that” we are the outcome of the occurrences in our life” and those words basically narrate my entire life. Growing up, I was raised to work hard and to always stay in school and that has become one of my greatest motivations in life. In August of 2002, I began to have a change in life; this was the year I developed a passion for medicine. The passion developed in high school after accidently being placed into the nursing program. Prior to the nursing program I had an interest in ultrasound. However
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A Chance to Understand: A Career as a Nursing Assistant Have you ever asked the question who takes care of my grandparents or parents while they’re in a nursing home or hospital? Do you have an interest in making someone’s life easier by helping them with simple life tasks? If you have ever been interested in helping someone, then becoming a nursing assistant is the right job for you. The definition of a nursing assistant is “A person who has completed a brief health care training program and who
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A. Functional Differences A Board of Nursing serves many functions. The Virginia Board of Nursing is in charge of developing and establishing the guidelines for the education programs that include but not limited to Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nurse Assistants. The Virginia Board of Nursing is responsible for providing the licensing for health practitioners to practice the different levels of care in the state. The Board serves to look after the public’s wellbeing
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PROJECT My personal nursing mission statement is changing and developing as my career advances, however, one core piece will remain constant. I will strive to provide the best, safest, most ethical and compassionate nursing care that I can for all patients and family members with whom I come in contact. I began my post-high school academic career as an accounting major. I enjoyed the challenge of manipulating a report until I had balanced. I thought I had found my calling. As my first semester
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Personal Definition of Nursing April Vialpando Ms. Penne McPherson in partial fulfillment of NR444 Professional Role Development Regis University January 22, 2013 Personal Definition of Nursing The definition of nursing has many different meanings depending on whom you ask. To some a nurse is simply the person who brings you your medication and takes your vital signs. To others, including myself, it is someone who keeps you safe and watches over you while you are in a healthcare setting
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Professional Statement My awakening to the wonder of becoming an occupational therapist began when I started working as a Rehabilitation Technician at Morehead Memorial Hospital, Morehead Nursing Center, and Morehead Outpatient Rehabilitation Services in Eden, North Carolina since April 2011. I assist occupational therapy practitioners with evaluations and treatment sessions to improve the clients’ dysfunctions in their chosen occupations from pediatrics to the elderly. I enjoy the diverse nature
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see in my future. Proceeding graduation, I have set a few goals for myself to achieve. These goals may be ones that are common to the majority of individuals; or maybe, they are ones that only a remote few share. I guess it all just depends on what you want to get out of life whether it be a having your own family, a well-paying job, or to travel the world. But for me, I want to go to college, earn a degree, and get a job at a hospital. Once I have my high school diploma, I plan to further my education
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physician’s office, home healthcare services, and nursing facilities which gives the option to the nurse to work in whatever environment she feels comfortable in. Whether it may be in a large well known hospital who is always busy or a slow quiet nursing home where there is not much commotion going on. 3. A minimum of an Associate’s degree is required to become a registered nurse. The preferred degree which is the most common is the Bachelors of Science nursing, BSN, RN. The highest degree a nurse can
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reasons that, with the career goal of becoming a nurse executive, the value of an MBA degree outweighs the struggles that I may encounter while in the graduate program. In addition to acquiring a Master’s degree in nursing, to be a successful nurse executive one must also have some knowledge of how a business runs. The American Association of Nurse Executives (AAONE) lists standard competencies for the nurse executive. These competencies are outlined in a 2008 article in Nursing Economics and include
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Comparison of my life and OKWU values Carol L. Scott RN, BSN Oklahoma Wesleyan University Comparison of my life and OKWU values Being a nurse for the past 20 years has been a very interesting and very difficult thing for many different reasons throughout the years. A year ago I decided to make a commitment to obtain my graduate degree in nursing. At the time of my decision I had no idea how I would accomplish this working a fulltime job, being out of school for nearly
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