¶ … difficult because I was being introduced to everything. I had no idea that being a nurse meant integrating information for so many diverse fields. When I finished the week I had learned and grown so much as an individual and as a nursing student. I learned that I needed to be acquainted with various subjects in order to pull information and reference things that could help me perform my duties as a nurse. I also learned of the many new topics of interest in current healthcare and how a field like genetics could play a role in medicine and treatments. The focus of nursing is quality improvement and the first week helped me understand how to pursue quality care. The second course week I learned how to build processes that promote quality improvement as well as safety in healthcare delivery. I had to learn how to be a leader and promote safe patient care. The focus of the week was on making ethical and critical decisions and promoting effective working relationships that I feel will prepare me for a career in nursing. Nurses are leaders in their own right. The job of a nurse requires excellent critical thinking skills and adhering to a strict ethical standard (Glazer, & Fitzpatrick, 2013). This week helped me understand this and continue to fan my interest in pursuing a golden standard of care for my future patients.

The third course week represented another hurdle....

Communication is an important aspect to nursing. Without proper communication, quality in delivery of healthcare greatly diminishes. The effective use of modern communication modalities taught me that I can use several ways to communicate efficiently with others. Technological innovations have allotted nurses in the present day to communicate online through email, even a chat interface. Patients can also gain access to their medical records in some hospitals and clinics and send messages to healthcare providers. Being aware of these options helps me understand what tools I have at my disposal when it comes to communication and nursing.
The fourth week involved assessing the design, implementations, and results of approaches formulated to meet the demands and healthcare needs of patients. This meant the translation and integration of scholarship into practice. So whatever I learned that week and the weeks prior, now it was my chance to figure out how to apply that in the real world. Practical application of theory involves taking what is learned and then configuring it in a way that provides developmental insight into how to do things. My biggest takeaway was learning how to implement theory into practice.

The fifth week, I learned to develop a plan for lifelong professional as well as personal growth that also combines my professional values regarding service, global…