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They key objective of the Coop 12 program is to give you a taste of a career choice that you have an interest in. Since I knew that I want to become a Registered Nurse I was placed at the South Cumberland Community Care Center and at the Parrsboro Regional Elementary School in the grade Primary/ One class. In the time of 100 hours I needed, I spent most of those hours at the hospital. There had been a variety of different jobs that I was able to do at the hospital, more than I was able to do at the elementary school. In the next couple paragraphs I will explain the experience I had gained during my placements and how they had given me the extra support for my decision on my future career. My experience also had many good sides and bad sides …show more content…

At the beginning of the Coop program I had many expectations on each of the placements that I had chosen. The learning experiences at the hospital had met my expectations and went above and beyond, but the experiences at the elementary school had been under my expectations. At the hospital I was able to really get my hands on the real idea of what it would be like to be an RN. At the elementary school I thought I would be able to be more hands on but it was the opposite, I didn’t really learn much about becoming a teacher but learned more about being around children and understanding how they think and learn. The best parts of each placement was that I found out what my future may hold for me. The amount of information that I had gained about becoming a registered nurse and the real life experiences that I first handedly witnessed was very helpful on getting a concrete decision on what I would like to become. The best part about the placement at the elementary school was the connections I had made with each of the children and to see how excited they had gotten when they would see me enter the room. The worst parts about the hospital placement were when we would go down to the long term care side of the hospital and see how sad the residents were when they couldn't remember something or if they weren't confident with themselves, when the patients who were sick …show more content…

The placements helped me discover which branch of nursing that really interests me. Through going to the hospital and the elementary school it has made me realize that I would like to go into the emergency department or pediatric nursing. I have many educational and career goals that I would like to accomplish. I have applied to two different universities for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, if accepted into either ST Francis Xavier University or the University of Prince Edward Island I will try and work my hardest to accomplish my education to become a Registered Nurse. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is a four year program that includes many labs and technical practices that get you ready for the real world of nursing. My top goal for my future career is to complete the four years of university to become a Registered nurse. My placements in the Coop program has been a very enjoyable time. It has allowed me to discover my true interest for the job as a registered nurse and the hospital community, it also has confirmed my passion for the care of others especially children. The Coop program is a class that you need to have control over your time and be able to motivate yourself to complete that 100 hours

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