This blog post explores why a desire to understand patients’ pain is central to your nursing school motivation, and outlines effective ways to convey this sincerity in your application.
Reasons for Choosing Nursing as Your Major
I remember as a child, holding my mother’s hand, my eyes filled with fear as we knocked on the hospital door. When I was crying, scared of getting a shot, the nurse showed me a teddy bear to comfort me. She was so entertaining that I remember smiling and getting the shot without even realizing it. Seeing that image of kindness, like the one associated with Florence Nightingale, made me decide then and there that I would become a nurse someday.
Every profession comes with a sense of mission and responsibility. Especially in nursing, which cares for the sick with love, a professional mindset that can soothe even a patient’s troubled heart is essential. That’s why I want to challenge myself in this rewarding work, armed with a strong professional ethos, to help alleviate patients’ pain and provide them with psychological stability. Therefore, I wish to enroll in your esteemed school to become a professional nurse equipped with nursing knowledge, skills, and character. I aspire to provide beautiful nursing care, always overflowing with love and smiles, treating every patient who visits the hospital as family. I now wish to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a nurse at your esteemed institution.
Academic Plan and Goals
To fully apply my passion and determination within the Department of Nursing Science, I have established the following academic plan. To guard against any potential complacency, I will strive to be an academic excellence scholar throughout my four years, diligently studying foreign languages and other subjects. I will also diligently learn diverse nursing methods, based on various research essential for developing nursing theory and techniques, to help people prevent illness and restore health. I will not neglect cultivating a mature character and refinement to serve humanity as a healthcare professional.
Furthermore, I will engage in diverse volunteer activities to experience the pride and fulfillment of the nursing profession. Recognizing that nursing school’s curriculum is demanding because it involves handling human lives, I will diligently pursue my studies, keeping in mind my aspiration to live a life of service for others. I will receive systematic training to ensure that nurses, who observe and care for patients’ ever-changing health and psychological states, can fully utilize their capabilities in the field.
Post-Graduation Plans
After obtaining my nursing license, I wish to use the clinical experience gained as a nurse to provide compassionate care to marginalized individuals. I particularly aspire to engage in nursing activities for elderly individuals living alone. During my sophomore year of high school, I volunteered at a nursing home. As I became a companion to the elderly residents and spent time with them, I felt as though my late grandmother was still with me. It was a vague feeling, but I felt a desire to live a life of service for others. So, if I become a nurse, I want to be like a granddaughter to them and provide nursing care. I believe nursing means being present with the patient. It means being there during a severe headache, in the silence of worry, and also at the bedside during the pain of dying. Knowing someone is there with them gives them strength and comfort. I want to work with the satisfaction of realizing science through nursing and contributing to the health improvement of our elderly.
Self-Introduction (Life Philosophy, Values)
The motto I hold dear is “一切唯心造” (Everything is created by the mind). This Buddhist term means that everything depends solely on the mind, signifying that “a person can accomplish anything depending on their resolve.” I believe difficult tasks and easy ones are not inherently different. If you approach a task thinking “this is hard,” it truly becomes hard. But if you think “this task will help me grow,” it becomes worthwhile and manageable. Unless a task is absolutely impossible, beyond human capability, I am the type to encourage friends and seniors/juniors by saying, “Let’s try just one more time. We can do it.” This positive mindset ignites enthusiasm for the task, making even the most difficult challenges easier to overcome. And above all, I resolved that the most precious being is myself, and that I must dedicate my entire life to the path of refining and perfecting myself.
