I am currently a Freshman at IUPUI, pursuing my swimming career and obtain a degree in Nursing. However , my end goal is to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. In order to obtain this long term goal, I will be working hard on my rigorous courses through undergraduate and graduate school. A Nurse Practitioner must have a nursing degree, work in the field for a few years, then go back and obtain a masters degree. However, in the future I may have to go even further in school, to obtain a doctorate degree in nursing to continuing practicing as a nurse practitioner. Knowing this, I plan to stay organized, work hard, maintain a high GPA, and always stay positive. Nursing is ultimately the perfect field for me because I love helping others and I want to help teach patients about their disease, illnesses, and then treat them accordingly.

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My Nursing degree and Health Systems Administration minor course plan is as follows. Sophomore Fall (2020) I will take NURS-B 244: Health Assessment, NURS-B 245: Health Assessment Practicum, NURS-B 234: Promoting Healthy Populations, NURS-B 235: Promoting Healthy Populations Practicum, NURS-B 253: Professionalism in Collaborative Practice, and PBHL H320 Health Systems Administration. Sophomore Spring (2021) I will take MICR-J 210 OR BIOL-N 251: Microbiology, NURS-B 260: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice, NURS-B 261: Pathophysiology & Pharmacology For Nursing, and NURS-L 230: Health Care Delivery Systems. Junior Fall (2021) I will take NURS-H 355: Data Analysis/Practice & Research, NURS-H 356: Clinical Care I: Biophysical Processes, NURS-B 334: Transitional Care of Families & Populations, and a Health Systems Administration elective. Junior Spring (2022) I will take NURS-H 360: Clinical Care II: Interactive Processes, NURS-H 371: Clinical Care III: Adaptive Processes, NURS-R 375: Nursing Research & Evidence Based Practice, and NURS-H 303: Pediatric Clinical Care. Senior Fall (2022) I will take Clinical Care IV: Complex Processes H476, Leadership in Health Care Delivery & Policy L430, , and 2 Health System Administration electives. Finally for my Senior Spring (2023) semester I will take Nursing Synthesis S488,  Nursing Practice Capstone S483, Health Care Ethics S474, and NURS-B 444: Nursing Intensive: Managing Health & Illness Across Care Environments.

 

While taking these rigorous courses I plan to continue my swimming year, volunteer at one of the many local hospitals, obtain a part time and summer job to enhance my college experience. To obtain these goals I will stay in close contact with my professors,  go to the employment office, and network to help gain experience within the medical field.