I watched the nurse’s and talked with them about what they did and how they did it (and how much money they made). That was when I decided what I wanted to do. I wanted to be an ER Nurse. Prior to becoming a nurse, I had the opportunity to become a Certified Respiratory Therapist. I felt that would benefit me as I went to nursing school.
University of Phoenix Material Personal Philosophy of Nursing Worksheet I believe that the core of nursing is delivering quality care specific to the needs of patients, families and the surrounding community. This is achieved through education, teaching and listening. I believe that the focus of nursing is centered around caring for the sick and vulnerable. My vision for myself as a nurse is that I will make every decision one that provides an optimal outcome for my patients and their families. I will continue to keep myself educated with the latest updates in nursing to ensure the care I am giving my patients is based on the latest research.
Once I started researching a career in nursing I realized that there were a lot more types of nurses then I had originally imagined. I have not decided on which field of nursing I would like to specialize in yet but I just imagine myself as a general nurse, working in a hospital setting. A Registered Nurse (RN) is not a doctor assistant; a RN gets to treat wounds, give IV’s and basically get to treat their own patients. Right now my main priority is to stay focused on taking all necessary steps to pursuing Nursing as a career.Gwendolyn Mink describes most Registered Nurses as working directly with the patients and their families. They are the families’ contact with the medical world, in the hospital and at the patients’ home.
The preceptor has a job to ensure the new nurse is competent with skills to provided adequate, safe nursing care to patients. The preceptor has to wear many hats with the new nurse such as role model, educator, friend, confidant, and socializer. The preceptor must observe the new nurse and evaluate the skills of the nurse. Ideally the preceptor will explain a process or skill, demonstrate it, and then watch as the new nurse demonstrates as it is performed independently. Precepting involves a commitment on both the preceptor and the new nurse.
When I started my placement at the surgery I was assigned a mentor for the day, she showed me how to operate the booking system. I was very hesitant at first because her facial expression portrayed her to be very closed off and strict, however this changed when I started interacting with her. She showed me how the operate the booking system. The system showed the times that the doctors were available and when they were on home visits. I made sure that I listened as she spoke and made notes as she was talking.
The following reflection is referring to an episode, which happened during my first week of my practice placement on a medical ward. To reflect upon this event, I am going to use DRISCOLL’S model of reflection, which will support me in reviewing my experience, analyse and evaluate, in order to help make future changes to my practise (Bulman and Schutz, 2008). The reason why I returned to this incident is because not only it was my first patient to refuse an observation, but also his aggression towards me led to a very challenging act of communication, which had a great impact on my professional skills. A reconstruction of this situation, developed my knowledge and added the meaning to my experience (Rodgers, 2002). That day my mentor and
My personal belief is that what you give to your patients will come back to you. It has guided me to do my best in my everyday job and duties as a nurse. As a nurse caring for, not only sick patients, but also fellow people, coworkers, new graduates, and agency nurses who have never worked in the units before. I help them to familiarize their environment by
Finally, determine if the procedure would pass the "reasonable and prudent" standard of nursing, meaning would a nurse with the same education and training perform the task. You must have a valid order from the physician, documented competency for the procedure, and be willing to accept the consequences for your actions (Anderson, 2014). When introducing the new procedure to the physicians and fellow nurses, a few steps should be taken. First, make sure administration and nursing supervisors are on board with allowing this kind of change to be implemented so that a new policy can be written stating this procedure is within the scope of practice in order to protect the nurses who will be performing it. Mandatory skills classes or in-services regarding the new procedure would have to be implemented for all physicians and nurses that would be directly involved with it.
Completing this assignment gave some insight into the real world of nursing not just what you see on TV. , or read in a book or magazine. This interviewee showed that even later in life you can reach your goal of becoming a nurse, regardless of your age, or your family status. Doing this assignment makes one think into the future and gives good reference on how you should carry yourself and act in the nursing world, especially once you receive a title of RN. Taking care of patients takes a special type of person, and Cassandra Hetzel is the model RN.
I need to speak up when I know an answer to a question. I need to ask questions if I don’t know the answers and not worry about what people might think of my question. I need to be put on the spot to get up in front of a room full of people to speak, demonstrate, and answer questions they may have in reference to what I have just discussed or demonstrated. I feel like I am as prepared as I know how to be for school. I have been out of school for many years, but I feel that now is my time to achieve my goals and return back to school and become a registered nurse.