Author: J. Aneshon

The term ‘meaningful achievement’ is not always how the textbook defines it to be. People are convinced that achievements are solely based on the number of awards one receives from honors or medals, the number of recognitions that a student accepts for all of his/her hard work, or the acknowledgement that is given for one’s academic performance. That is not to say that these achievements are unfit to be recognized and absolutely they should be. Every student works hard and puts their mind to achieve the best, and their academic duties will never go unnoticed. However, I believe the true definition of a meaningful achievement comes from my own perspective.

I would have to say that 2016-2017 was the most challenging, mentally breaking, and absolute scariest year of my life. From my own serious health problems to multiple family deaths and finally learning to gain courage to piece together my broken family, I can genuinely say that those 12 months truly taught me to grow up as an individual.

Never in my mind would I have imagined that I would experience so many different, painful events in such a short span of time. However, the main thing I held deep in my heart and mind is that with each of these hardships, I only gained more achievements. I hold the medal for enduring every hardship of my medical condition which allowed me to learn true strength and seek hope. I raise the trophy for being strong enough to hold my family together during our times of absolute darkness and grief. Most of all, I give recognition in being able to stand back up, regardless of all the negative circumstances that we have faced and will continue to face.

Achievements are not simply how textbooks describe them to be. They are rather the experiences one has. I define my own meaningful achievements as what I have gained, contributed, and learned. I am proud of my numerous scholarly achievements. But I smile and reminisce the most about the achievements I have been given based on how I have grown throughout the years and with my personal choice to become the anchor for my family.

As a prospective nurse, my duty is to take care of my patients with the best possible care. While achievements are placed in the form your success, true achievements are not always based on a paper certificate. It is about what you have learned throughout personal experience and how those lessons and mistakes learned can be transferred into the hospital setting. There is no better way to maintain and build upon the patient-to-nurse relationship without sharing one’s achievements or experiences with one another. Achievement is not solely defined as the certificate that one receives; it is rather the meaning and the matters that one went through to grow and become who they are today. Acknowledgement and Certificates may be meaningful achievements to others, but to me, a true, meaningful achievement is mainly about the experience and challenges that one goes through to attain their goal of achievement.

The term ‘meaningful achievement’ is not always how the textbook defines it to be. People are convinced that achievements are solely based on the number of awards one receives from honors or medals, the number of recognitions that a student accepts for all of his/her hard work, or the acknowledgement that is given for one’s academic performance. That is not to say that these achievements are unfit to be recognized and absolutely they should be. Every student works hard and puts their mind to achieve the best, and their academic duties will never go unnoticed. However, I believe the true definition of a meaningful achievement comes from my own perspective.

I would have to say that 2016-2017 was the most challenging, mentally breaking, and absolute scariest year of my life. From my own serious health problems to multiple family deaths and finally learning to gain courage to piece together my broken family, I can genuinely say that those 12 months truly taught me to grow up as an individual.

Never in my mind would I have imagined that I would experience so many different, painful events in such a short span of time. However, the main thing I held deep in my heart and mind is that with each of these hardships, I only gained more achievements. I hold the medal for enduring every hardship of my medical condition which allowed me to learn true strength and seek hope. I raise the trophy for being strong enough to hold my family together during our times of absolute darkness and grief. Most of all, I give recognition in being able to stand back up, regardless of all the negative circumstances that we have faced and will continue to face.

Achievements are not simply how textbooks describe them to be. They are rather the experiences one has. I define my own meaningful achievements as what I have gained, contributed, and learned. I am proud of my numerous scholarly achievements. But I smile and reminisce the most about the achievements I have been given based on how I have grown throughout the years and with my personal choice to become the anchor for my family.

As a prospective nurse, my duty is to take care of my patients with the best possible care. While achievements are placed in the form your success, true achievements are not always based on a paper certificate. It is about what you have learned throughout personal experience and how those lessons and mistakes learned can be transferred into the hospital setting. There is no better way to maintain and build upon the patient-to-nurse relationship without sharing one’s achievements or experiences with one another. Achievement is not solely defined as the certificate that one receives; it is rather the meaning and the matters that one went through to grow and become who they are today. Acknowledgement and Certificates may be meaningful achievements to others, but to me, a true, meaningful achievement is mainly about the experience and challenges that one goes through to attain their goal of achievement.

The term ‘meaningful achievement’ is not always how the textbook defines it to be. People are convinced that achievements are solely based on the number of awards one receives from honors or medals, the number of recognitions that a student accepts for all of his/her hard work, or the acknowledgement that is given for one’s academic performance. That is not to say that these achievements are unfit to be recognized and absolutely they should be. Every student works hard and puts their mind to achieve the best, and their academic duties will never go unnoticed. However, I believe the true definition of a meaningful achievement comes from my own perspective.

I would have to say that 2016-2017 was the most challenging, mentally breaking, and absolute scariest year of my life. From my own serious health problems to multiple family deaths and finally learning to gain courage to piece together my broken family, I can genuinely say that those 12 months truly taught me to grow up as an individual.

Never in my mind would I have imagined that I would experience so many different, painful events in such a short span of time. However, the main thing I held deep in my heart and mind is that with each of these hardships, I only gained more achievements. I hold the medal for enduring every hardship of my medical condition which allowed me to learn true strength and seek hope. I raise the trophy for being strong enough to hold my family together during our times of absolute darkness and grief. Most of all, I give recognition in being able to stand back up, regardless of all the negative circumstances that we have faced and will continue to face.

Achievements are not simply how textbooks describe them to be. They are rather the experiences one has. I define my own meaningful achievements as what I have gained, contributed, and learned. I am proud of my numerous scholarly achievements. But I smile and reminisce the most about the achievements I have been given based on how I have grown throughout the years and with my personal choice to become the anchor for my family.

As a prospective nurse, my duty is to take care of my patients with the best possible care. While achievements are placed in the form your success, true achievements are not always based on a paper certificate. It is about what you have learned throughout personal experience and how those lessons and mistakes learned can be transferred into the hospital setting. There is no better way to maintain and build upon the patient-to-nurse relationship without sharing one’s achievements or experiences with one another. Achievement is not solely defined as the certificate that one receives; it is rather the meaning and the matters that one went through to grow and become who they are today. Acknowledgement and Certificates may be meaningful achievements to others, but to me, a true, meaningful achievement is mainly about the experience and challenges that one goes through to attain their goal of achievement.

The term ‘meaningful achievement’ is not always how the textbook defines it to be. People are convinced that achievements are solely based on the number of awards one receives from honors or medals, the number of recognitions that a student accepts for all of his/her hard work, or the acknowledgement that is given for one’s academic performance. That is not to say that these achievements are unfit to be recognized and absolutely they should be. Every student works hard and puts their mind to achieve the best, and their academic duties will never go unnoticed. However, I believe the true definition of a meaningful achievement comes from my own perspective.

I would have to say that 2016-2017 was the most challenging, mentally breaking, and absolute scariest year of my life. From my own serious health problems to multiple family deaths and finally learning to gain courage to piece together my broken family, I can genuinely say that those 12 months truly taught me to grow up as an individual.

Never in my mind would I have imagined that I would experience so many different, painful events in such a short span of time. However, the main thing I held deep in my heart and mind is that with each of these hardships, I only gained more achievements. I hold the medal for enduring every hardship of my medical condition which allowed me to learn true strength and seek hope. I raise the trophy for being strong enough to hold my family together during our times of absolute darkness and grief. Most of all, I give recognition in being able to stand back up, regardless of all the negative circumstances that we have faced and will continue to face.

Achievements are not simply how textbooks describe them to be. They are rather the experiences one has. I define my own meaningful achievements as what I have gained, contributed, and learned. I am proud of my numerous scholarly achievements. But I smile and reminisce the most about the achievements I have been given based on how I have grown throughout the years and with my personal choice to become the anchor for my family.

As a prospective nurse, my duty is to take care of my patients with the best possible care. While achievements are placed in the form your success, true achievements are not always based on a paper certificate. It is about what you have learned throughout personal experience and how those lessons and mistakes learned can be transferred into the hospital setting. There is no better way to maintain and build upon the patient-to-nurse relationship without sharing one’s achievements or experiences with one another. Achievement is not solely defined as the certificate that one receives; it is rather the meaning and the matters that one went through to grow and become who they are today. Acknowledgement and Certificates may be meaningful achievements to others, but to me, a true, meaningful achievement is mainly about the experience and challenges that one goes through to attain their goal of achievement.

The term ‘meaningful achievement’ is not always how the textbook defines it to be. People are convinced that achievements are solely based on the number of awards one receives from honors or medals, the number of recognitions that a student accepts for all of his/her hard work, or the acknowledgement that is given for one’s academic performance. That is not to say that these achievements are unfit to be recognized and absolutely they should be. Every student works hard and puts their mind to achieve the best, and their academic duties will never go unnoticed. However, I believe the true definition of a meaningful achievement comes from my own perspective.

I would have to say that 2016-2017 was the most challenging, mentally breaking, and absolute scariest year of my life. From my own serious health problems to multiple family deaths and finally learning to gain courage to piece together my broken family, I can genuinely say that those 12 months truly taught me to grow up as an individual.

Never in my mind would I have imagined that I would experience so many different, painful events in such a short span of time. However, the main thing I held deep in my heart and mind is that with each of these hardships, I only gained more achievements. I hold the medal for enduring every hardship of my medical condition which allowed me to learn true strength and seek hope. I raise the trophy for being strong enough to hold my family together during our times of absolute darkness and grief. Most of all, I give recognition in being able to stand back up, regardless of all the negative circumstances that we have faced and will continue to face.

Achievements are not simply how textbooks describe them to be. They are rather the experiences one has. I define my own meaningful achievements as what I have gained, contributed, and learned. I am proud of my numerous scholarly achievements. But I smile and reminisce the most about the achievements I have been given based on how I have grown throughout the years and with my personal choice to become the anchor for my family.

As a prospective nurse, my duty is to take care of my patients with the best possible care. While achievements are placed in the form your success, true achievements are not always based on a paper certificate. It is about what you have learned throughout personal experience and how those lessons and mistakes learned can be transferred into the hospital setting. There is no better way to maintain and build upon the patient-to-nurse relationship without sharing one’s achievements or experiences with one another. Achievement is not solely defined as the certificate that one receives; it is rather the meaning and the matters that one went through to grow and become who they are today. Acknowledgement and Certificates may be meaningful achievements to others, but to me, a true, meaningful achievement is mainly about the experience and challenges that one goes through to attain their goal of achievement.

Many health-care providers tend to overlook the importance of self-care and the necessity to consume proper foods and maintain hydration throughout their lengthy shifts. Although breaks are required, there may be times when a nurse is caught up in a patient’s room or procedures, which inhibit them from being able to drink water or grab a snack. I recently started using a Hydroflask because I realized that I was not drinking enough water throughout my clinical shifts. Consuming water will not only keep yourself hydrated but also maintain the essential fluids that your body needs to get through the long day. In addition, I began to invest in compression socks in order to improve my circulation because I am either sitting or standing for several hours a day. Because of my hectic schedule, I found it difficult to consume healthier items because fast-food was more accessible. However, I decided to change from eating those quick-prepared foods to more salads/proteins to help maintain my diet and to sustain me for longer hours throughout the day. Current practices related to self-care include “meditation, exercise, eating right, staying hydrated, adequate sleep” which will help to decrease the unfavorable effects of stress in the rapidly changing healthcare environment (Oglesby, S., 2017). As referenced from this article, nurses need to take into consideration what self-care means because with every individual’s hectic schedule, we tend to overlook what it truly means to care of ourselves. We need to not only take care of our patients, but also our own body and health as well.

1) There is a saying that says, “health is wealth”. If we, as nurses, cannot properly take care of our own bodies, it will be difficult provide the best quality of care for our patients as well.

2) Exercise is important for nurses because we are constantly moving around and repositioning our patients. We must have the proper amount of strength to be able to carry out our duties.

My plan for this spring break is to modify my previous habits by including exercise (such as cardio and strength training), eating healthier by including more proteins and greens, and most importantly, catching up on my sleep.

Oglesby, S. (2018). Self-Care Health for Nurses: Strategies for Self-Care. Arkansas Nursing News, 13(3), 4. Retrieved from http://summit.csuci.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=133553974&site=ehost-live

Many health-care providers tend to overlook the importance of self-care and the necessity to consume proper foods and maintain hydration throughout their lengthy shifts. Although breaks are required, there may be times when a nurse is caught up in a patient’s room or procedures, which inhibit them from being able to drink water or grab a snack. I recently started using a Hydroflask because I realized that I was not drinking enough water throughout my clinical shifts. Consuming water will not only keep yourself hydrated but also maintain the essential fluids that your body needs to get through the long day. In addition, I began to invest in compression socks in order to improve my circulation because I am either sitting or standing for several hours a day. Because of my hectic schedule, I found it difficult to consume healthier items because fast-food was more accessible. However, I decided to change from eating those quick-prepared foods to more salads/proteins to help maintain my diet and to sustain me for longer hours throughout the day. Current practices related to self-care include “meditation, exercise, eating right, staying hydrated, adequate sleep” which will help to decrease the unfavorable effects of stress in the rapidly changing healthcare environment (Oglesby, S., 2017). As referenced from this article, nurses need to take into consideration what self-care means because with every individual’s hectic schedule, we tend to overlook what it truly means to care of ourselves. We need to not only take care of our patients, but also our own body and health as well.

1) There is a saying that says, “health is wealth”. If we, as nurses, cannot properly take care of our own bodies, it will be difficult provide the best quality of care for our patients as well.

2) Exercise is important for nurses because we are constantly moving around and repositioning our patients. We must have the proper amount of strength to be able to carry out our duties.

My plan for this spring break is to modify my previous habits by including exercise (such as cardio and strength training), eating healthier by including more proteins and greens, and most importantly, catching up on my sleep.

Oglesby, S. (2018). Self-Care Health for Nurses: Strategies for Self-Care. Arkansas Nursing News, 13(3), 4. Retrieved from http://summit.csuci.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=133553974&site=ehost-live

Many health-care providers tend to overlook the importance of self-care and the necessity to consume proper foods and maintain hydration throughout their lengthy shifts. Although breaks are required, there may be times when a nurse is caught up in a patient’s room or procedures, which inhibit them from being able to drink water or grab a snack. I recently started using a Hydroflask because I realized that I was not drinking enough water throughout my clinical shifts. Consuming water will not only keep yourself hydrated but also maintain the essential fluids that your body needs to get through the long day. In addition, I began to invest in compression socks in order to improve my circulation because I am either sitting or standing for several hours a day. Because of my hectic schedule, I found it difficult to consume healthier items because fast-food was more accessible. However, I decided to change from eating those quick-prepared foods to more salads/proteins to help maintain my diet and to sustain me for longer hours throughout the day. Current practices related to self-care include “meditation, exercise, eating right, staying hydrated, adequate sleep” which will help to decrease the unfavorable effects of stress in the rapidly changing healthcare environment (Oglesby, S., 2017). As referenced from this article, nurses need to take into consideration what self-care means because with every individual’s hectic schedule, we tend to overlook what it truly means to care of ourselves. We need to not only take care of our patients, but also our own body and health as well.

1) There is a saying that says, “health is wealth”. If we, as nurses, cannot properly take care of our own bodies, it will be difficult provide the best quality of care for our patients as well.

2) Exercise is important for nurses because we are constantly moving around and repositioning our patients. We must have the proper amount of strength to be able to carry out our duties.

My plan for this spring break is to modify my previous habits by including exercise (such as cardio and strength training), eating healthier by including more proteins and greens, and most importantly, catching up on my sleep.

Oglesby, S. (2018). Self-Care Health for Nurses: Strategies for Self-Care. Arkansas Nursing News, 13(3), 4. Retrieved from http://summit.csuci.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=133553974&site=ehost-live

Many health-care providers tend to overlook the importance of self-care and the necessity to consume proper foods and maintain hydration throughout their lengthy shifts. Although breaks are required, there may be times when a nurse is caught up in a patient’s room or procedures, which inhibit them from being able to drink water or grab a snack. I recently started using a Hydroflask because I realized that I was not drinking enough water throughout my clinical shifts. Consuming water will not only keep yourself hydrated but also maintain the essential fluids that your body needs to get through the long day. In addition, I began to invest in compression socks in order to improve my circulation because I am either sitting or standing for several hours a day. Because of my hectic schedule, I found it difficult to consume healthier items because fast-food was more accessible. However, I decided to change from eating those quick-prepared foods to more salads/proteins to help maintain my diet and to sustain me for longer hours throughout the day. Current practices related to self-care include “meditation, exercise, eating right, staying hydrated, adequate sleep” which will help to decrease the unfavorable effects of stress in the rapidly changing healthcare environment (Oglesby, S., 2017). As referenced from this article, nurses need to take into consideration what self-care means because with every individual’s hectic schedule, we tend to overlook what it truly means to care of ourselves. We need to not only take care of our patients, but also our own body and health as well.

1) There is a saying that says, “health is wealth”. If we, as nurses, cannot properly take care of our own bodies, it will be difficult provide the best quality of care for our patients as well.

2) Exercise is important for nurses because we are constantly moving around and repositioning our patients. We must have the proper amount of strength to be able to carry out our duties.

My plan for this spring break is to modify my previous habits by including exercise (such as cardio and strength training), eating healthier by including more proteins and greens, and most importantly, catching up on my sleep.

Oglesby, S. (2018). Self-Care Health for Nurses: Strategies for Self-Care. Arkansas Nursing News, 13(3), 4. Retrieved from http://summit.csuci.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=133553974&site=ehost-live

Many health-care providers tend to overlook the importance of self-care and the necessity to consume proper foods and maintain hydration throughout their lengthy shifts. Although breaks are required, there may be times when a nurse is caught up in a patient’s room or procedures, which inhibit them from being able to drink water or grab a snack. I recently started using a Hydroflask because I realized that I was not drinking enough water throughout my clinical shifts. Consuming water will not only keep yourself hydrated but also maintain the essential fluids that your body needs to get through the long day. In addition, I began to invest in compression socks in order to improve my circulation because I am either sitting or standing for several hours a day. Because of my hectic schedule, I found it difficult to consume healthier items because fast-food was more accessible. However, I decided to change from eating those quick-prepared foods to more salads/proteins to help maintain my diet and to sustain me for longer hours throughout the day. Current practices related to self-care include “meditation, exercise, eating right, staying hydrated, adequate sleep” which will help to decrease the unfavorable effects of stress in the rapidly changing healthcare environment (Oglesby, S., 2017). As referenced from this article, nurses need to take into consideration what self-care means because with every individual’s hectic schedule, we tend to overlook what it truly means to care of ourselves. We need to not only take care of our patients, but also our own body and health as well.

1) There is a saying that says, “health is wealth”. If we, as nurses, cannot properly take care of our own bodies, it will be difficult provide the best quality of care for our patients as well.

2) Exercise is important for nurses because we are constantly moving around and repositioning our patients. We must have the proper amount of strength to be able to carry out our duties.

My plan for this spring break is to modify my previous habits by including exercise (such as cardio and strength training), eating healthier by including more proteins and greens, and most importantly, catching up on my sleep.

Oglesby, S. (2018). Self-Care Health for Nurses: Strategies for Self-Care. Arkansas Nursing News, 13(3), 4. Retrieved from http://summit.csuci.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=133553974&site=ehost-live