Notre Dame Personal Statement

I am a recent baccalaureate graduate of Charleston Southern University. I received my Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May of 2015. On June 20, 2015, I received my NCLEX-RN results and became a registered nurse in the state of South Carolina. After considering my options for a graduate program, I happily accepted my offer from Case Western Reserve University and moved to Cleveland to pursue my graduate studies. Over the course of my undergraduate career, theories were included in the curriculum but not in depth. It is for this reason that I am excited to partake in this course – to learn the foundational and applicable theories of the nursing profession.

My philosophy of nursing comes directly from my desire to help people. I want to be a nurse because I enjoy being around people in their times of need and I get internal satisfaction by serving those that need help. I remember when I did some volunteer work for a hospital and that is when I realized my passion for nursing. I believe that the cure for many of the people's ailments is not just in medicine, it is in the care that they receive as patients in hospitals and their homes. This is where I believe that I can make a great difference in people's lives by helping them recover from their ailments.

Nursing is an excellent career choice, where an individual acquires great gratitude while attending to others necessities. If someone is constantly trying to improve themselves and wanting to be challenged in life, “as nurses, we face tremendous challenges and often see and do things that are extraordinary” (Ulrich xix). By becoming a registered nurse the individual will make a difference. Nursing allows an individual to continuously be benefiting a fellow human being, not only with the patient but with their families as well, having the opportunity to becoming someone especial in the patient’s life. Nursing is a

“Anyone can have a job, but not everybody can have a career." My sister instilled this notion in my mind causing me to make my education a main priority. Those wise words encourage me to be an excellent leader that may help this school keep its original mission of having educated the minds of students in all ways possible. I am committed to maintaining the relationship between God, friends, and family. Notre Dame provides various types of courses that establish a foundation for my growth and bonds of both education and faith.

Nursing had never been in my passion when I was younger because the image of a nurse in a white uniform holding a tray full of loaded syringes, frightened me. To me the nurses were ruthless individuals who made the children cry with injections. However a nice, gentle, and sympathetic nurse who took care of me when I was hospitalized with a foot fracture, changed my opinions about the nurses. I realized that nursing is a profession which provides care for the ailing and needy people. My qualities that are with me right up until today were instilled by my Indian origin and Christian faith. These qualities add to my perspective and philosophy of nursing. My passion for

I feel Notre Dame is going to teach me what I need to know for the future ahead of me. As I was researching private high school in the Bay Area, I noticed that Notre Dame is the oldest all-girls school in California. What this means is the high school has a long-time experience with teaching young women to thrive in society with a sense of pride and justice. The high school is located in downtown San Jose, which keeps me connected with my local community, whether it would be field trips every so often or just serving the community during immersion trips. Clubs that peaks my interest including such as Fashion Club and Anime Interest Group are just enjoyable ways to get to know my peers better and create some lifetime connections, along with

Foremost, I am drawn to nursing from experiencing the lack of quality healthcare available throughout society, often to the people who need it the most. Growing up in rural China, I have witnessed the negative effects of a faulty healthcare system on children, adults, and even a whole community. I find it appalling that people are suffering and dying from preventable diseases, due to a lack of access to medical facilities, or when individuals are unable to seek adequate health care because of

To me, nursing is saturated with ministry opportunities and anchored in Christian compassion. Healing looks not only to the physical aspects of people/patients, but also to every other aspect of their lives. In order to bring about the greatest quality of care, healing, and hope, one must first build a relationship with their patient. One important thing that I have learned while being here at Northwestern is that as nurses we are supposed to minister through presence. Sometimes the most powerful thing I could ever do is to silently bear with my patient in their moments of vulnerability or frustration. Sure, empathy is important, but there is something powerful about demonstrating the healing power of Jesus through

Growing up, I have always been surrounded by nursing. My mother has been a nurse for my entire life as well as my grandmother and a few aunts. I have seen firsthand the stress that it has put on them and how physically draining it can be. What I have seen more so than the stress is the happiness it can bring when you are successfully able to help someone. I believe that nursing can be a truly fulfilling career for me.

My interest in nursing began when I was a young girl, being part of a dance group that traveled to nursing facilities throughout Pennsylvania to bring joy to the elder population. This experience introduced me to the healthcare field and developed my perception of both the caregiver and patient experiences. Also, contributing to my interest in the nursing field was caring for my terminally ill uncle, with my mother, until he passed. Originally, being only 9 years of age, this experience made me angry and confused, however, gave me motivation to find out more information such as what treatments we were taking him to, why they didn’t cure him, what was cancer, and how does it take a person’s life. Finally, I have always excelled and had a love for science and math, which has assisted me through achieving my dreams of becoming a registered nurse. These experiences developed a few main personal traits

Coming from a medical family, it was written onto me at an early age. That health care and making people feel better is heartwarming and inspiring to me. One of the most influential people in my life is my mother, also a nurse herself. Having watched my mother helped so many people. I grew up knowing that there is no greater reward in life in helping people get better. My mom’s joy inspired me to become a nurse, with this same passion and care for the medical field. That's when I thought that I found my passion in nursing.

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

When I was fifteen years old, I remember watching the hospice nurses care for my grandpa. They moved carefully, administering medications, turning grandpa as needed, and making sure everything was as it should be. It struck me that the nurses were not only caring for the patient, but they also cared for the family. They had this strength that set them apart from everyone else in the room. They gave hope and comfort to my family and made my grandpa’s care priority. I believe that assisting people to regain their strength and health is fulfilling and meaningful. I’m passionate about nursing because I want to be able to help others when they need it most and to make a difference in someone else’s life. I want

Over the course of this semester, I have learned such an array of important matters and aspects of nursing that will help my nursing career. Among these topics were learning how to prepare for the NCLEX, learning how to manage stress and provide self-care, learning how to be open-minded and realize one’s privileges, learning about the definition of nursing as well as nursing theories, and learning about a plethora of options in the nursing field. Through discussing and thinking about these matters, I feel as though I have become a totally different person than I was at the beginning of the semester.

Nowadays, some people seek to be a nurse due to the wage and position. For my personal, nursing is my application to serve God and response to God’s love. It is not an easy job to deliver care in Christian Nursing, however, I enjoy it and appreciate God use me as God’s tool to help people and heal people in both physical and spiritual wounds. Amen.