to the complex interactions of various