To whom it may concern‚ For me‚ choosing to be a part of the nursing profession was not as easy as it may have been for others. I am not the daughter or granddaughter of a nurse. My mother was a single unemployed woman for most of my life. I knew I wanted to walk my own path‚ but I wasn’t certain what that was. When I entered the workforce‚ I didn’t follow my dreams; I simply followed familiar steps. For many years I wanted to pursue a career in the medical field‚ but responsibilities held me back
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“The Trailblazer” During the 1920s‚ a true pioneer of the nursing profession emerged in rural Kentucky named Mary Breckenridge. Mary devoted herself to the nursing profession. As such‚ her accomplishments helped define the role of nursing and contributed greatly to the development of what healthcare is today. Fueled by the death of her children‚ Mary had the passion and determination to help women and children in rural locations of America. That drive‚ coupled with her experience working as
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“Why I want to enter the nursing profession?’” Entering the nursing profession opens many doors. Nurses can be in a hospital taking care of acutely sick individuals to bringing new life into this world. This career also brings opportunities every day to make a difference in other people’s lives. Nursing is a highly rewarding career where you have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of others regardless of age‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ sexual orientation‚ or ability to pay. Being a RN I can
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HLTEN401A WORK IN THE NURSING PROFESSION. ASSESSMENT AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS. Q1. In the earliest forms of nursing‚ men were the carers of the sick and dying. The hospitals were founded by the military‚ and little equipment existed to enable the wounded to recover. Throughout the 16th to early 19th Centuries‚ nursing was carried out by both men and women‚ in overcrowded wards‚ training for nurses was non-existent‚ and many nurses were of bad character. By the middle of the 19th Century
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1a Explain the differences between modern day nursing education and the old hospital based training model Modern day nursing is quite a different experience and process when compared to the old hospital based training system. Today’s nursing is theory based. Nurses learn the theory behind actions‚ procedures and decisions‚ before gaining the experience of performing the action or duty within the profession. In stark contrast the hospital based system is on the job‚ training where the nurses learn
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I believe a job in nursing is an honor profession offering the individual both security and the option to work almost anywhere in the world. A nursing career is a very rewarding personally in terms of helping those who need assistance and care‚ easing the suffering of others even to the point of assisting in saving a person’s life. Nurses can bring delight‚ and support to those who are in need. Every minute of life is like a gift and nobody learns this lesson better than the ones who deal with a
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Jessica Raposo October 9‚ 2012 Human Roots and Societies China: A Gender Bias Country Son preference has existed among most Chinese parents for centuries. Across thousands of years of Chinese history‚ Confucianism has served as an officially supported patriarchal belief that has deemed women inferior to men and has limited the role of women to their households. Women were understood to belong to their families before marriage and thus were required to be obedient to their fathers or elder
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have heard through our nursing career‚ nurses play many roles in their profession including being an advocate and a leader. As Dye (2010) mentioned‚ “leaders are advocates for personal and professional needs” (p. 85). Advocacy Needs Tomajan (2012) described advocate as a person who tries to protect others’ interest and needs (p. 2). Therefore‚ wherever there is a need‚ there can be advocacy as well. Nurses can be advocate for their patients‚ co-workers‚ the nursing profession‚ or even themselves
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only of historic and existing gender bias in sport‚ but of a sport culture created and sustained to nurture that bias.(Everhart and Pemberton). A gender-equal society would be one where the word ‘gender’ does not exist: where everyone can be themselves. In this case people shouldn’t judge you on how you play sports because of your gender. Even though boys are aggressive‚ girls should get to play football with boys because equal rights to play and
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Although there have been many changes in our society concerning discrimination against one’s gender‚ there is still one area that has yet to change. If we take a man and a woman convicted of the same crime‚ it is very likely that the man will receive a more callous sentence. Since the beginning of the colonial era‚ 20‚000 people have been lawfully executed in America‚ but only 400 of them have been women‚ including 27 who were found guilty of witchcraft. In the 23 years since the Supreme Court
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