Diversity: Nursing in John Hopkins

Type of paperAdmission Essay
SubjectNursing
Number of pages1

Writer levelUniversity
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300 words

Diversity is one of the core values of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. The School of Nursing community agrees to “embrace our differences in experience, culture and other aspects as a way to enhance all our activities. One of the values in professional nursing practice is the “respect for the inherent worth, dignity, and human rights of all individuals. Your patients may not share the same ethnicity, culture or set of values as you. Describe a scenario that challenged your core values and explain how you responded.

When I was thirteen years of age, a drunken driver swayed and slightly hit a car we were in. Our driver suddenly came to a halt, but the driver of the other vehicle was unable to control his vehicle. He headed straight into a ditch. Luckily enough, none of my friends were injured, but we were not sure of the occupants in the other vehicle. We went down to check and found that the occupants had been severely wounded. There was a gay couple and their pet heading to a party according to their outfit. We were hesitant to help due to the negative attitude towards the LGBT community.

I also felt like not helping, but then it hit me that any person, regardless of their sexual orientation, deserved a chance to live. I called in an ambulance and accompanied the injured to hospital. At the hospital, I was asked if I was comfortable keeping the patients company since none of their family members was known.

For two weeks, the couple stayed in the hospital. But almost towards the end of the second week, one of them opened up and told me what the problem was. His partner, who was apparently the drive, wanted to commit suicide and had of late became careless with life. According to him, stigmatization had become too much for his partner to handle. I decided to give them some moral support.

After the two weeks, the couple had fully recovered and were ready to go home. The situation had posed a real challenge to me. But I was keen to observe that any person, no matter their sexual orientation had a right to live. And having decided to follow my dream to become a nurse, I understand the seriousness involved in handling human life.