Essay On Registered Nurse

Nursing is in my genes. All the women in my family work in healthcare. I have had passion to take care of others since I was a young girl. I became a Certified Nurse Assistant at the age of sixteen, and became a License Practical Nurse at the age of twenty. I am a very compassionate person and truly love being a nurse. I do not have the flexibility and job availability as a Licensed Practical Nurse that I will have as a Registered Nurse. My goal is to obtain a position as a maternal newborn nurse. With increased education comes increased responsibility. As a Licensed Practical Nurse in my current roles I use basic assessment skills. The resources available in long term care are limited which means declining patients are typically sent to the hospital for evaluation. I will be using all my assessment and critical thinking skills as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting. Registered nurses are needed in long term care but I do not plan on staying with my current employer after graduation. I do not fill as though my skills will be used best in long term
I have been in nursing for ten year and have never worked with infants or children but changing roles from Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse includes new positions. I know that it is often not easy to get a position on the mother baby unit so I may need to take another positions until a position is open. I will apply for pediatric med-surg while I wait for availability on the mother baby unit. My goal is to obtain my certification for maternal newborn nurse. Requirements for Registered Nurse Certification-Maternal Newborn Nurse are two years specialty experience with a minimum of two thousand hours, employment in the specialty within two years, and completion of the RNC examination for maternal newborn nursing.(site) Receiving certification in maternal newborn nursing will build my knowledge and confidence to provide the best care possible for my