Literary Analysis And Composition: Becoming A Certified Nursing Assistant
Hailey Caroen
Mrs. Schmitt
Literary Analysis and Composition
15 October 2014
My Ultimate Success “Even the woodpecker owes his success to the fact that he uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he starts.” These words from Coleman Cox explain how success can be measured by the time and effort you put into it. Cox’s words here relate to my belief that getting a head start on the career you strive for is important and should always be taken into thought and consideration. When you as a person make that first step to educate yourself and provide that experience you are adding time and effort to your ultimate success. In my case the time and effort I put in to becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and gaining experience …show more content…
The application process was scary for me because I was nervous about the responsibilities I would encounter as a CNA. One person who really helped me was my boyfriend’s mom, Susan. Susan was a nurse for thirty-four years and I reached out to her because of the many years of experience she had. She had told me that the smartest thing to do in the journey to becoming a nurse practitioner was to start out as a CNA and then, after completing high school, enrolling in a LPN program and then furthering on from there. I also talked to my cousin who is a diagnostic medical sonographer and she had told me if I wanted to become a nurse, taking classes that apply and working as a CNA is my best option. In addition, I read a book called Being a Nursing Assistant by Francie Wolgan. Wolgan talked about the benefits of starting of as a CNA and how that would affect me in college. The book had enlightened me and had a big influence on my final decision in applying to Allegiance Assisted Living, which is a nursing home around my area. The application was very simple and at first I did not need to provide proof of my training. It was almost like any other application, which was highly unexpected for me. After turning in the application, it only took about a week and a half to hear from them and when I went to the interview I got the job right away. Therefore, applying to a CNA position was just that next step I needed to take in regards to my
Mrs. Schmitt
Literary Analysis and Composition
15 October 2014
My Ultimate Success “Even the woodpecker owes his success to the fact that he uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he starts.” These words from Coleman Cox explain how success can be measured by the time and effort you put into it. Cox’s words here relate to my belief that getting a head start on the career you strive for is important and should always be taken into thought and consideration. When you as a person make that first step to educate yourself and provide that experience you are adding time and effort to your ultimate success. In my case the time and effort I put in to becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and gaining experience …show more content…
The application process was scary for me because I was nervous about the responsibilities I would encounter as a CNA. One person who really helped me was my boyfriend’s mom, Susan. Susan was a nurse for thirty-four years and I reached out to her because of the many years of experience she had. She had told me that the smartest thing to do in the journey to becoming a nurse practitioner was to start out as a CNA and then, after completing high school, enrolling in a LPN program and then furthering on from there. I also talked to my cousin who is a diagnostic medical sonographer and she had told me if I wanted to become a nurse, taking classes that apply and working as a CNA is my best option. In addition, I read a book called Being a Nursing Assistant by Francie Wolgan. Wolgan talked about the benefits of starting of as a CNA and how that would affect me in college. The book had enlightened me and had a big influence on my final decision in applying to Allegiance Assisted Living, which is a nursing home around my area. The application was very simple and at first I did not need to provide proof of my training. It was almost like any other application, which was highly unexpected for me. After turning in the application, it only took about a week and a half to hear from them and when I went to the interview I got the job right away. Therefore, applying to a CNA position was just that next step I needed to take in regards to my