Blog post #1: Introduction

Blog post #1: Introduction 

Tell us about yourself, your nursing experience, school background, family, and/or outside interests. Are you working? Where? If not, where would you like to work? Where do you see your nursing career headed?

Hello everyone,

My name is Emily Wheeler. I was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. I am the fourth child out of five in my family. I have 2 older brothers, an older sister, and a younger sister. I love my big family very much and I’m very grateful for all their support they give to me. I graduated from Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) this past May 2014,  where I did my prerequisites in 1 year for the nursing program as well as where I received my Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN). I enjoyed my 2 year ADN program very much and gained an immense amount of knowledge about nursing. Once I graduated from my ADN program, I was eager to take the NCLEX and get my registered nursing license. It took quite some time to receive my Authorization to Test (ATT) from the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) but eventually I did receive it and took my NCLEX on October 2nd. I found out I passed two days later on October 4th 2014. I was extremely excited and happy! I have been a Registered Nurse for about 2 months now and have been looking for a part time position so I can begin my career! Once I am finished with the ADN to BSN 14 month “fast track” program here at CSUCI I want to apply for a full time position in a hospital. My areas of interest in nursing are cardiac, trauma, and public health. I may also be interested working in a surgery center or possibly home health care sometime in my career. As you can see, I have many interests related to nursing! I am very passionate about nursing and look forward to starting my career in which I begin to care for a variety of different patients. Some outside interests that I have include: traveling, spending time with family and friends, swimming, sailing,  running, hiking, biking, gardening, going to the beach, being in nature, going to the movies, and cooking. I am very excited to start this class! I look forward to seeing you all!