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Why I Want To Be A Registered Nurse

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My college experience has not always been an easy journey for me. I was accepted into the nursing program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2012. I went through my first year with no hesitation or difficulties. Not knowing what was ahead of me, things became challenging. Unfortunately, I had to switch my major to public health. This was tough for me to go through because not only was I no longer in the major I love, but my anticipated graduation date was pushed back; it felt like I was starting all over again. Today, I am a public health major and it is very different than being a nursing major. With public health, it focuses more on health promotion while nursing focuses on the actual health of an individual and is more hands on. …show more content…

My goal was always to become a Registered Nurse (RN) and that is what I intend to do despite my change of major. I wish to provide medical care and help others who are in need. Although I am not a nursing major at this moment, I believe as a public health major I am still learning material that will carry with me to my career as a nurse. The knowledge that I am receiving from my public health classes will also make me stronger in health education. I believe that I am my own motivation. I do not look at this as a setback, but as a learning opportunity. As a result of this journey, I will have two degrees and that is major accomplishment that I wish to fulfill. This “barrier” has made me work even harder to fulfill my dreams and to be able to make not only myself proud, but my family as well. Additionally, with the help of this internship, I will gain more experience within the health care field. It will increase my ability to interact with people, gain leadership qualities, and become more acquainted with the public health/health care field. I also wish to network and connect with those who are experienced within this field so that I too can be a part of this awesome field. That being said, my ideal internship experience would simply be to gain more knowledge about the public health and health care field through projects and workshops. Also, the ability to network with organizations and hospitals would be ideal and a great way to start my

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