Nursing Personal Statement

Born in the then small town of Auburn, Alabama. I was the youngest of two children to Annie and Jesse Reese. Raised in a middle-class family, my parents were both respective social workers in the Lee and Montgomery county area. I speculate that my desire to help others was ultimately inbred in me by my parents as they devoted their lives on a daily basis to improve the lives of others. As I became older, I knew that I wanted to serve others, but it took some time to establish how. I juggled between numerous careers: teacher, lawyer, doctor, however; in my senior year of high school, I discovered where my true passion lied, nursing.

In the corner of the small hospital room stood a shy little girl. “You shouldn't be in here, honey”, my mother said as she nudged me out of the room where my grandfather lay dying. At the time, I couldn't understand the enormity of the situation. Ignorant to what was happening around me, my innocent mind fled with curiosity. The beeping of the machines and the soft quick steps of nurses captivated my attention. I was fascinated with this strange new world. This is the moment that sparked my desire to become someone great; a nurse.

As a new graduate nurse, I am deeply passionate about starting my nursing career at Desert Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department or Women and Infants’ Center. Prior to starting nursing school, I took an Emergency Medical Technician course where I had the opportunity to perform my clinical rotations in a Level I Trauma Center and assist in ambulance transports. My interest for working in a fast-paced environment and in unpredictable emergency medical scenarios motivated me to pursue my senior nursing preceptorship in the Emergency Department. During my preceptorship experience at Inland Valley Medical Center, Level II Trauma Center, I performed 120 hours of ED nursing care and safely treated trauma patients across the lifespan. I helped stabilize patients involved in motor vehicle collisions

While research represents overcoming the limitations of contemporary medicine and technology, medicine, on the other hand, represents the connection between the applications of research towards patient care.

May I express my keen interest to apply for a job in your institution as a Registered Nurse Division 1. I have heard a lot of positive things about Alfred Health specifically Caulfield Hospital, which is one of the leading rehabilitative facilities here in Victoria. I spent my clinical placement there in the Sub-acute Aged Care Unit (Ch-12 ACG) in Alfred Health (Caulfield) for four weeks and the learning experience by far has been awesome and inspiring. I have a great passion in both geriatric and rehabilitative nursing and I am convinced that Caulfield Hospital would be the best place to sharpen my knowledge, attitude and skills as a nurse in the given fields.

Successful nurses are anticipated to promote their profession. When I accomplish my goal of becoming a registered nurse my strengths and abilities will do just that. I have always known nursing was the career for me, but my interest in it really peaked when I started doing clinical rotations at Angleton Danbury Hospital. Just seeing the people around me devoted to taking care of others really inspired me to do the same. As a result, I continued doing hospital and pharmaceutical clinicals throughout high school and participated in an internship at a cardiologist office throughout the summer. Furthermore, I see myself impacting the nursing profession because working in an array of medical settings led me to a field I feel so passionate about.

In Nigeria, I had a first degree in animal science and one year post graduate in Public Administration. I got married at the age of 29 to my husband who was a medical doctor. I became fascinated about what goes on in the hospital and how nurses and doctors related to their patients in a compassionate and patient manner. Since then I started developing interest in nursing. Sometimes I end up helping my husband to prepare food for the patients when they don’t want or like the food served to them at the hospital. I also keep the patients company when I am free. I realized that what some of these patients need is them talking about themselves without them being judged. Just sitting and allowing them to talk is very therapeutic to them.

As nurses we all bring our own values and beliefs to the job whether or not we intend to, it happens. I place large amounts of value on family and friends. These are the people you can call on for support. I know that without the support of my mom helping me with my kids and my house work there is no way I could be in the nursing program. Family is often a place when as children we learn and develop our values and beliefs. Giving this deeper thought I can see how this is true for myself. When working with B I would often think about what it would be like to be raised in an unstable environment by a mother who struggles with mental health and addictions. B was often placed in respite foster homes. I found myself thinking about what it would be like to sit down to meal with a strange family how awkward would he have felt. Building on this making connections with people is very important to me. Once I was able to build a connection with B I was able to work with him in a more cohesive way. Making that convection helps to build trust, positive relationships are built on trust. Being a good listener is a skill that I value as a nurse. Not only do I value being a good listener but I also value being heard. I value you a person 's ability to do what they say they are going to do. If you tell a patient that you will return to check in with them in 30 minutes than you need to be sure that you keep your word. When working with clients it is import to me to build on

Taking the first step even if you don’t see the path in front of you. Life is full of chances, and without chances there would be no opportunities. My whole life nursing has been my intuition. I want to be the first one in my family to exceed past the limit, and go to college. I have learned many different skills from my jobs over the years, which have made me such a dedicated and hard working woman. There are many different paths in nursing that interest me, but what stands out the most to me is labor and delivery. I cannot help but try my hardest in everything that I do, but I will not let down anyone while pursuing what I’ve always wanted to do.

From a very early age, I knew that a career in a healthcare profession was for me. Volunteering at care homes and at the hospital is very significant to my course of study because it gave me a feel of what I would be doing for the rest of my life. With the knowledge and experiences I’ve learned after completely these community service projects, it makes me eager to receive a degree in Bachelors of Science in Nursing, so I can continue caring and helping others professionally in a hospital. Becoming a nurse has always been my passion since I was a child. I genuinely want to be able to not only make a difference in someone’s life, but also assist them through difficult times.

Nursing has not always been my passion; in fact, nursing was not even on my radar until recently. Ever since the age of 5 up until last year, I have been bombarded with the same sermon from varying family members, “You will become a Doctor, and you will make a difference in this world." The negative substandard stigma surrounding nurses in my family was prominent, even though my grandmother had just retired from an ICU position at UCH after serving over 20 years. Needless to say, at the start of 8th grade I was impressionable and the dialog I shared with my parents was critical in my decision to disregard the profession altogether, simply on their opinions alone without any of research on my part.

I have seven years of experience in nursing practice, including cardio thoracic intensive care unit, medical, surgical oncology ward and emergency room unit. I coordinated and collaborated with health care team and provided patient cantered care with a holistic approach at my work. We focused our service in an anti-oppressive and anti-racist framework which changed the patient’s life meaningfully which would be further discussed at York. I ensured compliance with standard of nursing practices and ethical principles during my career.

Nursing is a helping, is an independent profession that provides services that contribute to the health and safety of people. We touch and change people’s lives every day. Whether the help we provide is appreciated or remains unnoticed, we still feel happy and proud to always say “I’m a nurse”. At the same time, Nursing is not just the time, knowledge and skills we received or are trained to do. Nursing is a profession.

My passion for nursing was fuelled by the tragedy in my life. Having helplessly watched my mother pass away, after being diagnosed with malaria, which showed me how communication works towards patients, staff and developing relationships with them performs a big part in nursing and that made me determined to help others. My own diagnosis with tuberculosis at a young age has helped me to experience first-hand the effects that good nursing can have. Likewise, ever since my mom passed away I have taken an active role in my little sister life and took care of her from an early age has also taught me responsibilities, compromise and that has been a great experience for me to focus on. At university, I look forward to learning more about how the human body works and how it gets treated when it comes damaged. I prefer a child nursing because I adore children and believe children

Since both of my parents work in the legal field, I always assumed that I would follow in their footsteps. To my surprise, I found my passions lay elsewhere. My interests focused on being a medical doctor, perhaps a surgeon, or a research scientist. Certainly, these fields within the medical community are devoted to helping people, but when I got to highschool, I participated in an event that materially changed my views of the medical profession. During my freshman year of high school, I was invited by some pre-med students to visit a children’s hospital during the holidays.