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My Personal Philosophy Of Nursing

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Personal Nursing Philosophy Introduction My name is Alexis Leann Guthrie and I am 21 years old. Recently, I completed my associates of arts degree at Jones County Junior College. I am currently enrolled in my first semester of nursing school at the University of Southern Mississippi. As a transfer student, I have experienced many changes in this past month. I have a goal to graduate this nursing program and go back to school to earn my Nurse Practitioner degree. My first year at Jones County Junior College, I was a Pre-med major. After many prayers and job shadowing, I felt that God was leading me to become a nurse. In this paper, I want to tell you about my own personal nursing philosophy as a beginner-nursing student. Define nursing …show more content…

That is why I chose this profession. Why did you choose to practice nursing? Throughout my 2015 fall semester, I really enjoyed the pre-requisites as a Pre-med major. Entering my 2016 spring semester, I began to struggle and question if this was really what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I have always known I wanted to be in the medical field however; I just did not know what field. So I began to think exactly what I wanted to do. My mom is a dental assistant, so I thought about going into dental hygiene. So I job shadowed and instantly I knew that was not what I wanted to do. I went home that night and began researching majors. I thought about Physicians Assistant. I job shadowed a Southern Bone and Joint and realized I did not want to do that either. After job shadowing, I became very discouraged and began to pray and ask God to guide me where he wants me to serve. I really never considered becoming a nurse. I actually told my parents that I knew that I did not want to be a nurse. However, God had other plans for me. I talked to many people about nursing and what all it had to offer. I have always been a caring person that wants to help those in need and I believe nursing is the perfect profession for me. So I began to finish my pre-requisites and researched some nursing schools. I have always wanted to attend the University of Southern Mississippi. I love the people and the Golden Eagle spirit. After many

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