Personal Statement for Nursing Program Application

This personal statement outlines the author's motivations for pursuing a nursing career, driven by a personal experience of witnessing inadequate care for a sick relative. The author expresses a passion for caring for others and serving the sick, aligning with the core values of the nursing profession. The statement details the author's relevant academic background, including Biology, Psychology, and Sociology, and highlights transferable skills gained from previous work experiences in customer service, team leadership, and supervision. The author also describes participation in extracurricular activities, such as sports, cultural events, and community service, emphasizing relevant skills like compassion, critical thinking, and teamwork. The statement concludes with an expression of enthusiasm and commitment to the nursing program, referencing personal qualities that support the author's aspirations.

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NURSING PERSONAL STATEMENT
Student’s Name:
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PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR A NURSING COURSE
According to me, nursing is not just a career path; it is all about passion, doing what one’s heart
and mind are deeply rooted in. I once watched someone being neglected by the nurses while I
had visited my then sick brother in the hospital and that is when the drive into the nursing career
came about. Being there for people when they need me the most and caring about them has
driven me into this field. This is the reason why I took my time to discuss it with my family and
all of them were of the opinion that I should venture into this field. These two reasons have been
my motivational factors in deciding to take a nursing course at the university. Nursing is a
profession under the health care system in general which is concerned with the care for
individuals, families and the community at large so that they may recover from illness and attain
optimal health. My main career aspiration for taking this course is that I would just like to serve
the sick people so that they can feel there is someone who is concerned about their wellbeing and
would do anything to ensure their lives are free from illness as per the words of Val
Saintsbury,”Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.”
Currently, my areas of study include Biology, Psychology, and Sociology, Roles of a
nurse and Health Inequalities. The units I liked the most while studying these programs include
Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Social change, and social issues among others. I
happened to like the units because they are related closely to this field I have chosen. They are
core to anyone who has set his future in Nursing (Crisp, Rebeiro, & Waters, 2016). The
knowledge gained from this disciplines will be of great importance since it seems to go hand in
hand with what I will learn in Nursing.
Previously, I have worked as a customer service agent, a team leader and a supervisor in
a retail shop. As a supervisor, my duties were managing the staff members by ensuring
everything is performed as required and always coming up with pricing policies of the products
sold. As a team leader, my duties were developing strategies the team will adopt in achieving its
objectives, communicating the strategies to the team and listen to their feedback (Gyanchandani,
2017). I came to learn that one needs to be confident in whatever they do and also be ethic so as
to gain the respect of colleagues. The skills gained from my previous job experiences include

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always coming up with the right judgment in conflicting situations and being able to control
one’s emotions, be creative and proactive to issues that arise suddenly.
Normally, I’m engaged in a number of extra-curricular activities during my free time in
the field of sports and physical activities, cultural activities and community activities. In the field
of sports and physical activities, I participate in outdoor activities including skiing and rock
climbing, and physical fitness activities including swimming and aerobics (Lau, Acosta, & Hsu,
2014). When it comes to cultural activities, I take part in singing and creation and exhibition of
art-work. In community activities, I visit orphanages and the sick in hospitals and participating in
programs aimed at keeping the environment clean (Lehman, and Dumais, 2017). There are a
number of enrichment activities at college but my participation in volunteering work and first aid
will be of great help in my career as a nurse. As a nurse, you must always be in a position to
handle cases which require first and also volunteer to help whenever such cases arise.
Personally, I have such technical skills as being compassionate since nursing requires one
to care and feel for the patients, able to think critically since a nurse is likely to encounter
situation that requires appropriate decision-making, and I have a commitment to development
since the nursing sector is subject to dynamism and I should be better placed to embrace the
change so as to be up-to-date with what needs to be done. I also have good communication skills,
I’m always confident no matter the kind of situation I find myself into, able to conduct myself
ethically both at personal and professional levels and always embracing teamwork. My personal
qualities include being flexible, being able to pay attention to details, good interpersonal skills
and emotionally stable, and also possess skills in solving problems (Susanti, 2017).
In conclusion, I’m hoping life at the university is going to be in such a way that I
experience minimum hurdles in my quest to acquire skills in nursing. Like Rashedur Ryan
Rahman’s words, “Your VISION and your self-willingness are the MOST powerful elements to
conquer your goal”, I feel am better placed to undertake this program because I have all it takes
to achieve this. The enthusiasm and commitment I always have towards my undertakings will be
of great help.

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