Child Nursing Career Essay

Whilst growing up I experienced the care and devotion that Nurses provide children with whilst they are in Hospital when I was hospitalised myself; witnessing this again many times when my siblings or cousins were in Hospital. I was in awe of how kind and dedicated the nurses were to their patients and from then I have had a powerful desire to follow in their footsteps. Child Nursing is an extremely challenging, but overwhelmingly rewarding, career path that I have wished to pursue for many years, it was when I began to care for children with disabilities, two years ago, through a local charity that the idea of becoming a Children’s Nurse was entirely cemented into my mind.
The Play Inclusion Project (P.I.P) is a charity that runs holiday clubs for children with additional needs of any variety and severity and it is through P.I.P that I believe I have gained invaluable experience and abilities that are necessary in order to become an excellent nurse. In order to become a competent nurse one must be compassionate and caring, I believe
I believe these qualities are all crucial for a person wanting to become a Children’s Nurse as a Nurse must always work to the best of their ability and be able to focus entirely on the child receiving their care in order to provide the best quality of care to their patient. Studying Biology I was able to develop my abilities to work efficiently both independently and as part of a unit through our laboratory practicals, I believe that it is essential to have these skills as university degrees often involve a large portion of independent study and group work; these skills are essential for a Nurse as they must be able to provide treatment for a child unsupported and also work together with a team when more than one Nurse is required in order to provide