Impact of Scholarships

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Impact of Scholarships on Nursing
Completing a nursing course is an expensive endeavor if you come from a humble background. Scholarships provide the necessary financial assistance to facilitate completion of studies. An award will have a significant impact on the academic life and career ambitions of a nursing student. This paper examines the effect on the nursing student, patient and the direction of the nursing profession.
First and foremost, scholarships enable students to have sufficient time to concentrate on their nursing studies by removing the threat of not completing studies due to financing issues. Reduces the number of loans one can acquire to complete education which reduces the amount of debt in the life of a student (Aitken & Skuja, 20). A student will thus obtain the best possible grades which facilitate internship at reputable medical institutions. Getting a nursing scholarship based on merit enables one to be an attractive candidate to employers. This is because scholarships show that one has a unique ability in the nursing field which positively impacts your career aspirations.
The knowledge that nursing students obtain courtesy of scholarships positively impacts patients and the entire profession of nursing. Scholarships enable financially challenged nursing students with exceptional ability and talent to complete their course. The nursing profession is thus able to acquire talented and dedicated individuals who work with minimal supervision.

This improves the image of the job. Patients benefit by obtaining high-quality service from dedicated professionals. Highly committed nurses do what is humanly possible to save the life of patients.
In conclusion, scholarships have played a significant role in transforming the lives and careers of many students from humble backgrounds by providing them with an opportunity to complete their education and further their careers in nursing. Responsible and dedicated nursing professionals have thus been created to provide quality services to patients. The image of the profession has improved.
 

Work Cited
Aitken, Donna, Cathy Schapper, and Eric Skuja. “Do Scholarships Help? Preliminary Results of a Case Study of Students in Scholarship Programmes at Monash University, Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning 6.1 (2014): 15-24.