Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 6: Finalizing the Plan

ARIEL

CORDOVA

Lopez

RE:

Discussion

-

Week

10

COLLAPSE

Examining

Nursing

Specialties

Choosing

to

pursue

my

career

in

psychiatric

nursing

was

not

a

simple

task

because

I

had

to

weigh

different

alternatives.

This

influenced

by

the

rising

demand

for

nursing

professionals

in

mental

health.

I

chose

to

pursue

this

f

ield

not

only

as

a

career

but

I

had

people

at

heart

and

I

would

like

to

do

my

best

in

helping

them

out

of

difficulty

situations.

However,

the

course

has

been

demanding

and

I

am

forced

to

talk

to

people

who

are

not

willing

to

talk

to

me,

therefore,

using

al

l

the

possible

communication

is

all

one

needs

to

use

to

interact

with

their

patients.

At

times,

the

patient

feels

they

have

little

control

over

certain

circumstances

and

as

a

psychiatric

nurse

I

have

to

available

for

them

to

give

verbal

instructions

for

th

em

to

feel

empowered.

Therapeutic

communication

is

an

important

aspect

where

the

patients

must

be

taught

problem

solving

skills

and

maintain

them

in

an

uncertain

environment

(

Chapman,

Toretsky,

&

Phoenix,

2019)

.

However,

enrolling

in

MSN

was

great

mileston

e

in

advancing

my

career.

Having

undergone

through

the

bachelors

program

I

still

felt

that

I

needed

to

do

more

in

changing

patient’s

lives

and

I

needed

power

to

improve

my

care

plans

to

patients.

This

was

the

reason

why

I

had

to

make

advancements

in

my

car

eer

(

Udlis

&

Mancuso,

2015)

.

Despite

the

fact

that

I

had

passion

to

advance

my

career

I

did

not

seem

to

have

a

clear

path

that

showed

me

what

I

should

have

done

to

achieve

my

vision.

After

a

long

consideration,

I

landed

myself

on

psychiatric

Mental

Health

Nurse

Practitioner.

Psychiatric

mental

health

program

is

very

critical

because

it

has

crucial

role

in

the

healthcare

sector.

It

influences

the

healthcare

sector

as

a

whole

including

the

practitioners

and

learners.

I

exactly

knew

what

I

wanted

to

achieve,

t

hus

did

not

have

many

difficulties

in

making

the

choice

I

am

convinced

that

I

made

the

right

choice.

Spending

time

with

patients

is

my

passion

because

it

helps

me

figure

out

how

I

can

improve

patient

care

plan

and

avoid

making

wrong

decisions

when

taking

c

are

of

my

patients

at

all

times.

As

such

I

had

to

figure

out

how

I

could

improve

patient

care

and

I

finally

found

that

I

could

only

achieve

this

if

I

go

an

extra

mile

in

advancing

my

career.

However,

this

had

many

challenges

because

I

had

lacked

institutio

ns

that

could

make

me

achieve

my

ambitions,

but

in

the

course

of

time

I

was

enrolled

to

pursue

the

program.

One

of

the

organizations

I

joined

was

the

American

Nurses

Association

and

I

would

like

to

work

even

harder

in

improving

my

career

(American

Nurses

A

ssociation).

As

an

affiliate

to

this

organization

I

am

sure

I

will

be

able

to

improve

standards

of

nursing

care

and

promote

a

safer

and

ethical

work

environment.

Besides,

I

am

sure

my

wellbeing

as

a

nurse

will

also

be

improved

and

all

issues

affecting

nurs

ing

professionals

addressed

adequately.

References

American

Nurses

Association.

(n.d.).

Retrieved

from

American

Nurses

Association

:

https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/about

-

ana/

Chapman,

S.

A.,

Toretsky,

C.,

&

Phoenix,

B.

J.

(2019).

Enhancing

psychiatric

me

ntal

health

nurse

practitioner

practice:

impact

of

state

scope

of

practice

regulations.

Journal

of

Nursing

Regulation

,

10

(1),

35

-

43.

Udlis,

K.

A.,

&

Mancuso,

J.

M.

(2015).

Perceptions

of

the

role

of

the

doctor

of

nursing

practice

-

prepared

nurse:

Clarity

or

confusion.

Journal

of

Professional

Nursing

,

31

(4),

274

-

283.

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JOHNCY

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RE:

Discussion

-

Week

10

COLLAPSE

ARIEL CORDOVA Lopez

RE: Discussion - Week 10

COLLAPSE

Examining Nursing Specialties

Choosing to pursue my career in psychiatric nursing was not a simple task because I had to weigh

different alternatives. This influenced by the rising demand for nursing professionals in mental health. I chose

to pursue this field not only as a career but I had people at heart and I would like to do my best in helping

them out of difficulty situations. However, the course has been demanding and I am forced to talk to people

who are not willing to talk to me, therefore, using all the possible communication is all one needs to use to

interact with their patients. At times, the patient feels they have little control over certain circumstances and

as a psychiatric nurse I have to available for them to give verbal instructions for them to feel empowered.

Therapeutic communication is an important aspect where the patients must be taught problem solving skills

and maintain them in an uncertain environment (Chapman, Toretsky, & Phoenix, 2019).

However, enrolling in MSN was great milestone in advancing my career. Having undergone through

the bachelors program I still felt that I needed to do more in changing patient’s lives and I needed power to

improve my care plans to patients. This was the reason why I had to make advancements in my career (Udlis

& Mancuso, 2015). Despite the fact that I had passion to advance my career I did not seem to have a clear path

that showed me what I should have done to achieve my vision. After a long consideration, I landed myself on

psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatric mental health program is very critical because it has

crucial role in the healthcare sector. It influences the healthcare sector as a whole including the practitioners

and learners. I exactly knew what I wanted to achieve, thus did not have many difficulties in making the

choice I am convinced that I made the right choice.

Spending time with patients is my passion because it helps me figure out how I can improve patient

care plan and avoid making wrong decisions when taking care of my patients at all times. As such I had to

figure out how I could improve patient care and I finally found that I could only achieve this if I go an extra

mile in advancing my career. However, this had many challenges because I had lacked institutions that could

make me achieve my ambitions, but in the course of time I was enrolled to pursue the program.

One of the organizations I joined was the American Nurses Association and I would like to work even

harder in improving my career (American Nurses Association). As an affiliate to this organization I am sure I

will be able to improve standards of nursing care and promote a safer and ethical work environment. Besides,

I am sure my wellbeing as a nurse will also be improved and all issues affecting nursing professionals

addressed adequately.

References

American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from American Nurses Association :

https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/about-ana/

Chapman, S. A., Toretsky, C., & Phoenix, B. J. (2019). Enhancing psychiatric mental health

nurse practitioner practice: impact of state scope of practice

regulations. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 10(1), 35-43.

Udlis, K. A., & Mancuso, J. M. (2015). Perceptions of the role of the doctor of nursing

practice-prepared nurse: Clarity or confusion. Journal of Professional

Nursing, 31(4), 274-283.

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