I had the privilege to work for many years with couple of master’s prepared nurses and they always inspired me to join master’s level program. I interviewed one of my friends [S.V] who is a colleague at the hospital where I work as a requirement for the course and also to get a broader depth and understanding of the Masters in nursing program. That helped me to get more information about the program and also gives more in depth information. It leads to more conversation and to know more other career choices that are available to Master’s prepared nurse. Overview of Career
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She took her two classes and it took her about 3 years to complete that program. She was working only on weekends during that time. Our facility had accommodated her needs. She wanted to influence new students and she wanted to teach in a university setting .She chose a conventional program .She chose that school as it was closer to her house and she liked traditional college setting .Some of their classes were online and most of the time she had to travel to class, but the commute took time and that was a challenge for her .She talked about forums and submitting papers on line .She said her main challenging classes were research papers as it took more time to read books and papers .She taught about medications and cardiovascular classes to new residents as part of her education practicum classes .She was one of the subject matter experts and she taught in a manner that students able to recollect the material later during their course . She brought the story of tin man while she taught about heart rhythms thru Dorothy and Wizard of Oz and about the yellow brick road .She also served in committees for fall prevention .As she was learning about health care policies along with all heath care changes, she shared it with the unit and how as a unit we should be ready to embrace changes and brought evidence based projects. Her classes in administration and her theory classes and finance classes prepare her for the present position and have a better understanding on Medicare and health care laws. S.V did not stop there, she continued her studies and did her masters in Adult Gerontology program as she is compassionate towards older generation, but she is still thinking about being an instructor or as faculty for the same school where she studied. As she had