The most unique aspect of my application to your distinguished and competitive program in Nurse Anesthesia at the University of ____ is that I was diagnosed with a learning disability as a child. Yet, I graduated from nursing school with honors. I have accomplished this because of my intense love for nursing, which I see flowing naturally from my compassionate nature. At 37, a perfect age for reinvention, I would like first to give my all to your program; once I have completed it and I am a certified professional, CRNA holding the DNP. I want to put my degree to work traveling and seeing the world, devoting as much time as possible to the underserved. I have my sights set on India and am already investigating possibilities for participation in medical missions to that extraordinary place in great need of nursing care.
I fell in love with the ICU as soon as I started working there since I thrive on responsibility. I began in the ICU at ____ Hospital in ____, LA, in 2012. I moved from there to an even bigger ICU in 2013 at ____ Hospital, where I continue to work in a 23-bed SICU. I also enjoy the diversity I encounter by getting floated from time to time to other ICUs. Completing your program will enable me to achieve my highest dreams, additional responsibility, and the satisfaction of knowing that I am giving the best I can become to my patients as a CRNA.
Earning my BSN with honors from ____ University in May of 2009 (Phi Theta Kappa and Sigma Theta Tau) was a crowning achievement. I am an extremely hard worker and a non-traditional applicant because I have struggled since elementary school with a learning disability that I did not overcome until my first years of college, and only due to an enormous amount of challenging work.
I see my maturity as an asset; the wisdom that I have gained from personal and professional experiences fills me with the conviction that I can now be successful at doing what I most love, the challenge of making room in one’s life to attend to the underserved. Nothing excites me as much as the idea of using what I will learn in your distinguished program at U__ by participating in medical missions to disaster areas or regions that are so poor that people have little to no access to routine surgeries. This is where I hope to make my own most crucial mark in years to come, as a missionary nurse, because this is what most fulfills me.
I feel most at home in the academic world, and I would also love to teach nursing at some point in my career, abroad. I miss the school environment, and I especially love to talk with new nurses just starting out. In this way, I could help make their paths smoother, helping them avoid some of the pitfalls I encountered to become the best nursing professional possible. In addition to anesthesia, I want to focus my career efforts on education, and I hope to participate in research in this area. Nevertheless, what I love the most about nursing is the personal care I can give my patients in the ICU and spending time with them and their families. I am so blessed that God has chosen this path for me and that I can make a positive difference in so many lives daily.
Thank you for considering my application to your competitive CRNA program.
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