I am very willing to achieve this big responsibility. I am eager to be there for the patients through illness, injury pain, loss, grieving, birth, growth, aging and health. I truly believe that I am suited to become a nurse. I am open and honest to communication, and these are also important traits that a nurse needs. Nurses are the main communication link between the patient and the doctor.
With my extensive surgical and pediatric nursing background, I would like to continue to develop my expertise as a nurse practitioner by working in a preoperative surgical area performing the necessary preoperative screenings, testing and physical assessments for same day surgical candidates. I am also interested in working in the community helping underserved populations in various settings of health care. I believe that UVa’s nurse practitioner program will best equip me with the theoretical knowledge and expansive clinical experience necessary to meet the health care challenges facing the 21st century. As a master's-prepared Family Nurse Practitioner, I will be able to help meet the growing demand for primary care and preventive care in settings where the service of health care professionals is desperately needed. Professionally I am interested in providing primary care to families and persons of all ages, particularly those in rural areas, working in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers to provide health maintenance, disease prevention ,counseling and patient education.
To treat them with honesty, dignity, and respect is my core focus. My vision for myself as a nurse is that I will create a map in my mind and set high standardized goals which will lead me toward the advancement of my career. I will continue to educate myself with the latest technology and research which will help me in my professional career. I want to succeed in my leadership role which will make a difference in nursing as I can give rise to other successful nurses. I will use all my strength and skills to complete all the challenges I face to provide the best outcome for my patient and the organization.
Transformational leadership is a leadership style where leaders create an inspiring vision of the future, motivate their followers to achieve it, manage implementation successfully, and develop the members of their teams to be even more effective in the future. Therefore, as a new DNP transformational leader with an instinctive ability to analyze and problem solve, I propose to address the curricula and practice competencies related to nursing skill standards. These standards create concepts that supports defining leadership roles and eliminating health disparities. Sherman (2012) states that transformational nurse leaders are able to identify the changes their environment needs, guide the change by inspiring followers, and create a sense of commitment to change. Transformational leadership hinges on a high level of engagement between leaders and followers.
Admissions Essay: Why I Should Be Chosen for the ADN Transition Program Why I Should Be Chosen for the ADN Transition Program In your essay, please discuss the top three personal strengths that you have that you believe will help you to be successful in the ADN transition program. The medical profession has always fascinated me. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a nurse. Fortunately, I was able to fulfill my goal of becoming an LVN. To me, nursing is not just a job; it is a life changing adventure, filled with new challenges every day.
The bedside nurse is a respected member of the interdisciplinary team. Together with the care team, the ability of building a comprehensive care plan is undeniable. The nurse functions as a liaison between families and physicians, as a teacher for families who are required to care for their child at home, and as a social worker, the nurse, by always being present at the bedside, develops and gains the trust of the patients and their families that may otherwise be lacking with other medical professionals. Therefore bridging the gap overall to allow for effective communication and planning. As part of a nursing leadership team, we have been required to elevate our roles to accommodate the needs of the patients and help with admission and discharge planning.
As nurses, we have an important role as patient advocate. There is no doubt that patients need nurses’ care and support, therefore, they expect the nurses to meet their demands and protect their best interests. As one of the patient’s most trustworthy healthcare providers, nurses are expected to advocate for all patients regardless of their condition. Hence, nurses should advocate patient’s rights through the way of maintaining a safe environment, which includes the protection of confidential information. According to Taylor, Lillis, LeMone, and Lynn’s book Fundamentals of Nursing, “Nurses should respect patients’ will and be loyal to them at any time as well as carefully evaluate the competing claims of the patient’s autonomy” (Taylor p.103).
2. Nurses must complete their education and training to make sure they are continually advancing in their work through an education system that approves that consistently advances their educational program to meet the ongoing educational needs. 3. Nurses must be full allies with clinicians, and all ancillary staff in the current plan to reshape the structure of healthcare. 4.
I will take gravely the importance of the nursing profession, as an oversight on behalf of a nurse can have severe consequences to the patient. I take this very seriously, and I would hold myself as a practicing nurse to high esteem for doing such an important and meaningful job, and doing it well. My next goal after completion of the entire program, once I attain my BSN, is to secure a job in the field of my choice. In speaking with a recent graduate of UC’s Accelerated Pathway program, a friend, she articulated that while she was sure she wanted a career in pediatrics, through some of her hands-on experience in the program she learned that she in fact did not want to work with kids; now she loves her job at University Hospital on the transplant service. I am aware that what I know about nursing will develop, deepen, and broaden, and I look forward to finding out where my passion lies in the field of nursing.
This essay will focus on two areas which I believe are key to what ‘makes a good nurse’. By referring back to experiences in my student placement, I will demonstrate how effective communication and good values based practice are imperative to ‘making a good nurse’, looking at their relevance in nursing today and the findings to support them. Communication is a fairly broad term which covers many areas and is described as: ‘A process that involves a meaningful exchange between at least two people to convey facts, needs, opinions, thoughts, feelings or other information through both verbal and non-verbal means, including face-to-face exchanges and the written word’. (Department of Health: Essence of care benchmarks 2010 pg 7) Poor communication from nurses and healthcare professionals is an issue raised regularly in government reports putting them under massive scrutiny. According to a review by the Parliamentary and Health Care Ombudsman (2011) patients can be left displeased due to poor communication even after successful clinical treatments.