Personal Essay: A Career As A Nurse

When I first started college, I had several questions I asked myself regarding my future. I thought about what my major would be and what my living arrangements would look like post-grad, but I never questioned what my future career would look like. While I had an overwhelming amount of options, I always had a fixed certainty that I would be in the medical field. The only question was in what capacity? Coming in as a freshman, I could have studied to be a surgeon, a doctor, or even a medical lawyer. Ultimately, I knew that changing people’s lives through medicine was my passion—I just needed to find an outlet. However, not once did my 18-year-old self think that I would find my way into a nursing career. As I’ve come to find, life rarely works out as planned. What lead me on the pathway to becoming a nurse is all but conventional, yet I would not change any

A Registered Nurse is a person who enjoys helping other people. They practically have the responsibility for many peoples lives. What’s interesting about a Registered Nurse is that they get to learn about all the parts of the human body. A Registered Nurse works in the medical field and needs to be ready with anything that comes their way. There could be a sudden death, some kind of medical issue that pops up, and even a patient just falls over and hurt themselves. As a Registered Nurse they need to be able to deal with blood, snot, vomit etc. The main thing a Registered Nurse has to be good at is being able, and wanting to help people in need.

When I got accepted into Minnesota state University, Mankato. I decided to major as a pre-nursing student because I thought it would be the best way to get into the medical field. I did not know anything about the nursing program until I actually took courses that needed to reach our goal areas and hear stories from older colleagues. I liked the idea of becoming a nurse one day, but as I got another taste of different professions around me. I became indecisive as to what I like to do and what I wanted to do. As I’m ending my first semester, I’ve to push myself to view my life in the next four years and what I want to do with it. My progress now is not fit for the nursing program and I’m leaning towards something where I can use my degree right

I want to pursue my health care career in Nursing. I always dreamed of being a nurse, because I enjoy working and caring for people. Ever since I was a little girl I carried a toy stethoscope around and havin my family be my patients. I was not like any other kid, who played with barbies and kenn. My mom even knew I was going to fall in the great path of the health care. My potential is to have the greatest affect on others who are in need of my help. Also, I chose nursing to be my health career, because I have seen the real path of nursing in the real world. Attending a vocational high school, has given me a chance to enter the health assisting program. A four year high school program has put an outrageous affect on me. I learned how to practice

Ive always wanted a rewarding career that revolved around helping people. I want to pursue a career as a nurse practitioner. I am not sure on what specialty I want. So given a assignment in my Introduction Health Sciences class where I have to shadow a nurse practitioner, it gives

The thought of fast paced movement, interaction with people, and being able to help people is what makes nursing sound like and interesting career. Nurses have a lot of responsibility around the hospital. They provide care and make patients feel comfortable. Becoming a nurse has a lot of responsibility to it. The career also needs someone who has good people skills but is also assertive.

As of 2008, there were about 753,600 Licensed Practical Nurses and 2,618,700 Registered Nurses in the United States (U.S. Department of Labor, 2010-11). In the year 2018, the LPN employment percentage is expected to rise 21% while the RN rate should be approximately 22% (U.S. Department of Labor, 2010-11). This may not seem that high, but it is, when one considers that the expected employment rate for a Dentist is only expected to be 16% (U.S Department of Labor, 2010-11). Nursing is a highly respected and sought after career because every person that enters this profession is able to make a difference and is needed by the general population for his/her skills and contributions to the medical field. When a person is contemplating entering

Registered nursing is among the top 10 occupations with the largest job growth’’ according to The Bureau of Statistics but why? Registered nursing is all over the world. In every hospital you will find many registered nurses because it is a good career to get into. A job industry that will never run out of jobs is the heath industry because everyone in the world needs health care treatment. Students should look into healthcare careers id they want a successful life and career. Registered nursing need dedication although it does not take such a long time to complete this career it has its rewards in its outcomes.

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.

Considering a career in nursing? It is a career that lets you see a different side of people. Doing the best you can to turn the worst day of people's lives into the best. It is a career that not only benefits you as a nurse but it benefits your family as well. You learn as a nurse to treat everyone the same, look at everyone the same, and to love everyone physically and emotionally the same. You learn to understand what people are trying to express to you, whether that's verbal, physically, or mentally. Nursing is a career that is ever-changing and enlarging it is the field of knowledge.

At a young age, I knew that I always wanted to work in healthcare. From taking my mom’s stethoscope and using it on my sibling, to going to the hospital and asking loads of questions. I realized my desire, but I did not know what part of healthcare I wanted to become a part of. My first thought was to become a doctor because I assumed that they were the sole foundation of a hospital. Little did I know, nurses are hard at work in the background and are doing just as much work as a doctor. My mother herself was a nurse, and watching her was inspirational. She loved her job and was always so excited, which sparked my curiosity about what she did at work. My questions at hospital visits grew more and more, till I finally came to the rationalization

We live in a world where the human race seems to be disconnected. Nowadays it feels that there are not enough people helping each other. I don’t treat life like a competition I look at it and I ask myself how may I help? What may I do to make this world a more suitable place for all to live a comfortable and peaceful life? I yearn to come forward and fulfill my role and contribute to our society in any way possible. Nursing is my calling for helping others. It sounds cliché, this I know, but it’s what I desire and what I decided to do with my body, mind, and soul.

The definition of a nurse is “a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.” I chose this career just based off of my experience with a nurse, watching her care for a family member of my own. She inspired me to become someone that loved and cared for every person I met. This career would suit me in my personality; I am a people person and always have something to talk about. I want to be able to make an impact on every patient that I come across no matter how little or small.

I have always wanted to be a Registered Nurse ever since I was in middle school. I believe that you have to be a very warm hearted and caring person to become a nurse. Nurses help so many people every single day, and it is truly amazing what they do for others. A nurse should never be hateful or careless. I know that I could handle being a nurse. I would love to be able to help others every day as a career. I will not change very much, because I am already very caring and helpful. Therefore the main thing that will change is my knowledge on being a nurse.

Finally, after weeks of work, Erica was able to take my break from her job as a nurse. Erica and her boyfriend, James, sit on the couch having a movie day where all they’re gonna do is sit in and watch movies. All the sudden the doorbell ring, making them both jump a little. James goes to check who it is and comes back with some flowers.