Nursing Scholarship Program in Pursuing Essay

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One of the invaluable experiences I had working with underserved communities was between the years 2007 and 2008, when I was fortunate enough to be involved as a volunteer conducting missionary work in Atotonilco, Mexico. As a community nurse for the mission, I was responsible for taking the glucose level, vital signs and educated the general public about diabetes and heart disease. I have found my work in Mexico very rewarding that I decided to volunteer again in 2009, this time locally in St. Kitts and Nevis, but the volunteer work covered the same responsibilities assigned to me as a volunteer in Mexico. Perhaps what made my second volunteer stint more challenging is that we conducted home visits to patients afflicted with diabetes, and had to be visited because they cannot walk as a result of having their leg amputated because of diabetes. Indeed, the feeling of fulfillment and happiness that one gets when working with underserved communities far outweigh the disadvantages or challenges encountered.

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3. Indeed, I consider personal fulfillment and happiness in doing something that is more passion than work as an important criterion in determining one's success in his/her chosen career path. My decision to pursue nursing specifically in the field of community health development is a career path that I know would provide invaluable knowledge and skills from a social development perspective. I believe that in the nursing profession, the need to be constantly inspired and motivated to continue one's work in the direst situations is a very critical determinant to career success. Community nursing addresses and provides this important determinant, since even in the direst situations, a community nurse can still find inspiration and motivation from the very people and communities that s/he interacts and works….....

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