How I Got Into Nursing

Recently I have spent my time researching the paths I would like to take to further my education in the medical field. While trying to discover my path and myself, I have come to the decision of pursuing the career of a Registered Nurse. This decision was not taken lightly, infact it was hard. There are so many things I could be in this world from a doctor to a zoologist and I choose to be a Registered Nurse.

I chose nursing as my profession because of the ability to legitimately make a difference in people’s lives. As a nurse, I know that I’d be affecting other people’s lives not only inside of the hospital, but also outside of the hospital. Inside the hospital, I’d be able to interact with and assist patients to a better state of well-being. The ability to interact with patients on a day-to-day basis is a one of the many reasons I chose nursing; I’d very much like a career where I am always interacting with others. I enjoy expanding my knowledge of the world around me, and I feel that these day-to-day interactions would allow my view on the world to grow because I’d be in constant communication with patients of all kinds. Outside of the hospital, I’d be able to give to the community the knowledge that I know regarding health care that people can use within their own homes and for themselves, and I feel that these little things learned can really go a long way.

Joining sides with the nurse, my family drilled the idea of nursing into my brain. Nursing and forfeiting my plan seemed to become a necessity for a successful life. After hearing people tell me what I should do, I eventually started to agree with them. The actions of my family along with the way it affected me could compare to when someone tells a lie enough times, they'll believe it to be true. I never believed I wanted to be something more than I did at that

I chose nursing as my profession because I always have had a desire to serve and educate others and nursing, which has given me an opportunity to do that. Nursing is a rewarding career that gives the greatest opportunity to save lives, comfort, and care for them. The nursing profession tends to run in my family and have inspired me to become a nurse as well. This profession is the most demanding and helpful profession in the world.

"The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why." -Mark Twain. That has been a favorite quote of mine for as long as I can recollect. Some people spend their entire lives never knowing what it feels like to be able to earn a living while at the same time fulfilling their passion or dreams. However i would be lying if i was to say that i don 't understand why. I am thirty one years of age, and deciding to make a career change and leave the job that provides a security blanket, to pursue the job that provides me with a purpose is exhilarating but nonetheless terrifying. When asked the question "Why do you want to become a nurse?" I could answer the same way that everyone else does by saying what it is I anticipate you want to hear or i can answer with my heart, I choose the latter. While a sizably voluminous part of my zealousness for nursing is centered on helping people, it goes much deeper than that for me. I have always believed that i should pursue a career that i would be proud of. That if a stranger was to ask me what i do for a living, I can answer them with a sense of pride, confidence and self admiration. Nursing would give me that. The path that has lead me up to this point in my life hasn 't always been the the most rewarding but i did what many of us do, settled. Just letting the years pass by, and getting no closer to reaching my goal. For most of my adult life i have been in the restaurant industry working as a

challenges in this career. I choose the career of being a nurse because I enjoy helping other people.

When I asked myself why I wanted to be a registered nurse thousands of reasons came rushing into my head. The one that stuck out the most was helping people not only physically but

I chose nursing as my profession because nursing is promising. It is a field that will always be necessary. People will always need people to care for them when they cannot care for themselves. I believe that I can adequately provide this care.

Life changing events had a great impact on me becoming a nurse. In 1992, my husband was suddenly diagnosed with colon cancer. We had two small children, and I only worked as a hostess in a buffet. He was the sole bread winner of the household. He had a colon resection and then underwent a year of chemotherapy. After he was diagnosed, I decided I needed to have a job that could support my family in the event my husband would not be able to care for us. I enrolled in college to pursue a nursing degree. I thought why not nursing it's a respectable job and they make decent money. It took me a long time to get through my prerequisites. I had some stumbling blocks to get over along the way. In 1993 my father in law passed a way exactly a year the day my husband had his surgery, he died of colon cancer. In 1995, my husband's cancer reoccurred, I lost my father to cancer and we also lost my brother in law to colon cancer. Then in 1996, we buried one of my step brothers, who was 23 years old, he died in a motorcycle accident. One would think that after seeing so much death in such a short period of time why would I still want to be a nurse. But I was determined to be a registered nurse. After getting into the program, the more I became

Personally, the reason I want to become a nurse in general is because I want to help people and be a positive factor in patients’ lives. When I was in the hospital

My desire to become a nurse comes from my natural capability to thrive in a stressful, challenging, and fast-paced environment. Nursing become my interest because of the medical aspect, and it really makes me feel good to know that I have a significant role in helping people in some way. Nurses are not trained to simply observe only physical changes; nevertheless, we will see a patient in all aspects and be able to provide them a proper care.

From that moment, I knew I wanted to share my passion for caring towards other people. I decided to pursue Nursing due to my past experiences that helped me develop fundamental qualities that defines a successful nurse. With that being said, I established a set of goals to remain on this path for success.

During my freshman year of high school, I got what resembled a mosquito bite on the back of my leg. A few days after, my leg began to feel pain when I walked and what I assumed was a mosquito bite didn’t heal but worsened and opened up, so I visited the doctor. The next few days, while on the antibiotics, my leg had moments where it would bleed, not drops of blood, but little puddles of blood. Previously, the sight of blood would cause me to become squeamish. Surprisingly this amount of blood and the white spongy stuff inside was not an issue. When I returned to the doctor, the nurse laid me down on my stomach, numbed the section around the open skin repeatedly and pushed as much white stuff out. Despite the unbearable pain, the situation was

In fact, there are several reasons why I chose nursing as my profession. First and foremost is that I want to focus on changing people’s lives (Nurse Journal, 2016). As a nurse, I would study the life's value when I would be seeing individuals struggling to remain alive. Since I am fully aware that each life's breadth is a gift, I would, therefore, understand this lesson further as I would be nursing various patients daily. I greatly respect human life, I possess strong values and I am compassionate for empathy and suffering, factors that have further attracted me to the nursing profession. Second, nursing profession allows continuous learning. As I like learning, I would possess unlimited opportunities for advancing my medical knowledge. As such, I would capable of choosing to work in various departments, train to become a medical assistant and as well enter the nursing management where I would grow and mentor new nurses through sharing my knowledge

I think my main source of inspiration to become a nurse comes from an innate desire to help people and care for them in times of need. I am also a person who thrives on being challenged and I always have new goals to achieve, so nursing suits me as few other careers offer as much diversity and learning