Community Nursing Portfolio

Essay # 104187

A personal statement in which a nurse discusses her experience as a nurse and her views on the nursing profession in general.

1,915 words () | 0 sources | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper is a portfolio and personal statement of a practicing nurse. It describes nursing as a unique rite of passage and an art of the highest order. It also discusses the commitment required to be a nurse. In addition, the author atalks about her professional goals, both short-term and long-term. To conclude, the author asserts that she is ready and able to take on a community-oriented leadership role.

Outline:
Personal Statement
Goals

From the Paper:

"Nursing as a profession does not merely mean mastering a craft. Nursing is, unlike other health professionals, an art of the highest order. This aspect of nursing entails more than just helping and caring for people. It means giving your whole life to strangers that put a unique type of trust in you, the cost of which may be a life, or quality of life. By the same token, it means forging an alliance with persons on personal levels other people may be uncomfortable with."