Becoming A Registered Nurse Essay
My Dream to Become a Traveling Registered Nurse
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” She said. In my mind, I had so many thoughts running through my little learning brain while sitting in those bucket seat wooden desks that were covered in pencil writings of people’s names. I was in 7th grade when the teacher asked the class what we wanted to do when we grew up. I thought maybe a pilot, a doctor or a lawyer. Something common like everyone else. We were taught as young kids and adults, you go to school, graduate from high school and then proceed to college to further a career of your choice. My parents always strictly enforced that. While exploring different kinds of careers all throughout 7th to 12th grade, I made an important decision that would soon be my future. With my personality, my morals and beliefs, and my interest to travel, a traveling registered nurse was what I wanted to be. I’ve always loved going to big hospitals or clinics and was always fascinated by them. Most importantly, I am a people person and love to help people in any way shape or form. I jump started on my nursing career and took a certified nursing assistant (CNA) during high school and a pharmaceutical …show more content…
It was the same old creaking two story, hard wood floored building my great grandparents went to when they were in high school, which was well over 50 years ago. I had wonderful teachers that taught me and other students the outside life of living on your own and educating us and preparing our eager young selves for college. I remember saying my sophomore year in high school, “I’m never going to college in Lewiston at LCSC. That is too close to home and I hate that valley!” It turned out to be one of the greatest decisions I’ve made upon graduating high school. My family, my teachers and LCSC brought me here today to study nursing in hopes to pursue my dreams and goals as a traveling
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” She said. In my mind, I had so many thoughts running through my little learning brain while sitting in those bucket seat wooden desks that were covered in pencil writings of people’s names. I was in 7th grade when the teacher asked the class what we wanted to do when we grew up. I thought maybe a pilot, a doctor or a lawyer. Something common like everyone else. We were taught as young kids and adults, you go to school, graduate from high school and then proceed to college to further a career of your choice. My parents always strictly enforced that. While exploring different kinds of careers all throughout 7th to 12th grade, I made an important decision that would soon be my future. With my personality, my morals and beliefs, and my interest to travel, a traveling registered nurse was what I wanted to be. I’ve always loved going to big hospitals or clinics and was always fascinated by them. Most importantly, I am a people person and love to help people in any way shape or form. I jump started on my nursing career and took a certified nursing assistant (CNA) during high school and a pharmaceutical …show more content…
It was the same old creaking two story, hard wood floored building my great grandparents went to when they were in high school, which was well over 50 years ago. I had wonderful teachers that taught me and other students the outside life of living on your own and educating us and preparing our eager young selves for college. I remember saying my sophomore year in high school, “I’m never going to college in Lewiston at LCSC. That is too close to home and I hate that valley!” It turned out to be one of the greatest decisions I’ve made upon graduating high school. My family, my teachers and LCSC brought me here today to study nursing in hopes to pursue my dreams and goals as a traveling