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Do you view nursing as a career or a job? What are your
professional goals related to nursing?
Nursing is more of a profession than a job. Nursing is a professional
career dedicated to providing health care services to members of the public. A
job is a task performed for the sake of earning money, while a career means
more than just money (Hemsley‐Brown & Foskett 1999). A career is an
identity that an individual receives as a result of doing a job. These are some
factors that make nursing a career;
Professional training
A career in nursing must be preceded by professional training by an
authorized agency. The training is validated by the issuance of a professional
certificate, which enables one to be legally viable to work in any jurisdiction. In
most cases, a job doesn’t require any professional training other than a few
hours of induction.
Professional development
Nursing career has a clearly defined career path from the time one
graduate to retirement. The career path starts with a trainee nurse proceeding
to nurse in-charge. The level of experience, qualification, and skills required at
each level are pre-determined.
Skill-set build-up
A career in nursing requires one to acquire the skills that build-up to
lead to the next level in your career. Someone with ten ‘years’ experience in
nursing is more valuable than a fresh graduate. In manual jobs, experience
doesn’t matter since there is no skill build-up.
Different but related jobs
In my professional career in nursing, I expect to undertake various jobs,
but all related to the healthcare profession. When working as a theatre nurse,
the roles might be different from when working in a delivery room. However,
jobs are related since they are in the health care sector.
My professional goals related to nursing
As a nurse, I hope to rise through the nursing ranks from a trainee to
a supervisor nurse. This way, I hope to achieve lower mortality, particularly
in infants and expectant women. Further, I plan to utilize my skills to
broaden the research field, particularly in infectious diseases.
The image of nursing has long been viewed as an afterthought in the
medical field. One of my main goals is to change this perception and
promote nursing as an independent field, free from the direction and
supervision of medical officers (Hermann 2004).
2. Describe the steps you would take to prepare yourself to
interview for your ideal future Nursing role?
1. Preparations. Thus, the first step I would make is to conduct thorough
research about the company. My key interest is the goals, vision, mission, and
strategies of the potential role. My main challenge is to align my skills and
qualifications to support the organization to achieve these strategies.
2. Understand the job description. Nursing has many roles, all of
which support the care for patients. I would seek to understand my role
regarding the department, the skills required, the management level ad
reporting structure. To get a clear understanding of the role, the job
description on the job advert will be my guideline.
3. Conduct a skill match. This is to ensure that there is harmony
between my professional qualifications and job requirements. This is crucial
in ensuring that there I compatibility between the employer’s expectations
and my capabilities.
The third step is to visualize the interview process by mentally
preparing for the questions. I will also rehearse my answers to common
questions like
• What are your strengths and weakness?
• Tell us about yourself
• Why should we hire you?
• Why did you leave your last job?
• What is your salary expectation?
• What interest you about this opening?
• What experience do you have in doing this job?
4. Research the answers. Next, I will rehearse how to respond to
each of the issues. To build my confidence during the interview, I will
practice by conducting a prep interview with a friend or family.
After outlining the anticipated questions, I will spend time trying to
formulate my now questions to ask the panel. The issues should be related
to the job or the company.
5. Decide on what to wear. The first impression is everything and can
make a difference in whether or not I get the job. Thus, I will take time
deciding on what to wear. Though the nurse’s role requires one to wear a
dustcoat constantly, I should look presentable in the interview.
Also, I will organize what to take to the interview venue, including the
certificates, testimonials, and references. Finally, I will get directions to the
interview venue before the actual interview date. This way, I will not waste
time getting to the place on the interview date.
References
Hemsley‐Brown, J., & Foskett, N. H. (1999). Career desirability: young
people’s perceptions of nursing as a career. Journal of advanced nursing,
29(6), 1342-1350.
Hermann, M. L. (2004). Linking Liberal & Professional Learning in
Nursing Education. Liberal Education, 90(4), 42-47.
Masters, K. (2017). Role development in professional nursing
practice. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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I view nursing as a career. It is a profession that combines scientific knowledge with
social and humanistic skills, achieving a vital role in the health system. Students of the
Nursing career have the possibility of pursuing technical or degree careers, depending on the
level they wish to reach and the work output they are interested in (Steadman & Milligan,
2016).
According to the World Health Organization, Nursing is based on care for people of any
age, group, or community in any circumstance. It also deals with health promotion and
disease prevention. In the Nursing career, students are prepared based on comprehensive
knowledge for work in the care and care of patients, apply the treatments and to carry out the
progress report to the doctors who prescribe the tasks Nursing specialist performs (Steadman
& Milligan, 2016).
My personal goals within the field of health, functions as fulfill and diverse profeisonal,
among the most outstanding is that of contributing to the appropriate practices for the
physical, psychic and social rehabilitation of the patient, based on the diagnosis of the
physicians. Graduates of the Nursing degree are trained to work in any field of health,
whether in the public or private sector. Among the prominent industries in which a nurse can
work are hospitals, clinics, health centers, or medical offices.
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Contrary to popular thinking about interviews, in the case of nurses’ interviews, factors
that are not relevant to other professions influence. In the case of nursing, the interviewer is
interested in identifying skills, competencies and tools that are focused on the well-being of
citizens, as nurses are expected to have key skills to maximize health resources for the
benefit of the community. In this case, the interviewer will take advantage of any opportunity
to assess the qualification and suitability of the most qualified professionals for the position
(Mary, 2019).
Gestures and non-verbal communication, in general, are a great source of data for the
person in charge of conducting the job interview. It is essential to self-assess about nonverbal
communication as looking sideways denotes suspicion, arms crossed, defensive attitude,
clenched fists, aggressiveness, the head resting on the arm, yawning, and the lost look,
because they show disinterest (Gibson, 2017).
In terms of experience, it is vital to highlight competencies that are not deductible from
the Curriculum, such as leadership, communicative, cultural, operational competencies in
various units, and emphasize the social and community commitment of nursing from a
personal and professional perspective. These allow the interviewer to become familiar with
the abilities, tools, and skills of the professionals in nursing, in addition, to knowing the
degree of professionalism that each professional has (Gibson, 2017).
References
Gibson. (2017). Nursing Job Interviews – Everything You Need To Know. Retrieved from
https://nurse.org/resources/job-interviews/.
Mary. (2019, September 3). 5 Ways To Prepare For Your Nursing Interview. Retrieved
October 16, 2019, from https://www.nursebuff.com/preparing-for-nursing-interview/.
Steadman, & Milligan. (2016). Is Nursing a Profession. RN Jorunal. Retrieved from
https://rn-journal.com/journal-of-nursing/is-nursing-a-real-profession
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