Why Become A Nurse Practitioner

When I was young, I already know what I wanted to be when I grow up, and that is to become a Pediatrician. The reason why I wanted to become a Pediatrician was because my younger brother has a weaker immune system than I have, and he gets sick easily than I do. Growing up in a poor family, I noticed that getting quality care or immediate health attention for the rest of my family, my grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins was impossible. That’s when I decided to change my career goal, and that is to be a Nurse Practitioner. The reason why I wanted to become a Nurse Practitioner is because the quality of my care for my whole family will be greater and convenient will be convenient for them, and I will be the very first person in the family who’ll pursue for a higher educational attainment.
Growing up in a poor family is not easy, especially if there were a lot of us.
What troubles me is that getting an exceptional health care for my family is a bit intimidating. First, my family can’t afford being admitted to the hospital. Second, the mere idea of going to a Doctor and have a check-up is expensive. So, ever since I enrolled to the nursing program in one of the Universities in our country, I started to apply what I learned at school. The basic check-up like blood pressure, temperature, heartbeat, and respiratory assessment was a tremendous help to my family, especially to my Grandparents. I even know how to administer drug through injecting it, like insulin for my diabetic grandfather, giving both my grandparents advice of what food is good and beneficial for their age and condition, reading Doctor’s prescription, giving the right amount of dosage, reminding them when and how to take their medication was a big help. Knowing all these skills and applying it right away in a short period of time was overwhelming, but
rewarding. In addition to my reasons why I want to become a nurse practitioner is because I will be the very first person in our family who’s aiming for a master’s degree. It’s not for recognition and acknowledgement sake, but it’s also my way of setting an example for my younger siblings and cousins to aim high for themselves. There is no better way to help other people than to be the influence that they see. I want to be the start of a great change in our family. I do know that some of my aunts and uncles were able to get a bachelor’s degree, but the career that they end up with is not ideal to what they’re into right now. I see that in order to have a sufficient amount of money to raise one’s family must have a stable career. Getting a bachelor’s degree nowadays for me is similar to having a high school diploma. It doesn’t really get you anywhere any further. Yes, maybe one could get a job, and be promoted because of a job well done, but as the supplies and living expenses become higher, one should consider what is going to be ahead of them, not just look and weigh matters to what they are right now.