Scholarship Graduate Studies In life the experiences that everyone goes through will shape who they are as people. This is because, how we overcome various challenges, will have an influence on what direction we are taking our lives. In my case, I have always had a sense of compassion and caring for other people. This was developed from an early age by working with others and seeing the difference that I could make. Then, once I began to study the life of Florence Nightingale is when I knew that I had to become a nurse.

At first, I started out by receiving my Associates degree in Respiratory Therapy. While this was occurring, I was actively working as a nurse's assistant in the medical field. Once I completed this degree, is when I decided to become a Registered Nurse by receiving my Bachelors.

In the program, I excelled and showed tremendous promise. However, during this time I became pregnant...

Reluctantly, I withdrew from the program and continued to work in the field of health care. That was fifteen years ago.
Since this time, I have been working with special needs children. This has helped me to see how I can make a dramatic improvement in the lives others. Over the years, I have often thought about finishing the RN program. However, there was always something that prevented me following through. In some cases, it was the need to earn a full time income or family obligations. This caused me to have a sense of void in my life. As I was fulfilled with what I was doing and in my personal / professional relationships, yet I felt a sense of regret by not completing what I started 15 years ago.

Every day when I am working with the children and seeing the challenges affecting health care, is when it became clear…