My Educational Path Of Nursing : My Career Path For Nursing

I have chosen to become a Registered Nurse because, I like to be challenged, I want situations to be difficult so I can use my skills and knowledge to solve them to the best of my ability. I have the drive and determination to become a nurse and care for others in different situations every day. I want to make a difference in people’s life, and I know being a nurse will help me fulfill this want.

In order to reach one’s goal, the goal should be well defined, firm and the individual must be completely committed to attaining it. Pursuing a career as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner has always been my driving goal throughout all my education and training since the age of seventeen. Over the past three years working within a Surgical Inpatient unit as a Registered Nurse, I have become aware of the lack of community resources and access to health care available in rural areas. This has inspired me apply to the University of Western Ontario’s Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program for the fall of 2014. After completing my Bachelor of Science of Nursing at the University of Western Ontario, I am certain that no other

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

"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

Some of the reasons that I chose to begin a nursing major is because

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

When people ask me the question, “Jas, why do you want to be a nurse?” The first answer that comes to mind would be the generic answer, “Because I want to help people.” However, during the process of being in Lower Division and competing with almost 400 other students with the hopes of being accepted into Upper Division my mindset has changed. After studying my hardest through each class I am in and overcoming the challenges that come with each one, I am more determined than ever to be a nurse, more specifically a Traveling Registered Nurse, and I will not let anything stop me from reaching that goal. Ever since I was younger my parents have taught me to share, be caring, and always have a giving heart. As I went through high school I knew I wanted to be in the medical profession but I could not decide where. After attending a Career Center for two years and attaining my certification to be a Nursing Assistant, I knew nursing was the career I wanted to pursue. Nursing was the best fit for my personal values, financial commitment of the present and the future, and the ability to travel.

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.

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.

My whole life I have always wanted to do something where people will remember me. I went threw millions of career choices before I came to the conclusion of a nurse. It’s not something that will get me into History books, but its something where all the people I help will remember what I did to care for them or their loved ones. My mom went to school to become and RN, but dropped out when she became pregnant with me. After that story was told to me, I didn’t want to be anything related to nursing. It wasn’t until my step mom went to school to be LPN that I realized it would be possible for me to do. I saw how much happiness it gave her, and I want the same thing. She loved helping the patients by treating them, and helping their families

Growing up, my entire life I had one dream that would involve caring and healing of a human beings by becoming a nurse. I wanted to dedicate my life to warming hearts and leave my good impressions and touch beyond that would change people’s lives. Every journey comes with hardship that one most endeavor and strive to accomplish one’s dream. Coming from a refugee family and all the hardship my family faced, I’ve learned a lot and its made me realizes everything isn’t spoon fed too you. I’ve learned through the eyes of my parents that strength comes from within and the struggles you face. The struggles you face and conquer make you stronger and give you the power to push through and keep fighting with any hardship passing through your pathway.

The first reason I want to become a nurse is because my brother, Shelby, inspired me. Shelby was a premature baby. He lived in the NICU for months. I wasn't allowed to see him at all because I was to young. I have always wanted to help him out with his breathing, but I couldn't because I had no clue what to even do. For example, I would say, " if only I could hold him, he would feel better." Shelby is now fifth teen years old and his breathing has gone from bad to worst! This is the main reason I want to become a nurse. Not only do I want to become one to help out my little brother but to also help others as well.

As a fairly new nurse myself, when I graduated in 2013 it was difficult to obtain a job as an RN. Even though the demand for nurses was there, there were many hospitals that did not want to hire a new graduate with no experience. Applying to hospitals with new graduate programs was even more difficult because each new graduate cohort had a minimal amount of slots. After hundreds of applications, I was finally able to enter a new graduate program that only had seven available positions. Although it is true that there is a nursing shortage, it is even more competitive for potential nursing students to enter nursing programs. Ultimately, this forces those who have a passion for nursing and not willing to be put on a waitlist to attend a private

I knew at a young age that I wanted to go into the medical field. It was an exhilarating idea that I could dedicate my life to helping others in need. I was debating on becoming a physical therapist, an anesthesiologist, or a nurse throughout middle school and high school. Ultimately, I decided to pick nursing because I felt the most familiar with it with my mother being a nurse and coming from a bloodline of nurses. Then came the first year of college when I realized that maybe I am not so familiar with the occupation after all. For example, I did not realize the magnitude of how stressful the occupation was. Only this year has my mother began to tell me how some days she would go without eating because nurses do not have a designated lunch break. She also told me how some of her female coworkers have been sexually harassed by patients regularly.

My motivation to choosing to be a registered nurse is from my family. My mom and aunt are nurses here in Indiana, my older sister who’s a nurse in Milwaukee. My mom worked part time while I was young. I could see myself doing the same but fulltime. Having to spend quality time with my patients and their families looking up to me to make things better for them is an inspiration. Nursing today are becoming successful and more degrees are available so that gives me confidence towards becoming a nurse or even a physicians while in school. Nursing is highly professional and extremely flexible. I have no second thoughts about being a RN. While in High school I worked in a hospital with my mom because she needed the extra help. I developed many close relationships with our residents and looked forward to helping them each day I came to work. Yet, I felt overwhelmed with the difficulty of the type of work. Everything was being rushed and I only had so much time to do anything. Working with the nurses was not easy, because they had to instruct me on almost everything. It was nonstop so whenever there was a task to be done I made sure I did it quick. Finally being able to experience with something I want to major in really help me decide if I wanted to be in this position of a job. An environment towards helping people and never having time to look at the clock. Although Nursing is not always easy and relaxed. You are quickly moving towards each situation, keeping your