Personal Statement: A Career As A Registered Nurse

By the time I’m 30, I’m going to be living as a happy, registered nurse. If I was a nurse midwife who works with babies, I’d enjoy working 12 hour long shifts. The privilege of earning the trust of my patients as they allow me to listen to personal stories and as I watch them heal from a hospitalized patient to a healthier human being would bring my life satisfaction. The moments between my patients and I would remind me of the great values of being a registered nurse. It’d remind me why I didn’t pursue a career as a doctor instead. I didn’t want to be a doctor because I didn’t want to diagnose the next patient and move on to the next. Instead, I wanted to stay with my patient, care for them as they’re enduring pain, and remind them they’re

a respected human being, despite being in a hospital. Becoming a nurse is the biggest accomplishment of my life. Becoming a nurse comes with many rewards. For instance, I’d rescue lives, befriend my patients and fellow co-workers, and most importantly, graduated from a nursing program at a 4-year university. The accomplishment of becoming the first child in my generation to go to college brings me great satisfaction in my life. It reminds me how I didn’t take my parents, who came to America with nothing as they were immigrants, for granted when I was in high school.
Within the next two years after high school, the steps I plan to take to achieve my goal of becoming a registered nurse is to maintain my strong work ethic in college. I must make myself competitive, worthy of being admitted, to make sure I get into a nursing program. During the summer before I start college, I plan on taking a certified nursing assistant program to earn my CNA credentials. Becoming a CNA would be the first step in my career as a registered nurse. Working as a CNA in a nursing home would give me more experience in nursing, make me more competitive when I apply for nursing school, and I’ll help the lives of my sick, elderly patients.