Writing 3

A Registered Nurse that specializes in labor and delivery seems to be the perfect job for me. I’ve always wanted to help others and in some weird way, helping others seems to somehow help me refresh my soul. The fact that I’m playing an important role in someone’s health brightens my day. I love babies; I absolutely adore them and so that’s why I’m working in an area that focuses on labor and delivery. For as long as I can remember I’ve always wanted to be a nurse. I can remember my elementary teachers asking me what I wanted to be, and through every grade my reply was the same…a nurse. Where as my classmates who wanted to be Teachers changed to Astronauts and later changed to Lawyers. I kept my idea; I just love the feeling I get when I help someone.

Being a RN is not simple work; it’s actually very demanding and very stressful. A registered nurse assesses each patient’s health status; while also recording how a patient reacts to their treatment. They must collaborate with the patient, the family, the physicians, and other health care professionals. They must build a trust with their patients, make every patient feel as they’re the most important patient in the whole building. If the nurse fails to provide a trust, that could patients even more uncomfortable in their conditions. It is very common for a Registered Nurse to train themselves to manage pain, maximize independence, strengthen strategies in emergency situations, and being able to communicate with each patient easily. In addition, a Registered Nurse administers, monitors, and educates about medications.

The tasks a Registered Nurse may be required to complete can become very stressful. It can involve a great number of tasks. The tasks can be anything as simple as educating the patients of their medical conditions and answering phone calls of people with medical questions; to raising the stress level with things such as checking ECG's, applying vaccinations wound dressing, giving blood tests for sugar levels and pregnancy, taking blood for laboratory testing, and checking patient's blood pressure. The nurse may also deal with medical "behind the scene" tasks with things ordering stock, rotating the drugs that have expired, and monitoring refrigeration temperatures of vaccines.

To become a successful Registered Nurse one must have the skill of communication. You have to be able to communicate with a lot of different age groups, a lot of different ethnic backgrounds, a lot of cultural differences. You, as the nurse, must figure out a way to be able to talk to your patients and assess what level of understanding they might have about things that they need to know. At the same time the Nurse must be able to express the ability to communicate on a professional level with the Doctors, reception staff, and pharmacists with whom they will have much interaction. Believe it or not a workplace that has a good atmosphere helps keep the employers on a good beat. Being able to communicate with your co-workers can be the huge difference between a good and bad day. Lack of communication can cause tension and make something so simply become so hectic. Without communication there would be no teamwork, and you can imagine how a hospital with staff that doesn’t have teamwork may operate!

I have the skill of communication down pack. I have the ability to listen to others and if I feel that their opinions are wrong, express my thoughts and feelings in a way that their opinions doesn’t feel disrespected. I have an audible voice that is a necessity, and I feel I can make someone smile even when they have heard bad news. I am a people person, I love interacting with people, I love seeing smiles and hearing sincere thank you’s. I also believe that I work more efficiently under stress, so having a lot of tasks would be no problem for me. I need something in my day that will keep my body moving and will constantly have me active. I’d rather be around people twenty-four hours of the day than be by myself.

All nurses must have graduated from high school. They must graduate from an approved nursing education program. These programs can be anywhere from the two-year associate’s degree, the three-year diploma (programs associated with hospitals) or the four-year baccalaureate. Community service can also be a great entry on your resume. Some hospitals even let students volunteer at the hospital while they are still attending their college to get their degree.

The schooling doesn’t take that long to complete and so that factor help makes my decision to become a RN much easier. I like school, but only because it’s a necessity. A school that only takes three years at the maximum to complete is ideal for me. For as long as I can remember I’ve always wanted to be a nurse. I can remember my elementary teachers asking me what I wanted to be, and through every grade my reply was the same and it still is!