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Personal Statement: A Career As A Nurse

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When you’re younger you always talk about what you want to be when you grow up. Back in my younger days I wanted to be a professional athlete or a famous singer. I couldn’t decide which at the time. You imagine what your life will be like and how your days will go. I always imagined myself being rich and having a big house and fancy cars. I’m sure you probably know by now I’m not rich or famous. I’m just an ordinary person living an ordinary life. I eventually grew up to become a nurse. Being a nurse is something I love and hate at the same time. While it is one of the most rewarding jobs to have it is also one of the most emotionally exhausting ones also. I go to work exhausted and come home from work exhausted. I have to remember to turn …show more content…

I watch as new mothers are handed their babies for the first time. I get to experience the emotions the mother feels as she sets her eyes on that newborn for the very first time. It is an overwhelming experience. An experience that can’t be described in words. I’m also the nurse that is there holding the mothers hand while they are trying to deliver a baby that they know won’t make it through the hour. A baby who’s heartbeat couldn’t be found. Even though I don’t know the families personally, I still grieve the same. Having to go home to my family with kids that are healthy and happy after such an emotional day is hard. How can I be happy when there are families somewhere that are going through hell. I have had to learn to fake my way through the hours until it’s time for bed. Those for listless hours where my body shuts down and I feel nothing are some of the best hours a nurse can have. As I said before I love my job but I hate it to. I don’t think as a nurse you can just love your job. I think you have to have a balance. You have to hate it at the same time. I dread getting up every morning and going into work knowing that I could be walking into someone’s last days. It takes all the strength I can muster up just to walk through the doors and clock in. I know that once I punch that time clock I’m there for 8 to 12 hours depending on what my shift is that

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