Become a Nurse - Personal Essay

All my life I enjoy helping others and putting a smile on their faces, in their time of needs. I have always devoted myself in assisting others with their cares and that is why I wanted to continue in perusing my education in finishing the Registered Nurse (RN) program and also go into becoming a Surgical Nurse, too.

While in high school I became a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), where I identified and evaluated problems. Also, managed the patient census and allocated staff assignments. Moreover, while in high school I also spent most of my afterschool time volunteering at hospitals like Baptist and Mercy. Where at Baptist hospital I was a Unit Clerk Secretary for 9 years and then transition to many other departments (Ecology, Pediatrics, and Critical Care) within the hospital, taking on other positions and skills. I made it my business to involve myself in the hospitals, rather than hanging out and spending time with friends. Seeing the smiles on my patients faces, bring such delight in my life.

Furthermore, as I experience the medical field even more, I expanded my skills, too. That is when I received my License Practitioner Nurse (LPN) certification, in the year of 2000. I came from being a Certified Nurse Assistant to working as a Field Nurse, assessing the needs of the patients, providing direct patient care and also keeping adequate documentations and continuously communicating with other nursing professionals, doctors, and the patient's families to ensure the patient's care. Other responsibilities include enforcement of the agency's policy for investigation of known and alleged acts of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other complaints. Another position, in which I held, is as a Floor Nurse. I performed a number of skilled care practices including changing dressings, administering medications and teaching patients how to navigate the hallways and utilize the facility equipments. Also, staffed nurses in a 220-bed facility with the responsibilities to care for patients with gerontological issues, providing support for their families and exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient. In addition, I also went into Private Duty Home Health Nurse, where I provided with professionalism and compassion integrating the patient's medical and emotional care with the environment of health care facility. And I also, received certifications for Ventilator Care, Telemetry, Phlebotomy, Basic Life Support and CPU.

Becoming a RN and a Surgical Nurse, will bring me such satisfaction because it gives me the opportunity to help more people with health issues, where I can have a major impact on helping them have a healthier life. I do understand that the career path that I have decided to peruse will not be easy, but I am determine to continue to put smiles on patients and their families faces or just give them the ease of knowing that they