College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Nurse

I am Amanda Selich, 27 years old, and have been living in San Francisco for roughly 10 years. I grew up in the East Bay with my 3 siblings and was raised by a single father. Much of my childhood was spent taking care of my younger siblings. This responsibility was so demanding I was forced to drop out of high school and become their “surrogate mother”. However at the age of 24 I was able to get my GED and finally attend college. In fact this past May I graduated from City College of San Francisco with highest honors in Science and Math.

Registered nursing has always been something interesting to me. Ever since I was little I’ve always hated going to the doctors’ office because my doctor always had cold hands and the smell just made me grossed out. I think me not liking the doctors’ office is what made me want to be a nurse because as I got older I realized that doctors and nurses are just there to help you and that’s all what I want to do is help. This career is important in many ways as well because RNs’ help people when they are hurt, sick, and sometimes even when someone is dying. My dad used to be an RN’s assistant and he has talked to me about the job. He told me that the amount of children he helped over choking issues or allergies was incredible. I was told that if I was to see how many lives he helped saved I'd be amazed. Once he told me this I realized

Registered nursing is among the top 10 occupations with the largest job growth’’ according to The Bureau of Statistics but why? Registered nursing is all over the world. In every hospital you will find many registered nurses because it is a good career to get into. A job industry that will never run out of jobs is the heath industry because everyone in the world needs health care treatment. Students should look into healthcare careers id they want a successful life and career. Registered nursing need dedication although it does not take such a long time to complete this career it has its rewards in its outcomes.

I shadowed nurses in the oncology unit at the UW Medical Center. What amazed me was a patient who was enthusiastic, despite his pain. As he was telling his life’s story, I listened with respect, as he was sharing private moments of his life. I want to become a nurse to make my patients remember they’re a respected human being, instead of just a hospitalized patient. I’ll genuinely care for my patient’s security. Becoming a nurse will be a tremendous privilege as

After I graduate from High School I plan on attending the University of Cincinnati to work towards becoming a Nurse. I will be an exploratory studies major and work towards reapplying to the nursing school at the University of Cincinnati before my sophomore year of college. I want to become a nurse so I can help better the people around me. I mainly want to work with children because it seems like no matter where I am or what i’m doing I am always drawn to children. I plan on specializing in Neonatal Nursing.

In this essay I will be sharing information about a career as a Registered Nurse. I will be giving a job description, the required education for this career. Talking about the projected job market for this career over next 10 years. Which school I plan to attend for program, my personal interest in this program. Discussing some possible different career paths.

I want to pursue my health care career in Nursing. I always dreamed of being a nurse, because I enjoy working and caring for people. Ever since I was a little girl I carried a toy stethoscope around and havin my family be my patients. I was not like any other kid, who played with barbies and kenn. My mom even knew I was going to fall in the great path of the health care. My potential is to have the greatest affect on others who are in need of my help. Also, I chose nursing to be my health career, because I have seen the real path of nursing in the real world. Attending a vocational high school, has given me a chance to enter the health assisting program. A four year high school program has put an outrageous affect on me. I learned how to practice

My most meaningful achievement is being able to work in an obstetrician and gynecology office when I was high school. On days when school was canceled, I went to work with my mom and I would help with stamping documents. Eventually my mom’s boss offered me a job to work as a receptionist there. I mostly worked during summer breaks and during my senior year I was able to work after I finished my day at school, as long as I had good grades. I could have spent those summers on vacation or time with my friends.

At a young age, I knew that I always wanted to work in healthcare. From taking my mom’s stethoscope and using it on my sibling, to going to the hospital and asking loads of questions. I realized my desire, but I did not know what part of healthcare I wanted to become a part of. My first thought was to become a doctor because I assumed that they were the sole foundation of a hospital. Little did I know, nurses are hard at work in the background and are doing just as much work as a doctor. My mother herself was a nurse, and watching her was inspirational. She loved her job and was always so excited, which sparked my curiosity about what she did at work. My questions at hospital visits grew more and more, till I finally came to the rationalization

A registered nurse career is not only working with patients about their medicine but, Patient care, Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), Acute care, Case management, Clinical experience, Treatment planning, also a fitting environment will be provided to influence your success as a nurse considering the details of each work setting to find what best fits the nurse. I myself am passionate about being a nurse and working in different hospitals with different patients. I see myself working the job (and career) with everything in my power. RN is a handful of materials and skills you will be needing and learning, but being passionate about the job and career won't be a job for me but a lifestyle. I’m passionate about helping patients and knowing their life background, care for them as well as doing my job. Due to the fact that I have family who are nurses or doctors, I look up to them and how passionate and involved they are with their patients

Why a nurse? As a little kid, I wondered what would be my purpose in life. As a fourth-grader, I care for all animals (large and small) and thought that, maybe, dog breeding was my future calling. For multiple reasons, this was not the right path for me.

I wish to be considered for the Los Angeles City College Registered Nursing Program, because I believe that this program will provide me with the techniques and knowledge to excel in patient care and become a successful nurse. I always knew that I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives; after taking a few perquisites for nursing, I found that the science aspect of it piqued my interest. Studying about the functions of the human body, and how the environment, medicine, and genetics affect homeostasis, caused me to develop a passion for nursing. Therefore, I exposed myself to the hospital environment by volunteering in the ICU at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. My experience in the ICU was motivational and inspiring. I loved walking

Becoming a nurse has been my career goal for as long as I can remember. From the time I was old enough, I have had jobs ranging from food service and bagging groceries at the local market, to sales. All of these things provided monetary value to me, but none fulfilled my life enough to choose that as a career path. I have always wanted to have a profession that allows me to help and serve others and my present position as a Certified Nursing Assistant has shown me that becoming a nurse would allow me to do that.

I was always undecided regarding the career that I wanted to pursue. As I got older and looked at many choices in careers I realized that I wanted to have a career in the medical field. Being a nurse interests me because it requires the study of the human body along with other great opportunities that nurses have in this career. I want to become a nurse because I like being able to help those who are in need.

Many things will change in fifteen years. For example, technology will innovate people will grow, we would have made new discoveries, and I will be older. However, I am only 13 years old right now. I live in Tucson, Arizona with my family of seven people. I am a quiet, friendly, and hardworking person. I enjoy reading, listening to music, solving brain teasers, being active, and occasionally writing stories. I do not enjoy waking up early, hurting anyone’s feelings, and sometimes public speaking. I am very good at memorizing and learning things quickly. I can also play piano fairly well, but I prefer to be even better. This is who I am now, but my personality may become different as I get older.