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Since I was very young, I knew my calling in life was to be a nurse. When I was eight years old my favorite place to be was the Assisted Living Facility up the street from where I grew up. I was fascinated watching the nurses taking care of the residents as if they were family. I would follow the nurses around for hours and was excited when they would give me little jobs to do like going to get gloves or playing BINGO with the residents. That was just the beginning of when I knew what I was called to do.
Life does not always happen in the order in which you think it should. I am a single mother of three beautiful children and though my nursing journey happened later in life, it happened at just the right time. I have such a respect for each
course that I have taken because I have come so far from where I was. I dropped out of High School when I was 16, got married and grew up way before I should have. I thought my dreams of becoming a nurse was over. One day I woke up and knew it was time to show my children that you can do anything when you put your whole heart and determination to work. I currently have 2 more semesters to achieve my BSN and I am exploring my options to achieve my Masters and then my Doctorate. In addition to achieving my academic goals I have been able to successfully hold a leadership position in my community as a Girl Scout leader. My passion is to be able to show under privileged children that they too can achieve their goals. I am also the Class President and participate in TNSA and I have completed 60 plus hours of community service in two short semesters. With the many hats that I wear, I have managed to maintain a GPA of a 3.6. My end goal is to be a positive female role model for my community and become and Nursing Educator. With the assistance of this scholarship it will ease the financial burden so that I can reach these goals. I am a dedicated hard worker that would make your organization proud to call a scholarship recipient.
at the orphanage, I was able to help build a sidewalk and a garage for
I have had a pleasure of meeting people in the nursing profession, not a parent or a relative but someone that impacted my life in a different way. Someone that 's helped me before they even knew who I was. A nurse steps up to help anyone before they even know who the truly are. Good personality or not nurses believe everyone deserves an equal amount of help. Sometimes nurses help in emergency situations, or casual checkups. My desire to become a nurse was to help people in need, and maybe they will help me in some way as well. Nursing can be a really rewarding job because it might not seem like a nurse does a whole lot but it can affect someone 's life in the smallest way. A four year bachelors of nursing degree is required to get a job as a nurse ("Requirements to Be a Nurse in the
In order to reach one’s goal, the goal should be well defined, firm and the individual must be completely committed to attaining it. Pursuing a career as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner has always been my driving goal throughout all my education and training since the age of seventeen. Over the past three years working within a Surgical Inpatient unit as a Registered Nurse, I have become aware of the lack of community resources and access to health care available in rural areas. This has inspired me apply to the University of Western Ontario’s Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program for the fall of 2014. After completing my Bachelor of Science of Nursing at the University of Western Ontario, I am certain that no other institute can provide the same student experience that I was fortunate enough to obtain. Within this essay, I will first describe my understanding of the role of the Nurse Practitioner in Primary Health Care in Ontario, secondly will describe my motivation for wanting to become a Nurse Practitioner, and thirdly describe professional and personal attributes that I will bring to the Nurse Practitioner role.
As I made my way through the nursing program, I witnessed my ideas and perceptions of the nursing practice and what nursing means to me change over time. By examining my Philosophy of Nursing assignment from first year, I can see that my current perspective on the nursing practice is similar to what it was yet has expanded as a result of being able to work alongside various Registered Nurses over the past four years. My philosophy of nursing has also slightly changed. Although my philosophy is still based on the nursing metaparadigm, that is nursing, health, the person, and the environment, I believe that my understanding of each one has evolved. Therefore, I believe it is crucial for me to further explore my current perspective on the nursing
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
My interest in nursing first stemed when my grandfather was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. Hospice had come into their home, and I was amazed at how they coped with their job. The people who took care of the person I loved the most, were compassionate and caring. Most of all they helped all of us through a time of need. During that time I realized helping people in whatever way I could in the medical field, was the career for me. My grandmother was also a nurse. She would tell me stories of when she worked in different hospitals. When I heard all of her experiences, I wanted to make memories of my own in the nursing field. This past summer, I took a CNA course at Valley Falls/Holton, Kansas. When I enrolled in this course, I thought
When I first decided to come to college for nursing after staying in university for three years, I had an argument with my parents because they were not happy with my decision. My parents just wanted me to finish rest of my degree and they thought that it did not make sense to go to college for diploma, and not complete the university degree. However, I just wanted to complete my nursing diploma in the same amount of time that I can finish my degree in the university because I always wanted to be a nurse.
A nursing career was not even on my radar when I was younger. I knew of no one that was in the healthcare field and had no experiences related, besides being on the receiving end as a patient. Becoming a nurse was a concept that developed over time for me. I was fortunate in being able to care for my three children at home without the worries of juggling a job or placing them in daycare. This experience I will cherish forever. Somehow these cute little blond headed babies grew up and I found myself alone during the days. It was time, I needed to
I started my Nursing career in India and then I came to the United States and became an RN. I entered Nursing with the thinking that Nursing is a profession that will always allow me to have a job and all my patients will get better. However, from my experiences I understood that Nursing is more than just giving medications, and it requires clinical competence, cultural sensitivity, ethics, caring for others, and life-long learning about others and the evolving field of medicine. Florence Nightingale once said:
My journey to nursing began with my personal healthcare experience, and has continued to evolve since entering the nursing program at State University. My personal philosophy of nursing is related my life experience and my personal philosophy of life. Using reflection-on-action, I have begun to understand the influences that have lead me to nursing. I discovered client and family centered care to be an important quality when I look at the influential nurses in my life. To develop a positive therapeutic nurse-client relationship, nurses must integrate all 5 dimensions of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship into their practice (CNO, 2006). When it comes to providing client-centered care, the dimensions of trust, empathy and respect are particularly important (CNO, 2006). Illness can be a traumatic experience for patients and their families, and it is important to be empathetic to the patient’s needs, while still trusting the patient to be an expert in their illness and care.
Nursing wasn't always something I thought about doing as years ago I had very little knowledge about a nurse and what a nurse does. In the beginning my job aspiration was to be a veterinarian, then slowing realizing that wasn't the job for me as you had to put down animals, then went off to believe being a doctor was the fit for me since I mostly went
Pursuing nursing is my passion as it is my ambition to be there to help and serve others which I know will bring value to my own life as well. Whether that is in a position of health promotion and teaching kids about stress relief at a health fair like I was able to this last fall. Or, being there when they are in a health crisis I want to get to know my clients so I can best serve them by truly taking the time to get to know their individual needs. Staying true to my values of faith, family, and serving others my career goals aim to look at the bigger picture. Through pursuing my passion of nursing my desire is to continually learn from experiences, take on opportunities to learn to be a good leader, and continue to serve my
Passions Essay When I think about my passions, many things come to mind. However, there is one true passion of mine I am willing to devote my life to: caring for other people. My goal is to apply this passion to the career of nursing, where I can make a positive impact in my patient’s lives, both in their health and emotions. Through becoming a nurse, I can spread love and joy to patients through my desire to help them.
My choice of nursing as a career was inspired by past experiences that made me appreciate the field and its virtues. My mother was an obstetrician-gynecologist in China. I grew up having spent lots of time in her hospital. The medical field really appealed to me. Nevertheless, my mom thought that being a teacher was a better career choice for me. As a result, I worked as a high school teacher till my husband and I came to the U.S. to pursue our post-graduate education. I started my retail business in Madison, Wisconsin after I earned my master’s degree in Organization Development. My life appeared to have nothing to do with my childhood medical dream. However, things changed when both of my sons were diagnosed with Autism. The successful experience
“When you’re a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.”