How the Nursing Diversity Program Helped me Fulfill my Nursing Dreams

Hello readers! I am a nurse and would like to share with you my experience on how I became a nurse and what inspired me to pursue this career path. When I was growing up, I would only see my mother at night. She was also a nurse, working in the same hospital as I do now. Whenever I asked her what she did all day, she used to say “I help sick people and help them become well”. I always pictured her as a modern day super heroine who works by day and turns into a great mom by night.

That was pretty much what inspired me; I wanted to be just like my mother and do the things she did. In order to get better exposure and experience, my mother enrolled me in one of the diversity training programs that were offered by her hospital for the staff’s children. Out of hundreds of entries, I was one of the 15 people selected for this fellowship. It was one of my proudest achievements.

The fellowship was a six-week program and started with an orientation, phlebotomy classes and nursing orientation. Each fellow had their own individual mentor who guides them in their various classes throughout the program. We had to work in shifts, and every Friday we used sit with our mentors and be encouraged to speak freely and discuss our problems and experience. At the end of the fellowship, we had to give presentations in our graduation ceremony to share with the audience how the program had benefited us.

My mother was extremely proud when she heard my presentation and that I had decided to follow her career path in nursing. It was a wonderful experience, and for those who are searching for diversity training programs in nursing, be sure to send in your application soon for a better chance of enrollment and a good prospect of developing a nursing career.