Personal Narrative: My Career As A Nurse

Thinking of the future and deciding on a career field is very stressful for students. It is very rare that a student knows what they want to study and the occupation that they want to enter. These students often spend thousands of dollars and several years of their lives at a university, trying to find something that interests them. Eventually, they may settle with a business major, a communications major, or a history major. Fortunately, I am not a student who is in this type of situation. For the last two summers, I have volunteered my time and assisted with making patient’s stays at Wayne Memorial Hospital a pleasant experience. By interacting with the nurses and seeing the impact made on each person, I realized that I should study nursing
My eyes were opened, and I decided that I wanted to pursue a career where every day was a new challenge. I went back to the volunteer coordinator, and she was curious about how felt in this new job. I told her that I was really amazed with what they did and that I was thinking of maybe going into the medical field. She told me that I should really look into nursing because she felt that I would do the job well. On the way home from the hospital, I spent a lot of time thinking of being a nurse and the different possibilities that lied in front of me. By the time I turned in my driveway, I found that I had talked myself into attending nursing school and being a nurse. Having this newly discovered interest, I have spent several hours researching different nursing disciplines and the education required for each. I have decided that I want to get my Bachelor’s degree in nursing and earn a Master’s degree, as well. When I achieve these goals, I plan to continue my education and get into a nurse practitioner program. I will eventually get my license and become a family nurse practitioner. My specialty will be to keep my patients healthy and able to live a fulfilling