Essay 1: Please write a well-crafted statement about your desire to become a nurse-midwife or a nurse practitioner. Include information about yourself and your professional goals as a nurse-midwife or nurse practitioner. Please type separately and limit yourself to 300-500 words.
Essay 1:
My motivation to become a nurse began when I was just a child, although as a child, I did not know exactly what being a nurse meant. What I did know was that I was eager to figure out what was ailing someone and then help him or her through it. I recall being fascinated by my grandfather's Parkinson's disease and wanting to ease his suffering as he grew air hungry from his emphysema. While I watched him decline through the course of these diseases, I yearned to understand how the body worked. This thirst for knowledge coupled with an innate draw to provide comfort to others is why I decided to enter nursing school.
When I began my career, I started out as a licensed practical nurse (LPN). In this program, I was fortunate enough to have teachers who taught not only the basic nursing skills needed to become an LPN, but also placed emphasis on the importance of having comprehensive assessment skills and critical thinking abilities. By further developing these skills, I have discovered an enjoyment in thinking about possible differentials and developing treatment recommendations. Based on this I feel that I have the foundation to become a primary care provider. Based on my strong assessment skills, and ability to provide a differential, I believe I would have the skills and education to provide excellent patient care.
I am grateful for my nursing career because it has allowed me to practice with a basis of empathy. Rather than treating just the illness, I believe it is essential to treat the whole person.
In addition, I have learned the importance of providing education to my patients and their families. Becoming a nurse practitioner will broaden my scope of practice by allowing me more autonomy in decision-making. This includes the ability to educate my patients and their families, advocate for their goals of care, and have prescriptive authority to see their goals through fruition, while keeping with the essence of nursing.
In closing, advancing my education will provide me the opportunity to challenge myself intellectually and continue to make a difference professionally. Additionally, I will gain the competencies to further impact my community by providing a holistic approach to healthcare that focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and quality of life.
Hi, mammasam. I'm going to work on your first essay.
Since you already have a nursing degree, I suggest that you emphasize how being a nurse practitioner is a better choice for you than being a nurse. I like how you talked about how advancing your degree will allow you to be more autonomous and pointed out how you would use this more advanced degree to help your patients. Here are my suggestions:
Being a nurse has been a wonderful career for me. Ever since a childhood experience of watching my grandfather suffer from Parkinson's disease and emphysema, I have wanted to comfort patients, understand disease and learn about the human body. Becoming a nurse was a natural choice.
During my nursing training, I discovered that I not only loved providing comfort and compassion to suffering people, but also developing the differential diagnoses and treatment plans to aid in their care. As I became skilled at performing comprehensive patient assessments and applying critical thinking skills, I began to dream about becoming a primary care provider.
As a nurse practitioner, I would be able to use my diagnostic skills,In addition, I have learned the importance of providing education to my patients [...] decision-making. This includes the ability toeducatemypatients and their families,advocate for their goals of care, and have prescriptive authority to see their goals through fruition, while keeping with the essence of nursingand follow-through with patient treatment plans, all while providing the support and empathy traditionally associated with the nursing profession.
In closing, advancing my education will providegrant me the opportunity to challenge myself intellectually, provide holistic care to my patients and focus onand continue to make a difference [...] approach to healthcare that focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and quality of life.
I hope that helped you!
Thank you @ChristineB! Your input is helpful.
