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Nurse Practitioner Narrative Report
My name is Maria Rosario Foronda, and I am currently applying for admission to pursue Masters in Science in Nursing - Adult Gerentology Nurse Practitioner Program for the winter semester of January 2017.

The crucial first step towards setting and achieving personal goals is that you must realize you have to prepare for the future and not wait for it to happen. The retrospect of my life has had many changes and twists; it is in a constant state of development obliging me to focus, look at my values and how it has changed as I have matured. Contemplating at my career path, my educational aspirations will consist of obtaining my masters degree and practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the near future. Securing an administrative post in my related
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I became a Registered Nurse and was given the opportunity to work at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit where I initially trained and became certified in Critical Care. After two years, I joined the Specialized Training and Advance Tactics (S.T.A.T.) Team, whose selected members rotate to all critical care units of the hospital: The Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and respond to all medical emergencies hospital-wide. Learning this job enabled me to have a clear perspective of different areas of nursing and its contribution to each patient's progress and holistic care. After a year I decided to challenge myself and take a leadership role. I now hold a Charge Nurse position in the Progressive Critical and Intensive Care Unit, where I am responsible for performing a variety of duties alongside the nurse manager in upholding nursing staff, providing quality nursing care, establishing specific goals, and facilitate good patient …show more content…
Fulfilling my goal of becoming an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner will enable me to enhance my current nursing knowledge base, treat patients holistically, and contribute to this noble profession. Walden university is the ideal institution to support my academic pursuits, given their credibility, great faculty, and challenging curriculum. They offer an extensive, but a flexible online program that greatly fits my needs. Walden also had been recommended by my colleagues. If given the privilege to be accepted, I aim to adhere to maintaining your high standards, study well, commit to completing the program and utilize the proficiency I have been given to become exceptional in the

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