Open Door Health Clinic Scholarship Essay

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Nursing school opened new horizons for my community involvement. Previous year I volunteered for Red Cross Blood Drive and obtained valuable experience in helping others with blood donations. This year I decided to volunteer at Open Door Health Clinic, Muncie, Indiana. I thought being almost graduate nursing student would expand my current experience level at other healthcare setting. Open Door is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center which provides comprehensive primary, urgent, and preventative healthcare to individuals and families through East Central Indiana regardless of their health insurance status, such as Medicare or Medicaid, disability claims, or other government-sponsored programs. Open Door Health Clinic is focused on variety adult heath exams and chronic disease management, women’s, prenatal, pediatric care, immunizations, family planning…show more content…
I am not a shy person by nature and like to meet new people. Also, volunteering provides a healthy boost to my self-esteem and life satisfaction. Doing something positive for others gives a natural sense of accomplishment, sense of pride and identity, thus, I feel better about myself. One of the most important aspects of nursing profession is to master my hands-on skills. Even though I had only few hours of direct interaction with different patients I was able to polish my entry level of patient care. My participation in this particular community learning service should give me the chance to apply what I have learned in nursing school over the last two years to real human needs. It should expand my independent critical thinking skills, teamwork, and ability to follow instructions from other healthcare allied professionals. Also, any volunteering experience in medical field will help to stand out my resume when I will be applying for potential nursing

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