This admission essay articulates a candidate's motivation for pursuing an accelerated baccalaureate nursing degree, highlighting their existing bachelor's degree in biology and foundational science knowledge as preparation for program rigor. The author connects their career ambitions to addressing gaps in elder care services, outlining a vision for founding wellness-focused nursing facilities that prioritize active aging and preventative health for seniors. The essay demonstrates how clinical nursing experience will support broader life goals in gerontological care.
When I think about the reason for accelerated nursing programs, I cannot help but think that they were created for students like me to help fill the growing need for new and replacement registered nurses. I understand that accelerated baccalaureate programs appeal to anyone who has already completed a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing discipline because they offer the quickest route to licensing as an RN; however, they seem most specifically tailored for students like me, whose backgrounds are in non-nursing disciplines but remain in health-related fields. I have a BS in biology from my previous institution, and I am confident that my existing degree and college experience have prepared me not just for the normal challenges of pursuing my RN, but for the particular rigors associated with an accelerated nursing program.
There are a number of reasons that I want to pursue nursing as a career. I have always had an interest in science, health, and biology, and as I have matured, that interest has become more specifically focused on aging and wellness. Becoming an RN will give me the clinical background I need to help make positive interventions in people's lives, improving wellness and thereby enhancing overall quality of life. The connection between health and quality of life is paramount, and it is something that people are only beginning to understand as our aging population struggles with so many lifestyle-related diseases and disorders.
Though it is not possible to completely eliminate the impact of a lifetime of negative health consequences, what I find most encouraging about becoming a health practitioner is that changing health habits and beginning positive interventions can, in many cases, have immediate and positive impacts on health and wellness. I feel that the best way I can help people make positive health changes is by pursuing my nursing degree.
Once I have my nursing degree, I plan to work toward my greater life goal: opening a chain of nursing homes. Our aging population creates a tremendous need for services targeted toward older adults, and I do not believe the current available nursing home and assisted living facilities will be sufficient to meet those needs. A significant cultural shift has resulted in many aging people being displaced from their homes or family homes as they grow older, a change related to many factors such as delayed childbirth and parenting, increased retirement ages, and the necessity of two-income families making it impossible for children to be home as caretakers for aging parents.
In addition, modern seniors are often reluctant to relocate when they find themselves unable to stay in their homes, and would prefer to remain in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility that is integrated into their own community rather than move away from established friends and other support networks to live with family. What this means is that the need for nursing homes is only going to increase.
"RN license supports founding health-focused senior facilities"
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