As a member of the Texas D.O. pre-med organization at UT I was able to shadow a Dr. Georgeanne Freeman, DO, owner of the Downtown Doctors clinic. In the exam room I could immediately tell that Dr. Freeman had a close relationship with her patients. The first few minutes were spent talking about the patient's life, family, or hobbies. Easing medicine into the conversation made the patients feel more comfortable with the visit. This was the first time I witnessed the compassionate physician-patient relationship that I’ve envisioned myself sharing with my patients. What motivates me to become a D.O., is that the whole-person approach to medicine advocates D.O.’s to have interpersonal relationship with patients, which I witnessed with Dr. Freeman.
When I was younger I always knew I wanted to be in the medical field. I've gone through many different occupations that have interested me. After I shadowed I think I have found a job that I could really enjoy. Labor And Delivery Nurses are very hard working people, they work long hours and have to take care of not only the newborns, but the families too. I decided to choose this career because I love the idea of being able to take care of babies, and help the laboring moms. There’s just something about bringing a little life into the world that seems amazing.
After choosing my career—Neonatal nursing. The next decision is which college I want to attend. I have had a few colleges in mind such as: Southern miss, William Carey, and University of Louisiana in Lafayette. I think that career day will be will help me finally decide on which college I would like to attend.
The blood pooled around and decorated the pavement. My left leg pinned in the kneeling position, as my right leg laid twisted and mangled. I yelled once, and then regained my composure. The sounds of the woman that hit me echoed through the country landscape that surrounded us, and I gazed off into the field in front of me. I remember thinking “This is how I die”. With seconds feeling like minutes, I quickly decided, “My story is not over”. I immediately fell into meditation, practicing deep breath. I followed through a list of coping skills I frequently taught at my job in a mental health hospital. I reflected on lessons of crisis intervention and therapy techniques searching for a way to fight through this tragic event. I tried not to talk to anyone, wanting to conserve my energy, but I could not help but fight the pain with sarcasm and humor. As the EMT arrived I kindly asked for morphine and surprised everyone that I was joking and smiling, despite the
My nursing journey began after my aunt was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2001. Within months the cancer had metastasized throughout her body. I felt helpless as I watched her health begin to decline. Before she became ill, she had pursued a career as a school teacher. At her funeral, I listened to stories from former students about how she impacted their lives. At that time I realized that I also wanted to pursue a career involved with helping individuals. I decided nursing was the best route because it was something that interested me and it would positively impact the lives of others. My family played a major role in the successful completion of my diploma in nursing. Their love and support allowed me to pursue my studies with
Ok, Mrs. Martin, this is not an official reply to your post. My Husband laughed and said " I'd give them a tic-tac and call it a Vicodin and point them to the nearest bed. By the way he is a X- File freak. We have our kids hooked on the show as well. This is not what I would do. I would try to help my patient the best that I could do. I need to remain professional and laugh. I couldn't help it while I read your post. I hope that I'll never have a patient say this to me.
For the past three years I have been employed at Property Pro's as an independent contractor. I have experience being a leader, motivating others, being creative, and working in a team. Although I love my current role, I feel I’m now ready for a more challenging occupation which is why I have chosen nursing. I attended WITC while I was in high school to receive my Certified Nursing Assistant. I used these skills at IRIS, where I worked for 6 months with an elderly woman. I started the Pre-Nursing Program in Spring 2015. I had taken a semester off so I could work to be able to afford college. I have loved attending college so far and look forward to my adventure at WITC throughout the next two
Hello everyone, I am Tiffani Coker, currently a second semester senior here at Southeastern. My anticipated graduation is set for December 2015. This is just four short months away, which allows me to finally be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel! I will be graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology and a minor in Biology. I did not begin my college journey in Psychology, it all began with dreams of becoming a nurse. In the spring of 2014, I was accepted into the ECU/SOSU Nursing Program. During that semester of nursing courses, I quickly realized I was not mentally or psychically prepared for such demanding courses. After much thought, this is when I decided to go the Psychology route. Psychology and Nursing
Typically, early morning phone calls on your birthday bring well wishes and kind words from friends and family, but that has not always been the case for my wife. Just before seven o’clock A.M. on her twenty-fourth birthday our telephone rang. It was not an old friend singing happy birthday, or our friends that we had plans with later that evening. The voice on the other end of the line was her father delivering news that would change Lisa’s life forever. Her mother was being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. She had collapsed in the kitchen while cooking their breakfast. Judy remained unresponsive for one week and the decision was made to remove life support. She passed within hours of this decision, but the impact those few days had
Here are a few things to know about me, I am the youngest out of my sisters. Both of my sisters didn't have the opportunity to go to college, getting accepted into a college I’ll be able to share this new chapter in my life with them.I’m a pretty shy person and I’m always quite in the class.I always try my very best to get good grades in all of my classes to make my parents proud.
We live in a world where the human race seems to be disconnected. Nowadays it feels that there are not enough people helping each other. I don’t treat life like a competition I look at it and I ask myself how may I help? What may I do to make this world a more suitable place for all to live a comfortable and peaceful life? I yearn to come forward and fulfill my role and contribute to our society in any way possible. Nursing is my calling for helping others. It sounds cliché, this I know, but it’s what I desire and what I decided to do with my body, mind, and soul.
In the action of reading chapter, two in I started to have so many connections within the first two pages. I can relate to Juanita's story in the way that she had to consult with her mom her career change. My family wanted me to go into a law career but I felt that that wasn't the adequate career for and preferred nursing. While they tried to convince me that law school was a better option they understood me at the end and were supportive with my decision. I believe that a nursing career is a great career goal for me not only because of economic but also because I have the feeling I'll be great at taking care and helping people. There is a strong feeling for nursing in me that I have confidence I can become a nurse. many people will second guess their career or take a different job just for the payment but I feel that nursing is the right path and I have no doubts.Reading this chapter has led me to understand in a more complex way how to help myself while I try to learn who I am; this will take a long way life. Although before I can find myself I have to start doing activities that will connect with my mission statement. I know my mission statement is that I
Caring for people has always come natural to me, I have done it all my life and is something I fully enjoy, being a Nurse would also come natural to me and is something that wouldn't be a career or a job but something I enjoy. I grew up with two working parents, had an older and younger brother and since a very young age I have been a care giver. While todays five-year olds are still wetting their pants at that age I was already changing my little brother's diapers and caring for him. I also had a special needs aunt that didn't speak English and needed a lot of attention and since my parents didn't speak English, from that early age I had to translate and assist my aunt and other family members with their needs.
I never wanted to be a nurse. Growing up I always struggled with what I wanted to be. I wanted to be everything from a doctor, a fighter pilot, to a lawyer. But being a nurse was never part of that list. Throughout most of high school I wanted to be a doctor and then towards the end an engineer. By the time I started college I was still unsure of what exactly I wanted to do with the rest of my life. All I knew was that I wanted to help people I was just unsure of what capacity I was going to do it in. That all changed in my junior year at Texas A&M. College is the place where you’re supposed to find yourself. Well I might have found myself a little late in my college career, but I did find myself. Its where I found what I truly wanted out
When I was 8 years old, my mother was rushed to the emergency room because she was having difficulty breathing. I was terrified when she didn’t come home that night. The last time I was at a hospital, my grandfather died and I thought she was going to die too. When I visited her the next day, I never wanted to leave her side. I felt helpless as I watched the nurses care for her because I couldn’t do anything to make her better. But I also felt so thankful. The nurses not only cared for my mom in her most vulnerable state, but they also cared for me and my family. They were so helpful, informative, and incredibly kind to us. I remember clearly that this was the moment I knew I wanted to be a nurse. I wanted to do and be exactly what those nurses
Being a mother is in its self a full-time job and let alone raising three teenagers. That was me when I decided to go to nursing school. I learned early on, that one can do anything that they set their mind to do. I attended nursing school while raising three children, taking care of my husband and working fulltime as a server. Now that I am older and wiser and have learned from being a nurse, because one of the first things that you must learn as a nurse is time management or you will drown, is that you must spend all your time, smart and wisely. I am currently taking 15 credit hours, so that I can finish up my BSN and it takes hard work and dedication, but it is possible, when you set your mind to something. If you take care of yourself