A Significant Event that Influenced my Decision to Become a Nurse I and my sister were boarding students of a high school in Nigeria. In February 2009, when we were still in high school, my sister had a severe convulsion episode as a result of previous infections with malaria parasites that were untreated. The convulsion let her to an unconscious state for four days. During this period, I was scared and confused because everything seemed to happen so suddenly. I had to leave school for the mean time to care for my sister in the hospital. During the time I spent in the hospital, I watched nurses in my sister’s ward work for long hours with enthusiasm and zeal, sometimes without even a break between the hours. They were so cheerful and caring
