Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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The field of medicine is not a stranger to me.as a can remember I fallen in love with this field when I was 7 years old. At the time, my mum took me to the hospital when it was time for my annual physical exam and immunization. For some reason I liked the way the doctor interacted with me and my mum. There was something special about how the health care staff interacted with us in a compassionate way. That has stuck in my in my head ever since then. When I was in high school, I had an opportunity to tour a community hospital for our biology class. For the first time I was exposed to so many hospital equipment. I was very impressed by ability these equipment have when comes into patients life.
As I became older, I found myself drawing into the
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I feel fortunate to be able to work in the nursing field and anticipate that these relationships will further prepare me in dealing with a wide range of patients as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, I chose the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner because mental health affects so many people around the globe. I’m aware of the issues that faces patients who suffer from a mental illness every single day. Mental disorders are among the most common causes of disability around the …show more content…
I do believe that Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will help me understand more about the science of nursing and patient’s needs. As a nurse practitioner I will have the knowledge and ability to diagnose, prescribe, and manage the overall care of a patient.
My practice as nurse practitioner will have a positive impact on patient’s quality of life. I do believe that by utilizing evidence based practice treatment I will improve my client function and quality of life and make them be productive to the society again.my practice will touch not just my patients, but, also family members and community in general
I have conducted my research on your program, based on your academic reputation I found this program to be the perfect for me, I consider myself to be a highly motivated individual .I have a strong feeling that I was born to help other people I can feel the vibes inside me telling me that is about time for me to take action and gain the knowledge needed to fulfill my dream. I am ready mentally, physical and have all support needed to complete the

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