Evolution of Nursing
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Evolution of Nursing
When I joined the nursing school, I had many expectations, and I was so happy about finishing school and becoming a nurse. As I grew up, I admired nurses so much since the ones I met on my hospital visits were so kind, welcoming, and made me feel relaxed. Above all, they looked very clean and professional, and I decided to be a nurse. However, since I joined the nursing school, and now that I have graduated, the nursing field has evolved a lot (Black, 2017). The paper discusses how nursing has evolved since I graduated from my original nursing program.
When I first joined the nursing school, I thought that the nursing degree was enough, and it was the only thing I needed to become a nurse. However, after graduating, I have discovered programs that one needs to register to take care of a certain group of patients. However, that has not changed my passion for the nursing field since I was a child until now. After graduating and joining the field, I only had one goal in my career: saving lives from the moment I step in the workplace. My passion has been to see people becoming better through my efforts and contributions since I have always thought that a committed nurse should accomplish.
I had no idea that nurses had a broad scope of responsibilities when I joined the nursing school. I now know that they are not tied to only providing care. Modern nursing is a mix of skill, judgment, and knowledge (Rogers, 2014). The current education approach has stretched the nursing duties to provide care, lead in research and health teams, and serve as patient advocates. In order to satisfy the growing demand of patients seeking medical care, some nurses now work with doctors to get additional training. As a result, nurses can now help doctors in diagnosing and treating common illnesses. It had not occurred in me when I was joining my initial school that, at any point, I would find myself taking some roles that should be performed by doctors. But the truth of the matter is I have done it so many times. I have received some patients, and I have diagnosed and treated them since the doctors were very busy or not around, and since I have worked alongside the doctors for some time, I knew what I needed to do.
The field of nursing is vigorous, the work is a lot, and there are many other regulations that I have to adhere to as I interact with patients and my coworkers, but that has not changed the passion I had when joining the profession in any way (O’Neill, 2013). The extra nursing duties of helping the doctors and performing doctors’ roles have made me love the profession more. I feel satisfied when I help outpatients, and the outcome is great. The goal of saving people’s lives is the only thing that runs in my mind when I step in the hospital setup. The passion I had when joining the school has kept burning in me, pushing me to do the best as a nurse. I am happy that nursing has evolved in my favor, and the changes I see now make my career more beautiful and fulfilling.
References
Black, B. P. (2017). Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323431125
Rogers, J. K. (2014). Reinventing shared leadership to support nursing’s evolving role in healthcare. Nurse Leader, 12(2), 29-43.
O’Neill, J. A. (2013). Advancing the nursing profession begins with leadership. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 43(4), 179-181.