Nursing is important to me because it saved my twin sister life. Jackie the Nurse saved my family life. My twin sister went into cardiac arrest on the soccer field at the age of fourteen. I seen my sister receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a Navy Seal that returned home for his own son soccer game. He compressed her chest for fifteen minutes straight, waiting for ambulance. In the moment, my eyes couldn’t bare it and my heart was shattered. I knew that my sister was dead but wasn’t coming back. She was later transferred to Children of the Kings Daughter hospital and went into immediate surgery. Two days later I was able to go see my sister in the hospital. The nurses that were there was so gentle with her and caring. She did have long and short-term memory, though it was hard for me to cope at first because she couldn’t remember me. She didn’t remember when we were in foster care, all of our good memories, nor did she remember she had a twin sister. I remember crying and Nurse Jackie walked up and walked me out of her room down the hall. Jackie spoke to me saying “don’t cry in front of her, be strong, be brave, she’s still Arianna don’t be scared”. I realized that I didn’t lose her, even though she had a huge scare on her chest, wearing oxygen, and hair all over the place she was still my twin sister. I went back down the hall into her room, she said “I know her, that’s Jada” and I remember hugging her and crying happy tears. It was a blessing and God confirming that he has the finally say! I remember the doctors coming into the room saying “Arianna will most likely become a vegetable, she will not be the same child, she will mostly like not walk again, she will need assistance daily”. The nurses worked so close with my sister that she was better in a week after open heart surgery. I seen nurse cry, read, watch tv, feed, talk, and encourage my sister too becoming better. Jackie, the nurse whom I will never forget; pushed my sister to greatness and brought my family this light we needed in this dim season we were going through. Jackie prayed, laughed, loved us as if we were her family. She never treated us as if we were strangers and just was her to be taken care of. Jackie, the nurse showed up for me and my love one and drew a family that didn’t know they were so apart closer than ever. I knew during my sister stay at the hospital that I wanted to be like that when I grew up and I’m so determined to be just like Jackie. I hope to contribute to the community the same way Jackie did for my sister. I want every interaction to be meaningful and carry out a purpose. I want patients to understand that I am attentive, and opened to listen. I am in nursing because beside of my sister story, our birth parents on drugs, and being adopted I learned that there are many of people that just need a helping hand and someone to feel like they care. I believe that pursing nursing is the best way to give back because without the help of others I do not know where I would be. Thank you!

My positive impact on the world comes from my ability to educate and empathize with patients. I’m learning the importance to speak and understand how to communicate and help patients understand what's going on with their bodies. I strive to help people, not patients. I want to build relationships with people and let them learn about how the human body functions and what responsibilities should can possibly take into effect. My professional goal is to earn my MSN, and apply to Nurse Practitioner Program here at Eastern Virginia Medical School. I look forward to joining the Emergency Nurse Association and becoming an emergency room nurse practitioner. I, one day will mentor nurses and share what I have learned and experienced through my journey. I am extremely grateful about the opportunities I have already towards with fulfilling my goals. I, someday would like to advance into an educational career role as well where I can oversee and educate future nurses. I have always been drawn toward helping others grow and develop a longevity mindset within themselves. By becoming organized and becoming attentive to detail, I will be able to manage my career successfully. When I don’t understand something throughout my journey, I will seek out help from the correct sources. I promise to not let my pride get in the way of quality patient care. I promise to advance my knowledge by asking someone who has more experience than me to teach me and guide me through the challenges I may face. Having a good attitude toward others – By having a good attitude about the way that other staff work, the way that patients act, or even about the way that doctors treat your fellow nurses, you will help your team to improve their outlook on their jobs and make your workplace a happier, more pleasant environment. Having a positive attitude towards leadership – Your manager or other leaders are responsible for the care of all the patients in your department, along with juggling the conflicting needs of many nurses. Having an understanding attitude towards leadership and emphasizing their positives will help you and your coworkers to have a better workplace environment. I am well-suited to the position as I understand the care system well, have a nurturing approach to patient support, and know how to manage my time. I can handle difficult situations with ease and will always put the comfort of patients before anything else.

Nursing is important to me because it saved my twin sister life. Jackie the Nurse saved my family life. My twin sister went into cardiac arrest on the soccer field at the age of fourteen. I seen my sister receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a Navy Seal that returned home for his own son soccer game. He compressed her chest for fifteen minutes straight, waiting for ambulance. In the moment, my eyes couldn’t bare it and my heart was shattered. I knew that my sister was dead but wasn’t coming back. She was later transferred to Children of the Kings Daughter hospital and went into immediate surgery. Two days later I was able to go see my sister in the hospital. The nurses that were there was so gentle with her and caring. She did have long and short-term memory, though it was hard for me to cope at first because she couldn’t remember me. She didn’t remember when we were in foster care, all of our good memories, nor did she remember she had a twin sister. I remember crying and Nurse Jackie walked up and walked me out of her room down the hall. Jackie spoke to me saying “don’t cry in front of her, be strong, be brave, she’s still Arianna don’t be scared”. I realized that I didn’t lose her, even though she had a huge scare on her chest, wearing oxygen, and hair all over the place she was still my twin sister. I went back down the hall into her room, she said “I know her, that’s Jada” and I remember hugging her and crying happy tears. It was a blessing and God confirming that he has the finally say! I remember the doctors coming into the room saying “Arianna will most likely become a vegetable, she will not be the same child, she will mostly like not walk again, she will need assistance daily”. The nurses worked so close with my sister that she was better in a week after open heart surgery. I seen nurse cry, read, watch tv, feed, talk, and encourage my sister too becoming better. Jackie, the nurse whom I will never forget; pushed my sister to greatness and brought my family this light we needed in this dim season we were going through. Jackie prayed, laughed, loved us as if we were her family. She never treated us as if we were strangers and just was her to be taken care of. Jackie, the nurse showed up for me and my love one and drew a family that didn’t know they were so apart closer than ever. I knew during my sister stay at the hospital that I wanted to be like that when I grew up and I’m so determined to be just like Jackie.

Nursing is important to me because it saved my twin sister life. Jackie the Nurse saved my family life. My twin sister went into cardiac arrest on the soccer field at the age of fourteen. I seen my sister receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a Navy Seal that returned home for his own son soccer game. He compressed her chest for fifteen minutes straight, waiting for ambulance. In the moment, my eyes couldn’t bare it and my heart was shattered. I knew that my sister was dead but wasn’t coming back. She was later transferred to Children of the Kings Daughter hospital and went into immediate surgery. Two days later I was able to go see my sister in the hospital. The nurses that were there was so gentle with her and caring. She did have long and short-term memory, though it was hard for me to cope at first because she couldn’t remember me. She didn’t remember when we were in foster care, all of our good memories, nor did she remember she had a twin sister. I remember crying and Nurse Jackie walked up and walked me out of her room down the hall. Jackie spoke to me saying “don’t cry in front of her, be strong, be brave, she’s still Arianna don’t be scared”. I realized that I didn’t lose her, even though she had a huge scare on her chest, wearing oxygen, and hair all over the place she was still my twin sister. I went back down the hall into her room, she said “I know her, that’s Jada” and I remember hugging her and crying happy tears. It was a blessing and God confirming that he has the finally say! I remember the doctors coming into the room saying “Arianna will most likely become a vegetable, she will not be the same child, she will mostly like not walk again, she will need assistance daily”. The nurses worked so close with my sister that she was better in a week after open heart surgery. I seen nurse cry, read, watch tv, feed, talk, and encourage my sister too becoming better. Jackie, the nurse whom I will never forget; pushed my sister to greatness and brought my family this light we needed in this dim season we were going through. Jackie prayed, laughed, loved us as if we were her family. She never treated us as if we were strangers and just was her to be taken care of. Jackie, the nurse showed up for me and my love one and drew a family that didn’t know they were so apart closer than ever. I knew during my sister stay at the hospital that I wanted to be like that when I grew up and I’m so determined to be just like Jackie.