I’ve figured out a lot about myself over the years. I know I will not be able to sit at a
desk all day, only doing that I need to be able to get up, move around, and do hands-on. I got
diagnosed with ADHD in middle school and have learned what works for me and what doesn’t. I
can’t sit still for super long periods, even now in college, but I’ve always been like that.
Some skills I’ve found that I have are that I like to solve things that I don’t immediately get the
answer to. It’s easy to talk to some people cause once someone talks to me, I can talk their
ear off if they want or just keep it short and sweet. I can tend to tell if someone wants the hard
truth about something or if they need it a bit sweeter, but I’ll still tell them what is going on. I
have a pretty high tolerance level and patience level, it takes a lot for me to lose it on
someone. I can deal with a lot with working in customer service and teaching kids how to ice skate
from ages 3 to adult. I like to communicate what is going on around me, I like knowing what is
happening, and being in the loop. I feel that in certain situations the pace of the environment
around me can vary, depending on what is going on a faster pace can be good or a slower pace,
but it truly depends on what else is going on around me at the time, but I’m good at adapting to
what is happening around me and going with the flow when its needed.
Knowing when there is a set plan of what I need to do helps most of the time, or else I’m
like a chicken with its head cut off, sometimes. Working with kids now in the way I do, I think
I’m pretty good at getting them to open up and have fun on the ice. The first week or two
are rough in a way where they are all skeptical about me and don’t know how to feel about
me, but that’s understandable. But they always end up giggling and being more themselves on
the ice, the more time goes on. The only thing in nursing is that I don’t think I can work with kids
because healthy kids vs sick kids are two very different things. I feel I would get too attached to
the kids, and the kids sometimes get looked over cause it’s really what the parents say that
goes, and I get a feeling the parents could be hard to deal with in some situations. Dealing with
adults for me would be easier than children, so pediatrics is out of the question for me.
Looking at some of the practice areas, I think that Med-Surge and ICU, I would be able to
do. Med-Surge nursing focuses on providing care for adult patients who are either undergoing
surgery or dealing with acute and chronic illnesses. In this area, they work in hospitals, clinics,
and outpatient settings. Nurses in this setting address a wide range of medical conditions, from
respiratory issues to cardiovascular disease. Nurses here must be skilled in inpatient assessment,
care coordination, and patient education. In the ICU, Nursing Intensive care unit nurses provide care
for patients with life-threatening conditions that require constant monitoring and intervention. It
demands advanced technical skills, as ICU nurses use high-tech equipment to manage patients
with severe injuries, surgeries, or medical conditions. These nurses must be skilled in acute care
management, patient stabilization, and often serve as the leaders of the care team during
emergencies.
Both areas require strong assessment skills, critical thinking, and the ability to work in
high-pressure environments. I feel that either of these types of nursing I could be good at and
achieve good things in. Yes, it would take getting used to, and there would be hard days, but the
skills are a learned thing. I am pretty sure that Med-Surge or ICU would work for me, but you
never know.