Personal Statement : A Career As A Nurse Practitioner

For the past 14 years serving as a health professional and currently as a registered nurse, there are many stories to tell of my patients’ healing, struggles and hope. Situations that has called me to serve not only as a care provider,

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.

I discovered my obsession with newborns quickly, I loved to hold and care for them. I knew that I wanted to be in a hospital setting taking care of newborns, but I didn't know the exact name of the health care workers in that position. Once, I pointed to the lady carrying my newborn baby brother into the nursery, saying “I want to be that”. Later I did some research and learned about neonatal nurses and I stuck with that. That's what I want to be in five years. Becoming a nurse is more of an inspiration than an interest, growing up I saw my aunts as nurses. I knew what I wanted to be early.

Throughout history , nursing has existed for a long time and is continuously changing through time. It is one of the more important occupation worldwide and has a wide range of occupational duties. In modern times, nursing is known as one of the largest health professions with more than 3 million nurses from registered nurses to nurse practitioners nationwide. It is a profession that focuses on the care of individuals as well as families to help maintain and recover optimal health and quality of life. In the career field, nursing has a significant outlook in the future years as its growth is expected to increase tremendously. Without nurses, people around the world wouldn’t get the proper care they would desperately need if they were injured,

Nursing offers great opportunities to make a difference and that was one of the reasons I chose to pursue a career in nursing. Nurses witness patients at their lowest point in their life and need to be able to bring their hopes up and offer support. I see nursing as a way to show compassion and understanding while serving individuals that are in need. I have wanted to be a nurse for as long as I can remember and many early influences just confirmed that desire.

I've wanted to be a nurse ever since I was a little girl. My stuffed animals, and my poor dog, would always have "injuries" that needed tending to. A band-aid here or some gauze there. After I graduated high school, I got married and then got pregnant so college got shoved aside. A few years later, after divorcing, I remarried and decided I would go to school. Well, I tried two times and ended up pregnant each time, so I waited. Finally, third times the charm, I got into a LPN class. Halfway through I found out I was pregnant again. I was determined to finish and become a nurse. I did it! I graduated in December and had my fourth child in January. Time to go to work! I went to work at a residential living center for people with disabilities.

This semester holds particular significance for me because I am interested in starting my career as a registered nurse either in the emergency department (ED) or in the intensive care unit (ICU). I know the thought of starting out in ED or ICU can be intimidating for newly graduated nurses, but I want to establish a strong foundation in nursing and work with complex cases even at the start of my career. I believe this will be tough in the beginning but will eventually open up so many other opportunities for me down the road. I am aspiring to be a Nurse Practitioner as well, so having a strong nursing background through exposure in ICU would definitely benefit me and my patients in the future.

Being a nurse requires more than theoretical and clinical knowledge, it also requires passion and love to people. Being a nurse is an opportunity, opportunity to make a better quality of life for other people. To become a nurse is what I always wanted since I was a kid because I have seen nurses bringing back people to life and having the opportunity to welcome new life to the world.

My mother had deep vein thrombosis. When she was first diagnosed, I had little understanding of her illness. My mom has been suffering with poor circulation in both of her legs for decades. This condition makes it difficult for her to ambulate on a daily basis. I watched her health decrease until she could not bathe or use the toilet by herself. As her only source of help, I had to be her hands and feet. While attending to her she was confined to a wheel chair .I had to assist her to get her around and to take her medications. Caring for my mother made me realized that I wanted to become a nurse the desire to become a nurse grew stronger as I watched my mother suffer. I learned various skills, and I have also acquired knowledge that I believe is relevant to my field of studies.

Every child gets asked what they what to be when they grow up, just as I was. I knew I had a passion for helping people, I remember always role-playing that I was medically curing someone. As a child I knew it was something I could imagine myself doing for the rest of my life, it fascinated me. I have chosen nursing as my career for many reasons, which include: the joy it brings me in helping others, making a change in someone’s life, and the knowledge you gain on a daily bases.

As a nurse I feel that it is important to be able to account for ones actions. By doing this, I am able to learn from my mistakes if they are made, and able to show responsibility for my actions and why I felt that they were needed.

I’ve never given any particular thought on the reason why I want to become a nurse. It has been the simple answer of “Nurse” to the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” since I was the young age of five. I knew then, that answering “mermaid” to the question was juvenile and unrealistic so I answered with the next best thing. In second grade, I begged my mom to make me my own pair of scrubs for my class’ “Career Day” because I had to be the most sophisticated nurse my classmates had ever seen, and I was. I didn’t know what it meant to be a nurse or how to become one, but I knew that it was what I wanted to be when I grew up. I have listened to a million different, wild and gory stories about my dad’s experience on being a Medic

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.

From the time we start school they’ve asked us what we would like to be when we grow up. When we were in elementary school kids tended to respond with things like a princess, astronaut, and even a billionaire but as the time progressed our dreams were taken over by more realistic goals such as nurses, doctors and even engineers. I remember being asked what I wanted to be all throughout my life and every time I sat there with a blank face with no response and no idea as to what the world held. Now as a senior in high school I’ve come to a conclusion that being a pediatric nurse is the right career for me. I’ve always loved children so why not persue a career in pediatrics.

My interest and fascination in nursing dates back to when I was in the hospital for my grandparents. Despite the fact that I was there as a supportive family member, I found myself watching the nurses in action, assisting both the patient and my family. This was the first time I realized that I wanted to be a nurse, the person who was so dedicated in caring for my grandparents. Ever since that moment in the hospital, I knew nursing would be the career meant for me.