Up For Slavery By Washington T. Carter

Growing up in a third world country where the quality of healthcare is very low, having an opportunity to study nursing will a life changing experience for me and the people who in return I plan to help with the nursing skills I will acquire after the completion of my accelerated Nursing Program. In Nigeria, more than 5 million children die each year from lack of healthcare; I have seen loved ones die of malaria, Pneumonia and Diarrhea because of inadequate medical skill and supplies. Missionary nurses have been a great help to our healthcare system and they have been an inspiration for me to help others achieve optimum health. Sick people have had to go to the hospital very early to go on a queue to see the few nurses we had at the community …show more content…
In an essay “Up for Slavery by Washington T. Booker,” Washington knew what was ahead of him on his journey to Hampton Normal and Agriculture Institute to pursue a marketable skill that was useful in the society, but he never let his thoughts and setbacks get in his way. He walked several miles with a hungry stomach, slept by the roadside, but he was driven by his goal to get to where he really wanted to be. Washington 's journey was a big lesson to me. It showed that despite race or circumstances, persistence and perseverance are a key to success. The down sides can be related to the physical toll the job can take because having a frequent direct personal contact with people who are sick can lend the immune system to an onslaught of germs it never had to fight all at once. A nurse that I ask a few questions said it 's best to expect that the first few years of working as a registered nurse will mean more cases of things like stomach viruses, the flu, and common colds, not to mention the other communicable diseases that are common to medical …show more content…
Most people take so much loan they cant afford to pay back. I am planning on helping myself by application for scholarships from different organization like Johnson N Johnson Discover Nursing scholarship programs or American Association of Nursing Minority scholarship programs that assist in funding aspiring nursing students like me. There are hospitals offering tuition assistance for their employees or some hospitals will pay for your schooling if you sign on to work for them for a certain amount of time after graduating from