I remember back to 11th grade in high school I faced difficulties with my health that caused me to miss school. The majority of 11th grade I was either in the hospital or at home. For anyone in the hospital, it can be quite a scary place that leaves you hopeless, but I realized a lot about myself in that year. To me, I saw that nurses are there to offer invaluable support to those in great pain or who are dying. The hardships I’ve faced made me realize my dream to become a nurse because nursing to me is more than a profession of passion and integrity, and I feel as if my situation has greatly impacted me to become a nurse. …show more content…
The 11th grade is such an exhilarating yet dreadful year of a teens life because it’s the second last year before everything is over, and we go off into the real world. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to experience much of that. Being in and out of hospitals and sporadically thinking about school became almost to impossible for me I was left feeling hopeless. The infrequent days I attended school I got eerie feelings that were unexplainable. To me, there was no hope of catching up in school or even graduating because of constant hospital visits. However, one day in the hospital something hit me. I noticed how I felt a sense of comfort at the hospital I didn’t get that eerie feeling I had at school. At the hospital I felt a sense of comfort because nurses would always be there to support me. That’s when I realized that I was meant to be in the hospital not as a patient, but as a nurse. So that’s what I was determined to achieve. I then went back to school with a clear mindset, and positive