Personal Statement for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

This personal statement explains the reasons behind the desire to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and the role they play in society. The author discusses their experience working with mentally ill patients and their innate desire to assist people in times of need. They also mention their plans to develop care plans and provide education to patients and their families. Finally, the author expresses their interest in engaging in research to enhance knowledge in mental health.

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Personal Statement
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PERSONAL STATEMENT 2
Personal Statement
One of the primary reasons which make me become a psychiatric mental health nurse
practitioners is that beside the desire to become a nurse, I have been working well with mentally
ill patients, ranging from those with depression to those with bipolar. According to Laurence
(2014), psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners play an integral role in the society because,
in addition to providing care, they help patients and their parents to understand various things
which seems complicated to them. Therefore, this has been one of the factors which have
increased my desire to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners because I always
want to health people with mental health illnesses to overcome the problems they experience
Ward (2013) affirms that the desire to become a nurse practitioner comes from various
factors, where some are innate while others come from external factors. My interest to pursue a
career as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner also comes from an innate desire to assist
people and care for them in times of needs. For some years, I have been a person who thrives on
being challenged, and also one who always have new goals to attain. This means that psychiatric
mental health nurse practitioner suites me as few other careers offer as much diversity and
learning opportunities.
Although at first, I wanted to teach mental health at a university, I have an opportunity to
work with a clinic which provides assistance to veterans who have mental health issues. This
opportunity also accelerates my desire to work as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
because it gives me a chance to attain my desire of providing care to people with mental health
problems.

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According to Osborn (2013), one of the factors which make psychiatric mental health
nurse practitioners not to address mental health issues is the lack of plans on how to provide care
for patients with mental illnesses. With the knowledge I have attained from this degree and my
masters in nurse education, I will be able to develop plans which can assist me to provide the
best care for my patients so that I can be able to address their medical needs in the right manner.
I will also use the knowledge I have attained from this course to provide education to not only
the patients but also their families and friends concerning the illnesses and how they can take
care of the patients.
Susan (2017) asserts that the reason why mental health is a challenging issue is that there
are some factors which are yet to be understood by medical practitioners. For this reason, I will
use my education to engage in research with the aim of enabling me to identify solutions to some
of the factors that seems to be challenging. By doing so, I will be able to enhance knowledge in
mental health through making the impossible to be possible, and this will play a great role in
enabling people with mental health problems to get best solutions to their illnesses.

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References
Laurence, S, A. (2014). A Personal Letter to an Aspiring Physician or Nurse (or Other Caring
Professional). Creative Nursing, 20(3), 76-89.
Osborn, C. J. (2013). A Practical Guide to Mental Health Counseling. Boston, MA: Cengage
Learning
Susan, G. (2017). Why Do I Do Research? Why Should You Do Research? Journal of Nursing
Scholarship, 49(4), 78-98.
Ward, F. (2013). The Door of Last Resort: Memoirs of a Nurse Practitioner. New Brunswick,
NJ: Rutgers University Press