Learning Self Analysis
When I enrolled into the Baccalaureate Degree Program in 2009 at New York City College
of Technology, I thought the program was a waste of time but I was also naive to why I
should obtain my BSN. In April of 2010, I was able to obtain a position as a staff nurse at
one of the busiest hospitals in Brooklyn. Unfortunately with this new chapter in my life I
had to put pursuing my BSN on hold for three years. Returning to school was not easy but
I knew in order to gain further advancement in the nursing profession obtaining my BSN
was the first chapter to close. During the first two years working as a registered nurse, I
knew that there was more to learn about nursing other than the clinical aspect of it. The
health care industry is a business and in the end we have to satisfy the needs of our
patients; we all have to learn what those needs are and how to resolve them as needed
through advocacy. My first year on the Medical Surgical unit was tough because I had to
get to know everyone who I worked with personality and how to work together effectively.
I returned school in the Fall 2013 semester in which I enrolled in the Leadership in
Management class which not only taught me about the health care dynamics/systems but
helped me to self-reflect on my own personal attributes. I have gain increased knowledge
in the other BSN courses that it makes me fully understand and appreciate the other
members of the multi-disciplinary team (case managers, care managers, social workers,
public health nurses, etc) because they all do play a vital role in the patients’ continuum of
care in the community. Over the years I have developed a knack for the management of
disease processes and teaching. Upon my completion of the BSN program, I do plan
applying to graduate school to obtain my Master Degree in Clinical Nurse Specialist or
Master Degree in Family Nurse Practitioner. One thing I must say about nursing the sky is
the limit.
