Fullfilling My Calling at Coppin State University

Growing up, providing care to the sick has always been a calling and not just a job. I was only 14 when my father was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and I had to skip school to take care of him. I was all he had at the time, and the care I provided came from within, from the heart. My duty was to help him feel well again, unfortunately he passed away 3 years later and his dead left me seeking for a compassionate and fulfilling purpose. Since then, I have cared for broken men and women in various recovery homes within our Church – Victory Outreach International, home and abroad providing Counseling and health aid to many. It has become vivid after two years of working as a Combat Medic/ Emergency Technician within the Military (Army National Guard), that my calling is to love, nurture, and care for others.
In order to develop myself to full potential, Coppin State University in its prestigious Accelerated Nursing program will pave the way for me to realize this goal. Considering my experience in emergency care, and medication knowledge pursuing BSN in Nursing will mold me into a well-rounded health care professional to the community, military and myself. My overall knowledge will be expanded through the professional experience gained from the tract record of Coppin State university school of Nursing. This will not only prepare me to be a brilliant nurse but it will also propel me into new horizons of working abroad under military missions and reaching out to the poor. I currently speak three languages English, French, Afrikan and a little Greek which is diversifies my services to a broad range of patients.
In the most practical terms, the United States is still facing a major shortage of nurses. Simultaneously, the U...

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...ilitary commitment. I registered a GPA of 3.88 though I believe I could do better. I understand that the nursing degree is challenging but I feel that my Emergency care service, Combat trauma technician and pharmacy technician experience will aid me succeed. What many call the pressures of the job, I find exhilarating, and thrive in this environment, consistently demonstrating my ability to keep my mind focused and think on my feet. Everything I stand for, everything I dream of and everything that burns in me is to do this: to serve with compassion and make a hurting people smile of relieve, if I can only care and change a handful of souls during my career with a solid foundation from Coppin State University then my life will be termed fulfilled. I believe mother Theresa said it all in her words “It is not how much you do but how much care you put in doing it”