Nursing Personal Statement Essay

Personal Statement

At a very young age I was drawn to the healthcare field merely because of the most influential person in my life, my grandmother, who worked as a nurse. She worked tirelessly and relentlessly to put herself through nursing school. She was often described as someone with healing hands, charismatic, compassionate, and empathetic all of which contributed to her successful career. A career that spanned for forty-five years filled with many accolades and accomplishments for simply doing what she loved to do, help people. I wanted to emulate everything about this amazing woman and continue her legacy, but the loss of my grandmother shifted my nursing aspirations and entering the health sciences program in high school confirmed it.

The Academy of Health Sciences program exposed me to several healthcare fields with the most notable being laboratory sciences and health education. My interest was piqued as I matriculated throughout the program taking and excelling in courses such as foundations of health and microbiology grouped with student health education. Senior year I became a member of Health Occupation Students of America, an organization, whose mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. It was upon becoming a member of this organization that I

I gained notable laboratory experience through clinical rotations and more insight into the public health arena. As a student I was an avid volunteer of the RAMS know H.O.W mobile unit and the Community Care Center of Winston Salem. Both the healthcare on wheels organization and clinic aimed at servicing the underinsured, uninsured, and what I believe are under represented residents of Winston Salem in the convenience of their