Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Why I chose Nursing Ed
Hello everyone, I finally figured out how to create my blog. I actually had created a blog during the weekend but somehow lost it. Leave it to me! A little history about me; I come from a family of 8 brothers and sisters. My dad was a laborer and migrant worker who had to quit school in the 6th grade to help support his family. He met and married my mom in Minnesota-she and her family were also migrant workers. My father worked 16 hour days as a sheet metal supervisor to support our family. After having 9 children, my mother decided to attend vocational school and became a LPN. I am the only one who followed in her footsteps of becoming a nurse. I graduated from UTPA, then Pan American University in 1989 from the ADN program. My goal was to continue my education and become a FNP. As life would have it, I married and had three children, two with special health needs. My plans took a back burner to my new family. Once my children and family-life was stable, I was able to return to school in 2003 and obtained a BS in rehab services which complimented my job as case manager. I currently work for STC and have started my second year as an instructor in the VN program. Because I have enjoyed working in education, it made sense to take the nursing education track. I feel privileged to be a part of the education of our future nurses. I hope to instill in them what my mother instilled in me; care for those in need with dignity and respect. I look forward to getting to know you all.
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Hope everyone is doing well. It's been interesting to say the least. I've had some difficulties but seem to be getting through. I've enjoyed the nursing education class very much and discovered that I really liked learning about the caring theory as it relates to nursing education. As I thought about what it was like to be a student, this theory just seemed natural to me. I liked that the research described the caring instructor as one who is respectful, shows empathy, models and empowers the student. It sounded very much like a "pass it forward" type of philosophy. If we model caring to our students, they are more likely to replicate this behavior which would result in more successful students and ultimately better patient care with improved outcomes. I described the caring theory and the humanistic theory, which also uses caring as it's base, as reminding me of Mother Theresa who I think is the epitome of the caring person and nurse. I hope that all of you have enjoyed discovering what your philosophies and theories are. Take care, until next post, Margo
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