My Nursing Experience
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Becoming a nurse educator has been my long-term career goal. However,
before I could pursue this goal it was important to me to hone my clinical
skills and gain nursing experience in a variety of settings. After receiving
a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, I became a certificate prepared
Registered Nurse Practitioner and began working for an orthopaedic surgeon.
This experience developed my orthopaedic physical assessment skills,
understanding of human anatomy, and critical thinking ability.
It was not until I started working for a physiatrist in a rehabilitation
setting that I became acutely aware of the complexity of convalescence and
the restoration of an individual’s functional capacity after an injury. I
have also had the opportunity to work in a level III neonatal intensive care
unit, which provided flight-nursing experience as a member of the Neonatal
Transport Team. Furthermore, legal nurse consulting work led to my current
position as a Regional Nursing Manager for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which
includes managing approximately 30 nurses, developing cost-containment
programs, and developing educational classes.
I became a board certified orthopaedic nurse practitioner in 2007 and I
currently serve on the Policy and Bylaws committee for the National
Association of Orthopaedic Nurses. Academically, I have maintained a 4.0 GPA
in the BSN to PhD program at UAMS.
My experiences, achievements, and goals not only make me a qualified
candidate for the CampusRN scholarship, but they also serve as a knowledge
base to share with future nurses in an educational capacity.
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