I have always thought of helping others as my vocation, and subsequently I found interest in pursuing a career in Medical field. With my immense love for bettering the life of others, and the increasing job opportunity in the field, it came as no question that I would pursue a Bachelors Degree of Science in Nursing. Due to growing demand in healthcare, the job market in this field is rapidly expanding. Registered nurses have always been in high demand; however as the nature of healthcare changes in the United States the need for nurses is only increasing. No longer is the image of someone standing in scrubs awaiting doctor’s commands an accurate portrayal of a nurse. As the shortage of physicians’ increases, nurses are gaining more responsibility
I have always sought new experiences and wanted a personal "Wheel of Fortune" in life to guide me. Regardless of how I spin that wheel, it consistently lands on one crucial connection: bringing happiness to others by aiding them in their recovery journeys. Witnessing my grandfather's challenging journey with prostate cancer profoundly impacted me, igniting a passion to join the healthcare field. I aim to be an empathetic, loyal, and steady support system for my patients as they overcome obstacles, advocating for them as a Physician Assistant (PA). From a young age, I witnessed the trials and tribulations of my grandfather's recovery journey.
The strong Lutheran foundation at Valparaiso University that prepares students to lead and serve in the community. In addition to the church, and society offers me the opportunity to pursue a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree. The university's foundation and family-centered focus make it a great place for work-study. Although no one ever suggested that my journey to become a Registered Nurse would turn out to be a faith-based journey, I transitioned from Medical Assistant to Registered Nurse in 2017. I enrolled in an LPN program with only 12 weeks until graduation, but the school closed with no further information.
Whether it was from going on mission trips and working alongside my peers to help rebuild a community or performing and competing as a dancer, being a part of a team is something that I have always been very comfortable with. In 7th grade I found a new team that I would since aspire to be a part of. I became utterly fascinated with the medical field and all it had to offer because as a young teen I spent a lot of time as a patient in and out of the hospital and saw many providers from different specialties. I loved seeing the way in which different members of a healthcare team worked together for my benefit. While being the patient may have initiated my infatuation with the field, I knew that one day I had to be on the other side.
Due to hospital care reaching an all-time high in America, we need nurses now more than ever before. Currently in America, we have an issue with nurses having too many paperwork to fill out. In the article “We Need More Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins argues we need more nurses in the hospital. Nursing shortage has been a common issue throughout the world. Because of this issue others are being affected in many different ways.
Nurses play an essential role in the healthcare industry. The nurse workforce is made up of licensed nurses: registered nurses (RNs), licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs), along with nurse aides. Registered nurses are responsible for assessments of patients’ needs, development of care plans, medication administration, and treatments, while licensed vocational nurses perform specific care under the delegation of the registered nurses and supervisions. Nursing aides perform activities of daily living (unskilled attention) to the patient. Adequate nursing staffing is essential to both patient care and outcomes, also to the retention of nurses while inadequate staffing creates problems for both the patients and
A career as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a natural extension of my personal, educational, and research experiences. Although my path to nursing has not been a straight line, every experience that put me on this path has shaped my passion and dedication to psychiatric nursing. After losing loved ones to suicide at a young age, I made a promise to myself and to them that I would dedicate my life to helping individuals struggling with mental illness. This promise led me to study Psychology at UC Berkeley, where I fell in love with clinical research investigating the efficacy of treatments for mental illness.
This is a personal statement for my application to the Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration in the Ball State School of Nursing. My personal statement provides details on my personal background and the unique impact that Family Nurse Practitioners have had on my life. I describe my undergraduate studies and how I firsthand gained interest as well as insight on the skills of a Family Nurse Practitioner. I go into detail about my aspiration to be a Family Nurse Practitioner to directly affect the patient care of a variety of patient populations. The personal statement connects qualities of my current practice as a Registered Nurse to the proficiencies of a Family Nurse Practitioner.
As the 6th child in a family of 10, I grew up witnessing the struggle that my parents went through to get us to where we are today. We came to America when I was five years old and we were stuck in a two bedroom apartment until my parents saved up enough money to move out. We were very poor and had very little money for food. Eating once a day was the harsh reality and the constant headaches from not having enough calories inside my system will always be in my memories. My brothers and I didn’t understand why the other students had better clothes to wear or why we couldn’t go on any fieldtrips.
Ever since I can remember I have always wanted to make a difference and help anyone in need that I possibly could. From the start of my childhood, I can recall helping my mother care for my great grandparents, so they would be able to live out the rest of their lives from their home, instead of in a nursing home. As a young child it was extremely difficult to live with and watch my loved ones deteriorate as they got older, as their condition got worse and worse, and saw my mother having a difficult time keeping up with caring for both of my great grandparents 24/7, it put a lot of stress on the family. However, I am grateful to have been able to help my mother care for them. Growing up in such a caring and loving household made the situation
North Carolina is about to suffer from a tragic shortage of registered nurses, that will put patient care at a risk by not providing sufficient health care. Hospitals in North Carolina are making it too difficult and expensive for people to become registered nurses. Patient care will be endangered by this future shortage. “Raising the education levels required might not actually result in more nurses with bachelor’s degrees; it might just result in fewer nurses. And that would almost certainly cause more surgical deaths, not less.”
I am a recent University of Michigan (UofM) graduate with a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering (BME), and I intend to pursue my Master’s in Industrial and Operations Engineering, with a concentration in healthcare engineering and patient safety, beginning Fall 2016. I am passionate about dedicating my career toward the betterment of healthcare and find that UnitedHealth Group and, in particular, Optum, with its commitment to improving multiple aspects of the health system through technology and analytics, aligns well with this vision. In this era of growing cost pressures, restructuring of healthcare delivery and payment, and increased consumer demand, technology will continue to constitute the substance of healthcare; thus, there is no doubt
If I could choose one word that would summarize the root of my motivation it would be this: mother. From a very early age, my mother taught me the importance, and the privilege of earning an education. She, having grown up in poverty, was persistent in her efforts to ensure her children developed a love for learning. This love has grown tremendously, and has led me down the path I am today. Currently, I am about to graduate with my Associates in Nursing, and it is a wonderful feeling to be accomplishing a goal that I had set.
For me, being legally blind with correction, colorblind, and extremely light sensitive has been my limitation. It is a struggle that I face even to this day, although through the years, I have managed to live with it, finding ways to make things not easier but manageable. The simplest tasks for conventional people are the most difficult for me. Even though my daily life is a struggle, I do not give up and never plan on doing so.
Prescriptions, hospice, suturing, and diagnosis are all words I grew up hearing frequently in my home. Hardly did I hear words like physical fitness, mind-over-body, relaxation, or stress management. From an early age, I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in health care. As I began to explore the options available in the field of medicine, I realized that encouraging a focus towards well care would most benefit the changing needs of the world. Through my undergraduate courses, I was able to better understand the responsibility amongst physicians in shaping a patient’s quality of life.
After completing an overnight shift caring for twenty critically ill patients in on her own, Nurse Barabra Nshemereinwe graciously agreed to let me interview her. She flashed a weary smile as she told us that the hospital was fortunate to have a backup generator that would start during the frequent power outages they encountered. My team then followed her to a tiny storage room, crammed with what once was tens of thousands of dollars worth of donated medical equipment. As she explained how power surges had rendered many of these medical devices inoperable, I jotted down “SURGE PROTECTION” to make sure to incorporate this crucial insight into our revised prototype.