Goals Personal and Professional

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Goals: Professional and Personal
Stacie Garland, RN
HCS301
November 4, 2013
Nancy Tahara, RN

Abstract
Reflection, optimism, determination-meeting my Personal and Professional goals, both short and long term. My mind is set to steady, forward gear to meeting goals, and while completing this, sharing the goals, ideas, and aspirations with fellow classmates, facilitators, and coworkers. This permits growth and learning in challenging settings and goal completion. This road is familiar, yet very strange and unique. Each goal permits for new patterns, a new turn, and new end point. Although I am at the starting line, I can see the light at the end.

Goals: Professional and Personal
Nursing attracted me from a very young age for so many reasons. The first was the ability to care for others. I could use my kind, caring heart, and give back to those ill, disabled, or near death. The second was saving lives. To be in the moment when someone’s heart has stopped and to see the benefits of the CPR performed to regain a heartbeat, a pulse, a life; who would not want to be part of this; thus began early goal planning, both personal and professional. I have read many books on goal planning, and one quote sticks out in my mind: “Values lay the groundwork for your goals; goals lead to the fulfillment of your mission; your mission leads to the realization of your life’s work-your legacy” (Blair, page viii, 2000). At age of 14, I began in a local nursing home as a certified nursing assistant, thus began my organization and focus on a career. As I continued through high school, I worked at this job part time, learning more information on how to care for someone and my passion for nursing growing.
Early Personal and Professional Goals
The passion while caring for the elderly allowed development of short-term and long-term goals, completion of goals, and new

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