Hello all,
This statement is for a family nurse practitioner program. There is 2970 character
limit (approximately 495 words).
Some suggested questions are:
- How will your advanced practice degree help you meet your
career goals?
- Why this APRN role or specialty?
- Why this program?
- Why is this program and this role a good fit?
- Has there been one patient or experience that brought you to
pursue this role?
- What makes a successful practitioner in this role, and how do you
see yourself in relation to those skills, qualities, experiences, etc.?
Thank you in advance for any feedback provided.
For me, nursing was a natural choice. Throughout my childhood, my mom was frequently hospitalized due to chronic illnesses. I spent many nights at her bedside watching the interactions between her and the nursing staff. The staff would take the time to ask me about school and help with my homework, while still providing compassionate care for my mom. She called them "her girls," and when she passed away, many of them attended the services. Although I didn't see anything strange about my childhood, I did recognize, even then, how extraordinarily caring the nurses were in some of my family's darkest times. I decided to become a nurse to give to others the same caring support those nurses gave to my family.
When I started nursing school, I began to learn of the same disease processes I had heard sitting at my mother's bedside. It was then that I realized the role that education and appropriate management play in preventing complications and the difference those tools could have made for my family. As a second-generation child of Italian immigrants and without a high school education, my mother did not have access to those tools. Within our urban community, there was no emphasis on health promotion or education. However, I see this not as an obstacle but an opportunity for change: with the training from the Family Nurse Practitioner program, I can give other families the chance for a longer, healthier life. I owe that to my mom, "her girls," and my community.
As a young nurse of nineteen, I felt as though I would heal the world and dreamed of becoming a family nurse practitioner to provide primary healthcare for those in need. After eight years of practicing nursing in various states and settings, I have seen firsthand the disparities in healthcare among diverse economic environments. I believe now more than ever that the need for primary care is imperative. Health care is not a privilege, but a right; every individual should have the basic resources to lead a healthy life. My belief is that as the demographics and educational foci of our country shift and healthcare costs rise, primary care, including prevention and education, will emerge as an ever more important pillar of health.
I feel that <school> nurse practitioner program will allow me to be a bridge for patients between bedside nursing and the physician. I can remain their advocate and support as a nurse, but also give them access to healthcare as a primary care provider who understands the global picture of their needs. As a young girl at my mom's bedside, I would watch "her girls" as they took care of her. To me, they were pillars of compassion, strength, and advocacy. After eight years of nursing, I have now become one of those girls for many of my patients. I seek to further my career by focusing on primary care and prevention as a nurse practitioner, thereby improving the overall health of people in communities like the one I grew up in.
I enjoyed reading your essay, and it's succinct, with great reasons for choosing your career path, both personal and compassionate.
Your last paragraph, would be nice to have reasons
why you are choosing this particular school,
what is in the program in this school that makes it exactly what you want?
Lovely start... It flows well until;
I spent many nights at her bedside watching the interactions between her and the nursing staff.
.. .... there's nothing wrong with grammar or the sentence.... But in this your momentum drops : (
I spent many nights at her bedside and it was with my own eyes I saw how well the nursing staff took care of her.he staff would take the time to ask me about school and help with my homework, while still providing compassionate care for my mom.
Awesome! .... you are back on track :DShe called them "her girls," and when she passed away, many of them attended the services.
Let's say;She called them "her girls," and when she passed away, they too shared our grievance!Although I didn't see anything strange about my childhood, I did recognize, even then, how extraordinarily caring the nurses were in some of my family's darkest times.
------------- I'm afraid that this sounds a bit redundant.... You said everything already.... You can do away with this : )