Aldo Rojas

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Data Coding
The following link includes all the information pertaining to the survey results, it contains graphs
and statistics about the outcome of the survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SMKF6CFYKV/
Survey responses analysis
Question #

Observations and Reflections

I was able to collect information from all academic levels of the nursing
discipline. The responses were more predominantly provided by juniors with a
33.33% of a 100% responses. The survey results, demonstrate a single graduate
nursing student responding to the survey.
The survey revealed that most of the students who are pursuing a career in
nursing, maintain a Grade Point average from 3.0 to 4.0, in which 93.33%
declared to maintain a GPA with this characteristic. The main reason for this
action might be, because students need to have a GPA superior to 3.5 in order to
be considered competitive.

The majority of the students have applied to the nursing program. The freshmen
students do not apply, because they are not qualified and have not fulfilled the
pre-requisites yet. Only one student has said that he has not applied.

All students, except for one, have been accepted into the nursing program. The
rest do not apply yet to practice such task. This increased the feeling of success
within myself, since only one student was not accepted into the program.

The extra-curricular activities are an important factor in the process of evaluating

adequate candidates for the nursing program. In which, the students who were
accepted in the program maintained a balanced performance inside and outside
class activities. This factor might shape the decision of who is accepted and who
is not. Arts and Academic organizations have the most students enrolled with a
53.66%. Not involved in any extra-curricular activities is located in the last spot
with a 20% of the students.

The hardest class that the students have ever taken depend on their level of study.
The majority of the freshmen state that Math for Social Sciences I, is the hardest
course. Sophomore establish that General Chemistry is the most difficult class.
Juniors and seniors along with the graduate students declare that Research and
Statistics is the most difficult course to take in the nursing curriculum.
In the list of traits that must compose the nursing students and professionals, there

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is clear trend. The trend starts on the upper-right side declining horizontally to the
left. This trend demonstrates a linear function in which patience is the most
important followed by respect and so forth.

The three main obstacles nurses confronted, were time, money, and the last one is
debated between energy and motivation. The lower level classification students
like freshmen and sophomore listed energy or lack of energy. This is because
they are not used to the intense work-load that someone experiences at college.
While, the upper level classification students such as, junior, senior, and graduate
reveal a struggle with motivational purposes. This might be, because of all the
pressure they are subject to.

The question reveals interesting facts about the nursing career. The level of
difficulty depends on the academic classification the student is located in.
Strangely, while more advanced in the career, people believe it is most difficult.
While, freshmen believe is regular perhaps of the courses they take that are
mostly basic core classes.

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The last category describes the level of satisfaction with their respective careers,
in which all of them are enrolled in nursing. The level of satisfaction seems to
disappear as the student approaches to upper levels. For example, some students
revealed that they are somewhat satisfied of satisfied with the career, while
freshmen and sophomores are mostly very satisfied.

I have concerns about the reliability of the people that responded to the survey, since none of
them had to provide personal information like their name.
The order in which I plan to arrange the information depends on the classification of the
students. From the lower to the upper levels, so from freshmen through graduate students.
Knowledge and power
University of Texas at El Paso, College of Nursing. Nursing degree plan. UTEP 2014. Web.
The purpose of this determined document is to educate students more extensively on their
discipline, therefore they can excel and succeed on the nursing discourse community. The degree
plan is designed for students as an aid to guide them and acquire knowledge or some sort of
orientation about mandatory and recommended classes to get involve into. Within the document,

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there is the expectancy of the institution towards individuals who pursue nursing as their career;
what is required for them in order to be recognized and prepared to graduate and be successful
on their distinctive communities. The document is composed of its diverse phases or stages,
within each category, it appears the courses a person fulfill entirely all the requirements for their
degree.
In conclusion, the function of the nursing degree plan is to provide guidance to students, and
facilitate the school path they need to go through. It basically intends to aid people to choose the
correct, or more beneficial courses for them in order to acquire a nursing degree.
In Las Palmas Hospital pediatrics area. The space is designed and limited to a certain type of
people, which in this case is only available to individuals who just conceived a children.
In the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, the medicine is limited, it is almost scarce.
Moreover, I had to get permission from the director of the department in order to enter the place,
I luckily knew him. The space is subject to those who qualify to make use of it, like people who
maintain a stable job and are able to obtain the necessary insurance. In the same context, there is
a clear distinction of people, which depends mainly on the influences and economic status they
possess. Besides, nurses are condescending, aggressive, and rude. The service performed in the
hospital is horrible. In my opinion, the main factor provoking these behaviors might be the
amount of money nurses earn, which is very minimal compared to what American registered
nurses earn. Finally, if you do not have a medical insurance, you will not get nursed.
The interviews demonstrate a certain desire to become someone and being able to have certain
power over some activities.

Values and traditions

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Wilborn, Taneka Latrice. 3604 Nurse Care of the individual. UTEP, 2014. Web.
University of Texas at El Paso.
I am analyzing this document in order to create an expectancy or exigency of how my future
courses will be. The course overview will provide me an assurance of the work-load, material,
and difficulty of the class. The purpose of a course syllabus is to work as a commitment between
professor and student, to be constantly checking the material, doing the activities, and get
informed about important dates in the class. Also, it is considered to be a permanent record that
you will have to follow throughout the time you spent in that class. Finally, the course syllabus is
designed to be seen as a learning tool, where student can revise the content and acquire
knowledge about the course.
In the college of nursing, students are expected to know what to do during medical procedures
(with minimal help from the instructor). Students do not doubt about the action they are
performing, because they need to be under control every time they perform a job with the patient.
In Las Palmas Hospital Nurses responses to emergencies are rapid and effective. They need to
maintain excellent communication skills in order to provide an effective job. There are no
advertisements in this particular space, because the patients must not be overwhelmed by an
excessive quantity of propaganda.
In the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, there are many health prevention advertisements.
The room I inspection was some sort of preventing illnesses area, there were no section titles
displayed inside the entire building.

Customs and habits

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Wolters Kluwer. (2014, January 1). Better resources for better care. Retrieved October 21, 2014,
from http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/
I conducted an analysis to determine the functionality of the website for nursing students. The
Nursing center is considered to be a prominent online resource that attempts to inform nurse
prospectors and professionals. The purpose of this online database is to inform students and
professionals about the life nurses need to confront. The roles performed within the online
document are the scrutinized analysis of the resources available for people involved in the
nursing field. In the same context, a major argument would be the determination if the
information portrayed is convenient and reliable for all nursing individuals in a discourse
community. The structure of the website is really simple, where the information is located under
tabs at the top of the page. It is categorized as an online database catalog, where the information
comes from diverse sources. It provides you with all type of information, such as, career articles,
journal articles, e-books, blogs, and sources related to nursing. In conclusion, it was founded to
contribute valuable advises and tips for current and future nursing students.
Within the college of nursing at UTEP, the students regularly communicate using medical terms,
which demonstrate abilities in the nursing discipline.
In Las Palmas Hospital, the nurses are attentive, and demonstrate an adequate level of care
towards patients. Furthermore, many of the activities that nurses must perform need a certain
level of mastery, therefore they are not easy to do, and hence I acknowledge the deeds I would
have to confront sometime future in my life.
On the other hand, in Mexico, people need to ask for basic services, like tissues, places to sit, and
even an adequate treating. The used medical material is deposited, along with regular trash, in a
common trash can.

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The interviews demonstrate that nursing students do not want to stay as nursing professionals a
long time, but to change careers in a near future.

Behaviors
Students manifest a certain level of mastery on their field. Students practice everything on their
own, so they can retain more information useful for the assignments and tests. I learned some of
the practical activities I will have to perform in order to be a successful nurse on the discourse
community.
Individuals within the medical center irradiate sentiments of satisfaction and happiness due to the
service provided by nurses. Nurses demonstrate different behaviors, depending on the age and
circumstance of the patient being treated. The experience made me realize how I should treat
patients in a well-manner. It made me connect more with the real nursing environment.
The nursing interviews reveal that nurses must behave in a professional manner. They all agree
there should not be changes between the departments because the program is well- structured.
Nursing students and professionals feel prepared to encounter and face any sudden emergency
appear during the discipline.

Space
The medical office and institution are unsanitary. Nurses attend all variety of people within a
same room. The space in which the individuals are located is segregated and restricted by a
curtains, where only certain people can enter. Space is arranged, so students can be assigned their
own area.

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There are stretchers in the classroom, but no chairs to sit, except for the one the instructor
possess. There are some sort of plastic figure to practice and ameliorate their nursing skills.
There is a good interaction between the plastic figure and the nursing students, because they
need to learn how to relate and care for others. The classroom is intended for nursing students,
therefore not every student is allowed into the facilities. The time in the classroom impacted the
perception I had towards nursing students, it was very educative and crucial for the process of
becoming a nursing student.
The space is hygienic. The institute is organized. Each person has a particular space to occupy.
There are no advertisements displayed about health. Medical equipment seems to be sanitary and
appropriated. There are no medicines that can be perceived by the eye in the clinic.
Nursing students agree in their interviews that they want to study nursing in order to occupy a
certain place that nurses can only access.