Pursuing Nursing Goals

Pursuing a career in nursing is a goal I am determined to accomplish. My interest in nursing is because of the classes and people that have come into my life. One individual who sparked my interest was a close friend of mine. At one moment in her life she was dealing with a difficult ordeal. She was diagnosed with a mental illness by her primary care physician. Although she had a medical condition she decided it was best not to tell her family about it, and confided in me. I felt that it was unfortunate that she was not able to discuss it with her family because of the stigma attached to her condition. She widened my awareness, because I now know that many young people might be experiencing the same emotions as her. I then began studying mental