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heaven
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How do I achieve my goals utilizing my strength and hobbies?
My strengths are self motivated and being creative what types of careers or industries might best fit me? What other strengths or experiences might I need for the nursing careers ?
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Michael Mims
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Michael’s Answer
Hello Heaven,
Being self motivated and creative describes more about your character than your skills. Although these are great character traits, they are also very generic responses that we see on almost every application. My sister works as an RN at a local hospital and she always complains about the new nurses that come in fresh out of nursing school. From what she says, I can recommend that you should be open to on the job training by experienced nurses who have been in the field for 10 or more years. For any career, it is always good to understand that not everything you learn in books and classes will apply to the work you will do in the real world. You will have to use the knowledge that you acquired and know how to apply it in real-life situations.
My advice, which I am sure you've already done most of, is to research your field. There are various types of nursing careers that are in need of being filled so find one that fits your skill set and that you will enjoy. Make sure you really desire to be in the nursing field before you spend your time and money on nursing school. Nursing has to be your passion because it is a hard and often thankless job that you will do for long hours on your feet and dealing with patients, doctors and staff. It's not as glamorous as it looks on television, so do some sole searching and research on the type of nursing career you would like to go into.
Being self motivated and creative describes more about your character than your skills. Although these are great character traits, they are also very generic responses that we see on almost every application. My sister works as an RN at a local hospital and she always complains about the new nurses that come in fresh out of nursing school. From what she says, I can recommend that you should be open to on the job training by experienced nurses who have been in the field for 10 or more years. For any career, it is always good to understand that not everything you learn in books and classes will apply to the work you will do in the real world. You will have to use the knowledge that you acquired and know how to apply it in real-life situations.
My advice, which I am sure you've already done most of, is to research your field. There are various types of nursing careers that are in need of being filled so find one that fits your skill set and that you will enjoy. Make sure you really desire to be in the nursing field before you spend your time and money on nursing school. Nursing has to be your passion because it is a hard and often thankless job that you will do for long hours on your feet and dealing with patients, doctors and staff. It's not as glamorous as it looks on television, so do some sole searching and research on the type of nursing career you would like to go into.
Jp Lynch
UX Research & Design
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Jp’s Answer
Self-motivation and creativity are two necessary characteristics for almost every job out there! But you mentioned careers within the world of nursing, so I'll try to help you there.
There are three fundamental fields of study to know in order to be a good nurse. Those are Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology. Those first two fields are the backbone of the work you would be doing, ranging from assisting in a surgical operation to preparing the right type and amount of pain medication. Psychology comes up because you would have to work with people. Social graces, learning when and whether to argue with a doctor or "take your orders and go," are useful skills that you can learn to master with some time studying psychology.
This all said, there is a LOT of memorization and hands-on, practical training that comes along with this field (~10 of my family members practice medicine, and this rule applies to every one of those positions). Self-motivation will be very useful here, but creativity can get in the way of clinical work (ie. directly helping someone in a hospital).
There is a workaround though: medical research. Just as there are research-oriented doctors, focused on understanding emerging diseases, testing new medications, and so on, there are also nurses there. There is far more creativity in that research domain than in the clinical - but it will also require additional work around statistics.
If all of this sounds interesting to you, then...
1. Study and memorize! Build up your knowledge around biology, chemistry, and psychology. CrashCourse on YouTube can help.
2. Discuss Pre-nursing or Pre-med degrees with a school advisor (if available). Many of these are provided by community colleges, which are SO MUCH CHEAPER than other schools!
3. Additionally, reach out to local healthcare facilities - even just at the front desk - to ask if you could talk with any of the nurses there about how they came to the field. You'd be surprised how open and warm they are.
4. Reflect on what you feel. Doing the above tasks, what felt fun, easy, hard, or stressful? While any career will leave you feeling all of those emotions regularly, if you're experienceing the "Hard" or "stressful," ones, ask what's causing that? Maybe there are surmountable challenges, or maybe the idea of this field was more interesting than actually doing it (I see that all the time). Better to know this early!
There are three fundamental fields of study to know in order to be a good nurse. Those are Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology. Those first two fields are the backbone of the work you would be doing, ranging from assisting in a surgical operation to preparing the right type and amount of pain medication. Psychology comes up because you would have to work with people. Social graces, learning when and whether to argue with a doctor or "take your orders and go," are useful skills that you can learn to master with some time studying psychology.
This all said, there is a LOT of memorization and hands-on, practical training that comes along with this field (~10 of my family members practice medicine, and this rule applies to every one of those positions). Self-motivation will be very useful here, but creativity can get in the way of clinical work (ie. directly helping someone in a hospital).
There is a workaround though: medical research. Just as there are research-oriented doctors, focused on understanding emerging diseases, testing new medications, and so on, there are also nurses there. There is far more creativity in that research domain than in the clinical - but it will also require additional work around statistics.
If all of this sounds interesting to you, then...
Jp recommends the following next steps:
Dilawar Hussain
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Tando Jam, Sindh
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Dilawar’s Answer
Hello Heaven,
It's wonderful to hear about your interest in the nursing profession. It's clear that you have a strong sense of motivation, which is a fantastic asset in this field. If you also possess a caring nature and the habit of looking after things meticulously, then you're definitely on the right path for a career in nursing. It's important to gather as much information as you can about the profession. Start by connecting with experienced nurses who can share their insights about both the academic and practical aspects of this rewarding career. Their experiences could be invaluable in guiding you on your journey. Keep going, you're doing great!
It's wonderful to hear about your interest in the nursing profession. It's clear that you have a strong sense of motivation, which is a fantastic asset in this field. If you also possess a caring nature and the habit of looking after things meticulously, then you're definitely on the right path for a career in nursing. It's important to gather as much information as you can about the profession. Start by connecting with experienced nurses who can share their insights about both the academic and practical aspects of this rewarding career. Their experiences could be invaluable in guiding you on your journey. Keep going, you're doing great!