Personal Narrative: A Career As A Nurse

“Cough!” “Cough!” “Oh, I hope you are not getting sick,” says my mother. “Maybe we should go to the doctor’s office to make sure.” The doctor’s office was a familiar place for me while growing up. I was constantly dealing with sickness as a toddler. The first person I would usually come in contact with at the doctor’s office would be the nurse. They would ask me how I was doing and why I came in. I always thought it was neat how the nurse could arrive with my blood pressure and temperature. I would think to myself about how I wish I could be them. A few years passed, I was questioned on what I wanted to be when I grew up. At the start of high school, they expect you to know what you want to do when you graduate from high school. It hit me one day, I really need to get serious on what I want to do for the rest of my life. During this time in my life, I began to change as a person. I grew closer to God and my heart’s main goal was to help people. What job could I have that would allow me to help people in an interesting way? Nursing was the first occupation that came to my mind.

Several people from the team went into schools and taught while the other part of the team were part of clinics. We were surrounded by sickly people. They severely needed medical attention. The medical crew would take vital signs and distribute vitamins. I wanted so badly to help them through the medical aspect. We attended an orphanage and schools that were filled with children. They looked sickly and needed the right nutrition. While on the trip, I realized nursing is what I wanted to major in. This would allow me to attend medical mission trips and make a