What were the motives behind choosing a major in nursing? What have been the reasons behind these reasons? When I look back, it seems like I've always wanted to pursue such a career due to my mother who was and still is in such a profession. I remember, ever since the seventh grade, my plans of being a successful registered nurse. I can still remember my seventh grade project. It was to write about where I saw myself ten years into the future. I wrote that I was a registered nurse that had just graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. I even put a picture of a nurse helping a patient. I had cut out the face of one of my pictures and put it in place of the original nurse's head. I've never had a doubt of what I wanted to be. My parents never really pressured my decision directly; but they might have indirectly because they both hold careers in the medical field. My mother is currently a neonatal intensive care unit R.N. at Queen of the Valley Hospital. My father currently holds a position as a physical therapist/masseur at a clinic. Throughout the years I have heard many stories from a point of view different than that of a patients'. My parents would explain the personal gain of making a difference in helping a person feel better.
             There are many factors of my choosing to be a nursing major. I have always been outgoing and social. A nurse's position will never be in danger; the hospital's hours will never end. Also, this career ensures high pay. Imagine the thought of being lucky enough to experience the ability and knowledge of actually helping a person. I look forward to the day when I will actually experience what I will have studied so hard for and use it on a day to day basis. Personally, I have always thought that it is important to develop the ability to work with colleagues and to identify and resolve the health problems of my patie
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