Personal Statement Nursing is not just a career choice for me. I am a family man with a big heart for helping others. My Myers-Briggs personality type is an ISFJ which means I am a person who is very supportive‚ reliable‚ and hard-working. I thrive on being able to help others who are in need during any situation regardless of whether it is required of me. Eric Thomas‚ a motivational speaker‚ said‚ “You will never be successful until I don’t have to give you a dime to do what you do.” I did not
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Nursing is a profession I have always looked upon with utmost respect and believe that nursing is more than a profession; it is a life-long learning process. My ambition to be a nurse established at an early age and developed further when working in the healthcare industry caring for patients with mental health difficulties‚ vulnerable young adults‚ elderly and many with different conditions. My understanding of nursing is that it is a very diverse area. I believe the role of a nurse is to help
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The Future of Nursing: Dynamically Impacting a Community The importance of maintaining ones health is a common perspective when viewing our aging population. It is said that a person has achieved “good health” when they are generally free from illness‚ injury‚ or pain. Yet‚ when we lack in meeting the criteria for “good health‚” doctors‚ nurses‚ and other medical professionals are at the first line of defense for the rescue. It is also important that when face with discrepancy‚ we have good
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Essay # 2: The Moral of the Story It takes a second to change everything It was a summer night‚ August 17 to be exact‚ at 10:30 PM. I still remember how quiet it was sitting on the kitchen table with my hands close together. All you heard was the tick-tock of the clock. It was the night that I found out that a secret was released. As I sat down in my wooden chair‚ with my hands crossed‚ me eyes wide open‚ and my feet touching the floor; I heard my aunt Elizabeth speak of what had happen
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Personal Identity Paper College of Saint Elizabeth Personal Identity Paper On a normal day on the Labor & Delivery floor it can be slow--until it’s not. I work on a unit that averages 5-10 deliveries in 24 hours. I have worked shifts with only one delivery and others where the nurses are running around the entire day with no breaks. I’ve even worked shifts where there were eight cesarean sections in 12 hours. I’ve had shifts where we have started the day with one room full and only
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job just sucked more. I could not find any interest in taking care of elderly people. All I desired was a paycheck. I found myself so naïve in my work as a CNA. I lacked seeing what benefits’ it had to offer. There are many negative things in the nursing industry. You must have a dark side and a twisted personality to be able to enjoy and comprehend it. Have you ever seen a dead body? Have you ever touched one? I have‚ that is my favorite part of the industry and introduced me into a career not just
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My desire to pursue adult nursing as a career began when my Mum started to work within a prison‚ giving me a greater insight surrounding the diversity of nursing. Health care within prisons is a very topical issue and one that I became deeply interested in during my academic career. As of now this experience has shaped my future ambition of working within a safeguarding environment more specifically prison nursing. Educating myself on the variety of opportunities and roles that nurses are responsible
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According to the ANA‚ it states nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations. (“What is nursing‚" 2017) Many people may not realize nursing is more than what the definition defines it to be. When the words nursing and philosophy come together it is outlined as the knowledge
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Personal Leadership story The success of any organization is dependent on effective leaders who know how to lead people equipped with the right tools and resources. Luneburg & Ornstein‚ (2010) described leadership as a process whereby one individual influences other group members towards the attainment of defined or organizational goals. Therefore leaders should ensure that their roles and responsibilities are geared towards attaining the defined goals with the assistance of their followers. You
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major themes that personal stories reveal about schizophrenia that the disease not only impacts the individual but also peers and family members because those who are suffering from the mental illness need the support and care from their significant others because they are dependent on the strength of the caregivers to help them get through this troubling time in their life. You see this theme carry through all three stories. Another theme that is shown within the three stories is that they all
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