Why I Want To Be A Nurse

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Why Nursing?
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 …show more content…

With all of the uncontrollable factors on the floor, nurses need to keep calm and have a clear mind so that they don’t panic and do thing that are incompetent. I am able to stay calm and don’t get stressed out which I know will help me during work. I like to calm others down and take care of other people, so I know that I can make a connection with the patients to make them feel better in times of need. I am a talker and have always been a talker, so this skill will allow me to learn more about the patients which will allow me to be a better nurse.
Critical thinking is a skill I can bring to the nursing profession. I may take a little longer than most to earn things but when I learn them, it stays with me for a long time. I am able to think of what is best to do for the patient and my memory is average or beyond average so I can remember what the patients will need. This skill is necessary for nurses because they have to be able to do things quickly and do them competently. Nurses need to think of what is best for the patient so that they will have the best care possible.
Challenges I Might …show more content…

I will make mistakes and I will have to find ways to deal with these mistakes, so that I will not make the mistakes again. With these mistakes, the doctor’s and other nurses may judge me and tell me what I did wrong. I will have to deal with it and learn from them. Mistakes made may be disadvantageous to my job and I could lose my job. I am also going to have to deal with corrupted patients and parents. There are a lot of parents that are unfit to have their child and either do drugs or beat their child. Back home in Hawaii, my mom deals with a lot of parents with drug problems or they are abusive. There are also parents who treat nurses terribly. I am going to have to deal with these types of parents and just deal with it. As a nurse, I can’t say anything back to them or else I will lose my job, so I have to not take anything personally and keep on

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