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Nursing
Personal Statement I diligently carried supplies for the doctors as they completed their rounds, and I would observe them as they performed surgical procedures.
Choosing Nursing
My life has centered upon answering a central question. This question has been a in my mind since I was 10 years old. At that age, my first image of medicine was largely influenced by the doctors and nurses who were always helping my grandfather battle a rare form of brain cancer. His illness was a life changing experience for me, as, at that age, I watched his condition gradually deteriorate over a period of three months, and I detested I could do nothing to help. This thought, however painful then, has motivated my entire life, and has led to my choosing of nursing as a profession,
Though some did not approve of this particular career path, I never gave up my dreams. For this reason, I began studying and volunteering so as to combine education in theory with education in practice. Giving back to my community has always been something I have held as a priority. For this reason, it seemed only logical to begin volunteering. Furthermore, I had had experience with this activity due to the fact that I volunteered as a teenager, a time during which I worked with
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At the age of fifteen, I thus decided to dedicate my time volunteering at various orphanages in Nigeria. I also serve as a mentor and elder sister to young children, especially girls at the orphanage. Some of the things I address are various issues such as improving self-esteem, coping with personal struggles, academics, and peer pressure.
I have continued this work across the Atlantic as well.
My most recent project is my work with the Canadian Red Cross. Here, I volunteer with the street relief program a department of the Canadian Red Cross where I work with homeless people and poverty affected communities. I have learned a whole lot from this experience especially with regards to addressing my own biases which has improved my listening skills and which is an attribute that a physician must possess.
Volunteering has, as seen from above, insofar been the perfect forum to help me grow as a nurse. This field, however rigorous a path, has only served to support my preparation for medical school. Nursing is fascinating to me because of the anatomy and physiology involved and the underlying principle of serving people who are in need. I have been fortunate enough to have the…
Nursing Profession: Nursing Education Quality initiatives, magnet status, and patient safety require that nurses practice on the basis of professionalism at all times. Owing to the rapid changes in practice and knowledge facing the profession, the specialty of school nursing has embarked on efforts to articulate its value in the educational arena. The specialty and the profession are maturing, and nurses are beginning to make their scopes of practice, and roles
I want my patients safe, and I want them to maintain as much of their health as possible while on the road to recovery and/or acceptance of their conditions (in the event that they have an illness that is terminal or a progressive disorder or injury for which there is no cure). In order to do my job effectively, I will need to learn all I can; continuing education in
With step four, five and six of this eleven-step process, I continued my search and exploration to gather relevant information, began to eliminate choices that required too much education, were not practical for my current situation, or did not spark some form of personal interest and desire. By the sixth stage, evaluating the evidence, I had narrowed down my choice to a few alternatives and began to rate them
107) could also apply here. The confidentiality clause in such a case then only applies insofar as it is estimated that there is no need to disclose confidential information to others. In the case of Mrs. Z, her family deserves to know about her situation, because it affects their lives pertinently. Because of the increasing cultural diversity throughout the world, cultural values also play an important part in making ethical
Learning in adults is most effectual when the environment is both participative and interactive. Another important characteristic is that learners obtain instantaneous feedback. Teaching methods that necessitate a learner to think though data or information and come to a conclusion or forecast an outcome are more valuable than is reading or lecture. "The minute-to-minute care and monitoring of critically ill patients requires nurses to collect, analyze, and react to
Nursing profession is among the oldest in history. Currently, there is much debate that surrounds the profession because of the need for more trained nurses. In recent years the nursing shortage has become a major problem for the medical profession and has resulted in poor patient care and slower patient recover. The purpose of this discussion is to provide an in depth examination of the nursing profession. We will discuss