Chapter 4 Reflection on Entry to Nursing.

Nursing career decision-making has been the best decision ever in my life. It implies changing the responsibilities, knowledge, and values within the business environment. At first, I was not very confident about handling the load of clinical practice. In time, however, I was the one who accepted all the challenges since that brought me confidence and understanding of the function. This change constructed my series of future nurses.

Originally, this concept limited nursing to maintaining patients, technical support for the health care delivery, and a science of care only. However, I see nursing as a profession of leaders, independence, and advocates. According to Godsey et al. (2020), nursing has an inconsistent image that hinders its recognition of autonomy due to stereotypes persistent over time. These perceptions affected my perception of nursing initially, but later, when I began working clinically, I realized that it is more than that; in fact, it touches patient outcomes. These changes in education formats and clinical restrictions affected my developmental process during the COVID-19 pandemic, though I persevered, as Michel et al. (2021) noted, due to those barriers. This kind of transformation made me appreciate the versatility of nursing and the need to face challenges that help in personal and professional growth.

One of the experiences that influenced my nursing view was observing great teamwork during a patient’s conspicuous stage. This forced the groups to demonstrate cooperation between the members and also a fast decision-making process. Godsey et al. (2020) note that nursing involves professionalism and leadership prowess, which is impressions in such strenuous situations. In the same way, Michel et al. Using prior examples of many of these challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, describe those challenges as requiring increased flexibility and collaboration between professions. The situational analysis of the team that illustrated patient safety and communication for the patient reflected a great real-life influence of integrated care. This event reminded me of basic principles for medical practice, such as the fact that nursing is much more than job assignments. Besides, it incorporates teamwork and anticipation of problems. It enhanced my understanding and purpose for fostering this important skill in practice.

       I realized that nursing is one of the broad fields that demand leadership skills and the ability to adapt to changes and work with others. These experiences built positivity and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, and I am committed to surmounting them. Observing how everyone collaborated pointed out the value of communication and cooperation in patient care. These make me appreciate the nursing profession as diverse and challenging and also ensure that I build more competency skills to enhance my career practice and patient advocacy.