Nurse Career Choice

Everyone has to deal with conflict: both in the workplace and personal lives. Fresh nurses too have to witness this at their new work setting.

They don’t like you asking too many questions, possibly due to immigration status is one theory stated. I learned from this community experience that children are not treated the same in all preschools. The children at the Peyton school were not provided a snack or meal when they arrived at school. There did not seem to be a need for them, they all seem to be within normal BMI and very engaged in learning at 0800. The children in the rural community seem to be more in need of public services. I learned that community health nursing involved providing what services you can to help the community. The nurse at Prairie Heights saw a need for dental care in her community so she arranged to have a community outreach mobile dental clinic come to her area. The school nurse doesn’t just see sick kids, give medications and keep track of immunizations. She does a whole lot more. This impacts my future practice by just know this fact. Maybe I will be a school nurse or work in a place that could provide services within the school system. This clinical experience reinforced my value system, that we should always treat other with respect because we never know what they are going through. This value system has served me well and I hope to always respect

Have you ever been hospitalized? Have you given much thought to the individual that is always there attending to your every need? If your answer is “yes,” you are one of the few individuals that have taken into consideration this important faculty member. Yes, I’m referring to your registered nurse, the individual you see the majority of your stay while in the hospital. Your registered nurse that is a push of a button away, the individual that in reality never receives much acknowledgement. However, he or she is always there with a smile on her or his face, prepared to help at a moment’s notice. Before one chooses a career in nursing, it is always important to know that even though nursing is not for everyone, nursing is one of the most honorable and satisfying professions an individual can pursue. Additionally it gives individuals rewarding financial benefits.

I learned that as a nurse I must take the initiative to regulate my work environment and myself. As much as nurses are part of the larger healthcare team, they often function autonomously. I will need to keep my skills up to date and educate myself by reading current research articles and taking classes at work. I will need to be humble and open to constructive criticism from my fellow employees. I must do my best to be hard working, honest, and helpful both in the work place and my persona life. It’s irrational to think people can be completely honest in one area of their life, but not the rest. If I suffer from any sort of bias towards my patients for the choices

My practice in nursing has been influenced by various elements within my career. I have come to embrace that nursing is a learning process and one should expect constructive criticism. When I began as a “novice,” I found myself nervous in some clinical situations but I managed to remain focused on

Growing up around three female nurses in my family has sparked an interest in working in the medical field; being the introvert that I am, I decided that it was best to become a medical records field technician in Surprise Arizona. Being a big part of my life has I was growing up, my Nana and my two aunts Phyllis and Theresa all took upon the same career choice and became nurses. On February 14, 2012 I went with my Nana and my sister to the nursing home where my Nana works and passed out cookies for Valentine’s Day. While I was passing out cookies with my sister, I was able to see how the staff interacted with the patients and helped them if was needed, it made me realize that one day I would like to work somewhere in the medical field, but

Four years ago, I worked in a Skilled Nursing Facility for about eight months and held a position of the Supervisor at night shift. While I was getting my orientation, I watched the attitudes of the Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and some Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs). I was afraid that I may not be able to work with them. They were rude, talk back, and would not care for losing the job. They would show up late and would not care for getting the write-ups. They would call in every weekends. When I start working independently, I tried to make a friendly relationship with them, I would bring food for them every night, and give them incentives from out of my pocket for doing the nice job or, for working hard in the shift when I had short of staff. I would help them with turning and repositioning the patients and taking their vital signs. I applied my firm and polite behavior alternatively. In a few days, I noticed their attitudes were changed. They started supporting me, and listening to me. When I left the facility, for a different position in a hospital, they were all very sad. They told me, “please come visit us, we will miss you”.

I was stunned because I was expecting denial and augments. She said to me "I like working with you because I know you are very helpful and you do not wait for me to care for your patients." Maybe I am so used to you doing It, I neglect your assignment. I told her that I do not have a problem helping out, but it gets overwhelming and more frustrating when I see her sitting down doing nothing while I run around trying to do her work and mine. I told her going forward I will like to be at a place where I can trust her because at this point I am constantly checking to see if she is doing what she is supposed to be doing on her shift. She was open to the idea of having a better work relationship, and she thanked me by saying “Phanta I appreciate you for talking to me about this instead of going to somebody else, and I am sorry you have been feeling this way because of me.” I hugged her and told her it is nothing personal, and I am looking forward to a great

As you and Madison both have mentioned about the fear of doctors. You both are new to the field of nursing. It is not unusual to feel that way. I remember, when I started nursing 16 years ago, I felt the same way. I have faced so many doctors who thought nurses does not have any knowledge. I have seen so many rude and mean doctors. But there were some nice doctors too. They value the nurse’s opinion. There were some nice doctors, who knew I was a new nurse, they have encouraged me and appreciated my assessments. Some doctors would explain the treatment, if certain lab results were abnormal. At my current job, we have UOR reporting system for Quality Management. We report of patient falls, hospital acquired dermal ulcer, medication errors etc.

The first clinical placement for my first semester of bachelor of nursing was in an old age home. In the old age home, my colleague and I had to take an interview with one elderly lady. We started talking to Mrs. X who is 88 years old. Mrs. X began sharing her experience with us. While talking, I found that my colleague was very much confident than me. She was responding Mrs. X with words and was asking questions whereas I was just smiling. Then, Mrs. X. asked me if I understood the meaning

During the second semester in the RN program, the author worked as a student nurse at a pediatric clinical site in a Children’s hospital. From the first greeting, the preceptor for one day did not welcome the student nurse at all and even said that she did not like to have a student nurse so never bother her with questions. The student nurse was supposed to administer medications in the presence of the student’s professor or the nurse, but the preceptor refused to let the student give them saying she could not rely on student nurses and did not want to take any risk for her patients. For the entire day, the student nurse could not perform many things for her patients except cleaning and assisting with ADLs. The nurse blocked the student’s learning opportunities and made her feel useless and helpless.

I also expected to experience how it is to be a nurse. After spending a few weeks at the clinical facility, I feel more comfortable caring for clients. The clients that I worked with were very kind and patient. The first time I cared for a client by myself, I was nervous and unsure about my actions but as time went on I became more confident. It was different carrying out the nursing skills with a

Since I was little I have always wanted to do something with my life that involves helping others. Nursing had always had a strong appeal because of the ability to help others feel better and feel happy and healthy. However I could not stand seeing people in pain or the sight of blood. It reached the point of when I saw blood I would faint. I decided that in order to overcome this issue I needed to take action; so instead of continuing my regular internship I chose to face my fears. I chose to volunteer at Texas Children`s hospital so I would be able to help others in the future. When I got there my fears became a reality within the first week. On my first day I was working at the main desk and a lady walked in shaking. All of a sudden she

Despite the negative reaction and with guidance from Emily medical center’s nurse ethicist she was able to stand firm and stay resolute in her determination to do what was right. Emily was able to properly handle the situation, which is important because the negative effects of leaving this could have been profound.

I graduated from nursing school at Rockingham Community College in May of 1998. I had applied to the Operating Room and the manager felt that I could be of help to them working in the Endoscopy suite until I took and passed my Nursing Boards. I took my Nursing Boards in July and began my career as a Nurse in August of 1998 in the Operating Room. According to Berens (2000), nearly half of all hospitals have reduced orientation programs of newly-graduated nurses, and once hired, new nurses receive an average of 30 days of training in contrast with the three months of training provided by hospitals as little as five years ago. Some recent changes have been made to the process, such as time in hands-on skills labs, computer-based testing, and longer orientations. However, as a new nurse with five years of CNA experience, I still felt a reality shock. I was given an opportunity of a lifetime, but felt, as in Benner’s model in accordance with Creasia and Friberg (2011), I was “unable to use discretionary judgment” (p.60). My preceptor had surgery just before I began to work there, so we were unable to do a lot in the actual O.R. setting and they had hired several Certified Scrub