My Goal Of Becoming A Certified Nurse Midwife

In some point in time, during a person’s life they run into the question what do I want to be? They must find a career that they will enjoy or the time that they have spent in class and studying will be in vain. While doing research on the Georgia Career Information Center and from the constant idea throughout my life I have decided that I want to become a registered nurse. The type of work environment, the salary that the job provides and flexibility with work hours are all things that have drawn me to this occupation. I want to specialize in Neonatal. I have always enjoyed caring for people and making a difference to someone. When you become a nurse these are just some of the things that you are able to accomplish. Becoming a registered

Ever since I was a little girl, I was always telling my parents I wanted to be a doctor to help people. As I got older my sisters had babies and I always wanted to hold them and take care of them furthermore, just recently I had come across a defined profession caring for infants in a great deal of need. I have been interested in helping people in need, performing surgeries and caring for infants since I was approximately eight years old. I have recently been doing some research on a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP), and believe that the job description fits me well. I would find a colossal amount of joy in being a NNP because I love being around babies and would enjoy being able to make a difference in their early life, as well as in their family’s lives.

I am passionate of becoming a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. I got inspired to work in this field when I interned at hospitals such as the Veterans and at Community Regional Center in the children's clinic. I have always worked with children and like being part of their lives. Ever since I volunteered at Storey Elementary After school Program with kids on their homework, it assured me that working with children is what makes me happy. I want to impacts others lives positively. I am serious about my career path and I take every advantage to learn more about it. This was one of the reasons why I had taken part of the UCSF Doctors Academy program, because I wanted to learn more about the health profession and be exposed to it. Being part of the

On my journey of becoming a registered midwife, I firstly gained experience working in the NHS as a volunteer on the postnatal ward at the Royal Free Hospital. This post has not only given me an excellent insight into the work of a clinical midwife, but helped me to enhance my communication skills and build my confidence in working in a hospital environment. The continuous training opportunities and the supportive staff has made me more confident that working as a part of the NHS team is the right career choice for me.

As an indigent midwife’s daughter, I have gone, sometimes all day to help my mother deliver limited care. I experienced uncertainties, challenges and hard work similar to that faced by the nurse practitioners today. I am well prepared to undertake FNP through my hands on experience in hospitals jobs and shadowing as well as my graduate and University and undergraduate work at California States. I am looking forward to taking courses such as Family Centered Practice NSng, Health Protection, promotion & screening, and advanced pharmacology. I am interested in outpatient unit and community and inpatient unit in particular because these areas will provide an opportunity for me to work in cross cultural, varied of settings involving people of all ages. In addition, I would like to deepen my knowledge of contemporary health care and ethical issues that commonly arise in the nurse practitioner

I did not know much about the health care field then but in that moment, I felt as if the health care system failed since the day he was born. This experience made me become eager to be a part of making a difference in the health care world. The lack of managed care caused the life of my nephew, and for this my passion for Science and the need of helping others only manifested because of my experience. My aspirations were to become a Registered Nurse and specialize in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In my early college years, I also became a part of the UCLA team through an internship program. UCLA Care Extenders allowed me to gain valuable knowledge.As an intern, I did clinical rotations and was able to discover what takes place behind closed doors. However, what lead me into

I started watching this television show called “Labor and Delivery” on TLC almost every week day. There would be a mother who was ready to deliver her new born baby. I would observe this television show and think, when I grow up, I would like to be a Neonatal Nurse. A Neonatal Nurse is one who specializes in infant care. As a Neonatal Nurse I would be the nurse of confidence, compassion, and honesty.

After working as an NICU nurse for five years, I wanted to advance my career and started contemplating my direction. First, I wanted to have a sound scientific understanding of the diseases that I would take care of. I felt like my medical knowledge was a bit shallow when I was working as a nurse, because in nursing school the curriculum focused more on general nursing care than on the pathophysiology of each disease. I wanted to be more involved in direct medical care and in making decisions on patients’ treatment options. Second, I wanted to be a more independent health care professional and have dreamed of running my own business with schedule flexibility to balance life as a mom. Third, I realized that my skills might be more useful in

Just a few years ago, I fully realized that I want to be a Neonatal doctor. When I was about three, I had this little doll that I would carry around. One day we were watching Life and Trauma in the E.R. and I threw my baby doll onto the floor and started to resuscitate her. Ever since then I knew that I wanted to be a doctor of some kind; I just wasn't sure what kind of doctor I wanted to be.

I interviewed Beth Lindung via Skype who is a RNC-OB assistant nurse manager at the Labor and Delivery center at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Beth has been a RN for 16.5 years with an emphasis in Labor and delivery 15 years. She got involved in Labor and Delivery because she never knows what her day can bring, and that excites her. Her day can vary greatly due to different circumstances and birth plans. She can come in and be put in the position of needing to be a triage nurse, ICU level nurse, OR nurse, a PACU nurse of simply a newborn nursery nurse. She decided to go into a leadership role after have having poor nurse managers and someone told her If you can do it better, Why don 't you (B. Lindung, personal communication, September 25, 2014). What she does everyday inspires me to be a greater nurse and be an advocate for women 's pre and post natal care through nursing.

In order to learn more in depth about the characteristics that make up a successful nurse, I interviewed my female aunt who is a working, registered nurse in Arizona at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. She is forty-six years old and has been a registered nurse for the past seventeen years after graduating with an associate’s degree. My aunt has had the pleasure of working and gaining experience in the areas of pediatrics, as well as in labor and delivery nursing. Just like my aunt, I have always had a passion for children and babies and would like to see myself working in similar areas someday. Although, I am open minded about broadening my nursing abilities and gaining experience from multiple different areas of nursing. Branching out into different

Throughout my sister-in-law’s labor, I was by her side, coaching and encouraging her along the way. Being a mother myself, I knew what to expect during a birth, but now seeing the experience from a different point of view, it changed my life. Becoming a Registered Nurse is my goal, but I hope to one day work as a labor and delivery nurse. After marrying my husband and having children, I made the commitment to myself that once they started elementary school, I would begin working toward my goal of becoming a Registered Nurse. It has been 12 years since I graduated high school, so the fears and uncertainty of what to expect and if I could succeed almost stopped me from moving forward.

As I begin my career as a registered nurse, I desire to develop my practice in a well-rounded manner, working in a postpartum unit. My goal is to become proficient in the area of OB / postpartum. Also, as soon as I obtain my AZ state board license, I plan in enrolling at Grand Canyon University to obtain my Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Supporting, guiding and empowering women throughout their entire pregnancy, from the months leading up to the birth, labour itself and the postnatal period fascinates me. It is rare in other medical careers to form such strong connections over a large span of time, with not only the patient but also their partners and families. I have always been viewed as hardworking and dedicated, with the ability to work autonomously and in a group, something that is essential for midwives. My positive attitude to learning has been rewarded with leadership roles of house captain and school prefect. Currently I am completing an A level in Biology and studying Health and Social Care at AS level, both of which have been chosen specifically with Midwifery as a future focus. My A-level studies in Spanish, English and

Before the age of eighteen, I had lived in three countries. My father’s career as a doctor and scientist of Military, Disaster & Extreme Medicine took my family throughout Kazakhstan, Russia, and the Ukraine. Although it was a challenge for me to continually adapt to new places and learn three languages, I am grateful for the cultural exposure that traveling provided me. In every new environment I was raised to treat others with equal respect and kindness regardless of any differences or similarities we may have had. This exposure has taught me that successful acclimation lies in the ability to interact well with people from diverse backgrounds. Here, in a country of immigrants, I have met people from countries all around the world. The Nursing field provides me the opportunity to help all people regardless of age, sex or ethnicity. I seek a Nursing degree here in the United States in order to increase my knowledge and to be able to practice in the field of professional nursing. My goal of becoming a Registered Nurse has long been encouraged by my personal interest in the profession and by my experience, previous education and achievements. These factors continue to motivate and inspire my desire to seek this degree and become a healthcare professional.