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Amanda Kinder, BSN, RN

Nur/587

September 3, 2012

Alice Conway, PhD, RN, FNP

Journal Entry

I chose nursing as a life long career. I would like to expand my role as a nurse over the next 5 years by acquiring my master’s degree in nursing. Obtaining a master’s degree has taken a huge amount of my time, commitment and money to further my education. A master’s degree prepared nurse has additional opportunities and earning power. In addition, health care is rapidly changing. Many nurse experts and health care organizations are asking nurses to increase their knowledge, skills and competencies. The master’s degree will contribute to my personal and professional development. The degree will focus and prepare me as a clinical expert with advanced and competent critical thinking, leadership and self-awareness in the community. The master’s degree will enable me to assume responsibility for the assessment and management of a broad range of health care needs for the individual and family. This role offers, for me, exciting challenges in health care delivery. I will be a mentor , a leader and educator, a critical thinker, an analyzer, and a role model. Having learned effective communication and writing skills will enhance my clinical and educational practice. I intend to continue to focus on the cardiology and cardiovascular side of nursing. I want to continue to work closely with patients and their families, assessing changes in their health status and managing their medical-care regiments. I plan to continue to gather the knowledge and the ability to facilitate learning and plan appropriate learning experiences within and outside the hospital setting. This increased specialization will help me to obtain leadership roles in health education at the local and state level. With the help of leadership strategies learned in the master’s program, I hope to work to advance the design and implementation of the community and state’s educational programs that benefit its constituents. I would hope that I could participate in health research and other programs. As a health care leader, I hope to be a frontrunner- providing health care leadership to inform or initiate change in a group of patients or health care professionals.

In choosing nursing as a career, I have found my purpose in society. Over the next five years, I will continue to learn and advance in the field of nursing. I have focused my attention on education and a lifestyle of professional development; and I intend to continue this drive to advance throughout my career. It is my duty and mission to use my talents and abilities to advance the nursing profession.

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