Four years ago I sat in the Science Building and panicked during the nursing department’s passport orientation presentation. I was totally ignorant about how the nursing program worked, I didn’t know what prerequisites were, didn’t exactly know what nursing was. I knew I liked biology and the sciences, and a medical career suited my practical side. I could help people in what I felt would be a concrete way. I looked up to my aunts, (though neither were BSNs) a LPN and a MA/scrub tech, they encouraged me to go for a BSN promising me that the nursing field was so diverse I would be able to find something I liked. Still throughout my pre- nursing years I rebelled, I took education, economics, and arts classes which had the side effects of providing me with a more rounded education. I connected with new friends while being employed at Snow Mountain Ranch and Campus Safety. Later my upper level nursing classes led me to be more knowledgeable and accepting of the nursing role. Now I know that my vocation after graduating will include many different aspects including my role as a professional and volunteer nurse, as a family member and friend, and my outside interests. …show more content…
As a new graduate nurse I would like to work in the emergency department because I like to see a wide variety of cases, and I like chaos. I also think the emergency department would help me hone my assessment skills. I do not intend to stay in acute care for more than five years, I would like to eventually move to the community setting. Perhaps after five years I will pursue an advanced degree or certification to become an RN case manager or a diabetes educator. I would also consider home health, or public health nursing. In five years I’ll see where I’m at I do not plan