I Grew Up In The Nurse Corps

Wide reaching, nurses significantly outnumbered physicians as providers of health care often having utmost vast reach remoteness to underserved communities. Having personally lived in one of the underserved communities in my hometown Western Africa before moving to the United States of America and my life calling to be a nurse from a young age with the deep desire to make a difference. I plan to contribute and continue to contribute immensely to the underserved communities by delivering quality health care to remote regions around the world. I do volunteer service at several clinics in the Atlanta area with many well-known Emory physicians that care for homeless and underserved populations, these volunteer experiences provide me with opportunities and fulfillment to develop added headship skill and experience to meet my daily patients, needs.

I believe my cumulative employment, education, and life experiences, as well as my passions, and vocational direction have uniquely gifted and prepared me to excel in the AGACNP program at South Carolina and to become a compassionate, skilled, servant to my city. I believe strongly in an incarnational and missiological modality of medicine as it relates to nursing, and I am confident that my skills, coupled with Carolina’s uniquely crafted program will enable me to serve a grossly under-served population, and further the field of advanced practice nursing through effective practice which utilizes the most current evidence to improve care. The homelessness of my father developed in me a strong passion for serving those in greatest need and

Immigration has existed around the world for centuries, decades, and included hundreds of cultures. Tired of poverty, a lack of opportunities, unequal treatment, political corruption, and lacking any choice, many decided to emigrate from their country of birth to seek new opportunities and a new and better life in another country, to settle a future for their families, to work hard and earn a place in life. As the nation of the opportunities, land of the dreams, and because of its foundation of a better, more equal world for all, the United States of America has been a point of hope for many of those people. A lot of nationals around the world have ended their research for a place to call home in the United States of America. By analyzing

Nurses that served in the Vietnam War experienced a tremendous amount of horrific tragedies and stressful events. They are commended for all of the time they served and the dedication to their country, along with the advice they brought home with them. All of the nurses who signed up for the war were volunteers. Approximately 7500 US military nurses served in Vietnam during the war (Scandell 600). Women volunteered for a number of reasons such as to begin a military career, acquire more nursing training, or to pay for a nursing education. Patriotism and a sense of duty were ultimately the motivating factors behind their decision. An army nurse summed up these reasons for volunteering when she said,

I bit my tongue, it was literally hanging from the side of my mouth, blood was everywhere, and my family was aghast and in agony. My family immediately called 911 and an ambulance rushed me to the emergency room. During my hospital visit, I felt angry, frustrated and hopeless because I was unable to tell my parents what was going on and there was nobody there that could tell them in our native language, Spanish. The nurses who assisted me were white women. They did make me feel cared for but I think that seeing someone that spoke Spanish and could tell my parents my situation would have been an easier. This experience made me reflect on the need for male Latino nurses. There continues to be an underrepresentation of Latino and overall bilingual nurses in the healthcare field. As the Latino community is growing, it should be a priority to meet their needs. I want to be an agent of change in the medical field, by demystifying the perception that seeking medical assistance will make underrepresented groups a target. I want to be a nurse to help out the entire community given my own experience. I want patients to feel comfortable in a medical environment which provides them with staff they can relate to and they can look up to. As a Latino male nurse, I could also serve as a mentor for other young Latino men so they too can achieve whatever they set themselves to do. I want to be that transformative leader who brings balance to a medical group by offering a different perspective and skills that will strengthened the

People say that coming to the United State would be a dream come true. I was born on September 21, 1998 in Thailand. I thought coming to America, my life will change to better rather than working so hard everyday and night at the farm to get just enough rice for the family. Even in the United State, my parent’s had to starve just so we can eat.

Moving to the United States from Cameroon is a meaningful event or experience that has changed my life, and affected the person I am now and who am striving to be every day. American too many developing nations is a place where dreams do come true, and land of opportunities, I truly agree with this fact because I am a replica of this fact. I came to the united states when I was 13 years old very sacred and shy as a person my dad told me my daughter I brought you to this country to make something better and good for yourself. In this country you can do anything you want to do but only if you set your priority straights and be focus. Coming to the United States is a one’s in a life opportunity to so many people and your friends backs home

As I prepare to begin my adult life after high school graduation, I plan to continue my education at California State University, Long Beach and hope to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Spending my four years of high school in the AIMS program at Jordan has influenced me to continue to pursue higher education. Getting the best education possible will allow me to be able to give back to my community by providing affordable and valuable care to everyone. I was given me the opportunity to volunteer at the Long Beach Veteran Affairs hospital and in the Long Beach Bike Uptown program. These experiences have made me realize how important it is to help others and that every little action a person does affects others. I would like to become

Highly conscientious, dedicated and qualified skilled Registered Nurse with 20+ years background, experience within Emergency Department, Medical/Surgical ICU, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Case Management setting where a diverse professional skill are utilized with excellent assessment and analytical skills seeking Nurse Corps Scholarship to advance my career goal of Advance Practice Registered Nurse

After getting a respectable amount of experience in a hospital environment, I'd like to become a traveling nurse with the agency, Nurses Without Borders. I would love to help those who are truly in need. Every day I count my blessings and I realize that I am one of few whom have a strong family I can depend on and a stable life. I feel that my life would be meaningless unless I can use it to do good for those who are less fortunate. Being exposed to various cultures, walks of life, and regions, while still being able to care for patients is a dream that I know will come

The war promoted the development of health services in military situations. Vietnam was very dangerous because this was the first time that there were people sabotaging at any time. Whether nurses were on the planes, ships or battlefields, they witnessed and participated in an evolution in trauma and combat casualty care. Rapid evacuation, readily available blood, well-established hospitals, advanced surgical techniques, and nursing management all combined to keep the wounded from dying. More specifically, “the rapid evacuation system for the wounded saved many lives that would have been lost in previous wars. Causalities from the battlefield could arrive at hospital receiving wards within minutes of injury” [1]. For example, each air force nurse carried dozens of wounded soldiers through the aircraft doors on bloodied ponchos or litters. She checked the snugness of their dressings to make sure that no one hemorrhaged during the short flight. She joked with patients who reacted to their injuries [2]. Many nurses

NURSE Corps Loan Repayment and Scholarship Programs, reimburses up to 85% of current or new graduate nursing students’ loans if they agree to work at least three years in an accredited school of nursing or designated healthcare facility (Nursing Community). To receive a NURSE Corps Scholarship, a student must be registered as a full time student and agree to work or teach for two years in a critical shortage area or accredited school of nursing. In order to help disadvantage nursing students, Workforce Diversity Grants were created to supply money and contract prospects for racial and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented in the registered nurse (RN) workforce. The Workforce Diversity Grants helped 12,077 students in FY 2012 (Nursing Community). The goal of the Nurse Faculty Loan Program Grants is to advance the number competent nursing faculty. In FY 2012, there were 2,259 nurse educators helped, these educators are required to teach at a school of nursing for four years (Nursing Community). Over these four years, which includes interest, 85% of their student loans will be repaid (Nursing Community). Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Grants facilitate academic health centers, schools of nursing, state and local governments, nurse-managed health centers, and healthcare facilities. These grants are utilized to improve nursing education and increase programs, 6,269

Nurses looked forward to going home. Their complicated feelings, such as fatigue, vulnerability, pride, and ambivalence, were aroused during the last three months of their tours in Vietnam [10]. Hence, The Vietnam War shaped nurses by leaving them emotional and physical weariness.

The professional nursing organization that I will discuss is the National Black Nurses Association, Inc. Information regarding this organization can be found on www.nbna.org. According to the National Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NBNA) it was “organized in 1971under the leadership of Dr. Lauranne Sams, former Dean and Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, of Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama” (NBNA, 2014). At this time, I am not a member of this organization. I have researched various organizations to obtain information. I feel that this organization will provide me with leadership, mentoring, exposure to various opportunities, and will foster my growth within the nursing profession.

My experience of moving to the USA included a couple of steps such as preparing, arriving, and adopting. Moving to America was one of the most thrilling and exciting experiences I have ever had in my life. It all started after I graduated from high school. I had always dreamed of going to abroad to study in a better school to be successful in life. My dad was leaving me hints here and there that he was going to send me America for school, but I was sure that it wasn’t going to happen because getting a student visa was tough back then. However, that summer when I saw that letter in my mail from the immigration department of USA for an interview, I was speechless.