Choose-my-nursing-career-path

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Word count: 1498

Choice count: 30

Section count: 20

Image count: 20

Error count: 1

Field Related Analysis

Education : 73 matches

(bachelor of, bachelor of science, behaviour, campus, choice, cognitive, college, compensation, down, failing, failing school, first, grades, head, high school, learned, learning, major, management, school, semester, student, university)

Paramedics : 33 matches

(911, accident, care, department, depression, emergency, health, heart, hospital, nurse, nursing)

Law : 25 matches

(accident, arrested, children, compensation, complaint, construction, cost, deemed, driving, family, harassment, house, living, misconduct, order, rehabilitation)

Target Structure: (32 matches)

background check (1 match)

came in handy (1 match)

compensation (1 match)

drawback (1 match)

flirtation (1 match)

getting sucked up in (1 match)

hinder (1 match)

hr (1 match)

intern (1 match)

internship (6 matches)

invaluable (1 match)

lack of (1 match)

learning the ropes (1 match)

misconduct (1 match)

more often (1 match)

ojt (1 match)

overtime (4 matches)

overwhelming (1 match)

compensation package (1 match)

perpetrator (5 matches)

purpose (1 match)

retirement (6 matches)

sexual harassment (1 match)

straight a's (1 match)

more often than not (1 match)

though (1 match)

thoughtful (1 match)

time management (1 match)

vacant position (1 match)

wage (2 matches)

theft (1 match)

threat (1 match)

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Choose-my-nursing-career-path

Apply to college.

I was in high school, and I received an email informing me that I had one day left to choose my future college. Should I choose to study Nursing at Cégep de Sherbrooke or study Nursing at Champlain College Lennoxville?

Choice 1 : Study Nursing at Cégep de Sherbrooke.

Choice 2 : Study Nursing at Champlain College Lennoxville.

A picture of a school.

Study Nursing at Cégep de Sherbrooke.

After choosing this school, I had to decide where I would live because my mother's house was quite far from school. I went to visit the school, it was about a 45-minute drive one way, not including the traffic. Should I choose to stay at my mom's place or move into the school dorms?

Choice 1 : Stay at my mom's place.

Choice 2 : Move into the school dorms.

A picture of Cégep de Sherbrooke.

Study Nursing at Champlain College Lennoxville.

After I chose my school, I had to decide where I was going to stay. My best friend offered me to come live with her on campus in an invaluable fully furnished apartment at a low cost. I didn't know what to do because my boyfriend had just bought a house, and he also wanted me to move in with him. At that time, the purpose of our decision was to build a family together and create a life as a couple. The only thing is that we were fighting a lot the past months, and we only been together for one year. Should I choose to live with my best friend on campus or live at my boyfriend's house?

Choice 1 : Live with my best friend on campus.

Choice 2 : Live at my boyfriend's house.

A picture of Champlain College Lennoxville.

Stay at my mom's place.

While I was driving back from school, I saw a man who looked drunk, and he was driving his car. He drove really fast, but there was a hinder on the road due to construction. More often than not people are attentive on the road, but he did the opposite and crashed into my car. I was really angry about getting sucked up in a car accident. After, I ended up in the hospital with my legs paralyzed. By driving under the influence he became a threat to everyone on the road, and I felt like there had been a theft of my life. I had to quit nursing school. Should I choose to do physical rehabilitation for six months or start over?

Choice 1 : Do physical rehabilitation for six months.

Choice 2 : Big mistake, wrong choice. Start over.

A picture of a car crash.

Move into the school dorms.

Even though I was living near the school, my job was far, and the distance was a major drawback. My job felt overwhelming, but I knew that I was about to finish school and that I was going to start my nursing job. Should I quit my job or keep my job?

Choice 1 : Quit my job.

Choice 2 : Keep my job.

A picture of school dorms.

Live with my best friend on campus.

While I was an intern learning the ropes, there were days when I worked overtime. That one evening, I was running late because I came in handy at the hospital. When I was done, there was a lack of networks, and I couldn't order an Uber. I decided to walk home. While I was walking in the street near my apartment, a man approached me. At first, he seemed nice, but then he began engaging in flirtation with me. After all of his comments and behaviour, I realized it was sexual harassment and misconduct. The perpetrator really scared me, and I didn't know what to do because he was following me. Should I call 911 or run away from the perpetrator?

Choice 1 : Call 911.

Choice 2 : Run away from the perpetrator.

A picture of women in their apartment.

Live at my boyfriend's house.

During the semester, I had some major exams, and my boyfriend was rarely home, which made me feel maddened, but I was able to use a lot of time management to pull of my studies and my exams while still getting straight A's. Throughout the semester. My boyfriend was really thoughtful despite being very absent due to his long work hours. He offered to go on a trip with me after the semester, but at the same time, the school offered me the opportunity to do my internship to gain more hospital experience as a nursing student. Should I choose to go on a trip with my boyfriend or to do my internship at the hospital?

Choice 1 : Go on a trip with my boyfriend.

Choice 2 : Do my internship at the hospital.

A picture of a couple inside a house.

Call 911.

I called 911, but the perpetrator had time to catch me. He attacked me, and I became disabled. I took the risk calling 911, and I ended up disabled.

Choice 1 : End: Big mistake. Start over.

A picture of someone calling 911.

Run away from the perpetrator.

I ran away the fastest that I could. I arrived home, and I looked back to see if he was still running after me, but I couldn't find him. I took some time to calm down. I made a complaint, and he got arrested. He ended up in jail for one year. I continued my internship and passed the NCLEX. I became the head nurse of the emergency department.

Choice 1 : End: Successful career. Start over.

A girl running away from a perpetrator.

Go on a trip with my boyfriend.

During our to Europe, I discovered a passion for exploring the world. I wanted to continue traveling the world and live my best life, but I had to work. Should I travel the world or come back and find a job?

Choice 1 : Travel the world.

Choice 2 : Come back and find a job.

Pictures of Europe.

Do my internship at the hospital.

During my internship, everything went well. When it was over, there was a vacant position because a nurse took her retirement. HR offered me the job. I had passed the NCLEX, and I was finally able to work as a nurse. They did a background check and explained the compensation package to me. I noticed that there was a lot of mandatory overtime and that the working conditions were not the best, but the wage was very good. Should I accept this job or refuse this job and be unemployed?

Choice 1 : Accept this job.

Choice 2 : Refuse this job and be unemployed.

A picture of Nursing students.

Quit my job.

After quitting my job, I had more time to focus on school. I was studying hard and I had good grades. I passed the NCLEX, and I decided to go to Bishop's University to do my Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I became a great nurse, and I got a job in the operating room.

Choice 1 : End: Amazing career. Start over.

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Keep my job.

I kept my job, and I was so exhausted from driving, studying, and working. I ended up failing school and the NCLEX. I didn't know what to do. Should I work at Starbucks until my retirement or work at McDonald's until my retirement.

Choice 1 : Work at Starbucks until my retirement.

Choice 2 : Work at McDonald's until my retirement.

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Accept this job.

After accepting this job, I started OJT for two weeks. Overtime, I became exhausted and found the work load to be heavy. As the years went on, I didn't feel like myself anymore. I fell into depression.

Choice 1 : End: Unfulfilling career. Start over.

A picture of an exhausted nurse.

Refuse this job and be unemployed.

I found a better job, I was working in a school with children as a nurse. I had better conditions, and I never did overtime. I was happy.

Choice 1 : End: Happy career. Start over.

A picture of a nurse working in a school.

Travel the world.

I visited many countries, and I managed to get a job as a travel nurse. I didn't regret my choice, and I was the happiest I had ever been. I also left my boyfriend, and it was a great decision.

Choice 1 : End: The best career. Start over.

A picture of a travel nurse.

Come back and find a job.

I came back and found a stable job. After several years, I learned that travel nursing existed, and I was disappointed that I had not fulfilled my dreams.

Choice 1 : End: Regret. Start over.

A picture of an old nurse working.

Do physical rehabilitation for six months.

I completed physical rehabilitation, but I experienced significant cognitive decline, and I was deemed unfit. My mother took care for me full time, and I was no longer able to work.

Choice 1 : Game over. Start over.

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Work at Starbucks until my retirement.

I ended up working at Starbucks. The wage was bad, and I wasn't happy.

Choice 1 : End: Wrong career path. Start over.

A picture of people working at Starbucks.

Work at McDonald's until my retirement.

While working there, I was eating a lot of bad food, and I became really overweight. I wasn't in great shape. I started having heart problems.

Choice 1 : End: Not great career and health. Start over.

A picture of people working at McDonald's.