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I Want To Be A Nurse Practitioner

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I was born in Ghana, West Africa, where I had my education through to graduating with my first Bachelor’s degree in Economics/ Geography from University of Cape Coast. As a requirement for new university graduates in Ghana, I served the Ghana Government for one year at the Ghana National Commission on Children where my encounter with children living in deprived communities helped me appreciate basic life essentials I took for granted, like easy access to water or not walking two miles to go to school. Before becoming a nurse I lost a friend to sepsis which made me do more research on the disease and enabled me to choose this career.

Enacting nursing theory in decision-making when caring for patients and their families is something that I’ve incorporated into my day to day activities as a nurse. Being a proud oncology nurse for almost two years, I’ve come to know the different types of cancer and how they mutate and destroy the various body systems. It has made me a good listener by listening and addressing the various concerns that patients might have. There is nothing rewarding than at the end of a day, to see a patient get better due to my help or treatment or being at peace with themselves if the prognosis is very poor. …show more content…

As an alumnus of this great school, I’ve come to appreciate the nursing lecturers and mentors by the standards they set. Upon completing the MSN to doctorate program I will apply the concepts of caring, leadership, autonomy and advocacy in nursing practice with individuals and families. I will assimilate moral and legal views into practice and analyze how they contribute to professional values and ethical decision making in nursing

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