Becoming A Nurse Personal Statement

Since childhood, I have always wanted to be a nurse. Nursing comes naturally for me. It is my passion to show empathy and compassion indiscriminately. I am already in a position of providing care in the role of caregiver, but a higher education will expand my scope of practice and feed my passion to grow professionally.

I cannot attribute my desire of becoming a nurse to following the footsteps of a family member, nor caring for a sick family member as I was growing up. I am a first generation high school student, furthermore, a college graduate. I became a mother at the very young age of sixteen. Being so young and growing up without the care of my parents, it was always said I, too, would end up in a rough situation and not be able to care for my child being so young myself. I continued out my days and nights being a high school teen mom. I graduated from high school in three years by attending night school while I was pregnant; allowing me to finish school sooner and obtain a better job that would allow me to take care of my son.

In the corner of the small hospital room stood a shy little girl. “You shouldn't be in here, honey”, my mother said as she nudged me out of the room where my grandfather lay dying. At the time, I couldn't understand the enormity of the situation. Ignorant to what was happening around me, my innocent mind fled with curiosity. The beeping of the machines and the soft quick steps of nurses captivated my attention. I was fascinated with this strange new world. This is the moment that sparked my desire to become someone great; a nurse.

I want to become a nurse because as a baby I had many difficulties in coming to this world. From being eight months premature and breech, my mother had a hard time giving birth to me. She had to fly from the island of Kauai to Oahu to give birth to me and because I was eight months premature I almost didn't survive. I would not be here today if it weren't for the nurses at Kapiolani Medical Center who took care of me and nursed me into a healthy little baby. These nurses helped me fight for my life and when I was discharged, they gave me a little green doll that I still hold onto until this very day. For this reason, I have the desire to work hard and become the neonatal nurse that I always wanted to be. Being a neonatal nurse will give me the opportunity to

Being a nurse was my childhood dream. It started when my aunt, who was a Military Nurse shared her work experiences with me. Listening to her experiences stimulated my interest in nursing and it developed my core beliefs of community, family, loyalty, and compassion to serve the people who need medical help. It also taught me that all things worthwhile required hard work. Another factor that influenced my interest in nursing was going with my mother who was a Medical Technologist and worked at a local community hospital. At a very young age, I was exposed to how healthcare services were rendered by nurses. I was fascinated to see how they provided care to patients without hesitations, nurtured their profession and achieved self-fulfillment with what they do every day. I learned how therapeutic and comforting an encouraging

The factor that made my decision to choose nursing as my major was mother, Esther. My mother has been a registered nurse for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, my mom would bring me to work with her on some of her night shifts at A.I DuPont Children’s Hospital. I remember going to each room and visiting the patients. It made me happy that my mom was their nurse, and was there to help them get better. As I got older, that feeling of me wanting to make a difference in someone else’s life never went away. There are many different types of nurses in the nursing field. My field of preference is to become a Neonatal Nurse. I enjoy working with babies, and studying closely on how they grow, and develop. Some of the characteristics my mom

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My interest in nursing dates back to my years in high school, where I actively participated in nursing and pharmaceutical clinicals. Throughout the years, the courses that I participated in lead me to a better understanding of the medical profession and what it would take to become a nurse. These particular courses lead me to believe that earning a degree in Nursing would always be a dream of mine. Since I was a little girl I have always enjoyed taking care of family and friends when they were sick, and till this I still do. I believe that earning a degree in Nursing would give me the opportunity to positively impact not only my family and friends, but

I have always been a caring person, who tries to help any one that was in need. So, as I got older the only thing that I could picture myself doing is becoming a nurse. Once I got into high school I knew for sure that nursing was the career for me. In high school, I took nursing classes which allowed me to do internship with the hospitals and shadow nurses at a local pediatric office. I spent most of my time at the pediatric office, causing me to want to become a pediatric nurse.

I knew if I became a pediatric nurse I can help so many children who are sick and in need of care. Every day I see and hear about children who are sick and need care. Growing up I always used to play games like being a nurse or teaching others. Playing these game as I was young hive me more inspiration as I grew older. I remember when

In my final analysis, I decided that I would go into nursing for my mother, who never graduated college, and commit myself to a lifetime of education. But most importantly, I would become a nurse for my little brother so that I could be that person who would be: calm in the face of adversity: competent in the midst of

Unlike most children, I was not afraid of the doctor’s office. Seeing the white coats and latex gloves always had me excited, even when I was getting a shot. I suppose even as a toddler I was interested in the medical field, not just because nurses and doctors gave you cool stickers for being good, but because it had me in awe. As I got older, watching ER documentaries and seeing hospitals always made me feel at home. There’s just something about the clinical setting that makes me feel complete when I am there. Nurses work around the clock taking care of people with science that is forgotten by most. Many people do not think about the research that actually is behind most medical practice. Personally I never thought about being someone who does just that in the medical field until I got into high school and really thought what I wanted to do with my life. Today, I could not imagine wanting to do anything else besides becoming a nurse. An ample amount of women in my family are nurses, however most of them never perused

Most people do not think about why they become a nurse until they are older and looking back at the good old time. For me I started looking back on why I wanted to become a nurse, when everyone started asking me what I was going to college for. This brought me back to when my family and I started to get things ready for graduation. It first all started when we started to go through all of my elementary stuff and I ran across an old newspaper. When I was a first grader we had to write a little story on what we wanted to be when we grew up. Are little stories about what we want to be when we grew, were published in the local

Over the course of thirteen years, I dreamed of pursuing a career in nursing. This partially due to my mother, an OB nurse, who continued to perfect her career over the course of twenty-five years. As a nurse, an individual is given the privilege to not only deliver an infant into the world but also to hold the hand of an individual who is leaving the world. With people as my passion, nursing presented itself as the perfect career. I could impact the lives of the people around me while practicing a career that I loved.

I believe this about nursing, it is not just a profession but merging of passionate and holistic care. My desire to become a nurse sprouted when I went for a mission trip to a Leprosy Hospital near my home town in India. There was still social stigma against leprosy and so called “Leprosy Sanatorium” was isolated from rest of the world with a huge wall. I remember carrying a bag of clothes collected by my mother for the patients there. I was deeply touched by the smile and gratitude patients showed to the nurses caring for them and cleaning their wounds. That is when I decided that I want to become a nurse. Another reason for my decision to become a nurse is my brother, who is also a nurse. His experiences and stories from hospital inspired me and made me realize that nursing is truly for me. I joined one of the prestigious Universities in India for my BSN through merit and scholarship and I graduated at the top of my class. After graduation I worked in various acute care settings and also as a clinical instructor in India.