Future Career Essay

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As a young child I remember never really caring much about “what I wanted to be when I grew up”. My response to this big question was usually that I wanted to be a doctor, a veterinarian, or a police officer; as clearly young children tend to idolize the “hero” roles that these jobs all have in common. I continued to struggle with really knowing “what I wanted to be”, even in high school when this question actually started to be important. As I matured I developed a stronger desire to have a career in nursing, and after giving birth to my son at 22, I then knew that being a neo-natal nurse was “what I wanted to be when I grew up”. My love of infants, the challenge of overcoming obstacles, and caring for people are all reasons that specializing neo natal care as an R.N. is my desired career choice. Each and every human life begins at the most innocent stage as all newborn babies are completely dependent on having their every need met in order to survive. As my role as a mother, I experienced the most rewarding feeling that came with caring for my son and providing him with unconditional love and care. Every child born deserves love, care, and nurturing and I believe having the opportunity to Experience innocent human existence in its purest form is a feeling I could never get tired of. Some babies are born with ailments or issues that require an additional level of care, and being one of the people who will provide such care to these infants at such a crucial point in their early lives will provide me with great satisfaction. This factor leads into another of the reasons of why becoming a neo natal R.N. is my career choice. Every parent holds onto that one worry, their child being born with an illness. If such circumstances become an unexpected reality, my role as nurse will be put to the test. First step to every problem is figuring out the source, in this case
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