Reason for Choosing Nursing as a Career

Nursing Personal Statement Choosing Nursing My life has centered upon answering a central question. This question has been a in my mind since I was 10 years old. At that age, my first image of medicine was largely influenced by the doctors and nurses who were always helping my grandfather battle a rare form of brain cancer. His illness was a life changing experience for me, as, at that age, I watched his condition gradually deteriorate over a period of three months, and I detested I could do nothing to help.

This thought, however painful then, has motivated my entire life, and has led to my choosing of nursing as a profession, Though some did not approve of this particular career path, I never gave up my dreams. For this reason, I began studying and volunteering so as to combine education in theory with education in practice. Giving back to my community has always been something I have held as a priority. For this reason, it seemed only logical to begin volunteering.

Furthermore, I had had experience with this activity due to the fact that I volunteered as a teenager, a time during which I worked with physicians at local clinics in Lagos, Nigeria. I diligently carried supplies for the doctors as they completed their rounds, and I would observe them as they performed surgical procedures. At the age of fifteen, I thus decided to dedicate my time volunteering at various orphanages in Nigeria. I also serve as a mentor and elder sister to young children, especially girls at the orphanage.

Some of the things I address are various issues such as improving self-esteem, coping with personal struggles, academics, and peer pressure. I have continued this work across the Atlantic as well. My most recent project is my work with the Canadian Red Cross. Here, I volunteer with the street relief program a department of the Canadian Red Cross where I work with homeless people and poverty affected communities.

I have learned a whole lot from this experience especially with regards to addressing my own biases which has improved my listening skills and which is an attribute that a physician must possess. Volunteering has, as seen from above, insofar been the perfect forum to help me grow as a nurse. This field, however rigorous a path, has only served to support my preparation for medical school. Nursing is fascinating to me because of the anatomy and physiology involved and the underlying principle of serving people who are in need.

I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to participate in different clinical experiences as a student nurse. I worked on numerous units such as the medical, surgical, and mental health units. I also worked with an organization called PARTY (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) which focuses on youth between the ages of fourteen and eighteen at various high schools within the greater Toronto area (GTA) in bring awareness to the consequences of the use of drugs.

I finished at the top of my nursing program and graduated with a Cum Laude distinction as a result of my dedication, determination, hard work, discipline, and perseverance. As a registered nurse, currently working in the community, I care for various clients with different health issues. My job as a community nurse relies on making sound judgments, trusting one's gut feelings as well as relying on one's ingenuity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Community nursing has been very educational, and fast paced, exposing me to the realities of medicine.

Whether as a nurse or as a volunteer, I try as much as possible to respect my clients and treat them as a sum of their parts, and not just a disease or situation. To further explore my interest in medicine, I volunteered as a Physician Assistant with Dr. Fashoranti at North Cumberland Memorial Hospital and also at Safe Care Medical where I worked with Dr. Ajisafe's. Working with Dr. Ajisafe opened my eyes to the various possibilities medicine had to.