Registered Nurses provide direct and indirect nursing care to patients, whether working in a hospital, office, health care facility, public services, or home health care. Nurses have a variety of tasks to attend to while working in these matters. Some being to provide clinical supervision and training of other nursing staff; assist physicians and other health care providers, and take independent action within professional preparation and legal limits. (www.stats.bls.gov)
Being a nurse to me sounded like something that I thought I should make an interest in. I knew that there was a shortage happening in the health care career especially in the nursing department. Therefore, in my junior year I decided to take a R.O.P. course in Hospital/Health. The first month and a half was all bookwork on what goes on in the health department. I learned from the basics of heath care to what goes on behind the scenes. Then after learning from the
book, I finally was able to go out into the field itself. I was working in the Work Wellness department of Emmanuel Hospital. There, I was able to work with patients and use my bilingual skills to help the RN or doctor. This experience made me want to take a step further to learning how to become a registered nurse.
What I wish for myself is to not give up in what I am pursuing. I also need to try my hardest in my schoolwork and not let anything to distract me along the way. I want to show myself that I can do it and become someone that I want to become. I want to help others and help them to have a healthy life. This is why I believe that a registered nurse is a career that I will be able to show this. I know that its not going to be an easy road to get there. Also when I do get there, it won’t be an easy breeze. There is a lot to being any kind of nurse. There is the pressure of having to work long hours, whether it’s the twelve