{"id":2406,"date":"2021-06-05T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/?post_type=blog-post&p=2406"},"modified":"2022-01-27T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T17:16:50","slug":"the-story-behind-my-nursing-journey","status":"publish","type":"blog-post","link":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/the-story-behind-my-nursing-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind My Nursing Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Darian Arias<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Darian Heaven. I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and I am proud that I recently graduated nursing school with my RN-BSN. For this blog, I wanted to take this opportunity to share why I choose to become a nurse. Most individuals working in the healthcare field have one \u201clife-changing\u201d moment or experience that motivated them to pursue a career in the medical field. For me, however, it was quite the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, when I first went to college, I did not know what to major in and was labeled as \u201cundecided\u201d. During my freshman orientation, I heard many students say that they were going to school for nursing and wanted to become an RN. It just so happens that I ended up changing my major to \u201cpre-nursing\u201d because I thought it was an easy major to pursue, given that many students choose this. I ended up taking my first pre-science class. Instantly, I knew that if nursing was going to be a book-based approach to learning, I wasn’t going to succeed in it. I eventually changed my major to public health because I felt like I wasn\u2019t \u201csmart enough\u201d to push through nursing. As the weeks went on, I knew deep down inside that I wanted to become a nurse, so I changed my major back to nursing again. This pattern continued over and over until I finally had to ask God about what major I should choose. I asked the Lord to send me a sign of what I needed to do with my life. Later that week, He gave me three distinct signs that nursing was my calling, and I needed to go forth with it. After I received these signs, I knew that I needed to become a nurse. I knew that nursing school was going to be challenging. But no matter how hard the program was, I remained hopeful and believed that God would get me through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was exactly one year after I changed my major back to nursing that I had the opportunity to travel to Ghana, Africa, for a medical brigade. My trip to Africa taught me many things, not only in the medical field but also in my personal life. It was during this trip that I received confirmation that I needed to become a nurse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I want to dedicate my life to helping others, and nursing is the perfect career to do my calling. In this world, I believe that we are all destined to do something great in this world. I want to encourage all of you to always believe in yourself, no matter how difficult life may get.  If there is one thing that I have learned from nursing school, that is: No matter how big your goal is or how much work it takes to get there, always remain focused because anything is possible if you set your mind to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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