Career Planning
Transition into the Professional Nursing Role
After graduating and passing the NCLEX, I will aim at seeking employment within the state of Florida. As per the Florida State Board of Nursing to obtain a Registered Nurse (RN) license an individual ought to have graduated from a nursing school that has been approved with RN (nursing degree), the person has to pass NCLEX examination prior to being licensed, ought to possess a United States social security number, before submitting a fingerprint card the card has to be completed as per the requirements, and the board of nursing ought to receive as well as clear the fingerprint reports of the individual.
The three employers I would consider working with upon graduating include Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Memorial Hospital West, or South Florida State Hospital. Motivators for the application of jobs within the companies include; they offer mentorship programs, they are always willing to accept the new graduates, and provide competitive benefits (Ortega et al. 2018). Various disincentives within the employers is that they fail to offer specified graduate programs, a year of experience is necessitated, and there is increased competition when applying.
The new program for the graduates offered at the Memorial Hospital Pembroke is a graduate residency initiative through the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). They need nursing graduates to possess a year of experience in addition to graduation from accredited nursing school. Before applying, the candidate has to be having a Chicago State Board of Nursing current license for practicing RN (Registered Nurse) or demonstrating the ability to acquire one before starting date for working; an AHA (American Heart Association) healthcare provider BLS certification, as well as NRP (Needs Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol) upon being hired or before a year, ends upon being hired.
On the other hand, the new program of graduates offered by Memorial Hospital West is a graduate mentorship initiative in the psychiatric department. According to the new program, the new graduate will manage to become and possess strong leadership skills by the end. The program will take 18 months to be completed (Latif & Nor, 2016). Before applying, the candidate has to ensure he or she is currently active and has the RN licensure without any restrictions from the American Heart Association Healthcare Provider as well as the Florida State Board of Nursing (BLS) certification.
Elsewhere, the job opportunity offered at the South Florida State Hospital is a Registered Nurse (RN) position. Even though the hospital did not provide it some years back, it was seen as a new program for the graduates to help them accepted into the nursing profession. Prior to submitting the candidate has to ensure he or she is currently active and has the RN licensure without any restrictions from the American Heart Association Healthcare Provider as well as ACLS (Advanced Life Support) certification.
Some of the career goals which I possess while I try seeking for employment qualify me to seek a Registered Nurse (RN) position within Florida as well as, finding an entry-level chance in acute care settings to acquire experience for adequate experience for almost four years to gain confidence as well as experience within the practice and skills.
Holistic Life Balance
I intend to plan my career as a professional nurse within five years by ensuring I manage my professional and personal life by ensuring they are separated, setting priorities, and setting aside time for myself. Is it accurate to say that you are contemplating going to nursing proficient and right now have a family at home to deal with? While offsetting nursing with a family can be a major responsibility, it’s certainly feasible, and numerous nurses going to class further down the road as of now have a family, regularly including different children (Blum, 2014). If you have a family and are considering going to nursing school or are now enlisted, here are eight hints for adjusting everything and remaining normal. I will achieve this by making an ace schedule, benefit as much as possible from break time, discover an emotionally supportive network, and consider a low maintenance program.
Stressors and Challenges
The significant stress I will experience during the first year upon graduation is finding a job without all of the required experience. Any career that requires the knowledge and skill and compassion to care for others is stressful at times. Such knowledge and expertise and compassion can only be acquired through experience. Additionally, now I do believe if you do not have a deep caregiving personality with compassion for people, you will find it way too stressful. Balancing the stress happens when you know the reason you became a nurse is that you wanted to provide quality care and compassion during the health challenges we all face at times and rejoice with those who have those special happy times like the birth of their first child. Nursing is not a secure career and not one for everyone, but for those who genuinely love and want to provide care for others will find it a journey well worth the taking and any stress that comes with it will be endured with grace, fortitude, and skill (Kravitz, 2010). The greatest benefit s knowing that you, as a nurse, have the education and expertise to ease the pain or health issue of another, showing them love and compassion with your care.
Lifelong Learning
My goal for engaging in a nursing career is to become a qualified nurse and find employment in an acute setting for gaining experience and utilizing my skills. I think the “high burnout rate” everyone is seeing is more a product of nursing being seen as a lucrative, recession-proof career. We had a massive influx of students that stretched many nursing programs to have waiting lists. The problem with that was the “traditional” student, who worked as a nurse prior to school, so they had a good idea of the demands of the job, were replaced by a bunch of people who, prior to their first clinical, had only experienced nursing as a patient. Now, suddenly, they had to talk to patients, provide care for patients, and be prepared every day with a bunch of knowledge. A lot of those nurses survive school and pass NCLEX, and then, once they get into the profession, they realize it is not for them within a year. As for me, I intend to pursue masters to stand a good chance of finding a job without much struggle.
Professional Contributions
I got into nursing to better understand more on health issues and well as help in quality health care provision. And I wanted to be there for friends and family. I wanted to be the resource person. It was not only for the money. Quite a few people who are not nurses tend to think that nurses make a lot of money. That depends. But you have to become a nurse for internal reasons. Depending on what area of nursing you go into, you will find some things to be challenging. But if you’re in it for the right reasons, then you’ll make it. Find yourself some positively-minded nurse friends for support. It helps to have someone who you don’t have to break the jargon down for and who understands the situations you experience.
References
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Kravits, K., McAllister-Black, R., Grant, M., & Kirk, C. (2010). Self-care strategies for nurses: A psycho-educational intervention for stress reduction and the prevention of burnout. Applied Nursing Research: ANR, 23(3), 130-138. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2008.08.002
Latif, R. A., & Nor, M. M. (2016). Stressors and Coping Strategies during Clinical Practices among Diploma Nursing Students. Education in Medicine Journal, 8(3), 21-33. doi:10.5959/eimj.v8i3.422
Ortega, J., Hooshmand, M., Foronda, C., Padron, M., Simon, D., Waters, M., … & Montano, N. P. (2018). Developing nurse leaders across the Americas: evaluation of an online nursing leadership course. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 42, e152.