Nursing Personal Statement

My inspiration to pursue a lifelong career in nursing derived from witnessing a close individual succumb to a painful and chronic disease when I was the tender age of 6. I pondered and researched endlessly on the symptoms and damage caused by that disease until I comprehended its origin and everlasting effects. The memory of witnessing that individual die will continue to plague my memories and serve as a reminder of why I continue to strive for my goals today. From that point on, I knew exactly the person I aspired to be in the future—a nurse. I was fascinated with acquiring knowledge about the human body and diseases. In high school, I applied to a local hospital to become a candystriper to gain more insight about the medical field and nursing. I was placed into the endoscopy department and it was there where I truly established my determination to take on the challenge of becoming a nurse. I witnessed and experienced a myriad of things during my time there. I grasped how to become more compassionate and to prioritize one’s life and safety above everything. The hospital became my personified version of Utopia.

Nursing school has given me insights as to how different people react to different stimuli.Over time I have developed a special interest in psych nursing, particularly personality disorders and everything else about social interaction and how the mind works. I've always been interested in narcissistic personality disorder, I've read many articles about this that I became so fascinated by it. I believe this, a dear friend's a brilliant advice and the untimely death of another friend in 2009 has triggered my passion for writing and research using

My interest in nursing started unexpectedly when I became the main caregiver for my family. I had the responsibilities of helping my father who was diagnosed with cancer and raising my daughter as a single-teenaged parent. After pursuing my dreams and working several years as a nurse, I have been introduced to different aspects of nursing. I fell in love with the field of orthopedics because I was amazed at how orthopedic surgeons could remodel bones and help patients with serious injuries regain their strength and mobility. This inspired me to become an advanced practiced nurse in the field of orthopedics.

I feel that in nursing school, we become robots when we perform our skills which makes us forget to actively listen to our patients. We are told that our skills will improve as we practice, but the one thing that we haven’t had considerable exposure to is mental illnesses. I enjoyed this article because I was able to relate to the nurses that felt incompetent in their care for a patient who is experiencing a mental break. The mind is such a powerful tool and if we can’t control what we think, feel or do, it makes us into someone that we’re not. This article gave a great deal of desolate and chilling statistics about how many people suffer with mental illness. It opened my eyes to how much exposure I will have with mental illness, possibly even on a daily basis. I’ve learned that we need to not only go through our daily routines of skills, we also need to constantly assess and be there for our patients in case they experience a mental breakdown. In the hospital, we tend to take care of people when they are at their lowest of lows. If we aren’t there to provide the support and comfort they need, not only will they not trust us, they won’t heal to their full

Personal Statement: Why I would be an asset to the Medicine School and the Medical Profession My personality characteristics and my passion for the medicine discipline combined with the knowledge I have acquired through academic and life experiences make me an asset to medical school. As a trained professional in the future, these qualities will allow me to be a valuable team member and contribute to the support of my community members as well as the healthcare profession in general. I am about to complete my first step in this pursuit with the completion of my undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology (graduating in May 2018). I have been through extensive study cycles to obtain a solid understanding of my core subjects (macro and micro-anatomy and general, respiratory, and neuro-physiologies) along with various interdisciplinary electives such as, medical anthropology, health policy, and abnormal and cognitive psychology.

My parents relied onto me to run the house and watch my younger sister while they were at work. Growing up in a strict household, I learned how to be honest at all times and follow set of rules which are essential qualities of a successful nurse. Furthermore, my college experience taught me to become a goal-oriented individual and balance school work, time and stress very well. Working as a sales floor associate for the past two years, I was able to improve my communication and people skills. It also helped me obtain qualities which are significant features in providing exceptional healthcare services such as multitasking, dealing with stressful situations, working long hours without losing my energy or positive

Growing up as a child, I have always been fascinated with science. I went to Paranaque Science high school in the Philippines, graduated at the age of sixteen, and have always been yearning to use my interest of science in a future profession. As I transitioned into a young adult, I became involved serving in the community. At the age of seventeen, I started working with children. Every child was unique with individual needs. Through that experience, I realized that I want to help people, and that I am interested in working with people with disabilities in the community. I knew that I want to be a nurse.

I want to go into nursing because both of my parents worked in the medical field. They owned a family clinic when we lived in Rwanda, my mom was a nurse while my dad was a doctor. Seeing how helpful they both were, I want to continue their work. To do that, I need to go get a nursing degree. However, I need financial aid to pay off the required expenses for the degree.

It was a huge role for a full-time student studying harder to keep up to pace with other students, whilst trying to fit in volunteer hours to gain experience. My volunteer work has given me the knowledge on how to carefully handle medical supplies. It has taught me, how to properly conversate with the sick or infirm. Ultimately, it has showed me the results of hard work and how far my dedication, love, and drive towards nursing can

I have chosen a Nursing degree course because it centres on caring for individuals and families with diverse physical and mental health conditions. One of the areas I am attracted to is Adult nursing, a profession that requires patience and care. This course has a practical and theoretical basis, which I find interesting and challenging. Also, it will help me understand the subject in depth and enable me to learn and acquire the skills I need in order to meet the challenges of being a Nurse in the 21st century.

In the nursing profession, you will often hear the cliché where people say they were born to be nurses. They always knew they wanted to be a nurse from the time they were young. Some people grew up around healthcare, had nurses in their family, or just knew in their bones they were meant to be a nurse. Well, I can say unequivocally that I am not one of those people. Upon graduating from college I still had no idea what I wanted to be when I “grow up.” I went into sales because the only thing I truly knew I wanted was to work with people. Working with new people every day led me to a revelation; I wanted to help people. Having always been fascinated by the human body, and having a thirst for knowledge were what brought me to nursing. I felt there was no better way to make a measurable impact on people’s lives than to provide direct care during their most vulnerable moments. I believe becoming a CRNA will give me solace in knowing I have the ability to make a positive impact on nearly every patient I treat.

The world today is often a bewildering with many scientific, cultural, scientific and political changes. Medicine is faced with several problems as well as possibilities arising from traditional academic disciplines. Wisdom is said not to be a product of schooling but rather of a lifelong attempt to acquire it. Therefore, medical education in the rapidly changing healthcare system is an ongoing process, with continuous professional development. At a given point in a nurse 's live, one has to come face to face with some of challenges that more often help in shaping the way one perceives medicine, thus enhancing our literacy to illnesses, wellness, as well as medicine.

All throughout high school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I grew up as far as majoring and what career I wanted but I knew for a fact that I wanted to be in the medical field. The reason I came up with this idea is helping people is a personal trait about myself. I take pride and passion about along with the amazement my mind undergoes of the anatomy and physiology of the human body so I continue to look forward furthering my knowledge about it. My senior year in high school, I took Health Science II the first semester then Nursing Fundamentals the second semester; after realizing how much I enjoyed the clinical hours helping people with the activities of daily living, keeping themselves clean, and bonding with them showed me nursing is the pathway for me.

The lack sympathy, patience, empathy, compassion, and respect towards those who suffer from mental illnesses have influenced the type of nurse I want to be. Psychology is very important in my future career. Understanding mental illness will allow me to provide better care. If I cannot identify mental illnesses, I will not be able to understand the patient. It is very important to understand the patient’s mental state along with emotions. The way I communicate with them can influence the current mental state and well-being. I believe as human beings we want to be understood. We want for others to try to put themselves in our shoes. As a nurse if you fail to do that you become “the crappy nurse”. In the case of schizophrenia patients

Growing up, I experienced a wide variety of mental illnesses within my family. In my younger years, I always wondered why my family had so many issues different from most families (or so I thought). As I have gotten older, had my own experiences, had friends with mental illnesses and learned more about the brain in my General Psychology class; it actually began to amaze me more people do not experience mental illness because of how complex the brain is. I attribute my curiosity in Psychology to my own experiences with mental illness and with the experience of my family members and friends.