Career Planning

• By Carly Basile

All About Me

Name: Carly Basile

Age: 15

My Holland Code: ISC

Birkman Colors: Yellow and Blue

Career Path: I want to become a nurse because I enjoy helping and working with others.

Important Skills

• Communications:– In order to be successful as a nurse, you must

be able to communicate with the patient. – By communicating with the patients, you will

convey important information with them that may or may not be detrimental to their life.

Important Skills

• Listening:– Listening is an

important skill for a nurse to have because they need to be able to listen to what the patient is telling them, this way they can help to make a proper diagnosis.

Important Skills

• Problem Solving:– Problem solving is an

important skill to have, because a nurse must be able to put different symptoms together, and think of a proper way to administer the medicines that are needed.

– They need to be able to look at little details to try and determine what they can do to help the patients.

Important Skills• Time Management

– Time management is an important skill for a nurse to have since nurses don’t have set appointments.

– Nurses have a certain amount of patients that they need to take care of during their shifts. They need to manage their time wisely to make sure that they get to all the patients that they need to assess.

Important Skills

• Organizational:– A nurse must be organized, because they

need to take down information about the patient’s assessment.

– They need to document the patient’s medical history.

Nursing• Daily Tasks:

• Be able to assess a patients pain level and sedation requirements.

• Be able to identify abnormal respiratory patterns which can then indicate a breathing problem.

• You must document the patient’s medical history and any assessments you made.

• A nurse must administer medications orally, intravenously, or by injection.

Skills Needed:

•Giving full attention to the patient and not interrupting them.•Being aware of other peoples reactions and know why they react that way.•Understanding new information.•Being able to talk to others to convey information effectively.

Nursing

• Typical Day:• This includes working with

patients to assess their pain levels and then documenting it in the patient’s charts.

• Also, a nurse needs to administer the proper medicine.

Related Occupations:

•Acute Care Nurse

•Dental Hygienist

•Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics

Nursing

The Job Outlook: – The outlook for this job is above average. It is expected to

increase by 22% by 2018. – Approximately 581,500 new jobs will open up as a result.

Professional Association:

- A professional Association that would be good to join would be the American Nursing Association. They advance the nursing possession by fostering higher standards of the job, and it represents the interests of registered nurses.

Salary:

In the beginning, you will earn approximately $43,410.

In the middle, you will earn approximately $51,640 and $76,570.

When you’re experienced, you will earn approximately $92,240.

Educational Route• There are three educational

paths that people may take in order to become a nurse. One of them is a bachelor’s of Science degree in nursing which can be acquired by going to a four year college.

• The next career path is to gain an associate degree in nursing which requires going to a community or junior college. This degree will take two or three years to complete.

• The last educational path that can be taken in order to become a nurse is to enter a diploma program through a hospital. This will take three years to complete. There are hundreds of registered nursing programs which result in an AND or BSN; however, there are very few diploma programs.

Other Career OptionsAcute Care NurseAcute CareNurses are likenurses except thatthey only deal withpatients who aredealing with brief butsevere illnesses. This would involve mehelping and treatingothers.

Dental Hygienist

A dental hygienist is a licensed professional who specializes in preventative oral health. This relates back to my interests because I would be able to cure people, but I wouldn’t have the responsibility of diagnosing them.

Emergency Medical Technician/ Paramedic

They are people who provide immediate care to patients who are sick or injured and transport them to medical facilities. This relates to my interests, because it is a job in the medical field, and it also involves me being the reason why somebody lives.

My Shadowing Experience

My shadowing experience was at the Federal Express Junior Achievement conference at Dowling College. At this conference, I learned about the importance of communicating in a work place. We did exercises where we weren’t allowed to communicate with each other. Doing these exercises, I really was able to learn how difficult things can be without communicating with others. I also learned about teamwork. Without teamwork, you won’t get as far in life.