The Journal of Nursing Education states, “researchers found the concepts of caring and nurturance were identified as high motivators for choosing nursing” (Williams, Wertenberger, Hames, Gushuliak, 1997). At that time, I was working back office at a Urology office and was going to school. I decided one day that to be able to provide for my daughter if something were to happen between my husband and I that I could always support us. Therefore, my journey began. A Journey Amongst Friends I was fortunate enough to go to nursing school with my best friend Harley.
Going back school to be a teacher was not my first decision. My first decision was to be a nurse’s assistant or something within the health care field. Somewhere along the way I changed my decision and decided to be a teacher. My reason for the change of heart was that several of my relatives said that I should go to school to be a teacher because I was good with children and children seemed to look up to me as a role model. So I enrolled into Lenoir Community College and decided to major Early Childhood Education.
I wanted to obtain my degree to be somebody that my kids could look up to. I wanted to lead by example, we often don’t realize that showing our kids its possible and telling them makes a big difference. I want them to see that as a mom I was capable of doing it and balancing work, school and caring for them and obtaining a degree is possible. Wanting a career and not a job was always possible but the difference in the two was that I needed a college education. Obtain my degree would allow me to achieve my goals in life.
If not for my mom who knew someone from Hemet Valley Medical Center, I would still be looking for a job right now. Hemet Valley Medical Center (HVMC) also has an orientation program for the new grad nurses, and I participated on batch 2012. The HVMC new grad program offers guidance and support very similar to what UTMC offers. The questions is, can the new grad students digest what the program can
Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Personal Success Christopher Chow University of Phoenix Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Personal Success Introduction Having been out of school for a while and started working as an RN, I am living a pretty comfortable lifestyle. I would say that I have been dwelling on the idea of continuing my academic career as a graduate student for quite sometime. Is returning back to school to earn my Master of Science in Nursing the correct path? This paper will discuss the reasons for pursuing graduate study. It will also talk about my short and long-term goals that I plan to accomplish and the challenges of graduate studies and how effective communication is necessary for overall success.
It is important to keep a balance of the important things in one’s life otherwise, weaknesses can be developed that shadows over a person’s natural strength to prioritize. A balance of the important things in one’s life is what allows personal success to be achieved. Successfulness is the ability to seize new opportunities and explore new paths in life. Balance is the key to success because when there is balance in one’s life there is a cut back of stress, which makes room for the ability to thrive; and a person’s ability to thrive is what carries them to their personal success. To be successful is to understand what is important to you, to recognize your weaknesses without hiding behind them, to strive for balance as well as open new doors in life.
There are many contradictions about whether or not college students are able to obtain a job in their chosen field. Lacey Johnson in her article, “Many with New College Degree Find the Job Market Humbling,” believes that employment for graduates is discouraging. While Catherine Rampell in her essay, “Job Outlook for College Graduates Is Slowly Improving,” believes that graduates have a promising future finding good jobs. There are many factors that effect a college graduate’s ability to obtain a job in their field of study; other factors affect the success a graduate has after graduating depending on their degree. To begin with, it depends on the degree you obtained and the degree required to obtain a well-paying jobs in the chosen field.
In recognition of leadership skills D.M was offered the job of nurse manager by the hospitals CNO but took the job on the condition that she went to nursing school. In her own words she stated “how can I be a nurse manager without being I need to know what it is like at the bedside for my nurses, I need to have their respect “ D.M did get her nursing degree in 1990 and has served as nurse
After working here for about a year one day one of my female coworkers came up to me and said, “You’re going to be a really awesome nurse.” I hadn’t thought much about going into nursing because I always thought of it as a feminine career path. I’ve looked into it extensively and there are so many options in the nursing field that it would literally take all day to explain them all. Here I am in school now. I finally know what I want to do with my life and I am motivated to reach my final goal. I’m going to be a nurse.
Therefore, for the next five years I’m going to be higher my education in my nursing career and prepare for a long overdue vacation after I complete my BSN and MSN Nurse Practitioner programs. I currently have an associate of science degree in nursing. This is an entry level tertiary nursing degree from a community college. (Wikipedia, 2010) I been practicing nursing for the past thirteen in a half years with this degree and I don’t regret getting the ADN degree because it got me prepared to work with patients at the bedside and with the degree we developed strong assessment skills because during the program we had more hands on clinical experience then anything. However, I want to higher my educational level in nursing.