Past Present and Future
Past, Present, and Future Paper
“Impressions, what’s left behind when I leave the room,” is a quote that I found on a picture about a year ago and which I have added to my signature with all outgoing emails at work. The author is unknown; however, the quote immediately felt like a reflection of me. Since completing an associate’s degree in nursing more than 10 years ago returning to school has been an aspiration of mine. Even though personal and professional growths were unveiled everyday throughout this program, there were some uphill medical challenges faced. Nevertheless, I hope to sustain both personal and professionally growth as I continue my journey towards educational independence. This paper will be broken into three parts; of which the subject will be the reflections that I have had on where I was, where I am now, and where I see myself in the near future in regard to learning, growth, development, and many other topics.
Part One: Reflect upon where you personal and professional life when you started the University of Phoenix program. While, I was in high school I was employed at the local hospital as a nurse’s aide through the local chapter of Health Occupational Students of America (HOSA), which was held at my local high school. I had all attentions of going onto college to work toward my RN degree but was talked out my RN degree and was forced into the education route by my influential parents. I graduated with my education degree, but had no desire to work in the education field. In my heart, I knew that working within the education field; I would not be as content as if I was pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming a RN, and so with much pleading to my parents, I headed back to college. After the completion of my first year of nursing, I become employed as a Registered Nurse at the local community hospital, where I began to grow and challenge myself. The plan to continue my education endeavors has always been there, but after I received my
“Impressions, what’s left behind when I leave the room,” is a quote that I found on a picture about a year ago and which I have added to my signature with all outgoing emails at work. The author is unknown; however, the quote immediately felt like a reflection of me. Since completing an associate’s degree in nursing more than 10 years ago returning to school has been an aspiration of mine. Even though personal and professional growths were unveiled everyday throughout this program, there were some uphill medical challenges faced. Nevertheless, I hope to sustain both personal and professionally growth as I continue my journey towards educational independence. This paper will be broken into three parts; of which the subject will be the reflections that I have had on where I was, where I am now, and where I see myself in the near future in regard to learning, growth, development, and many other topics.
Part One: Reflect upon where you personal and professional life when you started the University of Phoenix program. While, I was in high school I was employed at the local hospital as a nurse’s aide through the local chapter of Health Occupational Students of America (HOSA), which was held at my local high school. I had all attentions of going onto college to work toward my RN degree but was talked out my RN degree and was forced into the education route by my influential parents. I graduated with my education degree, but had no desire to work in the education field. In my heart, I knew that working within the education field; I would not be as content as if I was pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming a RN, and so with much pleading to my parents, I headed back to college. After the completion of my first year of nursing, I become employed as a Registered Nurse at the local community hospital, where I began to grow and challenge myself. The plan to continue my education endeavors has always been there, but after I received my