Institutional Authority and Communication in Nursing

When Jesse was young he always knew he wanted to be a doctor. Walking around healing sick people, wearing a stethoscope everywhere, and making a bunch of money. This was ideal because when you're young, all a career means is just choosing what you want to be when you grow up, and you had your parents' permission to be whatever you wanted to be so there was literally nothing in your way. Growing up seems to ruin everything and it sure did in this case.

Nothing is ever as good as it seems. Jesse's dreams of becoming a doctor were diminishing fast as he grew older. He learned big scary words like malpractice insurance. He recognized that school wasn't getting any more fun or easy and wasn't looking forward to 10 more years of it. He was ready to look for something different.

In his typical mind, his first take on nursing was similar to his initial thoughts about doctors. Nurses just walk around in scrubs, wear a stethoscope, and give shots. When he looked into it, though, he realized that it is very diverse with a lot of different paths before and after working as a nurse. First, he loved the idea that you don't have to go to years of medical school. Programs can be done in as little as a year as long as they are accredited by a State Medical Board [Authoritative Organization].

At this point he was excited. He looked into the different specialties and the fascinating events taking place across the country through the Journal of the American Medical Association [Authoritative Publication]. Some medical professionals submitted new breakthroughs in methods and practices discussed at their yearly meeting[Challenging Authority/Changing Standards] [Influential Event] Jesse wanted to get right into a program and get working.

Jesse learned by this point that nurses still have to worry about malpractice, but with the recertification process, in-services, and state-wide regulations, he knew he'd have help to do the job right [Regulating Standards].  He was looking forward to getting certified and furthering his education not long after. He really felt at this point that he could be whatever he wanted to be.