Underserved Community Reflection Paper

My vision as a future nurse is to one day practice in an underserved area. I am the underserved community. So who better than me to understand the tribulations we face due to the shortage of health professionals. Being Hispanic American living the past six years in Tampa, Florida, I can relate to the challenges that face many underserved communities. For example, on March 16th, 2011 my son was born at 25 weeks; weighing 2 Lbs. and 2 oz. Moreover, with a low Apgar score chances of survival were slim. After the NICU, our life consisted of an apnea monitor, a nebulizer, oxygen tanks, medication logs, and diaper changes.
Furthermore, on September 25th, 2011, our son slipped away in his sleep. Awoken by the frantic screams of his father, “he is