Family Nurse Personal Statement

Alpha Mansaray
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Wilmington University
Statement of Goals As a child growing up in country of Sierra Leone during times of civil unrest, I watched my grandmother who lacked the ability to read and write care of an entire village of people because of the compassion she had for she fellow Africans. As she is much older now and no longer resides in Sierra Leone, she always reminds me of her story every now and then of how a young African girl without the ability to read or write was chosen by the U.N. and trained in the field of nursing, and with the amount of knowledge she acquired from them she was able to save countless lives during times of civil war. This passion has been passed down from generation to generation with my mother becoming and nurse and I, myself following in their footsteps and becoming part of the profession. There has always been a yearn within me to enter a profession such as nursing where I could provide compassionate care to those that may be going through uncertain times, and to one day return to Sierra Leone and have the ability to provide care to thousands of my fellow Africans that may not have access to healthcare.
Francis hospital, I encounter many patients and families wishing there was more I could do for them, and that wanting to do more is what has been my drive all my life. I believe furthering my education at the distinguished Wilmington University is the right choice, not only have I heard nothing but positive things about Wilmington University, I believe that upon completion of the Family Nurse practitioner program at Wilmington University I will acquire the knowledge needed to be able to provide exceptional care not only in diagnosis and treating illnesses, also excel in the prevention wellness and education for my