CRNA Personal Statement Example, Chinese, Husband, Father

A CRNA proudly standing with family in a hospital setting, highlighting the balance between career and cherished loved ones.

I have worked as a nurse at ____ Hospital since 2012 and have been a critical care nurse since February 2014, gaining knowledge from the CRNAs. ____ University is my top choice for CRNA programs because it is just fifty miles from my home. I am eager to continue living and working in a place where I can excel, supported by my current network of friends and family.

I also appreciate the length and structure of your 36-month DNP CRNA program and how it is divided into two sections, with the second part involving clinical rotations. Several CRNAs I encountered at our hospital graduated from ____ and spoke very highly of the challenges in your program. I am ready to take on this challenge.

Last year, I thought about applying to ____, but since my wife was expecting twins, I decided it would be prudent to wait. Last winter, we welcomed twin boys, and everything went well. Now is my chance to take on the challenges of a CRNA program while they are still young, enabling me to spend more time with them as they grow and we can participate in more activities together.

Dedicated CRNA and caring family person, balancing a career in healthcare with the joys of being a husband and father.

I have lived in the USA for 14 years, having moved here permanently from my native China at the age of 20. Learning English and adapting to the American lifestyle was challenging, but my long-standing passion for nursing has given me the focus and determination I needed. I obtained my BSN Degree from ____ University in 2010. While working at St John’s, I have been taking one class at a time at local universities to further my professional development, including courses like Chemistry for Healthcare Professions and Biostatistical Methods. I began as a peri-op nurse in General Surgery and became a Critical Care Nurse.

If admitted to your esteemed DNP program in Nurse Anesthesia at ____, I am confident I can enhance my contribution to healthcare. Increasingly, I find myself using Chinese at ____. A young Chinese couple brought in their 5-year-old son, who urgently required emergency surgery due to a bowel obstruction. I observed as the surgeon and staff attempted to explain the situation to the boy’s parents. The issue was that neither parent spoke much English, and both looked terrified and confused until I approached and explained in Mandarin that their son would be okay, that we would make him healthy again, and that we just needed some information and a little time. I assisted the surgeon and anesthesiologist in explaining the situation to the parents and obtaining consent for the surgery immediately. I kept the parents informed about their son’s status during the surgery, which went well. This experience deepened my sense of contribution, realizing that my Chinese language skills might save a life one day, and enhanced my sense of mission, respect, and admiration for cultural and linguistic diversity in American healthcare.

A devoted husband and father, dressed in medical scrubs, shares a joyful moment with his family, illustrating his dual commitment to his career as a CRNA and his loved ones.

As a nursing professional, I plan to connect with Chinese immigrants in America who have limited English proficiency and dedicate their lives to working long hours in kitchens or laundries. Many of them suffer from chronic respiratory diseases like COPD and Emphysema due to smoke exposure in kitchens.

I am also concerned about the vast problem of prescription drug abuse, especially painkillers, a big problem in Kentucky, where I earned my degree. I look forward to educating my patients and providing them with effective post-op pain management, which, in addition to prescription drugs, might include Chinese medicine, natural remedies, homeopathic medicine, and alternatives to painkillers, especially those that are dangerously addictive.

Thank you for considering my application to ____ University.

This statement is especially noteworthy as far as it develops the point that providing nursing care in a foreign language like Mandarin Chinese (or Spanish) is to automatically also be helping the underserved. The applicant describes the harsh realities of most speakers of Mandarin Chinese in the USA, recent immigrants, laboring in dead end jobs with long hours, cooking, cleaning, etc. This applicant makes the most of their ability to speak a language that is the first language to millions of Chinese people that have immigrated to North America. A Mandarin Chinese speaking nurse is well positioned to save lives in America, as they are often the only Chinese speaker available to translate for hospital personnel.

CRNA Personal Statement Example