2. Table of Contents
Topic Page
Nursing Values Pledge ………………………………………… .3
Philosophy of nursing ………………………………………… 4
Resume ……………………………………..…… 5
References ……………………………………………7
Short-term Professional goals ……………………………………….…8
Long-term Professional goals …………………………………………9
Letter of Recommendation …………………………………………….10
Patient Appreciation Card ……………………………………………13
Evidence of Growth ………………………………………..15
Final reflections …………………………………………25
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3. Nursing Values Pledge
I pledge, God helping me, to uphold the essence of nursing which is to provide selfless care to my
patients, their families and to the whole community. I will not treat my patients as just numbers; but,
will give each and everyone of them special attention and care as I would give to my loved ones. I will
work tirelessly and relentlessly to help promote wellness and illness prevention to the populace. I will
be a compassionate, nurturing and dedicated nurse. I will be committed to paying special attention to all
of my patients regardless of their race, gender and social or economic status. I will work effectively
with other health care practitioners to ensure the well being of my patients. Respecting the rights and
dignity of my patients will be my topmost priority. I will not to allow personal or family issues interfere
with my duties. I will be a good patient educator and advocate and speak out against any wrongdoing. I
will continually strive for personal and professional growth, and will keep learning new advanced skills
that would enable me provide the best of patient care.
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4. Philosophy of Nursing
Florence Nightingale believed nursing was a call from God and that the sick deserved civilized care,
regardless of their station in life. She knew that cleanliness; fresh air, sanitation, comfort and socialization
were necessary to healing. Nursing is all about being a people’s person, caring and extremely patient. The
ability to truly show a person that you care involves interacting with that person on a spiritual level, and
this level of interaction provides a therapeutic basis to promote trust thereby aiding in the healing process.
Without this therapeutic environment, complete healing is inhibited. In nursing, a patient is an individual,
family, specific population or community with unique health needs, influenced by cultural, ethnic, social,
economic, developmental, educational, linguistic and spiritual factors. Furthermore, the patient is entitled
to respect, dignity, privacy and confidentiality in a caring and healing environment, and deserves to be
fully informed, educated and involved in all health care decisions. A nurse strives to establish a trusting
relationship with the patient and their family, to work as a collaborative team to continuously improve the
health and well being of their patient, and incorporate evidence based practice in the development of
standard of care. Nursing would be my way of giving back to society. To be clinically competent and
exhibit caring behavior, which is guided by ethical principles.
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5. Resume
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VIOLET N. NNAEMEKA RN BSN
2420 Westchester Avenue #2F Bronx, New York 10461 3472653863 vuluocha@ymail.com
Registered Nurse with clinical experience seeks to expand knowledge and skills in nursing as well as
gain more experience that will equip me for advanced nursing practice.
EDUCATION
á January 2013 - August 2014 Ursuline College Pepper Pike, Ohio
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
GPA: 3.82/4.00
Dean’s Honor list - Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, spring, Summer 2014
á January 1994 - April 1999 University of Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria
Major: Economics
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Economics (BSE)
CERTIFICATION (S)
á New York State Registered Nurse (RN)
á NIH Stroke Scale certified by American Stroke Association
á BCLS/CPR certified by American Heart Association
á TeamSTEPPS- (Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety).
SOFTWARE CERTIFICATION (S)
á Electronic Medication Administration and Recording (EMAR)
á ECLIPSYS-Electronic Medical Recording.
á PYXIS Medication System
á Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)
6. Resume (cont.)
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Completed 600 hours of clinical rotations in the following settings: surgical/trauma ICU, psychiatrics, community
health, obstetrics, pediatrics, medical-surgical, and geriatrics. All school clinical experiences acquired were part of
the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) joint collaboration between Cleveland Clinic and Ursuline College. In the DEU
system, all clinical rotations involved direct hands on practical experience working with an experienced nurse as a
preceptor for each clinical rotation.
Skill Acquired:
Comfortably take full patient load, complete admissions, assessments, planning, interventions, and evaluations,
working with post-surgical drains, administering blood products, oxygen therapy, suctioning, mechanical ventilation,
12 lead EKG, rhythm interpretation, tube feedings, foley catheter insertion and removal, skin/wound care, dressing
changes, taking vitals, monitor blood sugar, remove sutures/staples, provide client support, family/ patient education,
analyze ABGs and metabolic profiles, administer PO/SQ/IM/IV/topical/inhalation medications, provide necessary
documentation, patient teaching and discharge.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Program Coordinator at Global Health Initiative for Love and Care- Abuja, Nigeria April 2000 – May 2009
• Liaised with doctors, nurses, families and other professional in managing care of underprivileged and special
need children. Organized monthly collection of foodstuff, clothing and toys. Travelled to disaster areas to
help with relief measures and helped raise funds to pay for complicated surgeries.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
• MedWorks homeless stand Down-Cleveland Ohio January- August 2014 -Took blood pressures, vital
signs, health screening & assessment.
• Ursuline College Accelerated BSN Class 2014 - Akron Prison Ohio: July 2014-Created Educational
Pamphlet on Sleep relaxation & rest, conducted health assessments and Developed recipe and lectured
inmates on healthy living.
• Assemblies of God Church Youth Program -Bronx, New York November 2014-Present- Coordinate
teenagers ages 13-15; develop and teach them an integrated educational program that combines artistic,
spiritual, and practical component.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• American Nurses Association (ANA): August 2012-Present
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS): February 2013- Present
9. Long-term Professional Goals
Become an expert in my field with more experience and certifications
Become an efficient, effective and outstanding Registered Nurse at New York
Presbyterian Hospital
Being a preceptor/mentor to newer nurses
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10. Letter of Recommendation
Subject: reccomendation
From: McConnell, Cheryl (MCCONNC2@ccf.org)
To: vuluocha@ymail.com;
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:14 PM
10-30-2014
To Whom It May Concern,
I am compiling this message in order to recommend Violet N. Nnaemeka for her nursing career. I worked
with Violet
for over 140 hours as an internship with me over the summer. I work on a very busy Internal Medicine/
Telemetry
inpatient nursing unit. Violet cared for 4 patients at a time. She is a very kind, compassionate and
professional person.
She was always prompt. She always put her patients first. She did get recognized with written compliment
card from a
patient that she was caring for. Violet believes in policies and best practice acts.
I feel confident that violet would take very good care of her patients in any setting. thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Cheryl McConnell RN CMSRN
Cleveland Clinic
H81 Internal Medicine/Telelmetry
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
1-216-444-6066
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11. Letter of Recommendation
Subject: Letter of Recommendation
From: McEndree, Jennifer L (MCENDRJ@ccf.org)
To: vuluocha@ymail.com;
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014 4:39 PM
11/6/14
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This purpose of this letter is to recommend Violet Nnaemeka, RN, for a nursing position. Violet spent a
portion of her
senior practicum with me as fulfillment for her graduation from Ursuline College School of Nursing. I
work on a busy Med
Surg unit at a large inner city hospital caring for critically ill patients diagnosed with a large variety of
comorbidities. Violet
cared for four of these patients at a time doing assessments, administering medications, doing dressing
changes /
treatments, nursing education, communicating with family members and all other aspects of evidence
based
practice. She also received a "caregiver appreciation" note from one of her patients while working with me
which has not
happened with any other nursing student I've precepted.
Violet is a gentle, compassionate and professional nurse who would be an asset to any health care facility.
Sincerely,
Jennifer McEndree RN, CMSRN
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12. Letter of Recommendation
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January 31, 2012
Ursuline College
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, OH 44124
Violet Uluocha has asked that I write a letter of reference for her as she applies for admission to Ursuline College. I came to
know Violet a year and a half ago when she attended Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and am happy to write a
recommendation for her.
Violet came to Presentation College in South Dakota from New York City in the fall of 2010. For most people, a move such as
this would have been a true culture shock. But Violet embraced the rural atmosphere and adapted well. She made numerous
friends and became active in our campus ministry program. She was truly an asset to our student population.
Academically, Violet excelled. She was not afraid to ask questions when necessary, and she was willing to spend the time needed
to study. As a non-traditional age student from a metropolitan area, she was able to add a different perspective to classroom
discussions. Her Presentation College transcript is evidence of Violet’s desire to obtain her degree.
As the Director of Student Services and Activities, I came to know Violet especially well when she moved into campus housing
and became a resident assistant. As the person in charge of residence life, I worked closely with Violet both in her role as an RA
and as a resident student. She took her resident assistant job seriously; I could always depend on her to do her job well.
If I were an admissions representative at Ursuline College, I would not hesitate to accept Violet Uluocha as a student. She is
academically solid and a well-rounded young woman. She would be a positive addition to your student population.
Sincerely,
Doris Stusiak
Director of Student Services and Activities
Presentation College
Office: (605) 229-8395
Cell: (605) 228-4619
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Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of the Individual Client
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I have begun to learn the importance of being extra careful in caring for my
patients as one mistake could be very fatal.
Critical Thinking
¤ I am still working on my critical thinking abilities. Sometimes, I find myself
not thinking like a nurse would given certain situations. However, I am glad
with my progress so far, compared to before I started this program.
Communication
¤ I have begun to communicate freely with my classmates, instructors, and
preceptors. I used to be very shy. I especially love the end of shift reports that
our clinical instructors make us give, it teaches me a lot.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ I have begun to connect all that I learned in my Anatomy class with true life
situations.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I have begun to learn that the act of nursing is more than just passing
medication to patients. I am learning that nursing is taking care of my patient’s
physical, as well as emotional needs. It warmed my heart when a simple task
like giving a bath made my patient so happy.
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16. Evidence of Growth
NR 319
Evolving Concepts: Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of the Acutely Adult
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I have realized that it’s important not only to arrive on time for my shift but to
wholeheartedly care for my patients as I would care for my family or close
friends.
Critical Thinking
¤ I have improved a lot on my critical thinking abilities. Gradually, I am learning
to think as a nurse would when faced with different tasks and have to prioritize.
Communication
¤ I can write a very through nursing note now.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ I now understand why we had to take classes in anatomy and physiology
before starting the program. I am putting the pieces all together and it is
making a lot of sense.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I actually draw blood for a lab work this week, and gave a fleet enema. It has
finally dawned on me that I am on my merry way to becoming a nurse.
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17. Evidence of Growth
NR 320
Evolving Concepts: Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of the Adult with a Chronic Health Problem
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ My preceptor let me take care of two patients. I am proud of how I managed
my patient’s care. I was very thorough in my assessment, and enjoyed doing
them.
Critical Thinking
¤ My improved score on ATI practice tests attest to the fact that I am gradually
becoming a proficient critical thinker.
Communication
¤ I am gradually opening up to talking with my patients and their family.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ The human body is one big complex machine. I am still amazed at how
complicated it all is.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I suctioned a patient twice. It was a very scary experience. Thought I was
killing my patient when he started coughing as I inserted the catheter.
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18. Evidence of Growth
NR 318
Evolving Concepts: Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I learned that the mentally disadvantaged persons are not to be feared or
discriminated against. I was non judgmental in dealing with my patients.
Critical Thinking
¤ This clinical rotation has taught me to approach each individual patient in a
unique way as I care for them.
Communication
¤ I discovered that direct communication is essential for the building of
therapeutic relationships with this population and also utilized my therapeutic
communication skills in caring for my patients.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ I definitely utilized all I learned in developmental and abnormal psychology in
use to enable me communicate efficiently with my patients both verbally and
non verbally.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I was always available to talk with my patients, or just sit in silence with them
when necessary.
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19. Evidence of Growth
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Evolving Concepts: Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of the Developing Family
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I made sure to continually monitor both my laboring patients and the fetus, as
well as respect their wishes in regards to their birthing plan.
Critical Thinking
¤ I learned the importance of making timely and safe decisions in the care of my
laboring patients as well as the fetus.
Communication
¤ I was able to communicate effectively with my laboring patients and their
families to ensure that my patients received the best of care as they go through
labor.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ Nothing I learned in the past prepared me for what I experienced in this
clinical rotation. It was an eye opener to experience the birth of new lives.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I provided timely intervention to ease pain and increase the comfort level of my
patients, as well as held their hands while they went through labor.
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20. Evidence of Growth
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Advanced Concepts: Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of Children and Families
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ With the pediatric patients, all their medications were weight based, so I was
careful to calculate the right dosage with all my patients.
Critical Thinking
¤ I learned to utilize different tactics to solicit information, and make important
clinical decision in caring for my pediatrics patient.
Communication
¤ It was a bit demanding for me initially to switch between communicating with
my pediatrics patients and their families, thankfully, with the help of my
preceptor, I was able to overcome that hurdle.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ Learning about Maslow’s theory helped a lot in dealing with my pediatric
patients. I was able to effectively assess and tailor care needs based on my
patients developmental ages.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I made sure to weigh my patients promptly each shift, involve distraction and
play caring for them, and cross checking medication doses based on their
weights.
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21. Evidence of Growth
NR 418
Advanced concepts: Nursing Leadership
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I learned the skill of effectively assigning tasks to assistive personnel,
supervising task assigned, and ensuring that act as my patients advocate
always.
Critical Thinking
¤ I learned to use critical thinking skills to analyze and synthesize theoretical
application of leadership principles.
Communication
¤ I learned how to integrate caring theory and and principles of communication
in the leadership role of the professional nurse.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ I utilized my knowledge learned from my english composition and grammar
classes in writing my resume and cover letter to prospective employers.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I learned how to examine the nursing process as a leader to ensure promotion,
maintenance, and restoration of optimal health of my patients.
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22. Evidence of Growth
NR 417
Advanced Concepts: Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of the Community
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I learned that as a community health nurse, I am responsible not only for
provision of medical care to my patients, but also to help to develop programs
that would keep the communities safe.
Critical Thinking
¤ I learned how to analyze and synthesize current knowledge in caring for the
community.
Communication
¤ I learned how to communicate effectively with the aggregate population and
people in different community settings. I discovered that in caring for the
aggregate community, I am also caring for myself because we are all inter
connected in one way or the other.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ My knowledge of statistics proved useful in my epidemiological approach to
the study and care of the communities.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I had the opportunity to visit impoverished neighborhoods, low income older
adults and men on parole at the Akron court house. I did BP and diabetes
screening, visited the CMSD, put together a recipe book and pamphlet on
relation and sleep technique in other to promote healthy living in the
communities.
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23. Evidence of Growth
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Nursing Research
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I have learnt how to effectively participate in the steps of the research process,
the ability to use research skills to acquire evidence based practice practice and
the ability to appraise and analyze research report before adopting it.
Critical Thinking
¤ I learned how to use my critical thinking skills to analyze and synthesize
knowledge as I go through the research process.
Communication
¤ I have learnt how to communicate research findings efficiently.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ My knowledge in statistics helped me critically appraise the articles needed to
write my research paper and reinforced concepts in nursing research that I was
vaguely familiar with.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I have learnt to only use evidenced based nursing interventions in caring for
my patients.
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24. Evidence of Growth
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Advanced Concept: Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of the Critically Ill Client
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I learned the importance of social responsibility, accountability, and ethical
behavior as I cared for my patients in the critical setting.
Critical Thinking
¤ My skill is this area has improved greatly. I am able to make to thoroughly
evaluate my clinical decisions in a timely manner as I care for my critically ill
patients.
Communication
¤ I learned the importance of effective communication with my critically ill
patients, their families and other clinicians as I worked to provide optimal care
for my patients.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ My knowledge of pharmacology, anatomy and psychology proved very useful in
caring for my patients. I was able to effectively assess my patients as well as help
decrease their anxiety of hospitalization.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I have developed the skill of timely pain assessments, and reassessments in
caring for my critically ill patients because timely pain intervention is
important to avoid unnecessary discomfort and complications.
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25. Evidence of Growth
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Integrative Clinical Experience
Accountability and Responsibility
¤ I am proud of my accomplishment when it comes to nursing and caring for my
patients. I have gained so much experience and confidence that I now need
minimal supervision when taking care of my patients.
Critical Thinking
¤ My critical thinking skills has evolved throughout my clinal rotation hours.
From being shaky and not so sure, I am now very confident when it comes to
making decision about my patient care.
Communication
¤ I am able to speak up and communicate efficiently with my nurse, my patient
and their families and other team members involved in caring for my patient.
Knowledge of the Sciences and Arts
¤ In addition to my knowledge of psychology, and the biological science, my
clinical rotations has exposed me to learning a whole lot of medical terms and
knowledge that has proven to be extremely useful in communicating and caring
for my patients.
Nursing Interventions
¤ I have learnt to effectively access, provide timely interventions and to evaluate
my interventions continuously in caring for my patients. I make sure that I
document my interventions immediately.
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26. Final Reflection
I am so excited that I am at this stage whereby I am writing a final reflection as part of the
completion of my nursing education. I am grateful to The Most High God, Ursuline College;
it’s array of knowledgeable and excellent tutors as well as all the excellent clinical instructors
and preceptors that I worked with in the clinical settings for their help in nurturing and building
up my confidence and skills as I gradually made steps to become a nurse.
Before nursing school, my perception of nursing was that of bedside patient care,
dispensing of medication and helping with ADLs, halfway through nursing school; especially at
the onset of clinical rotations, I began to see the real face of what nursing is; a thankless
profession. However, being thanked by patients or their families is not what nursing is about.
Nursing is about caring for your patient and their families with utmost respect and genuineness
of heart using evidence-based practices. I am very grateful for the Dedicated Education Unit
clinical experience, which helped me tremendously to practice concepts and skills thought in
class most effectively. I am proud of my practical achievements and academic excellence
during my nursing education, as those were part of my main goals at the start of my nursing
studies.
In my journey through nursing school this past couple of year, I have truly learned the
meaning of what a good nurse is; which is being compassionate, empathetic and treats the
patients with dignity and respect. I am determined to be a good nurse.
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