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Registered Nurse Personal Statement

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For as long as I can remember, or since the first time I met a nurse, I knew that was what I wanted to do. I have always held a great deal of respect for those who care for others in their time of need, and sacrifice their own emotional health to be strong for someone else, when they could not be strong for themselves. For several years my fear of being unsuccessful held me back from pursuing this dream, until I decided to finally take the first step and become a certified nursing assistant, and enroll at Clinton Community College to begin my journey to becoming a registered nurse.
In the summer of 2014 I had decided to take control of my life and pursue my dream of working in the field of healthcare. I decided to apply for the certified nursing assistant program at CV-Tec as a …show more content…

I was very proud to be one of the fourteen people excepted into such a sought after program. After my six weeks of training I completed the program with a 98% average, and found a job one week later as a CNA at Meadowbrook Healthcare. Immediately after completing the program at CV-Tec, I started my first semester at Clinton Community College to continue my journey towards becoming a registered nurse. I began my college career slowly in order to adjust to my new role as a college student while maintaining full time employment as a CNA. Working in the nursing home had secured my decision to further my career in healthcare, and inspired me greatly. Each semester I set higher goals for myself and continued to achieve higher grades and not only meet but surpass the expectations I had set for myself. Recently in October of 2015, I decided to reduce the hours I work at Meadowbrook in order to pursue a full time status in college to better my chances of acceptance in to the

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