Homework: Transition to the Nursing Profession
I) Letter for Graduation
• Your homework is to write a letter to yourself on your graduation day.
• Consider the following questions as you compose your letter.
o How do you hope you have changed in terms of knowledge and skills, and personally?
o What would you like to remind yourself about your inspiration for choosing this career?
o You will be preparing to take the NCLEX exam and to start your first job as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Are there any words of encouragement that you would like to tell your future self?
o Are there any words of caution you want to tell yourself-pitfalls to avoid?
o What kind of nurse do you hope you have become? What further growth and change do you envision for yourself?
II) Inspiration
• Create a page that represents your inspiration for becoming a nurse. It may be a picture, a collage, a series of quotes, and so forth. Choose words and images that are meaningful to you. This should be a picture that you can post somewhere, perhaps where you study, in order to motivate yourself as you move forward on your journey to become a nurse.
III) Reflections Presentation
• Write a short 5-minute speech that discusses the following topics.
o What does your inspiration mean?
o Name one concept that challenged you during this course.
o What has been the greatest lesson you have learned?
o How will what you have learned help you be successful at Chamberlain?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.