Child Nursing Personal Statement

Growing up in a large family, I have enjoyed caring for younger siblings which has made me want to care for other children. I want to study child nursing because it will provide me with opportunities to care for the health of children whilst also supporting families, which I know is paramount to high quality care.

I find working with children refreshing as it enables me to appreciate the children's view on life, which does make me smile. Through volunteering with a local nursery for a year, I communicated with children who have not yet acquired language and so conveying meaning largely depended on non verbal behaviour. Here I realised that children do have specific needs and I believe I am capable of meeting them. For example, through working
Having gained experience with older children through volunteering with a year one class and Dyslexia Action, I can appreciate the different approaches needed to cooperate successfully with the range of personalities.Encouraging the students to complete tasks once they were aware of the purpose and benefit will be beneficial to nursing because makes them feel comfortable.Children won’t understand the theory behind the practice, but through justifying why as a nurse I’m doing what I’m doing in a way that makes them feel comfortable and delivers person centred care is what excites me about nursing. Just as important as the child is the family, who will also be concerned for what is happening to the child. I have regularly communicated with the parents and carers of children during school open days during my position as the Student Ambassador, I best assisted them with the concerns for their child which left them feeling fully
Working in partnership with families is an important aspect of nursing, but so is holistically working with other healthcare professions. Through completing the Outward Bound Leadership and Teamwork course, I developed the ability to recognise strengths and weaknesses of other team members and the importance of working in synchrony. I can communicate with a wide range of people in order to achieve the end goal, which is essentially the role of a nurse- to provide the highest quality of care for the patient. As the Marketing Director for Leap Enterprise, I approached strangers in a wide range of settings in order to sell a product. I have the confidence and interpersonal skills to approach a variety of people in order to provide the best health care for