When I was growing up, I saw the movie Patch Adams and was inspired to go into the medical field. I knew right then and there that I wanted to help people and craved the desire for satisfaction when positively changing a person’s life. When I was 12 years old, my brother who was 17 at the time was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and went through three operations. My brother was sent home with an open wound where a nurse would perform wound care at home. I helped the nurse change the dressing and I thought it was extraordinary how it was done. Since then I was determined to become a nurse and I sure did. Right out of high school at the age of 16, I went straight into pre nursing classes at Miami Dade College, I then transferred to City College in Fort Lauderdale and began my ASN on October 2007 and graduated in December 2009. I began working on a Medical Surgical floor for one year and then went on to Pediatrics. I always wanted to work for Baptist Health so I applied a million times until I finally got the position as an RN at the Baptist Urgent Care at University Centre. I truly love my profession and wake up happy when I go to work. I was born to do this. My career and educational goals are to obtain my BSN, not only because Baptist requires it but, I desire to learn and grow in my career starting with achieving the PNAP (Professional Nurse Advancement Placement) in the career ladder. After obtaining my BSN, which I have been accepted into University of Phoenix, I want to achieve another dream of mine, which is to teach nursing students in the clinical field. My desire is to continue to grow with the Baptist Health family and continue making a positive impact on every patient.