I really enjoyed the movie NURSES. It wasn’t at all what I expected as I thought it was going to be a long movie exemplifying all the wonderful things nursing is (as it did). The movie though showed the other side of nursing, the not so pretty side. As an (almost) new nurse, I really loved hearing everyone’s opinions. I saw nurses adjust so easily to the everchanging world. I think adaptability is something I need to work on. I have a really hard time with change sometimes and that’s something, as a nurse, I’ll need to work through. I think as I’ve gained more knowledge in my course, I’ve become more adaptable, but there is still so much that I don’t know. I think my adaptability will come with experience and a drive to learn. 

            This film has me thinking about Public Health nursing again. It’s something we don’t get to experience in a clinical setting during school. As a public health nurse, I would address these barriers we come across every day in the field of nursing. Patients who have no health insurance, no form of transportation, or those who can’t adhere to medications because they can’t afford it. The thing I loved most about college was opening my eyes to these vulnerable populations and driving me to want to help them. 

            I’ve been getting more and more nervous thinking about interviews and starting my career as a nurse. I can only hope that I can advocate for my patients the same way those nurses did at the end of the movie (when the elderly couple were both dying down the hall from one another). I know I need to go into these interviews with confidence in my abilities. I know I’m a hard worked and have many different types of experiences with working with the public. I have experience in the restaurant industry, childcare, clinical settings, and other customer service roles. I’ve also helped many leadership roles. I know once I’m comfortable in a setting I really thrive as a leader. When it comes to my weaknesses though I am a bit timid to explore those. I know I need to work on adaptability and working over social “speedbumps”. I’m a social person but sometimes, in certain situations, I find myself to be mute. I know as a nurse I can’t do that, so communication is something I need to continue to work on.