D‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍eveloping Educational and Professional Goals The purpose of this paper is to enable the student to reflect upon and examine his or her career path in nursing from the time they entered their first nursing education program until now, in order to formulate educational and professional goals that will be the focus of their learning in this BSN program. Consider the following quote: Nurses can be whatever they want to be in nursing, and they can achieve that goal at whatever level of quality they choose. The bottom line, however, is that the profession will only be as smart, as motivated, and as directed as its weakest link. If the nursing profession is to be the powerful force it can be, it needs to be filled with bright, highly motivated people who want to make a difference in the lives of the clients with whom they work, as well as in the health care system itself. (Huston, 2014, p. 319) Please write the paper based‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ on my goals: I attended J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Associates Degree in Nursing program. I got a job in the Coronary ICU at VCU in November 2020. I graduated from the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Associates Degree in Nursing program in December 2020. I became a licensed registered nurse in January 2021. I began Old Dominion University RN to BSN program in January 2022. I began my career as a travel nurse in January 2022. My ultimate career goal is to become a CRNA. Guidelines: o Papers should be typewritten, double-spaced, use correct spelling and punctuation, and otherwise prepared according to guidelines for APA style in the 7th edition manual. Headings are required by SON. o An APA sample paper is provided in Blackboard. o As this paper involves personal reflection, use of the pronoun “I” is permitted. o Writing should be clear and concise. Use specific examples. o Limit your paper to 4 pages (excluding the title page‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍)