BSN to DNP Nurse Anesthesia Personal Statement, CRNA, Haitian

A dedicated CRNA of Haitian descent demonstrates expertise and compassion while monitoring a patient, embodying the journey from BSN to DNP in Nurse Anesthesia.

The BSN to DNP Program in Nurse Anesthesia at the University of ____ is my first choice for graduate study. I look forward to a long and fulfilling career as a CRNA, and I see your program as the finest in Florida. Miami is also my home. Both of my parents immigrated to the USA from Haiti. Even though I was born and raised in Miami, I have Haitian roots and feel a special calling to help the underserved residents of Haiti.

I have already been to Haiti twice, helping on 2-week medical missions in 2003 and 2009. I can testify that well-trained medical professionals who speak the language, Creole, are very much in short supply. I hope to be selected, at least partly, based on my potential contribution to my underserved land of origin.

I fully embrace everything concerning my day-to-day experiences at our hospital health promotion, eating healthy, exercising, and staying entirely fit as part of my routine. At the same time, I spend much time reading and learning about Preventive Medicine.

My medical missions to Haiti and my daily experiences at our hospital have inspired and driven me to pursue a career as a CRNA, with the goal of returning to Haiti as an anesthetist to support surgical teams. In 2010, just months after my last visit, Haiti was hit by one of the most devastating earthquakes in history, causing immense suffering. Watching images of the injured, on television in Miami, I was overwhelmed with a deep sense of desperation because I wanted so intensely to return, but my circumstances prevented me. It was during these moments that my calling became particularly clear.

A dedicated nurse anesthetist focused on patient care in the operating room, embodying the journey from BSN to DNP.

Since June 2015, I have gained extensive experience as a registered nurse (RN) in critical care, starting with my current role in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at ____ Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Our team is well known for performing numerous heart surgeries and for having highly skilled nurses who excel in managing critical care patients. My dedication to giving 100% has allowed me to reach the elevated level of competency of my more experienced colleagues within just a few months. I quickly adapted and continue to learn valuable lessons every day due to my strong motivation to excel and enhance the quality of care I provide.

Working in a unit with high patient acuity demands constant critical thinking and rapid decision-making. I meticulously care for post-operative open-heart patients, vigilantly monitoring for any signs of deterioration. Managing post-operative open-heart surgery patients involves invasive monitoring, such as Swan-Ganz catheters, and I have become highly skilled in managing hemodynamics. I have also gained experience using vasoactive and anesthetic medications, as well as mechanical devices that support heart, lung, and kidney functions.

On December 10, 2004, I became a patient myself and required an outpatient surgical procedure. My CRNA, ____, made me feel at ease and inspired confidence in her ability to administer anesthesia and ensure my well-being. She assured me that she would take care of me while I was unconscious. ____ exemplified professionalism, care, respect, humility, and friendliness, embodying the anesthetist and professional I aspire to become.

A dedicated nurse anesthetist attentively monitors a patient during a procedure, exemplifying commitment to advanced practice in anesthesia care.

It is a unique honor to care for patients during their most critical and vulnerable times, right after surgery and in the post-anesthesia stage. I have had the chance to watch CRNAs administer anesthesia before and after surgery for a while now. I admire the CRNAs' ability to multitask during open-heart surgery: managing the patient’s consciousness and hemodynamics while ensuring proper ventilation. Their skill in intubation and transesophageal echocardiograms is impressive and draws me to this profession. I seek responsibility, with a keen and precise attention to detail. Each time the CRNA brings a new patient to the CVIVU and discusses the case with me, I feel admiration, inspiration, motivation, and encouragement.

My short-term goal is to spend thirty-six months mastering the complexities of anesthesia administration at the University of ____ to become a highly skilled CRNA ready to excel in the workforce. My long-term goal is to eventually offer my expertise pro bono in Haiti, my family’s homeland, where I can communicate and connect with the underserved. In America, I aspire to serve as a CRNA on a team of heart surgeons. In Haiti, I look forward to assisting general surgeons who operate on some of the poorest residents of the most impoverished nation in the hemisphere, afflicted by natural disasters. 

I aim to engage in future research on improving nurse-to-patient ratios in U.S. hospitals to provide more personalized patient care. Additionally, I look forward to advocating for advanced practice nurses to have more independence from physicians, with the ability to bill patients and insurance for their services.

I fully understand the sacrifice and dedication required to become a CRNA, yet I am eager for the challenge and rigor of your program. If chosen for your competitive program, I will stay focused and dedicate myself fully.

Thank you for considering my application to the Nurse Anesthesia program at the University of ____.

Haitians have a significant opportunity to apply to Nurse Anesthesia programs. Haiti is the poorest and most destitute nation in the Americas; it is a country of the underserved. No one is more underserved than Haitians living in Haiti. Therefore, it is heartening to see Haitian Americans return to Haiti, especially those who were at least partly raised there and are fluent in Creole. There is a shortage of Creole-speaking CRNAs. Furthermore, Haiti is close to the USA, making the flight short, so one does not have to travel across the world. Of course, the opportunity to return home on missions to help one's people is available to many, not just Haitians. Indians, Chinese, Koreans, and members of many international communities wish to return to assist their less fortunate compatriots in their countries of origin.

BSN to DNP Nurse Anesthesia Personal Statement