Nursing Personal Statement

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.

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.

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.

I am seeking employment as an entry level nursing assistant. I would like to join my personal healthcare experiences to the Mercy team’s talents to jointly give the best service to the patients of Mercy Hospital. I have been interested in nursing the past six years. Over the past two years, I have become passionate about nursing, specifically ICU nursing, and I coming to a point in my life where I am wanting to begin stepping into this career choice. I am very compassionate, empathetic, and feel that the experiences that I have endured with my daughter these past two plus years have given me a passion to provide excellent and loving care to ill patients.

I would like to be a Registered Nurse. A Registered Nurse assists in the process of recuperation for different patients that have varying illnesses and diseases. Being a part of that process and making a difference in the patient’s life has always been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. I feel that Arizona College will assist me in this endeavor the most efficiently.

The theory is explained on the idea that the increased comfort of a patient or their family, the more they are ready to accept and react to the treatment plan. The theory can also be applied to the nursing profession in the sense that

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

Personal Statement for Nursing School “When you’re a nurse, you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours” – Anonymous. As I was growing up I was always interested in helping others and assisting people at the same time interested in science like the human body and how it works. Whenever my parents or friends would ask me what I wanted to do when I grow up. Without hesitation I would always tell them that I wanted to work in the hospital and be a nurse. Of course at the time I was open to many options in the medical field but I knew I wanted to be in the hospital environment.

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.

My calling to nursing started when my father got diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015. I watched him suffering through radiation and chemotherapy, but what got him through those hard times was the help of some great loving and caring nurses. As I became more involved in taking care of him, my passion for nursing had greatly increased. Now, for nine years, I have maintained a commitment to caring for others in the field of Nursing. Being a registered nurse (RN), I have taken care of one patient at a time, which I have been involved in the amelioration of lives, and have only been left wanting to give and do more. Pursuing a master of science in nursing (MSN) is more than just a logical or natural progression for my career. It is a life choice, one that is backed by highly refined clinical judgments and in-depth exposure to an array of set-ups, and levels of care. In this personal statement, I will deeper highlight an explanation of my career goals, the reasons for my choice of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialization, and lastly the reason for pursuing an advanced degree in nursing.

My desire to take a course in nursing was established when I did some volunteer work at a nursing home for job experience. I later got a paid job as a care assistant. I have always wanted to make a difference in people's lives and with nursing I can do it by giving the highest quality of care possible. Nursing is a very challenging and demanding career, however, it can be a satisfying one and it is my goal to be able to use my skills to aid people in the healing process.

I am a third year student currently undertaking a degree in Adult Nursing at the University of Plymouth and I am due to finish my course in July 2018. As a final year student, I believe myself to be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, committed, responsible, compassionate, caring and work within the NMC code of professional conduct; and local trust policies and guidelines. Reflecting upon my experiences from these past years from the course and placements, I can identify that I have increased my knowledge on clinical skills, health promotion and research from evidence-based practice. During my training, I have had experienced in obstetrics and gynaecology theatre; and elderly care for the women ward.

Trough research that I conducted for a term paper I wrote for the University of Missouri – Kansas City, where I will graduate this coming December with my Bachelors of Science in Nursing, I found a philosophy, oddly grammatical, that has resonated with me since. The author stated the purpose of education is to do one thing, that one thing being to give the human one small letter, the letter ‘e’ to make the human, humane. This simple, yet philosophical idea has stuck with me ever since my research led me to its page, and even today it remains strong and true with me as I move along my nursing career path.

I am a nursing student and I work as a certified nurse assistant in a nursing home facility. I realized that there are too many residences in the facility with diabetes and many more prediabetes that don’t know they have the disease yet. Every day I witness the facility’s residences, nurse assistants, and the other employees eat unhealthy foods and snacks that put them in the risk of being prediabetes and then being diabetes. Few months ago, I asked a copy of blood test result of one of my family member from his Doctor’s office. I cached that he was prediabetes (most Doctors do not aware their patient or say anything to the prediabetes person because the patient still does not need any medication). I helped him to skip getting diabetes type 2 diseases with just few simple lifestyles changes and acting on time. I like to help as many people as possible.

I’ve been interested in the field of nursing since I was a young child. It’s rewarding for both the nurse (they are doing something good to help another person) and the patient (their problems are being solved).