by Juan Urrea-Santos
I’m from Houston, Texas, and I grew up in Aldine, where
the community was mostly Hispanic and a small portion was African-Americans,
Asians, and Caucasians. My main concern is the health and well-being of my
community since there are a lot of Latinos from poor countries such as Mexico,
El Salvador, and Honduras were education and sanitation was the least of their
worries. As professionals and educators in healthcare, I believed it is our
duty to serve and educate our community on the importance of living a healthier
lifestyle and making the right choices related to health; for these reasons and others, I decided to change my career to a Registered Nurse.
When I was growing-up in Aldine, I saw many Latino children
that were obese because they ate too much and their parents wouldn’t do
anything about it. In addition, Latinos like my parents, when they had no money
to go to the doctor, they bought antibiotics from the flea market located in
Aldine for illness that they “thought” they had. By becoming a Registered
Nurse, I have the credentials to help and give back to my community by offering
free information and knowledge about health and health-related issues.
Furthermore, I
just started school in the fall of 2017, for a Registered Nurse certification at Lone
Star College and it is going to take me about two years to finish the
certification. Moreover, I have a Bachelor of Science from the University
of Houston in Computer
Engineer Technology and a minor in Organizational Leadership and Supervision,
and I also have an Associate’s of Science and Art from Lone
Star College. I was able to get an education because I had
a part-time job working for Munday Chevrolet as a porter, Federal Student Aid was helping me, and I had a few scholarships I earned.
In addition, I
think verbal and writing skills are important to a Registered Nurse because
they interact and write reports about patients and it is going to be important
also when communicating with the community effectively and clearly. I’m bilingual
( I speak Spanish and English) and it is
a strength because working for a hospital or communicating with people in the
community that doesn't speak English or Spanish would need help in understanding
and translating certain information from English to Spanish or vice versa. To
be successful in all my classes and earning my certification, I am going to
seek help from my professors by going to their office hours and asking for
help, asking my peers for help and to teach me, and using all the resources the
campus has to offer such as the library, student center, writing center, and
learning center.
In conclusion, teaching and improving the community about
health and health-related issues such as eating healthier, importance of going
to the doctor, and making the right decisions for your health is going to be a
long process and a tough job. I know I can make the difference and change my
community for the better. For these reasons and others, I decided to become a
Registered Nurse.
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