As an aspiring nurse, I would love to bring my past experiences to Towson University. I was incredibly privileged to have been selected to attend medical camp in the summer of 2014 with North Shore Long Island Jewish Heath System, the largest employer on the island I am from. There I had amazing hands-on experience and spent over forty hours shadowing healthcare professionals. This experience was transformative for me, because I discovered my strong for medicine and how nursing is the perfect career for me. This program put me on the track I am on in my life today and hopefully I can bring those experiences and the passion instilled in me from those experiences to Towson University.
The medical career camp gave me experiences I could have never imagined possible. Within just five days I observed three surgeries from the surgical floor, saw the inner workings of a neonatal intensive care and trauma units, learned about how to prepare hospitals for natural and manmade disasters, and practiced suturing on a two million dollar Da Vinci surgical robot. However, I think the most important thing that happened to me that week was the mentoring I received.
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They showed me that nurses are incredibly kind hearted people, who are always there for their patients. This is a large part of why I want to be a nurse; I want to be able make a true difference in the lives of others. I want my life to mean something, and being able to make a true difference in the world fills me with a sense of purpose. Through the program with North Shore I was also shown how nurses have the most time one-on-one with their patients. This is incredibly important to me, and a major reason why I want to be a nurse because I want to bond and make a connection with my patients and make the most positive impact I can in their