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Alyssa Nicklas's Portfolio, Alyssa Nicklas

Honors College Portfolios

The portfolio I have put together is a collection of various pieces that I have composed throughout my four years at Duquesne. Each of these have great importance to me and all together the collection reflects my values and interests in the nursing field. These pieces act to show how throughout my time in the nursing program I was redefining my values and growing from my experiences. From the very beginning of nursing school my professors challenged me to compose my own personal philosophy of nursing. Over the course of the four years, I was interested in various fields of …

Shelby Powell's Portfolio, Shelby Powell

Honors College Portfolios

The field of pediatric nursing is one that has captured my heart since I was 16. When I thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, the only aspiration in my clearly uncertain plan was that I wanted to work with children. Soon after, I came to see the huge gratification that being a peds nurse could bring me. Through the work I have completed in my honors independent study, I have had the opportunity to focus on and learn more about this exceptional and rewarding field.

I began with comprising an educational blog focused on the …

Emily Kropfl's Portfolio, Emily Kropfl

Honors College Portfolios

The curriculum of a four-year degree RN-BSN Nursing Student is not one of mere science and theory. Beyond these vital sciences are the even more essential courses involving critical thinking, creativity, self-reflection, and cultural immersion. Where the “RN” portion of the four-year student’s education teaches the individual what to do to be a nurse, the “BSN” portion teaches the individual how to get there. Much like a nurse is expected to focus on the whole patient rather than simply the patient’s disease, that is how the RN-BSN degree acts; that is, the RN-BSN student is not just taught how to …