Nurse Aid Program Answers
1. Growing up, for volunteer and community service work I always went to the animal shelter and helped walk dogs. When I got old enough to do volunteer work myself, I began volunteering at Brookhill Farm in Forest, Virginia. At the barn, I would exercise my horse, groom, clean out stalls, help with feeding, and anything else they needed. Even though this was just with animals, I still learned how to treat the horses and people I was around with respect and care. In high school, I was also a part of Key Club which is a club devoted to community service. In this club, we would help donate money for organizations, help our school with different activities, and raise awareness for many issues in our nation and around the world. I have also helped my grandfather in West Virginia who has Parkinson’s disease. Even though this was family related, I still found what it meant to put others in front of myself and the true meaning of volunteering to do a hard job. With my grandfather, he can barely do anything himself so when I was around I would fix his food, get his Dopamine ready every 3 hours, help dress him, take him anywhere …show more content…
The reason I want to enter this program is that I want to help people. I have great compassion for people, and I realize that you may never know what people are going through. I may be the only person that can make a difference in someone’s life so it is important that I try to make a positive impact on anyone I would come in contact with. After dealing with my grandfather and grandmother, I have realized how important it is to give patient’s the proper care. I want to take care of others and be their shelter when they have none. After my grandparents struggle with getting the right care, it is has imprinted on my heart a love and need to at least give this to someone else. Patients are obviously in a facility for a reason, so I would always try and remember this and realize that they are going through a hard
1. Growing up, for volunteer and community service work I always went to the animal shelter and helped walk dogs. When I got old enough to do volunteer work myself, I began volunteering at Brookhill Farm in Forest, Virginia. At the barn, I would exercise my horse, groom, clean out stalls, help with feeding, and anything else they needed. Even though this was just with animals, I still learned how to treat the horses and people I was around with respect and care. In high school, I was also a part of Key Club which is a club devoted to community service. In this club, we would help donate money for organizations, help our school with different activities, and raise awareness for many issues in our nation and around the world. I have also helped my grandfather in West Virginia who has Parkinson’s disease. Even though this was family related, I still found what it meant to put others in front of myself and the true meaning of volunteering to do a hard job. With my grandfather, he can barely do anything himself so when I was around I would fix his food, get his Dopamine ready every 3 hours, help dress him, take him anywhere …show more content…
The reason I want to enter this program is that I want to help people. I have great compassion for people, and I realize that you may never know what people are going through. I may be the only person that can make a difference in someone’s life so it is important that I try to make a positive impact on anyone I would come in contact with. After dealing with my grandfather and grandmother, I have realized how important it is to give patient’s the proper care. I want to take care of others and be their shelter when they have none. After my grandparents struggle with getting the right care, it is has imprinted on my heart a love and need to at least give this to someone else. Patients are obviously in a facility for a reason, so I would always try and remember this and realize that they are going through a hard