part A to my answer of why I want to be a nurse.

[beanpod]

]Why do I want to be a nurse? What made me choose nursing?

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• ]Growing up, a lot of my friends' moms were nurses. I was impassioned with the dream of becoming a nurse ever since then. There have been many events in my life that have made me realize that every moment we have is precious. The amount of time we spend in our careers counts toward those precious moments as well. As I grew older, becoming a nurse continued to burn inside of me. I have never been more certain that this is the career choice for me. Everyone's jobs or careers have a purpose or reason, but I feel that being a nurse is REAL. When my days are done, I want to be able to look back on how I spent the time that I was given, and feel proud to know the things I accomplished were of value. That I made a difference. I believe everyone deserves to be shown compassion and to be cared for. Under our skin, we are all people with the same needs. I believe some of us are put here to be caretakers of others. I know that I am one of those people. I have always been fascinated with the human body and how it works and what can happen to it and why. I have spent hours researching different medical conditions, and risk factors, diagnoses and treatments. I thrive off of information, and knowing what to do with it. I am a mother to 4 beautiful children. I believe being a mother has further prepared me to be a nurse in wonderous ways. Being a mother involves selflessness, attention to detail, prioritizing, the ability to give everything without ever expecting anything in return, and the learned ability to keep my emotions on an even keel as much as possible, which I can imagine is a very important quality to have as a nurse.

]Okay thats all so far, Im just brainstorming for the interview:redbeathe

[MichaelFloridaRN]

]Why do I want to be a nurse? What made me choose nursing?

• ]Growing up, a lot of my friends' moms were nurses. I was impassioned with the dream of becoming a nurse ever since then. There have been many events in my life that have made me realize that every moment we have is precious. The amount of time we spend in our careers counts toward those precious moments as well. As I grew older, becoming a nurse continued to burn inside of me. I have never been more certain that this is the career choice for me. Everyone's jobs or careers have a purpose or reason, but I feel that being a nurse is REAL. When my days are done, I want to be able to look back on how I spent the time that I was given, and feel proud to know the things I accomplished were of value. That I made a difference. I believe everyone deserves to be shown compassion and to be cared for. Under our skin, we are all people with the same needs. I believe some of us are put here to be caretakers of others. I know that I am one of those people. I have always been fascinated with the human body and how it works and what can happen to it and why. I have spent hours researching different medical conditions, and risk factors, diagnoses and treatments. I thrive off of information, and knowing what to do with it. I am a mother to 4 beautiful children. I believe being a mother has further prepared me to be a nurse in wonderous ways. Being a mother involves selflessness, attention to detail, prioritizing, the ability to give everything without ever expecting anything in return, and the learned ability to keep my emotions on an even keel as much as possible, which I can imagine is a very important quality to have as a nurse.

]Okay thats all so far, Im just brainstorming for the interview:redbeathe

sounds like an interview for Nursing school, correct?

I went in to the interview for my LPN class, I was an LPN before becoming an RN, and told them straight up, I like working with people, sounds and smells don't bother me, I love overtime and have always been good at what I do. I don't know jack but am very willing to learn. I am looking for a secure job that will always be there and pays enough to keep my family fed. My interview lasted less then 3 minutes.

I got in first try, no glorification of Florence Nightingale or anything like that. I know 3 friends who went that route and I know their test scores were better then mine, who had to wait till round two to get in.

[RhodyGirl, RN]

Yes, I think being straightforward and less Florence Nightingale-ish is the better way to go.

[Agnus]

I would shorten (distill it) it considerably.

example: "I want a career where I feel I make a difference. Growing up many of my friends' moms were nurses whom I admired. This is an field that incorporates my love of science, and my nurturing skills I developed as a mother."

This says everything you said without being so drawn out. Believe me they interviewer will get it.

In an interview you are expected to give short concise answers. Your answer is in excess of 300 words. People speak 120-150 words a minute. Your answer is approaching 3 minutes to give.

The only answer in an interview that should take as much as 60 seconds is "Tell me about yourself "(asked in job interviews). Even then 60 seconds is the max that you will be able to hold their attention without them wanting you to shut up.

In that answer you are still expected to give the essence of your background needed in a hiring decision.

[beanpod]

I wasn't actually planning on using all of these words to convey my answer, I am just brainstorming with ideas and words, my plan is to use the ideas that mean the most and weed out the rest. Yeah, I dont want them noding off!:I really like the example given above ""-example: "I want a career where I feel I make a difference. Growing up many of my friends' moms were nurses whom I admired. This is an field that incorporates my love of science, and my nurturing skills I developed as a mother.""" That's great!

Thank you for all of your responses!:heartbeat