Choose the overall topic of your nursing narrative essay. The topic will be what specific event or aspect of your life you want to focus on. Possible topics could include work experience at a nursing home in high school, how a family member's nursing position inspired you, or how the illness of someone you care about challenged you.
Make an outline of the important aspects of your topic. Include an introduction to the topic and a timeline of the story you are telling in a logical order, so that someone unfamiliar with your life will be able to understand the greater idea of your narrative. This will make up both the introduction and body of your essay.
Flesh out the important details for each part of your outline. You want to include details such as descriptions of the people involved, the setting, your emotional response to events, and any other pertinent information.
Write a conclusion for your essay. This conclusion should tie together all the ideas mentioned in the introduction and body of your narrative essay into a larger summary and final point of your story that the reader will internalize.