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SAMPLEPERSONALSTATEMENTFORNURSI NGSCHOOL WhenIdeci dedt ovol unt eeratal ocal s hel t erf ort hehomel es s , Idi dn’ texpecti tt ochangemyout l ookonl i f eori ns pi r emet o t akeonacar eeri nt henur s i ngfiel d. Ihadgr ownupi na comf or t abl ehomeandhadneveri magi nedt het ypesof wounds , bot hphys i cal andps ychol ogi cal , t hatcoul doccurt oa per s onwhowasl i vi ngont hes t r eet s . Thr ought hi sexper i ence, I wasabl et out i l i z emymedi cal knowl edget ohel pot her s , andI r eal i z edt hatI want edacar eert hatwoul dal l ow met ocont i nue t owor kcl os el ywi t hpat i ent st opr ovi decomf or t i ngcar easwel l asheal i ng. Iam s ubmi t t i ngt hi ss ampl eper s onal s t at ementf or nur s i ngs chool t oexpr es smys i ncer i t yanddedi cat i ont o cont i nui ngmyeducat i oni nt hefiel dofnur s i ng. Overt hepas tf ewyear s , Ihaves pentmucht i mevol unt eer i ng andwor ki ngatvar i ousmedi cal cent er si nor dert of ur t hermy under s t andi ngoft hecl i ni candnur s i ngdut i es . Dur i ngmyt i me vol unt eer i ngatament al heal t hcl i ni c, Il ear nedhow t owor k wi t hpat i ent sexhi bi t i ngawi der angeofps ychi at r i cs ympt oms , andens ur edt hatt heyr ecei vedt hei rmedi cat i ons . Ial s owor ked wi t hyoungchi l dr enatapedi at r i ccl i ni c, wher eIdevel oped s ki l l si nwor ki ngwi t hpat i ent sandt hei rf ami l i est odevel opa bet t erunder s t andi ngofmedi cal pr ocedur es . Thes e exper i enceshavehei ght enedmyawar enes soft hedi ffer ent r es pons i bi l i t i esofanur s i ngpr of es s i onal , andIl ookf or war dt o expandi ngmyknowl edget hr ought hi sNur s i ngSchool pr ogr am. Mywor kandt r ai ni ngdur i ngNur s i ngSchool wi l l pr epar eme f ort hechal l engest hatI wi l l f aceasanur s i ngpr of es s i onal i nt he f ut ur e. Thr oughadvancedcour s ewor ki nt hemedi cal fiel d, I wi l l beabl et ogai ni ns i ghti nt ot headvancedmechani s msdr i vi ng di s eas e, aswel l ashow t oi dent i f ydi ffer entt ypesofs ympt oms i npat i ent s . Theappl i edcl i ni cal as pectofmyeducat i onwi l l al l ow met oexpl or et hedi ffer entr ol est hatnur s espl ayi n ovi di ngmedi cal car eandmoni t or i ngpat i entwel l nes s . Iam pr confidentt hatt hes ki l l sandt het echni quest hatI wi l l gai n t hr ought hi sNur s i ngSchool pr ogr am wi l l al l ow met opur s ue mycar eergoal sofbecomi ngaRegi s t er edNur s ei nt hef ut ur e.

Whyi st hi sas t r ongopeni ngs t at ement ? Rat hert hans t at i ngt heover al l concl us i onoft he par agr aph( knownas“ gi vi ngawayt hepunchl i ne” ) , t hi sl i negi vest her eaders omet hi ngunexpect edt o t hi nkaboutwhi l eal s oi nt r oduci ngt heaut hor ’ s i nt entf orpur s ui ngadegr eei nt henur s i ngfiel d.

Theor gani z at i onoft hi si nt r oduct i onpar agr aph al l owsf ormor ecr eat i vel eewayt hant hef ol l owi ng par agr aphs , buts houl df ol l ow agener al t r endf r om pas tt opr es ent , oranar r at i onofas i t uat i onf r om begi nni ngt oend.

Thel as ts ent enceoft hei nt r oduct i onpar agr aph s houl dcl ear l ys t at et heaut hor ’ si nt ent , whi chi s t hei ri nt er es ti nt henur s i ngs chool pr ogr am. I t s houl ddemons t r at et hatt heaut hori ss er i ousabout t hei rgoal ands et st hes t agef ort henextpar agr aph.

Thes uppor t i ngpar agr aphs houl di ncl udet he f ol l owi ngas pect s : Pr evi ousexper i encei nt hefiel d Ski l l sanddut i esper f or med How t hes eexper i enceshaveai dedi n devel opmentormas t er yofs ki l l si nt hefiel d

Thes es uppor t i ngdet ai l ss how t hatt heaut horhas hadawi deandvar i edexper i encei nt henur s i ng fiel dandi scapabl eofwor ki ngwi t hdi ffer ent popul at i onsofpat i ent s . Theconcl us i onoft hi spar agr aphs houl ddes cr i be t hel es s onsl ear nedf r om pr evi ousexper i ences , and how t heywi l l appl yt ot hef ut ur e.

Theconcl us i onpar agr aphs houl dopenwi t ha s t at ementt hatr ehas hest hei mpor t anceoft he nur s i ngs chool pr ogr am t ot heaut hor ’ scar eer devel opment .

Theconcl us i onpar agr aphs houl di ncl udes ome des cr i pt i onsofpar t i cul ars ki l l sorknowl edget hat t heaut horwi l l gai nt hr oughcompl et i ngt he cour s ewor koft hepr ogr am. Thi sal s odemons t r at es anunder s t andi ngofpr ogr am r equi r ement saswel l ast hepar t i cul ars t r engt hsoft hei ndi vi dual pr ogr am.

Theconcl us i ons ent encei ss t r ongbecaus ei t i nt egr at esal l t hei nf or mat i onf r om t heent i r e s t at ementandpr es ent si ti nt hecont extoft he aut hor ’ sf ut ur ecar eergoal s . Nur s i ngs chool sar el ooki ngf orappl i cant st hatar e notonl ywel l ver s edi nt hei rpr ogr amsand exper i encedi nt hefiel d, butal s ot hatwi l l t aket hei r s ki l l st ot hei rf ut ur ej obsandr eflectpos i t i vel yon t hepr ogr am.


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