Struggling with my personal statement

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I have started my personal statement to be a child nurse but not sure what to put in it, firstly I havent got any experience yet, I have applied for volunteering at a hospital but the interview is not until october 16th and I wanted to complete it and apply before then to have a better chance of getting in. So what should I put? I know I want to be a child nurse but can't explain why.

So far I have said...

About my dad having viral meningitus and how a nurse made his stay better and this made me realize I wanted to do it etc

I put I have a 'natural flair with children' because children do like me but can describe why...

I am a home carer for my grandmother, where I help her have a secure and safe environment at home after she had a blood clot in her brain. I also put that I help her handle her medication, giving me organisational skills. I also said that I was the one who noticed that she wasn't herself, giving me analytical and diagnostic skills. I said that I loved the satisfaction of making a positive effect on her life.

Talked about school and how English literature has stemmed a love for reading also put that I liked art, but don't know how this would link to being a child nurse??

Talked about babysitting and also said that I have applied for voluntary work in many hospital environments but that my interview is in october

I talked about my work experience in a graphic design place and how this developed my communication skills, made me more organised and hard working and that it helped me deal with stress etc

Lastly, I put that I am polite, friendly and sociable and feel I have the right attitude, personality and social skills to be a nurse.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!! Thank you.

[BostonFNP, APRN]

A few tips to help you on your way:

1. Be personal. This is your chance to show them the person you are, not the grade you got.

2. Proof read.

3. Do some investigating about what you want in the future so you use the right words and demonstrate that you understand the profession. For me, I don't know if I would have finished your statement after you talked about being a "child nurse" because anyone that seriously looked into a career would have stumbled upon the fact this is a "pediatric nurse".

[NightNerd, MSN, RN]

Agreed: child nurse = pediatric nurse.

I think the content of your essay is pretty good and that you're really thinking hard about the characteristics that will make you a good nurse. I would save the part about wanting to go into pediatrics for the very end, if you mention it at all. I love kids and enjoy baby-sitting as well, but there are soooooo many specialties that sound interesting to me, and you cannot guarantee which ones you'll gravitate toward after going through clinicals. You may not even get a pediatric job opportunity as a new grad. So just keep that in mind.

As for the volunteering, again, I might mention that I was seeking that sort of position, but don't spend too much time on it. Focus instead on your caregiving experience for your grandmother, as well as the work you've done that helped you communicate, develop empathy, etc. - all the other jobs you mentioned.