Why I Choose to Become a Nurse

Erika Alonso

ENC 1101

September 30, 2011

Why I Choose to Become a Nurse

"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." - Leon J. Suenes. My personal dream has always been to become a registered nurse. I am studying to become a nurse for three very important reasons: fascination with the anatomy of the human body and how it functions, the job satisfaction and security that it provides, and last but definitely not least, personal fulfillment that I will gain throughout my career.

Since I can remember, I have always been interested in how our bodies work. As a little girl I was always wrapping up my dolls, making casts for them and pretending to make them feel better or healing some sort of make-believe wound. When I became a teenager I started to take an interest in watching the different health programs on television. I then progressed to watching graphic surgeries being performed on television as well. I'm the girl who can stomach just about everything and who, at the doctor's office, actually enjoys to watch being given a shot or get blood taken from. In high school, anatomy was my favorite subject. I couldn't wait to learn something new every day. Being a nurse is someone I've wanted to be since I knew they existed.

Nursing is an excellent career that will always be in very high demand. With today's insecure economy, the recession, and the uncertainty that the future holds, I know that this career will help keep me safe from being laid off and unemployed. The rickety markets may change and vary throughout the years but people will always get sick and have babies. As for job satisfaction, nursing is great. I can work anywhere, so if I have to move it wouldn't be a problem to find a new nursing job. The shifts will be beneficial to me once I have a family of my own. Nurses on average work three twelve hour shifts a week and usually have a couple of weekdays off to take care of their children and run every day errands. A down side to some people might be that you have to work holidays. For me this isn't such a downside because of the over-time pay I will get!

The most important reason I would love to become a nurse someday is the ability to help others heal. "It is not how much you do but how much love you put in the doing." - Mother Teresa. This quote reflects my view of nursing. To help a person feel better and know that I've made an impact on someone's life, or have even saved someone's life, is extremely rewarding to me. Nursing would give me so much personal gratification that I would be extremely satisfied about the person I am and have become. I believe I can connect with patients because