As a child, I have always had a yearning inside me to help others. From flushing my older brother’s frog down the toilet to stop him from chasing my sister, who was terrified of the animal, to cleaning up human waste when that person can’t make it to the bathroom. My job is what’s preparing me for my future. My future, hopefully, will include a college graduation with a nursing diploma in my hand. Being a nurse, requires a person to be patient, hard-working, attentive, friendly, as well as many other skills to succeed in the medical field. Schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and blindness are all diseases that are placed before me every time I punch in my time card. All these disorders are all for a single person in my life (for confidentiality sake) let’s call her Jo. Every day …show more content…
We bring light into her confusing, hard life. There are times where she struggles with the basics of life, turning on the T.V., making food, and even changing her clothes, but even in those struggles she has one of us by her side to give her comfort, support, and guidance. Caregiving helped me realize even though I help others, the job isn't always going to be rainbows and butterflies. Bathing an old naked lady and scrubbing a disgusting bathroom, covered from sink to floor to toilet to wall in excrement, are all parts of the job. Even these times are enjoyable. Why? Not because I can help her, but because she can help me. Because, sometimes, after the spells of anxiety or dementia or schizophrenia are over she realizes how crazy she seemed. Sometimes, she apologizes. Sometimes, she laughs at herself. Sometimes, she ignores what happened. Sometimes, she feels ashamed. But the other times, the other times she doesn’t realize her mistakes, and that is when the person you know becomes a zombie, lost for the day. Even on these dazed days she puts a smile on to hide her
I have always had a passion for nursing. As a child, I watched my mother getting up early, putting her scrubs on and headed out the door for a 12 hour shift. She was always content, and at ease to go for a long shift and even overtime at times. I love the fact that after work, she would always come home, satisfied with the day no matter how hard it was for her. She would sit and tell my brothers and sisters how she enjoyed the conversations that she had with her patients and what impact she had on their lives that day. Listening to these stories as a child, I knew that I wanted to become a nurse and listening to the same stories and helping people, making their day feel better. I wanted to follow my mom’s footsteps. At the end of a long shift, it is a rewarding profession, knowing that I am saving people’s lives, making them comfortable when they are near of dying, advocate and teaching them. As nurses, we care for patients through illness, injury, aging, health. We also promote health, prevent diseases and teaching the community; that’s what I love about nursing. I believe that this is the right profession for me because I have all the qualities that a nurse should possess when
When I am older I would love to be a Nurse Practitioner, I enjoy helping people when they are sick and taking care of them. Another reason I want to be a Nurse Practitioner is because my sister is also a Nurse Practitioner.
Essay 1: How will you contribute to the mission of the Nurse Corps scholarship program in providing care to underserved communities?
Scholarship is not the only pillar that I have achieved. I also possess Leadership, Character, and Service that make me a well rounded individual. Leadership is one of the qualities that I have strengthened over the years because I have put myself out there and gotten involved in a variety of things. I have also developed my character over the years I have been in high school. Lastly, I put myself out there because one person can help to change the world that we live in. Developing myself as a person over the past few years has helped me move forward to satisfy the other three pillars.
According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is defined as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2016). Nurses have many jobs and responsibilities and wear many different hats. Nurses can perform at many different levels depending on their scope of practice which is defined by the board of nursing in one’s state of residence. It is important as nurses to understand and follow
I wanted to reach out and message you as someone who has fought extremely hard for this wonderful and amazing opportunity of pursuing my dream. I felt I should write to you voicing my concerns and opinion about how these first 5-weeks in nursing school are going. I want to let you know how “ I “ feel the GCU nursing program in Albuquerque is running and what I have heard from upper level students and students in my current cohert are feeling.
I chose Ryerson’s nursing program as my goal for post-secondary education because Ryerson University’s nursing program offers a wide variety of opportunities to be successful and to learn about new approaches towards illness, medicine, and reshaping our health-care systems in a better way. I show a great interest in pursuing the nursing career to help others because I feel as if the Ryerson University nursing program is rewarding and it will create more pathways for me in the future. I have developed a strong interest in how the human body works and I love to learn new ideas and concepts about the human body and the treatments and cures for many types of illnesses. I strongly believe Vernon Howard when he states: “Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will”. Relating this to the nursing program at Ryerson University, I strongly believe
I believe that nursing is a fulfilling career and I wanted to go into a career where I could help other people. Nursing is a career that is under praised and needs to be recognized more as an outstanding occupation. My mom is a nurse and she always tells me the situations that she runs into and I find everything she does interesting. Nurses play an important role in the lives of the patients and I can comfort somebody when needed. My mom always told me growing up that I need to have a job where I don’t just sit behind desk and have no interactions. My mom said I have to interact with people and talk to others because that’s how I will make it far in life. I like to be surrounded by other people and work with other people. I like the idea of being able to speak to other people and get different perspectives for different situations. I need a dynamic environment. Nursing calls for a dynamic environment. I need to be moving around and conversing with other people.
My interest in nursing began at age 18 at Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut where I was trained as a Certified Care Partner, then as a Phlebotomist, followed by a two year surgical floor assignment and a one year burn unit stint.
A goal I have acquired in my life is pursuing a career in the medical field, particularly becoming an Emergency room registered nurse. As a young child, I always have had the interest of not only human anatomy and the disorders of the human body but caring for people in desperate need. I loved the gratitude from helping people and I desire to be able to make a good difference in people’s life and help them on in life.
Becoming a nurse is a passion of mine that has manifested over time. Hands on experience was a vital part of my career exploration. When I was in High School, I was able to volunteer at my mother’s workplace, a nursing home working with geriatric patients. I began to realize how much care you have to put in your patients’ hands. You build personal relationships with those you care for,
Nurse Practitioner Introduction A nurse practitioner is a nurse qualified to treat certain medical conditions without the direct supervision of a doctor. Most nurse practitioner (NP) schools require their prospective students to compose a personal statement. These elusive essays often cause applicants to panic, but with just cause personal statements are one of the most important components of NP school applications. To be a nurse is great because a nurse practitioner has a good salary and benefices.
When school starts in August, I will be a full time student at SCTCC. I am so excited to be starting the Practical Nursing program to further my education and career as a nurse. I have been wanting to go back to school for quite some time but I have always found excuses not to. Well I finally put my foot down and told myself you are doing this, because it is not going to get any easier the longer you wait. I have been out of school for more than eleven years and finally decided to come back to better the want to show my daughter that hard work and dedication will pay off. I have been working really hard to get accepted into the Practical Nursing program, and it finally happened.
Since a young age, I have always put the needs of others before mine. I like to believe that I was born with a passion for helping and understanding people, and this passion has only grown stronger as I matured. I have been in and out of hospitals since a very young age. Every time, what amazes me is the care, calmness, and compassion of the nurses as they take care of both the patient and loved ones. Just being around them and watching them work made me want to become just like them.
Growing up I had always wanted to be a nurse. I enjoy being around people in their times of need, and I get great satisfaction by serving those that need help. While in high school, I remember the time when I did some volunteer work for a hospital, and that is when I realized my passion for nursing. I believe that the cure for many of the people's ailments is not just in medicine, it is in the care that they receive as patients in hospitals and in their homes.