Ian McGraw
NURS 2460
13 January 2020
Blog 1
My name is Ian McGraw and I am currently a sophomore nursing student in Ohio State’s BSN program. In this blog, I will give incite on a little bit about myself and how I was influenced and the path I took to want to become a nursing major.
I am originally from Youngstown, Ohio, and this is actually my first year at Ohio State. I am a transfer student from Youngstown State University and that is where I started my pre-nursing curriculum and career. I was originally accepted to Ohio State as an incoming freshman and was planning on attending, but I decided it would be best for me to stay home. After almost half a year at school, I felt like I missed out on a great opportunity, so I decided to re-apply to Ohio State, but this time directly to their BSN program. It was a long process, but in the end it all worked out.
So a little bit about myself. I attended Canfield High School and played both basketball and baseball; I love any type of sport honestly. I like to exercise because it helps keep my stress at minimal levels, and hanging out with friends and family as much as I can. I have two sisters, one is currently in her fourth year of medical school and ready to start her residency this upcoming summer, and the other is in graduate school for genetic counseling. My dad is a pharmaceutical representative and my mom is an oncology nurse at our local hospital. So as you can see, my family is circulating around science and the medical field; this is one reason why I wanted to become a nurse.
Being a part of a family in which each job has some connection or relevance to each other at all times acts as a comfort for me because they can understand what we go through. This applies especially to my mom, her ability to care for others, her amount of responsibility that she can take on, as well has her fun/social skills can really relate to me. She is another reason why I want to become a nurse. My dream job is to become a nurse anesthetist (CRNA). For the longest time I did not really know what I wanted to do, but before my freshman year of college I looked into the career and was able to meet a few in my local area and felt that not only is it a successful field, but I can relate to them from a wholistic approach.
With that being said, I am excited to continue my education to become the best possible nurse and hopefully nurse anesthetist that I can be. Also, I was glad to be able to share a little about my story and personal life on how I got to this position.