Why do you want to be a nurse? Interview help!

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I have my interview for nursing school in less than 2 weeks.

The advisers and previous nursing students told me that this question will definitely be asked. Why do you want to be a nurse?

I feel like my answers are generics, such as, "I like to help people, etc."

They want a very specific point in your life that pushed you to the edge and made you want to be a nurse, like you were the sole caregiver for a dying family member, you took care of wounded soldiers during your time in Iraq.

I don't have that kind of story. I like to help people. I'm surrounded by relatives who are nurses. I know the capabilities of being a nurse and I do enjoy it but I don't think that that is the answer that they are looking for.

If anybody else has some similar experience, I'd like to know how your interview went.

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

Well, what made you say, "Hey, I want to be a nurse!" If it's just something you've always felt, explain that. Explain what about it draws you in. There doesn't necessarily need to have been a lightbulb moment, but being specific about what appeals to you. You can say that you've wanted to be a nurse for as long as you remember. Maybe that you've admired the nurses in your family since you were little.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Be authentic with your answer.

You said there are nurses in your family and you were draw to nursing, explore that some more. You don't have to have an earth shattering story on why you want to be a nurse.

You do have to be you and tell your story on why you want to be a nurse

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