Personal Statement: A Career As A Nurse

Strength can be said to come from a position of having the power to handle a certain situation. As I have been working in healthcare for a while, I have expertise in clinical performance which is my strength. Though it is at times overwhelming, talking to patients and advocating for them is an area I am most comfortable with. I advocate for them by reporting to the nurse a change in a patient’s status and reporting it promptly; whether a patient is hypoglycemic or hypotensive. Being a nursing assistant gives the necessary insight to acknowledge areas that need to be prioritized when dealing with many patients, such as what patient to attend too first. As a nursing student also and working as a patient care associate gives me a better understanding to identify these certain changes.

The nursing field gives a person the opportunity to work with and care for elderly, sick, and injured patients. I want to join the registered nurse team because they take on multiple medical settings. Registered nurses are known as RNs. They are responsible for multiple things. Being a RN has a lot of responsibility. The topics I will be covering are: job description, specialties, trends, salary, benefits, and required trainings. These are essential things that a person needs to know before going into nursing school.

Since I can remember I have always had a compassion and natural desire to care for my fellow man. Now having this opportunity, I remain committed to this task. During my nursing career as a Registered Nurse, I allow myself time to grow clinically and to expose myself to a variety of health care emergency situations which continues to be very valuable to me in strengthening my career. It is very fortunate that I have the opportunity to be in a position to where I am today.

I would like to pursue a career as a Registered Nurse because I like to work with all types of people. When you become a registered nurse your job will be to arrange patient care. Also to educate the patient and the public about health conditions such as contagious viruses and diseases. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2014, 2,751,000 people got jobs as registered nurses. Also according to Bureau of Labor Statistics between 2014-2024 the amount of jobs as registered nurses will grow 16% faster than average. I am choosing registered nurse as my career goal because I am passionate when it comes to helping people.

I was born january 12, 1998 in the city of Mexico. My parent decided to come to the US to give me and my brothers a better life and to have the opportunity of a better education. The education my parents were not able to have because they had to drop out of school at a very young age to work. My parent have always told me that education is the most valuable thing in life a person could have. My father is a construction worker he always comes home exhausted and he tell me to study hard so that i won't have to work in really difficult job with a low pay.

A Pediatric Nurse is care provider that helps children or adolescents that may have injuries or illnesses. They often work in a hospital or a pediatric urgent care unit. They can also work in many sectors of the medical field including cardiology, oncology, or, dermatology. For finding a job as a Pediatric Nurse, if the person finding the jobs has a lot of training or experiences as a nurse then they are known to have a higher quality and paying job. Being a Pediatric Nurse, they have to perform physical checkups, create diagnostics, and check the patient vital stats.

When I was fourteen years old, my great-grandmother had an ischemic stroke and struggled with Broca’s Aphasia until she passed away seven months later. What she left me with, however, was a gift greater than anything of monetary value: passion for the healthcare field. For months prior to her death, I watched her devote her life to redeeming her expressive language. I was inspired tremendously by her gallantry and decided that I wanted to make a difference in the lives of others. However, when I was applying to colleges, I chose nursing because it was what my parents suggested I pursue as a career. After coming to college with the anticipation of graduating with a degree in nursing, I was disappointed when, after two years of school, I realized

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

I cannot attribute my desire of becoming a nurse to following the footsteps of a family member, nor caring for a sick family member as I was growing up. I am a first generation high school student, furthermore, a college graduate. I became a mother at the very young age of sixteen. Being so young and growing up without the care of my parents, it was always said I, too, would end up in a rough situation and not be able to care for my child being so young myself. I continued out my days and nights being a high school teen mom. I graduated from high school in three years by attending night school while I was pregnant; allowing me to finish school sooner and obtain a better job that would allow me to take care of my son.

Honestly, I never thought I would be a nurse. More so, I never thought I would have a college degree, as no one in my family had even attempted college before. I shared my desire to attend college with my high school English teacher, and with her guidance I applied for scholarships and received three upon graduating along with financial aid, which was important due to my family’s economic situation. As my college graduation neared, my dreams of applying to medical school were put on hold when my sister left her two small children in my care while she struggled to find work. My family was my priority, and I could not bare the thought of abandoning them in their time of need, even if it meant putting my future on hold. I decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree of Nursing at UTMB so I could stay close to home. Nursing seemed like the most obvious career choice to get first-hand experience and patient interaction in the medical field. Shortly after starting the nursing program, my father was diagnosed

I have wanted to be a nurse or a teacher for as long as I can recall. However, when I was in high school I felt as if I had a calling to serve in the military. At that time, I was very naïve and did not understand how the military worked, but I knew I wanted to serve. Then, September 11, 2001 happened and I knew what I had to do. That is when I made the decision to become a nurse and serve in the United States Navy.

My grandpa was always in and out of hospitals when I was younger. He would always talk about how nice the nurses were, and how much they had done for him to make his stay in hospitals actually be somewhat pleasant. They got anything he needed and did their best to make the family comfortable as well. I knew I wanted to help people in my future career, and my experience helping my grandfather furthered my passion for wanting to become a nurse. I thought taking a CNA class my senior year would give me a head start in the nursing career, but instead, it made me have doubts about becoming a nurse.

Each time I am asked why I chose the medical and more specifically to become a doctor, I tell the interviewer that it looks like fun. Am I crazy? Some may think my head might not be attached correctly. The student loans I will acquire, the amount of time and effort it takes, and the overwhelming schedule is enough to scare any normal person away. But some rare people are out there to make the seemingly impossible be more than possible. I became a certified nursing assistant as soon as I turned 16 with the hopes of becoming a nurse in my future. After working and helping patients, I couldn’t dream of not becoming a nurse. The relationship you establish with someone you are helping can be so influential. Over the last year I have worked with

When I was a child my mother had to visit many hospitals because she was ill all the time. Whenever she went to see a doctor I followed so that she won’t be alone. Since then I wanted to help her, however, I could not do anything but just to stay beside her. Whenever I went to hospital I saw nurses helping my mom and giving her injections. Then I thought if I become a nurse I can be more helpful to my mom and many people.

Growing up, I envisioned myself becoming a pediatric surgeon. I took my time to research different specialties, colleges I could attend along with the cost of schooling and the income I had the chance to make in the future. This all changed in middle school when I watched my mom go in and out of the hospital and seeing countless doctors. My mom struggled for years with an illness that doctors told her was “in her head”. Finally, after seeing one doctor who took the time to examine her symptoms and lab work she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, Grave’s Disease, which is Hyperthyroidism. During my mom’s hospital stays, I took note of who was in the room and what they did for my mother. Most of the personnel who were with my mom were nurses. The nurses were constantly asking what they could do and how they could help my mom to feel better despite what she was going through. The nurses were in there ten times as much as doctors and were far more empathetic in their care. After this point, I decided that I would rather be a nurse than a pediatric surgeon.