My Nursing Experience Essay

I was hospitalized for three weeks at Seattle Children’s after enduring emergency surgery to remove a rare tumor in my large intestine. What I figured was random stomach pain was life threatening. Since I have endured so much in my life, it is not easy for me to be emotional. When I found out that I needed surgery in a mere few hours I did not know how to process my emotions. Being in the hospital taught me that I need to take what may seem meaningless as something that could be serious. I learned to face emotions instead of avoiding them. Throughout the time I was at Children's Hospital the nurses played a vital role in not just my physical, but my emotional recovery. Nurses take the responsibility for your life, and give hope that you will recover. The nurses that I met had deep and powerful relationships with each patient and played a valuable role in all measures of care. Nursing is a career composed of leadership, integrity, and non-stop learning. As a patient I was able to observe over 30 nurses and their interactions with other patients. It inspired me that one person can have such an astonishing impact on numerous people. As a future career, I hope to be a registered nurse at Children's Hospital to assume the role that I so admired of my nurses. Anacortes Washington is the stereotypical definition of a small town. There isn't much to do here unless you want to drive an hour away. What makes Anacortes the
Both of these youth groups have helped me through difficult times and taught me to gain from my life experiences in a positive way. Through community service I was able to help others do the same. I lead the pre-school division of Vacation Bible School and during school breaks would travel to Tall Timber Camp to help prepare the camp for the summer. Without this small community I would have been helpless and alone during my parents