Personal Statement: A Career As A Medical Assistant

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All my life I have always wanted to be a nurse. Since I was younger I can recall playing with stethocopes. I have four siblings so my parents paying for my education has never been an option for me. That having said I became a Medical Assistant. Becoming a medical assistant has been a great blessing in my life. I have been able to work with patients, while going to school but I am ready to further my education. I want to be able to provide patients with medications, IV's, and many other skills that will put my full knowledge to use. I think that nursing is a great profession because it is a job that is in demand. Nurses can work anywhere ranging from clinics, hospitals, schools, and even jails. This means a lot because if anything occurs …show more content…

The adrenaline rush felt from trying to undress the patients and get them in to a bed before they deliver while walking is truly amazing. Not to mention the excitment that is felt knowing that I can make a big difference in saving a babies life. For example, whenever the babies heart rate drops down below 100 we rush them over to the critical part of L&D monitored more closely. Knowing that it is under my hands to get the baby rushed over in a timely manner and knowing that every second matters is a great feeling. There have been other moments of despair in labor and delivery. I have had moments where I can't help but cry with the patients. About a year ago we had a patient in a room who was an older women. She had been pregnant six times and all pregnancies terminated due to miscarriage. I remember this women laying down in the bed, I was by her side when the doctor confirmed that the baby was dead and they couldn't get a heart tone. As a medical assistant I did everything that I could under my ability to comfort her. I called her husband to come to the hospital and I stayed in the room to comfort her until his arrival. At this point of my life I am fully committed to my goal of becoming

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