Why I Was A Registered Nurse

It is not a crime to dream. Every individual sets high exceptions for what career they want. Some dream of becoming the President of the United States of America, a scientist, or even a therapist. I want a career where I can make an impact on the world. My whole life revolves around wanting to work in the medical field. My dream is becoming a nurse practitioner. I want to help care for people, their families, and to work in the field where everyday is different. I want to hold the family members hands and tell them that everything is alright. I not only want to make a difference in the lives of my patients, i also hope to make a difference in the nursing and medical field in general. to achieve the dream of becoming a nurse practitioner, I must drop the habits that hold me back and slow me down right now. Bad habits not only slow my progress my habits but also keep me from moving forward. Giving up too soon, my lack of focus, and my perfectionism hold me back in everyday life.

Each day as a Hospice Nurse I touch lives. I cannot imagine a job more suitable for me. Each work day I make a difference in someone’s life. No one can die for us, but we don’t have to die alone; and, that is why I became a hospice nurse. Every day is different, presents new challenges, and always touches my heart. It’s beautiful when talent, and passion come together to make a difference.

Have you thought about what you wanted to be when you grow up? Do you have a special talent and passion for something? All these questions and some don’t have answers for them. You have to be motivated in the career you choose. You want to pick a career that you will love for a long period of time. When you're dedicated in the work, that is how you get patients or customers to your business.

I am 38 years old and I have decided to return to college after being out of school for twenty years. I have two amazing children, Sydni , 11- years- old and Logan, 9- years- old. My husband Steven and I have been happily married for 17 years. I am currently employed at a family practice doctor’s office in Opelousas, LA., for which I have been working for the past 13 years. My job entitles that I do mostly nursing duties such as taking vital signs, minor procedures, telephone triages, and general patient care, and has inspired me to become a Registered Nurse. I am a little apprehensive about my decision and starting school again because it’s a new change, but I know this is what I want to do. I went to LSUE after graduating high school in

Have you ever had a moment in life that validated the direction in which you felt compelled to follow? A moment which never escapes your mind because it represents one of the purest, symbolic instances you have experienced? Or a moment as simple as being handed a book to encourage you to further your dream? A time to inspire you to succeed in becoming something even more significant than you already are? Or had a moment offering you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge, and thrust yourself into the world you so deeply want to be a part of? I was handed the Merck Manual along with a kind gesture and warm-hearted encouragement which aided in igniting a fire, reaffirming what I felt I was meant to do; it was a defining moment in my life.

When people ask me the question, “Jas, why do you want to be a nurse?” The first answer that comes to mind would be the generic answer, “Because I want to help people.” However, during the process of being in Lower Division and competing with almost 400 other students with the hopes of being accepted into Upper Division my mindset has changed. After studying my hardest through each class I am in and overcoming the challenges that come with each one, I am more determined than ever to be a nurse, more specifically a Traveling Registered Nurse, and I will not let anything stop me from reaching that goal. Ever since I was younger my parents have taught me to share, be caring, and always have a giving heart. As I went through high school I knew I wanted to be in the medical profession but I could not decide where. After attending a Career Center for two years and attaining my certification to be a Nursing Assistant, I knew nursing was the career I wanted to pursue. Nursing was the best fit for my personal values, financial commitment of the present and the future, and the ability to travel.

Do you want to help those in need, and there is a job that has just that, that sticks out there to you? My career is a registered nurse. Registered nurses are very nice once helping a client in need. I want to be a registered nurse because I’ve seen registered nurses and they seem very helpful, which is why I would like to be one of them.

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.

Ask any kindergarten student what the want to be when they grow up and a multitude of professions will be shouted. Ask the same group of students that question when they are in third grade and again there will be numerous shouts of different professions from public service to entrepreneurship. Chances are also very high that the answer has changed for more than one of the students. That is how it was for me; I never gave the same answer to the question until just recently. I now know the answer to the age old question of, “what do you want to be when you grow up?”, and my answer is, “I want to be a registered nurse.”

After graduating from Durant High School, I plan to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University to pursue a degree in Nursing. Making the decision to study in this field was not made overnight; many events and factors affected my decision. Since I was a young child, I have always enjoyed science of all kinds. As I grew older and my science classes began to focus on more specific topics, I realized that the human body is what I am most interested in. However, my interest in anatomy is not the only reason I am choosing to attend college to become a nurse.

With an essay topic of "why you have chosen to become a nurse", many reasons come to mind on why I have decided to go to school for nursing; and the fact that an essay of 250 words is going to be no problem since i have so much to say about the subject. My first reason is that my entire family, on both sides , have always been involved in nursing. Another reason is for the job security and need for nurses in many fields. The last reason I'm going to talk about is the want & need to have the knowledge/ability to help anyone in need.

Life is like a maze to me. A maze of lessons towards achievement. When I was younger, there was something more sacred within my innocence. The role of loving and caring was embedded into my soul, not my mind or heart. Most times when people pursue a dream, career, or activity, there is a reason they want it. In some way, it's beneficial. And not to say those motives are bad because majority of the time they're not. But they are conscience decisions of the mind and heart. My compassion was driven from my soul. I do not believe I chose the field of nursing, but nursing has chosen me. My mother always said I'd be a successful nurse since grade school. Growing up, I saw my mother who was a child caregiver her whole career, I saw the love and care

In fact, there are several reasons why I chose nursing as my profession. First and foremost is that I want to focus on changing people’s lives (Nurse Journal, 2016). As a nurse, I would study the life's value when I would be seeing individuals struggling to remain alive. Since I am fully aware that each life's breadth is a gift, I would, therefore, understand this lesson further as I would be nursing various patients daily. I greatly respect human life, I possess strong values and I am compassionate for empathy and suffering, factors that have further attracted me to the nursing profession. Second, nursing profession allows continuous learning. As I like learning, I would possess unlimited opportunities for advancing my medical knowledge. As such, I would capable of choosing to work in various departments, train to become a medical assistant and as well enter the nursing management where I would grow and mentor new nurses through sharing my knowledge

The next class that has been significant in my Grand View experience and especially in my nursing major, is pathophysiology. It was unfortunate that I wasn’t able to pass pathophysiology my first time around. Failing to pass this nursing class of pathophysiology, was the first time in my education career that I have failed to pass a class. I fell short in passing the class and the disappointment in myself was difficult to deal with for a while. I was mad and frustrated at myself for not pushing myself in succeeding in the class. Though, I knew I would have a second chance to redeem myself in this class and prove to myself that I’m capable of succeeding in things even though they may seem difficult and impossible. I was determined to pass pathophysiology and continue on in my nursing major; at that point I wasn’t going to give up in my hopes of becoming a nurse.

My call into nursing does not derive for one specific instance but a combination of many experiences I have had during my life. For as long as I can remember, I have always had a passion for the medical field. Both my father and mother work in medicine and I have always found listening their stories fascinating and intriguing. Being involved and a part of a church that routinely did missions work in Mexico was where I realized how much I truly enjoyed helping people. While those experiences did not directly led me to becoming a nurse, I believe they had a huge influence. The initial desire to be a nurse struck me when I was about 13-14 years old. I was at church listening to the stories of a medical missionary couple that was visiting our church. I was very impressed with the impact they were able to make on these people’s lives and became determined that I too would like to make an impact on people’s lives.