Role Transition to Professional Nursing

Role Transition to Professional Nursing

Since 2018, my philosophy of nursing has evolved to become more focused on the nurse’s ability to strengthen links between patients and different parties, such as physicians, nursing assistants, and families, thus facilitating the provision of necessary and individualized care. Also, when progressing through NURS 3345 Transition to Professional Nursing, I was fascinated by Roy’s adaptation model of nursing (Maghsoodi, Naseri, & Hemmati Maslak Pak, 2016; UTA, n.d.). Therefore, one specific change in my attitudes to nursing was the recognition of the nurse’s role in helping patients to adapt to physiological and psychological changes with maximum comfort. As for changes to the image of nursing, I have become much more open to the idea of family inclusion and recognized family education as one of the priorities of critical care nursing. To make this philosophy reflected in practice, I have started using my psychology knowledge to provide stress management recommendations to families when explaining discharge instructions.

Program Evaluation

My impressions of the program are extremely positive, and, as a person who combines work and studies, I appreciate the opportunity to work on assignments at a comfortable pace. All students in the program are free to apportion their time in the best possible manner, and this is the key aspect that worked for me and prevented me from burnout and extra stress. Regarding my suggestions, the program is structured in a logical way, but I suppose that it would be even more challenging and practice-oriented if students were expected to submit the videos of themselves presenting their Capstone projects to receive feedback on presentational skills from other students. The aspect that I hope would never change is the opportunity to exchange experiences with colleagues on a regular basis – these discussions have expanded my scope of knowledge regarding issues that affect every RN. Finally, I would definitely recommend this program to my acquaintances with associate degrees who wish to reach new heights in the future. It is because by offering flexibility and gradual progression from basic to more complicated topics, this program supports the acquisition of implementable knowledge.

References

Adams, A. M. N., Mannix, T., & Harrington, A. (2017). Nurses’ communication with families in the intensive care unit – a literature review. Nursing in Critical Care, 22(2), 70-80. Web.

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