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COS Internship: Nursing at Montrose Regional Health Family Center
COS Internship: Nursing at Montrose Regional Health Family Center
The Colorado Department of Education defines "Professional" using the following descriptors:
time & work management
career literacy
grit and resilience
work ethic; dependable and reliable
My Definition of Professionalism:
My Definition of Professionalism:
In my opinion, professionalism is more than being hardworking and on time, it means being your best every day, having a positive attitude, being curious and honest, and being flexible to achieve your goals. For example, at my internship I got to view what made the staff professional, and they have a positive attitude, are willing to receive input from others, and are kind as well as honest with others in the work environment.
Promo Video
Promo Video
Copy of COS Promo Video.MOVFinal Presentation
Final Presentation
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Career Statement
Career Statement
I plan to persue a career as a Labor and Delivery or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurse. I intend to earn my Certified Nursing Assisant (CNA) license during my senior year of high school. Upon graduation, I plan to go to college for my RN. I will to work as a CNA throughout college. After I have my RN I aim to find a L&D or NICU nursing postion, so that I can be a skilled and compassionate nurse to newborns and mothers.
Professional Interview Q&A
Professional Interview Q&A
Interviewee: Anna Velasquez RN
Q:What do you like to do in your free time?
A:In my free time I like to read.
Q:Where did you go to college for Nursing?
A:I went to Delta Technical College for my LPN and then I went to Colorado Mesa for my RN.
Q:Who is your role model and why?
A:My role model would be my Grandma. She was a nurse in World War 2 and she did surgerys and all sorts of things. She was one of the first women to become very high up in rank. When she came back she worked for the veterans association as a psych nurse.
Q: How many hours do you work a week usually?
A:36 usually
Q:How long have you been working as a nurse?
A: I have been a nurse for 10 years now.
Q:Have you worked all of them here(in the Montrose Regional Health Family Center)?
A:Nope I worked at dermatology. I worked at hospice and I worked here.
Q:If you could choose when would you like to retire?
A: Today(laughing)
Internship Goals
Internship Goals
learn about different medical careers
learn about the educational paths to different medical careers
create professional relationships
improve my interpersonal skills
Soft Skills I Wanted to Improve
Soft Skills I Wanted to Improve
networking skills
interpersonal skills
communication skills
time management skills
Resume
Resume
Bailey Christie Resume .pdfProfessional Interview Continued
Professional Interview Continued
Q:Why did you choose nursing as a career?
A:That’s a complicated one. I wanted to be a doctor. Originally when I was younger, I wanted to be a pediatric opthamologist. Then when I got to school I decided I didn’t want to be a doctor anymore, so I went to school to be a teacher, so I have my undergraduate done in mathematics. Then I went back and said, no you know what I want to be a NICU nurse. And then I started to go to school for nursing and I was like you know what I think I want to be a labor and delivery nurse. So here I am.
Q:What do you like most about your job?
A:There is a moment after the baby is born that the Mom and Dad are together, and the room is just absolutely silent. And you can just tell how much love, and just wonder and awe and everything else like that there is in both the Mom and Dads faces. It’s that moment that just steals my heart. It’s that moment that just makes me want to cry. You know and getting to see you guys hold babies and everything else like that. There’s just nothing that compares to it.
Q:What do you like least about your job?
A:I don’t really like when people scream. I don’t like screaming. And so I tend to try to take it down a little bit and, “don’t scream it’s ok, it’s ok”.
Q:If you could give me one piece of advice for a career in nursing, what would it be?
A:Love what you do. And you don’t have to decide tomorrow, you don’t have to decide next year, or anything like that. But, if you truly want to be a nurse, love what you do. Because you have to do it every day and no matter what it’s who you are it defines you. Being a nurse isn’t just a one day thing, it’s an everyday thing and it defines who you are, so love it.
Q:How do you manage stress and prevent burnout because I know that’s pretty common in the nursing field?
A:So manage stress I like to go for walks, I like to talk to people obviously. I like to read books. And as far as burnout goes truly it’s hard to be burned out on my job because everyday is something new, but I am learning still. Because I’ve been in this field for six years going on seven years I’m still learning how to combat burnout because it does happen sometimes, but you just have to like what you do.
Q:What do you think has made you successful besides your education?
A:My attitude and the fact that I love people. I love to love people. I love to love everybody actually. And bringing life into the world, when I worked for hospice it was really hard to let people go. Working in Labor and Delivery I get to welcome people to life. And so I think that’s made me successful.
Q:If you could go back to the beginning of your career would you do anything differently?
A: I would become a doctor. I would have done my pediatric ophthalmology. No not really there is nothing I would change because it’s all led me to right here right now and getting interviewed by you.
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