Reflective Essay About My Relational Experience

My childhood calling was always a strong desire to change the world. Although I now understand that I may not be able to do that on the scale I have always aspired to, I can do my best to make a difference when I am able to. Traveling to Guatemala is the once in a lifetime opportunity that will help me take one step closer to filling the void I have had since my childhood.

I think that this experience will bring upon many learning experiences that I did not even consider upon entering. I thoroughly enjoy relational practice, and I know that this opportunity will further advance areas of my relational practice that I am still not completely comfortable in. Being situated in a new environment will aid me in seeing and having a better
I am not predicting that this experience will be simple, easy, comfortable or necessarily enriched with hands on clinical skills. However, I am I am looking forward to this opportunity to expand my knowledge on a different side of nursing encompassing community health, health promotion and abundant teaching and education. My only expectation of this experience is for it to be a true epiphany. I think we will all come back with a new, beautiful, fresh perspective. I think we will all have a new appreciation for health, and further understand the importance of simple human connection in health care
Nursing has positively impacted and advanced my relational practice, helping me see from a phenomenological perspective. I am a quite outgoing and positive person, it is easy for me to spark conversation with someone, but also to sit and listen when they are in need. I have a very empathetic and compassionate heart, I am emotional and have a strong desire to help everyone I would. I think I need to challenge myself to dig deeper to understand the pathophysiology behind disease processes. I need to reflect more before giving a medication, or doing a skill and ask myself why I am doing it. I want to work on being more comfortable in my clinical skills. I have recognized that I will spend the rest of my life improving and learning things as a nurse, and there are always areas for growth. I hope to continue to grow and flourish all throughout my nursing