Becoming A Certified Nurse

For over fifteen years I have enjoyed being an LPN. Working in nursing homes taught me to how to patience and how to use my knowledge to help my patients to the best of my ability. My time as an alcohol and drug rehabilitation nurse helped me to appreciate the courage it takes to admit to a problem, ask for help and the strength it takes to work to get better. Working in a hospital taught me to how to work in a fast paced setting while keeping my sanity intact.

Who would you want answering your call in the middle of a frightening hospital night: A caring CNA--or a grumpy, pompous doctor? For many, a certified nursing assistant is very critical to their hospital-stay care and often seem to make the difference between life and death. Certified nursing assistant are all over the world. Being a nursing assistant is not a easy task.

In the future, I would like to become a medical assistant. This career seems to be a perfect match for me because I have been an EMT for 16 years. I have always had a passion for helping people in their time of need, ever since I was a little kid. I would be the person out on the playground trying to help others, when they got hurt. I would be the kid when the fire department came to the school, for a public relations event, that would be right in the middle of them asking questions.

When you became a CNA according to this article. “Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).” They tell you what the job is going to be like and what are the requirement’s but what people tend to forget is the rewards you get and it isn’t like a award they hand out to you. This reward is a sense of feeling like you may an impact on someone’s life. The family is the key to feeling this reward/achievement.

Helping and doing things for people is something I have always enjoyed, and I believe nursing combines these perfectly. I have always liked working with kids and for that reason, I want to be a Neonatal Nurse. A lot of people think that a Neonatal Nurse just has the responsibility of receiving the newborn and feeding it. Even though at times this might be true a Neonatal Nurse has other roles. A Nurse has to track the heartbeat of the babies, check breathing and make sure their respiratory system works.

The first day I stepped onto the floor, I felt overwhelmed and I questioned myself if I was meant for this line of work. I was assigned 14 patients. Soon after interacting with all my patients, my perspective and doubts changed. After leaving for college; I started my college days as a full time pre-nursing student. I continued to work as a CNA and

I believe a job as a certified nurse assistant will give me a better insight while working beside nurses and observe what set of skills nurses use. My strengths that best suit my personality and this program are determination, effort, caring, critical thinker, discipline, and enthusiastic. These qualities would reflect on a nurse and would make caring for the patient easier. I believe that I belong in the nursing field, because ever since I was a child, I always wanted to make a positive influence in people's lives.

Growing up always having the dream of working in the hospital or doctors office setting set the mark of the education I needed to receive; throughout high school into college.​ Starting my freshman year in high school I was required to choose a major to study. Considering my dreams I decided to study Health Occupations. With this as my major I was given the opportunity to receive a Certified Nursing Assistant License. Which happens to be the title I obtain at this moment.

I have a heart for service and a strong desire to make a difference in people’s lives. Becoming a nurse I will be able to fulfill my passion of making a positive impact on individual lives on a daily basis. I will be able to fulfill my nurturing and caring desires of helping others. I’m very passionate and fascinated with the medical field in all aspects. I strive for excellence, integrity and love interacting with all diversity of people.

When I first decided that I wanted to be a nurse, I honestly had no idea what the career entailed. I understood the principles upon which most people perceive nursing is structured; however, I never knew what truly differentiated nursing from medicine or any other healthcare speciality. As I continued learning what nursing consists of, I began to appreciate its importance in healing. Regardless of how overlooked our role in society may be, I know that when people seek care, they are seeking nursing care. If people solely needed to see a doctor, then everything would be outpatient.

Today, I am glad I choose nursing because I have overcome my social fears, learn to be a team player, learn how to prioritize and most importantly learned to manage stress. Lastly, I grew as a nurse with each semester because I learned how to respect and treat each patient as a unique individual. I have also learned to put my patient safety as my priority and provide presence because I realized through my clinical experience that, sometimes that all the patients need. Below is the breakdown of how I have developed each semester in nursing school. FALL 2013 • Foundations of Nursing: NUR 2310

As a child, I dreamed of acquiring a career in Nursing. I was always fascinated by the amount of respect that nurses received during my doctor visits throughout my childhood. There are many reasons why I chose to major in Nursing such as the ability to take care of someone, the money and benefits that the career offered, as well as job stability and flexibility. On of my main reasons for pursing Nursing is the ability to care for someone other than myself.

My desire to work in the field of nursing has stemmed from my childhood. When I was a toddler I got into in a serious car accident that left me hospitalized for around 6 months. Of course, a lot of nurses became involved with my treatment and growing up my grandmother would tell me of how well they took care of me. The nurses were very attentive of changing the bandages on my wounds which were very severe. I have always exhibited the desire to help people who are injured and ill.

From a young age, I started tending to the needs of my chronically ill grandmother who used to be frequently hospitalized. The hospital she was admitted to mostly was UMHS. Visiting her frequently at the hospital and seeing the hard work of care and compassion from the nurses and my history of providing care to my grandmother at home, made me realize how truly passionate I've grown into becoming a nurse. I never imagined the amount of influence in caring for my grandmother would have in shaping this career decision.

So I then began working at a daycare and using my ability to relate to kids, in my volunteer work. After discovering my true priorities, my passion for being a Nurse Practitioner in pediatrics grew beyond