So the question became do I keep my passion, and will it always pay the bills? Alternatively, do I change career paths and pursue a new career that I know will pay the bills and will always provide for my family? My Journey I knew that I would be a good nurse. I was loving, kind, thoughtful, a good communicator, liked helping people, I was caring, and I also liked math and science. 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).
I can identify with more than one nursing theory influencing my practice but the one I most readily relate with is Julia Brenner’s Theory of Novice to Expert. I believe the reasons started when I was a brand new nurse at a small rural critical access hospital. They sent me to a class for “novice” nurses. It was a class that purpose was to further educate and provide an environment where we could voice our experiences. The hospital had a hard time retaining employees and one motive for the class was helping new nurses feel more comfortable and helping us have meaningful, fulfilling employment.
Next, another important member of my family is my mother, who is very busy day and night in her office as a draftswoman. However, she stills finds time to talk to us, and get to know our personal issues. Born in such loving and fun family made me who I am today
There was a complete transformation in her debilitating diagnosis to one of goal setting for discharge. She was feeding herself and began walking on the hall with assistance. Diligence and compassion for this patient was needed at all times and her family wrote a letter of appreciation for all of us that provided care and a personal letter to me that was given to my supervisor for employee of the month. There were days when the wound had a foul odor and at times she was resistant to care but a kind word from the heart with a gentle touch was received. I was promoted after this experience and recommended for unit manager which I turned down to maintain my bedside hands on
I have always wanted to be in the nursing field because of the stability and I have a care nature for every just about every living thing. Years ago I have taken the steps in accomplishing in becoming a certified CNA and Phlebotomist where I have always been inspired by my mom who is a retired nurse now and also was a dialysis patient but my mom still had the drive to continue to work as a RN because this is what she loved to do. My mom was eventually through the years of her working as a nurse, she was blessed with a kidney from finally putting her name on the donor’s list in order to complete her compassion as a RN. My mom is doing very well, from time to time my mom does registry. I am currently working as a certified Dialysis tech at Davita Dialysis working in an outpatient setting where I enjoy my work I do
I had the opportunity to interview a registered nurse who I have trained in the past when she was new to our department, but now I admire and view as a mentor. My interview was with a forty-two year veteran diploma graduate registered nurse who is but one year from retirement. She has worked at several different hospitals and in several different departments through out her career. I enjoyed hearing her experiences and related to a lot of the past and could understand what nursing has been, how it has moved forward, and what the future might hold for nurses. A time ago nursing was viewed as a “woman’s job”.
4/6/14 Yvette M. She had her name/phone number on the board. She let us know of a few patients who kept her in the rooms for a little longer than usual because they wanted to talk. I let her know that it was okay, as long as she finished 2 rounds of PXA work. She said the staff was great and had no issues with any ’s. I asked her the policy question- what is a foley?- of which she answered correctly.
I interviewed Sonia Clare a nurse assistant, she gave me information on the facility, and her job responsibilities. Sonia informed that the nursing home operates 24/7, 365 years. The 280-bed long-term care facility is designed and dedicated to serving the elderly in Polk County. The home is spit up by halls, from A to D.
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.
Fatima Fabia English 105 February 25,2014 Essay #1: Narrative Essay Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant From a very young age I have always had a caring nature about my family, about myself, about my friends and those that needed help in general. As a little girl I decided very early on that I would want to help people, how would I help people I did not know but I knew some way or somehow I would make a difference in the people I cared for. It wasn’t till I arrived in the United States in October of 2008 is when I see how I achieve this dream of caring for others through the various position within the healthcare industry specifically as a Certified Nursing Assistant. What appealed to me, as a Certified Nursing Assistant was that I was caring for a truly “in need” groups of people. I realized these people having contributed to advancing society and raising their own families and doing their part were now in need of someone helping them.