My Passion for Nursing
I thought I would share a huge part of my life with
you and talk about my passion for nursing and why I chose it as my career
path. Nursing has been something that
has run in my family. My great-grandma was a nurse, followed by my grandma,
mom, aunts, cousins, and now I am on the path! I will be graduating in one year
with my Bachelor of Science Registered Nursing degree and so far it has been a
tough yet amazing journey. Ever since I was little, I was always the one that
was caring for people, weather it was helping a girl that was having a bad day
or helping the kid that fell on the playground. I have always found so much joy
helping people that needed it. To me, caring for someone is such a rewarding
feeling and I have always known that the health care field was for me. Even
when my mom became sick, I was always taking on that caring role. I hated
seeing her suffer, and I wanted to be there for her doing anything I could do to
make her day better. My mom was such an amazing nurse up until the point when
she had to retire due to her ALS, and I knew that it was my calling from God to
become one too.
I followed in mom’s footsteps by going to the
University of Mary in Bismarck for one year and then transferring to the
University of North Dakota. I knew that nursing was going to be a tough degree,
but I never realized just how much time it would take each week devoted to the
program. Every week, I spend ten hours in the classroom, fifteen hours in
clinical, and about 30-40 hours studying. On top of this, I have a nursing
internship on the Family Birthing Unit in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. I work
anywhere from 4-20 hours a week depending upon how many exams I have and if I
am traveling somewhere for an event. I
don’t know how I do it, but I take it week by week and I have made it through
so far. I wish I could work full time on the Family Birthing Unit, because I
know that it is the type of nursing I want to do. I have enjoyed all the
different clinicals we have had in the hospital on the different floors, but
nothing beats the Family Birthing Unit.
Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated with the whole
birthing process. I think that it is a beautiful miracle. I love my job so
much! Each day, I get to impact someone’s life, and if you think about that it
is pretty neat. I can’t wait to graduate and I look forward to my many years
ahead of being a nurse.
I want to leave you with a little quote that I
really like:
The
difference between try and triumph is a little umph. ~Author Unknown
Love Always,
Miss ND International
