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Why I Can't Wait To Be A Nurse

And why it will be so rewarding.

Gabbi Howard

Apr 24, 2017

University of Tennessee

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Hoffmann Work Comp

Everyone has a calling. A calling from God. I have prayed and prayed for what seems like years to me on what my path that God has set out for me.

It all happened on a random summer day. I was driving back and forth between the doctors office to the ER for someone who is so dear to me, worrying if they were going to be okay or not. I knew then, I wanted to be a nurse. I felt driven to figure out what was wrong them and make them feel better. I knew all along what was wrong them when the doctor at the doctors office didn't.

After all that, I prayed to God if this was my calling, I prayed and asked if I was on the right path. Months and months later, here I am in the position of waiting to hear if I get into the nursing program or not.

I want to be a nurse because I want to help others, I want them to feel comfortable and not to worry when I am taking care of them. I want to feel like they are open to talk to me about anything, like I am a friend they've known all along. I never want a patient to worry when they are in my hands. But I know with the Grace of God, I can do anything in my will power to inhabit this path and make it the best of it.

I know nursing school will take a lot of hard work, dedication and time but I know if anyone, including myself, who has the desire to be great, can do anything when they set their mind to it.

Being a nurse will be so rewarding. You will have so much responsibility but don't let that underestimate you. God won't put you in a position that you can not handle. He puts you through hard positions to learn from them and to be stronger. Being a nurse, you have to be strong because there is things that you probably wouldn't imagine ever seeing. To be a nurse, you have to be courageous. You have to be heartfelt. Although, being a nurse will be hard but I know if anyone has the heart to be one, they will be extraordinary.

I can not wait to have a bond with patients that look up to me when I take care of them. I can not wait to change the world by simply just giving help and care. I can't wait to go to work every day doing something I love to do. To me, being a nurse, I will never work a day in my life. I can not wait to graduate and become a person that I always have wanted to be.

I cannot wait to be a nurse.

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There are plenty of obstacles that come when taking care of kids, but it's a very rewarding experience.

1. You get excited when the parents purchase season passes to the pool.

2. You've become friends with the stay-at-home moms in town.

3. You get a chance to eat "kid foods" again.

4. You've traded in your cute purse for a large tote bag.

5. You have at least one car seat in your backseat.

6. Their nap time is your happy time.

7. Lunch time can be a disaster.

8. You have to play the same board games repeatedly.

9. You catch yourself using the same lines your parents once told you.

10. Your "mom-mode" kicks in at times.

11. Your heart melts a little when they do something cute.

You'll never find any souvenirs with your name on it

1. You know you are up next when the teacher pauses while taking attendance

2. When “I’m going to do my very best to make sure I know all your names” is said, it may or may be an empty promise

3. “Wow! That sounds so cool! Where is your family from?”

4. You dread when people ask you to repeat your name over and over because it “sounds so cool when you say it”

5. There’s a 50/50 chance that your name will come back either correct or incorrect at Starbucks

6. People try to find shorter, easier nicknames for you instead of calling you by your actual name

7. When someone famous or fictional character shares your name, you get so happy

8. “What’s your name?” “It’s [name]” “I’m sorry, what was it again?”

9. You’ve pretty much seen every misspelling and heard every mispronunciation of your name throughout your life

10. When you find another person with an “ethnic” sounding name, you both get excited

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7. “Why are you so loud?”

8. “So does your family know English?”

9. “Oh my god, Puerto Ricans are so spicy.”

10. “So did you eat a lot of tacos?”

11. “Are you Mexican?”

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