My Desire To Become A Nurse Anesthetist

I never dreamed I would become a CRNA because I always thought I would become a computer engineer. I came to America at age 13 in 2003. I was a very studious young child who graduated both middle school and high school with excellent grades. My excellent grades in high school gave me opportunity in choosing between full scholarships between two schools. Unfortunately, I was also an illegal immigrant, and had to decline both offers because I did not possess a green card which would have made me eligible to receive the scholarships. Luckily, I was able to accept other scholarships with smaller awards. Due to multiple scholarship awards and working several student nurse jobs, I was able to pay for majority of my college tuitions without going …show more content…
As a critical care nurse, I enjoy and embrace learning and increasing my knowledge base. I have performed care for patients with a broad spectrum of medical and surgical diagnoses and offered the opportunity to work with complex and clinically challenging critically ill adults. Ranging from managing mechanical ventilators, hemodynamic monitoring, intubating, vasoactive/sedative/paralytic medication infusing titration, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Post Cardiac Arrest Hypothermia Protocol, Eko-Sonic Endovascular System, NIH Stroke Scale Certification, TPA infusion, Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous bladder irrigation, Continuous Electroencephalography (CEEG), Interpreting ABGs and communicating of findings. Working in a fast paced setting helped me to adapt to difficult situations and make decisions quickly with confidence. I feel these skills would translate well with the intensity and demanding nature of this program. I am goal oriented and highly committed to becoming a CRNA. My shadowing experiences have served to further reinforce this desire and have helped me realize how much I still have to learn. This, in turn, has continued to heighten my level of motivation to continue my professional career