How might this experience help you in your field of study or future career?

Scholarship Essay Order Description (ultimately I hope to be a critical care nurse working in an ICU) seeking a STEM (science technology education math) scholarship. A one page essay is required along with securing a teacher/mentor that I will meet with several times throughout the year along with meeting with other STEM scholars. I have already obtained the mentor but must have 3 questions answered in order to obtain funds for school. The questions are as follows: 1. What do you hope to gain from participating in the program? 2. Why have you chosen your particular major? 3. How might this experience help you in your field of study or future career? Heather Ready 3027 W 11th St Cleveland Ohio 44113 779.245.1285 hready@gmail.com Education 2015 Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland OH Present Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing (Accelerated Track) Anticipated Graduation: December 2016 2000- University of South Florida Tampa FL 2002 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Magna Cum Laude Provosts Scholar (1998-2000) Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology Golden Key International Honor Society Arts and Sciences Honor Society GPA: 3.96/4.0 1997- St. Petersburg Junior College Clearwater FL 1999 Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies with College Honors Deans List of Scholars (1998-1999) Phi Theta Kappa GPA: 3.7/4.0 Certification 2013 Spectrum Nurses Training Chicago IL Certified Nurse Assistant Program Bridgeview Healthcare Center (clinical hours) Illinois CNA Manual Performance Skill Examination: Passed August 15 2013 Ohio State Tested Nurse Aide Reciprocity Registration Number: 321342990314 2015 Acute Care Education Systems Cleveland OH American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Program CPR and AED Certification Experience 2014- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Cleveland OH Present Patient Care Nursing Assistant (Float Pool) Perform basic patient care activities. Assists with vital signs telemetry bladder scans accucheks weights assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living and patient transfers/transport. Help patients with tending to personal care activities of daily living and transfers/transport. Report abnormal findings or changes in physical mental and emotional conditions to RN. Participates in formal and informal education. Present Kemper House Mentor OH State Tested Nurse Aid Resident Care Giver Assist patients with activities of daily living. Provides patients personal hygiene by giving bed baths showers shampoos and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom. Assist with feeding dressing and transporting patients. Record intake and output information and perform wander-guard checks. Assist with activities and socialization. Provide patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; answering patients call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor. 2014 Visiting Angels of NE Ohio Mentor OH State Tested Nurse Aide Home Healthcare Assist patients with activities of daily living. Meal planning and preparation med reminders oral care bathing dressing perineal care toileting. Housekeeping laundry making beds and maintaining logs. 2014 Mercy Nursing Services Rock Falls IL Certified Nursing Assistant Home Healthcare Assist patients with activities of daily living. Meal planning and preparation med reminders oral care bathing dressing perineal care toileting. Taking patient vitals recording intake/output observing and reporting changes in clients condition maintaining daily records. Housekeeping laundry making beds changing linens. 2013- Good Samaritan Society Prophets Riverview Prophetstown IL 2014 Certified Nursing Assistant Assist patients with activities of daily living. Provides patients personal hygiene by giving bedpans urinals bed baths showers shampoos and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; using various lifts. Assist with feeding dressing and transporting patients. Maintains and checks vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information. Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; answering patients call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor. Documents actions by completing forms electronic records and providing information to nursing team. 2009- Seoul Yangwha Middle School Seoul South Korea 2013 English Teacher Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Taught English listening and speaking. Prepared lesson plans to meet the needs of each student. Created supplemental materials and homework assignments. Developed syllabus and course grading rubric. Created administered and marked speaking exams. Managed student behavior and attended weekly teacher meetings. 2012 Seoul Gwangnam Elementary School Seoul South Korea English Teacher (summer camp program) Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Taught Science in English during summer camp program. Created lesson plans class textbook and supplemental materials. Wrote progress reports and edited student journals and student newspaper. 2009- Seoul Sinjeong Elementary School Seoul South Korea 2010 English Teacher (district after-school program) Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Taught English writing during after-school hours. Devised lesson plans suited to class and student need. Marked work and gave appropriate feedback. Wrote monthly student progress reports and attended weekly teacher meetings. Developed writing curriculum and chose student text and work books. 2008- Seoul Woljung Elementary School Seoul South Korea 2009 English Teacher Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Taught English listening and speaking. Developed lesson plans and class room materials according to grade level. Marked class work and gave appropriate feedback to students. Managed student behavior and attended weekly teacher meetings. 2000- Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services Tampa FL 2002 Caring Companion Formed relationships with elderly Holocaust survivors. Provided general support assisting with meal planning and preparation bookkeeping and completing errands. Documented clients progress and consulted with appropriate supervisors. 1998- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs St. Petersburg FL 2000 AIME Clerk Performed case file reviews and retrieved records from hospital database. Initiated medical appointments for disability claims under adjudication and completed monthly reports. Volunteer 2013- CGH Medical Center Sterling IL 2014 Emergency Department Patient Liaison Transport patient charts to ER nursing staff and return empty charts to admission desk. Transport patient records to lab. Provide visitors with patient room number information and entrance to ER rooms. Provide visitors with appropriate passes. Completed required orientation and background check. 2011- PLUR Korea Seoul South Korea 2012 Volunteer Provided volunteer teaching to disadvantaged children. Worked in the soup kitchen cooking and cleaning. Retrieved groceries and performed meal packaging. Delivered meals to the citys homeless men and women. 2010- Nambu District Teaching Mentor Program Seoul South Korea 2011 Mentor Teacher Introduced 3 incoming foreign teachers to Korean teaching philosophy educational expectations school policies and cultural integration strategies. Shared effective resource and reference materials. Assisted in short-term and long-term planning of lessons. Provided mentees with in-class observation time and observed their lessons. Assisted teachers in development of classroom management techniques. Maintained ongoing contact and communication with each mentee for at least one year. 2003- Rosa Parks Sexual Assault Crisis Center Los Angeles CA 2004 Crisis Intervention Advocate/Counselor Provided coverage on rape crisis hot line. Designed and instructed section of training program on date rape drugs and assisted with volunteer coordination. Completed state training program. 2002- Self-help Graphics & Art Los Angeles CA 2004 Instructed art and culture workshops for children. Facilitated and organized Dia de Los Muertos events. Provided patrons with gallery information and performed clerical duties. 2001- Tampa Bay AIDS Network Tampa FL 2002 Assisted clients with community referral sources for support groups and medical care. Oversaw phones and performed clerical work. Retrieved food donations and provided support and organization in the Food Pantry. Research 2003- Motivation & Citizen Activism Research Project Los Angeles CA 2004 Research Assistant California State University Los Angeles Research focused on political and social factors affecting participation in collective action. Coded data and interpretation of findings assisted with development and modification of research tools. Conducted literature reviews and prepared relevant literature for discussion. Attended bi-weekly meetings. 2001- Institutionalized Discrimination in Health Care Research Project Tampa FL 2002 Research Assistant University of South Florida Research focused on health care studies funded by the National Institutes of Health which neglect to include minority participants. Coded data and tested reliability of collected data. Participated in bi-weekly research discussion meetings. 2001- Healthy Families Pinellas Research Project Tampa FL 2002 Research Assistant University of South Florida Research focused on evaluation of a state funded program for underprivileged families. Managed case file reviews; performing follow up interviews and documenting data.