My desire to take a course in nursing was established when I did some volunteer work at a nursing home for job experience. I later got a paid job as a care assistant. I have always wanted to make a difference in people's lives and with nursing I can do it by giving the highest quality of care possible. Nursing is a very challenging and demanding career, however, it can be a satisfying one and it is my goal to be able to use my skills to aid people in the healing process.
In my current role as a support worker, I have gained confidence and experience when working with people who are vulnerable. In addition, I have learned how to support a service user with health problems in order to reach their personal goals. Moreover, l have shadowed and worked with many professional nurses and assisted them in a non-medical way. What I like most is seeing the overflowing emotions on the faces of the patients.
Furthermore, I have gained some insight into mental health as a support worker caring for people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, like, dementia, parkinson’s, Alzheimer's and learning disabilities. Also, working as a mental health support worker has taught me to value every individual without being judgemental and show them respect and dignity.
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I am studying access to nursing course at the moment and enjoying all the subjects, especially biology which I find so interesting. In addition, returning to education has being a rewarding experience for me and my family. Going to university and obtain a degree will be a dream come true for me. I like reading health magazines, travelling and once a week I work at a council respite home giving me a chance to meet different people and having a satisfaction of making a difference in their lives. Also I have joined a local gym, this has helped me develop the ability to work with
In the corner of the small hospital room stood a shy little girl. “You shouldn't be in here, honey”, my mother said as she nudged me out of the room where my grandfather lay dying. At the time, I couldn't understand the enormity of the situation. Ignorant to what was happening around me, my innocent mind fled with curiosity. The beeping of the machines and the soft quick steps of nurses captivated my attention. I was fascinated with this strange new world. This is the moment that sparked my desire to become someone great; a nurse.
I have always wanted to be a nurse: I do not think there is any task that is as satisfying as treating a patient physically, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. I first pursued my LPN, and immediately I knew I had chosen the right career path. Every day, no matter how tired and weary I felt at the end of the day, I was invigorated by the sense that I had made a positive change in the lives of my patients. To build upon my capabilities to help others, I then pursued my RN. I am currently in an RN-BSN program and hope to begin a graduate program subsequently to become a family nurse practitioner.
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.
As nurses we all bring our own values and beliefs to the job whether or not we intend to, it happens. I place large amounts of value on family and friends. These are the people you can call on for support. I know that without the support of my mom helping me with my kids and my house work there is no way I could be in the nursing program. Family is often a place when as children we learn and develop our values and beliefs. Giving this deeper thought I can see how this is true for myself. When working with B I would often think about what it would be like to be raised in an unstable environment by a mother who struggles with mental health and addictions. B was often placed in respite foster homes. I found myself thinking about what it would be like to sit down to meal with a strange family how awkward would he have felt. Building on this making connections with people is very important to me. Once I was able to build a connection with B I was able to work with him in a more cohesive way. Making that convection helps to build trust, positive relationships are built on trust. Being a good listener is a skill that I value as a nurse. Not only do I value being a good listener but I also value being heard. I value you a person 's ability to do what they say they are going to do. If you tell a patient that you will return to check in with them in 30 minutes than you need to be sure that you keep your word. When working with clients it is import to me to build on
My parents have both suffered from diabetes mellitus type 2 for more than 8years now and I'm really thankful to God that it is controlled for both of them. My dad was diagnosed later than my mom in November 2008. He came to pick me from school after finals for my diploma nursing course and I told him he had lost a lot of weight, "many people have told me so" he said reluctantly. I told him I wouldn't go home before we went to the hospital for a general checkup, wasn't easy convincing him but he accepted finally. At the hospital an RBS read HI, so he was admitted for overnight monitoring, after that moment, he still never took condition any serious.
As a Nurse Practitioner, I will have the skills and knowledge to serve populations for whom I have a heart for. I have always felt working with underserved and minority populations.
The nursing career was of interest to me because I like to help as many people as I can and make them feel better. It is also very exciting to me because there is always something new to learn and it never gets boring. Also the nursing field is not based on one level of care. There is a broad variety of care that one could go into. When I was little I would always tell my dad or anyone that asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up that I wanted to be a doctor. As I got older I realized that being a doctor had too much responsibility and they hardly spent any time with their families. With nurses they are still held responsible for a lot but are still able to spend time with family. I have a cousin that is a registered nurse in the
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
Enduring Zimbabwe's most catastrophic economic meltdown was the hallmark of my childhood. I watched my mother succumb to the ravages of the brutal trio: diabetes mellitus, asthma and hypertension. At the same time, my father struggled with financial anorexia and I had to take care of my little sister every time she suffered from migraine headaches. However, through all this excruciating pain, I found my purpose. I began to seek a different way to understand the pain that my mother and sister went through, and I found it in science.
As per World Health Organisation “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity.” To achieve this goal a group of different health professionals teamwork are directly or indirectly involved from diagnosing a disease by means of different investigations, treating a disease by medication and delivering care and support by another health professional. Many of the decisions made by doctors are based on the investigations carried out on a patient by biomedical professionals. It is a matter of surprise that the general public are unaware of the important role of the biomedical professionals or the nurse's play. My experience as an inpatient and the investigations encountered such as: MRI scans, EEG, blood tests, lumbar puncture and bone marrow due to encephalitis has inspired me to choose biomedical science which helps to learn more about human body, disease progression, correct diagnosis and the use of right drug to a specific disease.
I am applying to your Master of Science in Nursing program for spring 2017. In 2005 I migrated with my parent to United States of America for very first time. After completing adult school, decided to go back India to pursue study in nursing carrier. My interest began in nursing since I was in 8th grade, when my grandmother was hospitalization for ovarian cancer and she needed hysterectomy.
I am a nursing student and I work as a certified nurse assistant in a nursing home facility. I realized that there are too many residences in the facility with diabetes and many more prediabetes that don’t know they have the disease yet. Every day I witness the facility’s residences, nurse assistants, and the other employees eat unhealthy foods and snacks that put them in the risk of being prediabetes and then being diabetes. Few months ago, I asked a copy of blood test result of one of my family member from his Doctor’s office. I cached that he was prediabetes (most Doctors do not aware their patient or say anything to the prediabetes person because the patient still does not need any medication). I helped him to skip getting diabetes type 2 diseases with just few simple lifestyles changes and acting on time. I like to help as many people as possible.
Initially a career in medicine never crossed my mind, but that changed when my granddad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. During this phase I realised how catastrophic one malfunction could be and the emotional, physical and mental toil on the family was unfathomable. I became resolved to pursue medicine to make my own contribution to the treatment of patients and support of those affected by illness. My secondary school had a GCSE average below the national average.
It is very integral in the world that we live in to need those who are patient and can be trusted enough to care for us in every aspect. However, to be excellent in this profession of nursing it requires an individual to be sensitive yet calm, enthusiastic, have the motive to continuously develop, be a good listener and most importantly the dream to be able to make a difference in someone’s life by improving their physical, mental or emotional well-being. This is what motivates me to pursue a degree in nursing. In addition, I aspire to venture in both Adult and Mental nursing as my personal trigger for this decision was prone to the combinations of my subject’s Psychology and Health& Social care, as they have not only given me an insight on the progression of health care in our society, how life and policies change but also educated me on the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour.
I am a nursing assistant at senior living facility that primarily focuses on memory care. The residents I assist suffer from middle to the end stages of dementia. Every day was unpredictable. Though my job is emotionally draining, the reward that comes with helping others in the context of health care is what pushes me to return.