Nursing School admission essay outline and excerpt

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Outline:

I.  Introduction
A.  Heroic deeds and being a hero
B.  Equating hero with the ability/opportunity to save a life
C.  Nurses have a calling for compassion, charity, and to save lives
D.  Quote from Pettengill

II.  How my background is an inspiration to become a nurse
A.  In my family setting alone, as the 4th born of seven, I often had the job of taking care of my siblings and my aunt’s children as well.
B.  Growing up in Africa, I often saw many people around me in need of medical aid.
C.  Unfortunately, not all people could afford medical services, and seeing this forged in me a desire to enter into the field of medicine where I could make a difference.
D.  Now I have a calling to gain proper training, experience, and education from the United States in a four-year nursing college, then return to Africa where I can help those in need.

III.  Tying in my aspirations and my application
A.  I believe that this is the nursing school that can give me the proper preparation I need to become a great nurse.
B.  My devotion and drive to reach my aspirations
C.  For me, it isn’t just about being a hero, but it is also about doing what you can to help those around you and if I am able to save a life while I’m at it, then I will be one of the happiest and blessed people on earth because of it.

Excerpt:

Though there are many feats that can be considered heroic, I believe that one of the highest and most noble of heroic feats is to save a life.  I believe that saving a life is the ultimate form of care and the epitome of what it means to make a difference in someone’s life.  This is why it is my utmost desire and my driving passion to become a nurse – someone with the chance to show compassion, give charity to others, and have the opportunity to save lives.  I believe a registered nurse by the name of Erin Pettengill said it best: “We often think of nursing as giving meds on time, checking an X-ray to see if the doctor needs to be called, or taking an admission at 2:00 a.m. with a smile on our faces. Too often, we forget all the other things that make our job what it truly is—caring and having a desire to make a difference.”

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