Summary: A Career As A Medical Assistant
Being in the medical field for the past ten years, I have seen the growth and changes in the medical field. When I began my nursing career as a medical assistant, I noticed many other nurses continuing their education to be able to have greater hands on approach in nursing. This opened my eyes to the endless possibilities that a nurse can do, whether it’s with direct patient care or being a resource to patients and other nurses around. After completing my RN in May of 2015, I decided that I really enjoyed being a mentor and teacher to other nurses. That is why I am continuing on with my education in hopes to one day receive my Master’s degree in Nursing and be able to utilize the knowledge and skills that I build, to educate patients. I still
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As a medical assistant, I did something as minor as checking someone’s weight to administering immunizations under the supervision of the LVN or the physician. I did anything that was within my scope of practice but felt that I was limited and wanted to do more with my career. I then went back to school and received my LVN in 2012 with the encouragement of my job. There, I transitioned to a department that is considered a high-risk perinatal unit. In this job, I had more responsibility and direct patient care, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Working in a high-risk unit, I developed my critical thinking skills even more and learned how to help with managing care of those with different pregnancy related conditions. I realized that I wanted to see what else I could do and stated researching other nursing …show more content…
I was lucky enough to get in and begin in 2014 where I established and gained more skills and utilized the nursing process to give one on one care to patients. I had amazing clinical experiences at great teaching hospitals where the preceptors and mentors were a great resource in my learning process. As with many new graduate nurses, I applied to numerous positions taking whatever position that was offered. In April of this year, I was offered a position at a well known hospital and clinic. I was sad to leave the current clinic I work for, but I know that as RN this was a great opportunity to develop new skills. I look forward to providing care and assessment to patients and being a mentor to those incoming
As a medical assistant, I did something as minor as checking someone’s weight to administering immunizations under the supervision of the LVN or the physician. I did anything that was within my scope of practice but felt that I was limited and wanted to do more with my career. I then went back to school and received my LVN in 2012 with the encouragement of my job. There, I transitioned to a department that is considered a high-risk perinatal unit. In this job, I had more responsibility and direct patient care, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Working in a high-risk unit, I developed my critical thinking skills even more and learned how to help with managing care of those with different pregnancy related conditions. I realized that I wanted to see what else I could do and stated researching other nursing …show more content…
I was lucky enough to get in and begin in 2014 where I established and gained more skills and utilized the nursing process to give one on one care to patients. I had amazing clinical experiences at great teaching hospitals where the preceptors and mentors were a great resource in my learning process. As with many new graduate nurses, I applied to numerous positions taking whatever position that was offered. In April of this year, I was offered a position at a well known hospital and clinic. I was sad to leave the current clinic I work for, but I know that as RN this was a great opportunity to develop new skills. I look forward to providing care and assessment to patients and being a mentor to those incoming