Nursing School Application Essay

My inspiration to pursue a lifelong career in nursing derived from witnessing a close individual succumb to a painful and chronic disease when I was the tender age of 6. I pondered and researched endlessly on the symptoms and damage caused by that disease until I comprehended its origin and everlasting effects. The memory of witnessing that individual die will continue to plague my memories and serve as a reminder of why I continue to strive for my goals today. From that point on, I knew exactly the person I aspired to be in the future—a nurse. I was fascinated with acquiring knowledge about the human body and diseases. In high school, I applied to a local hospital to become a candystriper to gain more insight about the medical field and nursing. I was placed into the endoscopy department and it was there where I truly established my determination to take on the challenge of becoming a nurse. I witnessed and experienced a myriad of things during my time there. I grasped how to become more compassionate and to prioritize one’s life and safety above everything. The hospital became my personified version of Utopia.

I am applying for the position of Nurse Extern at your facility and I meet the requirements set by your facility. I am in the process of earning my nursing degree and I will be graduating in December 2016. This position will help me gain the experience needed to take a step into the professional nursing world. This hands-on experience will be essential in helping me prepare myself to work as a nurse in the future.

Your motivation for pursuing a career in the MSN specialty for which you are applying

Since starting my nursing career at Penn, my commitment to primary care across the lifespan has consistently been reaffirmed. While the accelerated nursing program has challenged me, I utilize outside resources when necessary while building upon proven personal strengths and learning strategies. This approach will help me succeed through the family nurse practitioner (FNP) fast track program and as I become a leader in my field. Because of my experiences, qualifications, and passion for primary care I believe I am uniquely eligible for the fast track program.

Please list any professional memberships, student clubs, or volunteer activities you are involved in for this year (2016-2017).

Ten years from today I will have already had my first patient. By 2026, I will have reached far beyond my first patient. I do not know exactly how many I will have had by then, but I will have already had one. It took four years of nursing school and training, and I have finally made it to this point. The first patient will be nerve-racking, but I will have been fully prepared for that day. The day I administer the anesthesia to my first patient is when I will have reached success. To a regular person, success means achieving a life goal, such as buying a house or having a family. To a future nurse, success means caring for patients and making sure they have what they need in order to survive.

In the interview the question about any advice she wanted to offer was asked, with a big smile on her face, I am sure, she responded that the field is “wide open” ("Nursing Informatics as a Career," 2011) she continued on to say, if you are a self-starter it

The youngest in a troubled extended family, I was the first college graduate - with no less than honors. Nevertheless, despite college career officers’ assurances that good grades in my African Studies major would net the beginnings of health care management job offers from which I could afford a Master in Public Health degree, they neither offered career nor employment guidance. Interviews and job offers did not happen. That was the last consequential advice I took without doing extensive research personally.

Brother, son supervisor, registered nurse. These are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe Annus Ahmed Siddiqui. This is my life and aspirations, both personally and professionally in 750 words or less.

In high school I decided that I wanted to work in the medical field but it wasn’t until I was a freshmen in college that I had decided that nursing was the field in which I wanted to study. In College I had taken an anatomy and physiology class that had struck my interest and although I had some struggles in the class because of the amount of criteria there was to cover I spent extra time studying and talking with the professor but most of all I enjoyed it. There was so much about the human body that fascinated me which helped close my decision on becoming a nurse. Although I had applied and talked to a few colleges about their nursing programs there was something off about the people and the program. A friend of mine was hospitalized at Medical Center of the Rockies and after many visits with him I began to talk to some of his nurses among the most caring was a girl who had graduated from Colorado Christian University. She had a smile on her face the entire time and never

I am a product of the people, places and events that have touched my life. As a child, my grandpa taught me the love of reading as I listened to endless hours of stories on his lap. This has been a great benefit to me in my studies. It has helped me broaden my vocabulary and enhanced my writing skills. My strong work ethic and determination are a result of watching my father start up and run his own business as well as work on things for our family. I was able to maintain two jobs, working 15 hours a week, during high school while upholding a high GPA. I have worked diligently in school to get good grades because I know the sacrifice my parents have made to send me to Catholic school. My grandma taught me patience and compassion through her work with special needs students and has inspired me to model these traits myself. This has led me to complete

Renee has been prepping for this interview for six long weeks. Interview day has finally arrived; in less than 24 hours she will be sitting in the Human Resource office at St. Jude Children’s Hospital. As she rambles through her closet searching for the perfect business suit, she starts to give herself pep talks for the morning. “You can do this, Renee. Smile and remember to give a firm handshake” She has dreamed of becoming a nurse since forever. She finally finds that perfect suit with the perfect heels, along with her briefcase to show them that she is the right nurse for their research hospital. She’s been at the top of her class ever since elementary school and she remained focused all through Medical school to earn her degree as an ARNP.

Tell us why you decided to apply to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In addition, share with us the academic, extracurricular, or research opportunities you would take advantage of as a student. If applicable, provide details of any circumstance that could have had an impact on your academic performance and/or extracurricular involvement.

Since high school, nursing has increasing grown as the career I feel destined for. Science has always been my favorite subject, and I know my family often gets annoyed with my constant explanations of body functions and diseases. After shadowing a charge nurse in the Emergency Room and riding around with a paramedic, my passion for nursing has elevated. I’ve grown to love the intensity of the medical world and the nobility that comes with saving a life. While I want to go into nursing school with an open mind, my heart seems to lean towards Emergency areas or traumas, and geriatrics. I enjoy the fast pace environment of the ER and not knowing what my day entails. I see myself as a potential travel nurse, examining ailing people of third world

The leaders of nursing throughout history have shaped not only the practice of the nursing, but also entrance to the profession via, Diploma, Associates Degree and Bachelors Degree programs. While multiple avenues exist to gain entry into the nursing profession as a Registered Nurse (RN), not all nurses are equally prepared for a professional career in nursing. An aging Baby Boomer generation entering into retirement relying more heavily on the healthcare system, will create a greater demand not only for Registered Nurses with Bachelors Degrees, but furthermore for those RNs with advanced post-graduate degree education to be