Life of a Professional Nurse

Like any beautiful story... and some melodic symphonies,
.........Everything has an end. Four years in Nursing school, ALMOST over?

Ready for a Life of a Professional Nurse?

On the journey of envisioning a job in an organization, providing care to people; nurses are usually on the front line. Most of the time, they are those whom common masses turn to for assistance. These health care providers advocate peoples right for health education, community organizing, freedom for decision-making, who stand by anyone at critical moments, clarifies issues about the health systems which confuses many, and reassure patients during moments when they have doubts or fear. Nurses are the wheel and catalysts of health services.

At the terminal school year of student nurses, they may be so overwhelmed and with great sigh of relief! and to their surprise, realities tend to be more struggling, exhausting and demanding. In this digital age, the role of the nurses become more diversified as the widespread integration of information technology are being integrated with health care agencies. The role of nurses in the delivery of patient's care has been redefined, re-modelled and refined. It is not enough to acquire diploma or graduate in highly acclaimed nursing school. Nurses are expected to be "multi-task" workers; highly qualified (with graduate degrees and other skills certification) for easier access of job placement. They are expected to function well and be held accountable for the systematic planning; responsible for the holistic as well as humanistic nursing care for their clients and also their families.

The current era has become the metaphor for the unique challenges and opportunities therein a nursing profession. Academic institutions have the greatest responsibility for preparing the succeeding batch of nurses. In the same way that BSN graduates need not be satisfied enough for what they have acquired in the four (4) years of schooling. The more the better! More seminars and trainings, more clinical experiences, more course credits in graduate studies (MS, MN, MAN, MPH and others); passer of international nurse qualifying exams, etc. then surely you will land on the job you ultimately desire for. But before thinking about work, it would be wise to focus first on the pre-review (enhancement program) the College has strategically designed for you; make sure you pass it with flying colors!

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