1. As I grew up, I never really knew what career path I wanted to take. The thought that scared me was that whatever I did decide to choose, it was going to be what I would do for the rest of my life. When my freshman year in college came around, I majored in nursing. However, I never was fully certain that nursing was something that I truly wanted to pursue. I felt like the only reason I chose nursing to begin with was because my mother is a nurse. I thought about it for a while and realized that I shouldn’t choose nursing as my major just because my mother is a nurse, instead, I needed to choose a major because I have a real compassion and desire for it. One day I got really frustrated and decided to talk to my father about my situation. My father is someone I really look up to for advice so I knew he could surely help me out. I explained to my father that although I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to major in, I knew that I wanted to choose a career where I would make an impact on people’s lives and make a difference around the world. I have always been a people-person type of individual, and I continued to explain this to my father. After considering what I had to say, my father suggested speech-language pathology. He told me that it was a field he thought would be a great fit for me because he said that I’m a very patient individual with a good heart. I had never heard of speech-language pathology before and I asked my father to tell me little bit about the field. As a physician, my father knows several speech pathologists, and therefore, he had a pretty solid explanation on the career as a whole. After my father gave me a detailed explanation of the field, I immediately fell in love with it. It sounded exactly like som... ... middle of paper ... ...ize and it inspires me to want to become just like them. I know that as a speech-language pathologist I will certainly be able to help individuals in endless amounts of ways. It will be my goal as a speech-pathologist to change someone’s life forever, whether it be helping someone with a minor articulation disorder or helping someone who has lost the ability to speak effectively. It would mean the world to me if I was able to see even the slightest progress in an individual because this would mean that they were one step closer than they were yesterday. The field of speech pathology seems undoubtedly challenging, but it also seems like it is one of the most rewarding professions in the world. I really hope that someday I can follow in the footsteps of my parents, assisting others passionately, for they are two incredible individuals that I will always look up to.
I became inspired to become a speech-language pathologist when I first watched the film, Paulie. This film depicted a small girl, named Marie that had a speech impediment, which caused her to stutter. In order to improve Marie’s speech her mother would pronounce certain sounds and practice daily with her. While watching this film I began to realize that there is a number of individuals in our population that have different speech impairments. As I noticed how the character of Marie struggled with her speech impairment I sought to research the different treatments for individuals similar to Marie, and came across speech therapy and speech-language pathologists. I have always been fascinated by language and how it is essential in communication. I view speech-language pathologists as having a major role in helping
An interest in the field of speech-language pathology was ignited in my mind and my heart at the young age of 9. It was career day in Mrs. Garrett’s third grade class and our school speech pathologist was speaking to the class about her profession. I knew at that moment that this was my calling. I was fortunate to have a support system that focused on helping my passion flourish, so my wonderful teacher arranged for me to spend a week with our school speech pathologist, during this time I was able to see how she helped students communicate. During high school, I was given the opportunity to spend two days per week volunteering with the elementary school speech-pathologist in our district. These experiences continued to shape my goals and dreams for the future. Unfortunately, my dreams soon came crashing down around me. As I prepared to apply for college, I realized that my parents had spent my entire college fund during a financial hardship. I was devastated by the setback, but decided to attend a community college instead, planning to transfer after two years. During my time at community college, I faced yet another setback, my parents were getting a divorce and soon I found myself without a place to live. Consequently, my grades and GPA suffered as I bounced
Nursing has always been a key career in the health care system. Although it is not often focused on in media and stories surrounding health care, nursing is a career of great importance. If any patient was asked about their experience at a hospital or a care center, many will mention the capability and care that they received from the nurses. The health care system could not function efficiently, if at all, if nurses were not present to perform their part. Nurses are more than just physicians support staff. Of interest in this paper is why people choose to study nursing in university or college. From students just graduating high school to mature student who have prior degrees or education, nursing is a popular choice as a path to study
After I graduated high school, I was unsure of what career appealed to me most. The summer before my first year of university, I endlessly researched and debated what career called to me. I soon realized that my calling in life was to help people, but I wasn’t sure how exactly I wanted to help them. Eventually I decided on the career of physical therapy, thinking that this was the way that I wanted to impact someone’s life. Sometimes though, things don’t always go the way we plan and my life plan was one of those things.
Since I have entered college, I have noticed a number of things about myself. I used to think that I was outgoing and confident, but now I feel the opposite about me is true. I discovered that I have Attention Deficit Disorder and a learning disability and this has caused a drop in my confidence related to school as well as other areas of my life. This influenced me to change my major from journalism to speech pathology where there are always people finding new ways of helping others that are disabled in the realm of speech. The appeal of helping people rediscover their voice after they have lost it, or just finding their voice in general really called to me. Now my goals are, instead of being a journalist working at a magazine, to work at a clinic with adults who have suffered from strokes and have aphasia or to travel around the world to help children learn to speak who have had cleft palate surgeries. For me to be able to help people that have an impairment that hinders their lives like myself has become very important to me.
In high school, I was among those students who always indicated that I will be going college. However, unlike most people I seem to meet these days I did not know that I wanted to be a doctor. When it was time to head off to college, I was still unsure of what I wanted to pursue. As most college freshmen, I did not know what major best suits my personality. I desired a career that would define who I am and a career that is self-gratifying. However, the path that I should follow was unclear to me. Because of my uncertainty I failed to see that my parents dream became my reality. As I began my college experience as a nursing student, I felt somewhat out of place. I realized that my reason for majoring in nursing was my parents' influence on me. They wanted me to believe that nursing is right for me. I always knew I wanted to go into the medical field, but I felt that I needed to know how to choose a medical specialty that I feel is right for me. My first step was to change my major. I chose to change my major to biology. My love for science led me to this decision. I began to explore the opportunities open to biology students.
Working in the Early Childhood Development, I got to know a three year old boy named, Cole. He had a stuttering disorder. I could see it in his face, he would get embarrassed and frustrated whenever he could not get a full sentence out. I wanted to help him but I was not sure how, all I could think of is for him to start reading out loud and reading slowly. Which is why I want to become a speech pathologist. The speech pathology field is a career where one can work at numerous places. It is also a good paying job, depending on where I will live, and what location I will work. Being able to help others with their disorders and the rewarding feeling of seeing them improve is the reason why I have chosen to pursue my career as a speech pathologist. I will be furthering my education at Germanna Community College with the intent of transferring to a four-year university or college.
In becoming a speech pathologist, I desire to specialize in special needs children and children who are deaf or hard of hearing. I want to learn how to help children become more confident in communicating with people in their lives. Growing up I have always had a passion for special needs children and working with them always brings joy to my life. As a speech pathologists you could work in places, such as, hospitals, the school system, or even in a private practice. I plan to open my own practice one day or possibly become a traveling speech
Profession of Nursing is always regards as a complex, dynamic and noble. The nursing profession requires many things such as hard work, a vast knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a passion for the noble profession. All these qualities are needed to be an effective nurse. Today, nurses are living in a world of ever changing field of medicine .The present patient statistics poses, nurses are expected to take responsibility of accomplishing the requirements. The requirement for excellent nursing skills is added as well as well-formed skills in different aspect. Because of the high demand in excellent nursing care, the IOM have declared the recommendations for the future of nursing.
When I was 6 I thought knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Even though I grew up surrounded by girls who wanted to be princesses, ballerinas, and pop stars I was sure in my decision to be a doctor. My grandma had told me stories about her experiences with school, and how she struggled practically all her life to obtain her profession. She was expected to become a mother or possibly be a secretary. This did not entice her, so defying all odds, she broke the standards and exceeded societal expectations as she obtained bachelors, and master’s degrees- becoming a registered Nurse Practitioner. Her incredible achievements had me seeking nothing more than to follow her footsteps in awe.
Since I graduated from high school in 1992 I knew that my career path was going to be in the medical field. I had originally set my sights on becoming a pediatrician, but that goal changed after working in a nursing home. Working as a Certified Nurse Aide I got the opportunity not only to learn about different aspect of healthcare but I also learned a lot about the person that I have become. I realized that I have a passion for the care of others and a great need to take in everything about the healthcare industry. I have made attempts to work in other industries but my path keeps coming back to Nursing. Now you might ask, if this is my passion then what has taken me so long to complete my degree. Along the way, life happened. As I was
I was only 14. Seeing these kids precede with traditional puberty rites, get pregnant and drowned in filth was all I could think about when I was a month old in my Senior High School up east my home country Ghana- West Africa. I have a lot of great respect for my African traditions and values. Regardless, some traditions I saw the town folks practice, had straight health complications.
While attending undergrad, my major changed numerous times pulling me in different avenues, however that desire that burned in me never wavered. I began my undergraduate studies as a Biology student. At the time I wanted to be a pediatrician. The more classes I took the more I knew this career field was not fulfilling. I then changed my major to early childhood education with the hopes of fulfillment, because of my love for children.
For my intended career of being a nurse, and hopefully pursuing either a Master’s or Doctorate’s later down the road, I want the best for my education. Aside from having the heart, compassion, and integrity needed for the foundation of an outstanding nurse, an outstanding nurse must have the best quality education accessible for him/her. Further, a nursing student must be challenged as this would help them grow as a nurse; I believe that University of North Carolina can provide these challenges to help me prepare for the Navy Nurse Corps. When a nurse has the proper foundation for their career: heart, compassion, integrity, and a quality education, this will further reflect onto the patients and resident depending on him/her. With said, this
My reasons for selecting a career in nursing stem directly from my desire to help our prospering population and community. This career appeals to me because it embodies what I strive to become, a person of influence, a guide, a respected adult, a mentor, and a person that can be trusted and looked up to with great passion. Another reason for selecting a career in nursing has a lot to do with my current job position at Generations Elder Care. Working with the elderly community at this personal care home has enriched my life in many ways, including one for my passion of learning more about the nursing field. As I shadowed the nurses entering the facility I watched them do their assessments on the residents which has peaked my curiosity. I believe being a nurse presents daily challenges which are unique, interesting, and rewarding and that is another reason why I want to become a nurse. Knowing that I have helped someone in some way possible gives me a feeling of fulfillment and enjoyment that I never understood or had before. And this career offers just that, and that is exactly why I...