When looking at the journey ahead, I think the majority of my time and effort will consume writing the final paper. I have many interests and ideas that will help me create an intriguing topic to research. I have decided I will be working with my friend Jordyn. We both are very studious and organized. I will manage my time by breaking the paper down into small chunks that I can complete each day. This will make the paper as a whole, less daunting. As life gets in the way and I have other assignments and exams, I hope to designate an hour of my day to complete a part of this assignment. I hope that by researching a topic that is engaging to me, this paper will feel less like work and more like a fun learning activity. I believe that planning a long, ongoing assignment such as this, will help me as a future nurse plan more efficiently. I hope to learn how to manage my time while trying to juggle many other important things. As a nurse, I will have to be able to balance my time with different patients as well as my personal time for self-care and social life. Creating time to decompress after a long shift is crucial when it comes to burnout in the workplace. By planning my time, I hope to prevent and minimize the chances of burnout and therefore take better care of my patients.
Month: January 2023
Thinking About the Journey
The nursing specialty I am most interested in is respiratory more specifically with pediatric patients. I am interested in this because I have first-hand experience as a pediatric patient with a rare respiratory disease. My disease is called Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, which is a genetic disorder that affects the cilia in the body. This is very problematic because the cilia are in charge of the movement of mucus throughout the respiratory system. Without this mechanism, I have had many upper and lower respiratory infections and complications. I have been in the hospital countless times as a pediatric patient and all of the nurses I have had has made a profound impact on me! I would love to learn about other rare pulmonary disorders and potentially meet other people with the same disease.
I have little knowledge about what evidence-based practice is but I believe it is similar to the nursing process. I believe it involves the analysis and interpretation of evidence of a patient’s condition. I hope to apply what I learn in Evidence-Based Practice to my Adult Health classes and clinical. I believe this will help me be a better nurse by improving my critical thinking skills. This is a key part of what makes a great nurse. I hope to enhance my ability to take what I have learned in previous classes and apply it to the clinical setting. Once I can practice this skill in clinical, I hope it will allow for a more seamless transition to the real world when I am a Registered Nurse.
