Personal Narrative: A Career As A Nurse

My ambition is to graduate St. Francis College as a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor’s degree in the upcoming years. Although majoring in nursing will not be easy, I feel I am prepared for the challenge. At this time in my life I cannot see myself majoring in anything else. As a young girl, with a mother working in the medical field, I was always fascinated going to work with her. Working in a doctor’s office these past two and a half years myself has given me much experience with patients and has made it more to clear to me that this is what I want to pursue as a career. I wish to be a nurse because I seem to get a feeling of warmth and internal satisfaction when helping those in need. I have begun to learn that medicine is not the only cure for people’s ailments. It is the care they receive by those around them whether it is in a hospital, nursing home, or even their own home. This is where I believe that I can make a great difference in people 's lives by helping them recover.

The nursing profession was designed to focus on individual care, their families and the communities they serve to ensure accessibility to optimal health. Nurses are not limited to a specific practice. They work in a variety of settings and serve countless roles in the hospital community. They are a support system when bad news is relayed but they are also birthday party hosts for ailing children. Being a nursing student will not only challenges my intellect but also my character.

Having been a certified nursing assistant for just about six years I have had many experiences and come into contact with countless people who have touched my life and inspired me to become greater; to become a nurse. Co-workers, patients, patient family members and my own friends and family have always told me to pursue a career as a registered nurse. A very special co-worker of mine, Kathy a registered nurse, inspired me every day I came into work. She always had a smile on her face, she was always the first nurse to rush to help, she would listen to the patients and take the time to talk to them, and she treated every patient that came on our unit with care. Kathy would also take the time to answer questions that any of the CNAs had and

The first course that significantly caused me to grow as a person and professional was Introduction to Sociology, which I took at Colby College prior to transferring to the University of Southern Maine. Through this course, we discussed topics such as race, gender, and personal biases. I believed this course strengthened my critical thinking skills, challenged my underlying assumptions and beliefs, and instructed me to be able to identify injustices. These are all skills very important to have as a nurse, which is interesting, as I did not know that this

Critical events and life changing factors are the main reasons I wanted to pursue a career in nursing. Excelsior College has given me the opportunity to obtain my degree by giving me flexibility and the ability to study on my own pace. Being a nurse is something special and very rewarding. A nurse will have different functions in her career either assisting the Doctor she or just give bedside care to a resident. Having the love and compassion for her patients is a must. The responsibility of the nurse is to be of some assistance to the patient no matter if they are sick or well, by helping with their activities of daily living that contributes to the patient's health or rehabilitation (or the serene passing away) that the patient will be able to function by

The best feeling in the world to me is not going to sleep in my cozy bed after a long and exhausting day at school or work, it is not wiping off a full face of makeup or even cuddling up in a warm blanket after the cold, chilly winter nights. Sure those things are great but the feeling I get when I show any act of kindness is what I define as the best feeling in the world. Having the chance to impact the world, myself, and even my family, is what I have strived for my whole life. The chance to save lives, be there and care for people through illnesses, injury, pain or loss. Pursing a career in nursing is my ultimate goal. It is a profession that allows me to see people at their worst, all the while, helping them become their best.

In five years my life will be completely different than it is now. I'll be around twenty three years old just starting my job as an RN nurse probably in the emergency department, hopefully for the kids. To get here, though I would need my bachelors in science and nursing not an associate since, associate degrees aren't as common in nursing anymore then like they are used to be. The jobs along the way will not be fun for the first couple years is going to be nothing but pushing dead bodies around, probably butt wiping people who can't anymore, and from my dad caring body parts that fell off from whatever. I'll hate most of it, but to get where I want i will endure all of the pain and suck it up because I am going to one day be a pediatrician.

I am going into the field of Nursing. I have always known I wanted to pursue a field that influences people’s lives daily. One year ago, a very close friend of mine tried to attempt suicide. He had posted on social media that he was going to try to kill himself, and sent me a goodbye message. I knew I had to intervene, and used my best judgement in how to approach the situation. I was at work, so I contacted my mother and asked her to just check and make sure things were going okay, since he lived right next door. I had just finished work, and rushed home. When I got home the ambulance was already on its way. My parents told me he had locked himself in his garage, and that he was drug out. I’ll never forget the moment I saw him lying

As a member of the Texas D.O. pre-med organization at UT I was able to shadow a Dr. Georgeanne Freeman, DO, owner of the Downtown Doctors clinic. In the exam room I could immediately tell that Dr. Freeman had a close relationship with her patients. The first few minutes were spent talking about the patient's life, family, or hobbies. Easing medicine into the conversation made the patients feel more comfortable with the visit. This was the first time I witnessed the compassionate physician-patient relationship that I’ve envisioned myself sharing with my patients. What motivates me to become a D.O., is that the whole-person approach to medicine advocates D.O.’s to have interpersonal relationship with patients, which I witnessed with Dr. Freeman.

Becoming a nurse is what happened, while I was making other plans. I planned to be an artist; however, during my first semester of college; I became a patient at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. I had phenomenal care. I can still recall one Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nurse’s authoritative voice as she spoke for me, when I could not. I clearly remember her holding my hand and what that meant to me. I withdrew from school; I moved back home and slowly recovered. The journey was life changing.

The nurse gestured for me to come closer. I took a few steps forward and she leaned towards me and whispered, “Try holding her hand. You’ll help her feel more at ease.” I was a little hesitant but I did as I was told and took the patient’s hand. I felt her hand mold into a strong grip around mine without hesitation. While the patient’s grip never lessened on my hand, sometimes it would clench up for a moment before slowly relaxing again. The rest of the staff was busy following the surgeon’s directions, moving quickly around the room. I felt uncomfortable being the only one standing still, doing nothing. So I glanced at the patient. She was breathing hard with her eyes closed, her hand still securely around mine. My hand was starting to hurt, so I tried to ease it out of her grip. But as the patient winced in pain, she grabbed my hand even more strongly.

During the programme, I was able to learn about their life experiences and gain a better insight about the past and the future that I may face. In the process I realised that I had gained their trust and formed a bond; this became more significant to me than completing my task as I felt responsible for them. Experiencing this made me realise that I wanted to pursue Adult Nursing as this bond would be a prominent aspect in everyday work of an adult

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.

When I was a freshman in high school, I unfortunately had to deal with the suicide of a family member. Prior to his untimely death, I had no idea what I wanted in the future. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” was always met with “I’m not really sure yet”. This suddenly changed after his death. I began to think, after you die, what is left behind? What was his legacy? I knew I wanted to leave something behind and create my own legacy. I knew I wanted a career which focused on helping others, something that would have a major impact on people even after I was gone. So I decided to pursue nursing. I knew in my heart I needed to continue with my life and focus on bettering myself and those around me. I could not linger on the past anymore.

It is a program that is based on the health career field, especially nursing. I have this course for three classes a day and it takes up most of my school day. These classes have given me invaluable information and training that will be very useful in my collage courses. My volunteer work at the Veterans Hospital will also help me with becoming a RN because it is sort of like on-the-job training. I get to experience working with patients, in a real hospital setting. My step mom has lots of her old nursing books from her LPN training. I frequently look into them to help me with my Diversified Health Occupations homework, and sometime just to see how something works, or is done.