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Amber
Student
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Preston Rel
Registered Nurse (Critical Care)
1
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
Updated
Preston’s Answer
I always had an idea that I may want to be a nurse, but it didn’t really come to me until I was in my late 20s. I lost my only brother due to medical error and on the day of his funeral I made a promise to him that I would do something great with my life in his honor. Many years later, that’s when I connected the dots that not only could I do something great with my life but I could also do something to help prevent medical errors from happening to anybody else…at least on my watch.
Prior to nursing school. I made many mistakes, I took time off from going to school out of high school (not recommended) And I got involved with the wrong crowd. Needless to say I suffered a lot more than I needed to, but if I hadn’t experienced those trials and tribulations I never would’ve became a nurse. When I finally enrolled in nursing school. I found it to be very easy, and I think that that was due to my driving factor of why I wanted to be a nurse. I had a purpose that was greater than myself, so trying to accomplish that was very easy and it was something that I really enjoyed doing. I enjoyed learning and became a good student for the first time in my life. School finally was something that I enjoyed. There was this huge thing that was fueling the fire inside of me to finish nursing school and that was all the people that doubted me and said that I would never finish. I kind of earned that reputation of never finishing anything. I started prior to nursing school however, I wasn’t gonna let them be right. I never thought about quitting once all I had to do was think about my little brother and how I wanted to prevent that from happening to somebody else, and I could power through anything, I eventually graduated with honors and an award in 2018.
Since 2018, I’ve been working as an ICU nurse in a level one trauma center. I’m very proud of the career that I’ve lead so far. I have already been awarded two national Daisy nursing awards as well as the New Mexico nursing excellence award. Please feel free to look up my name followed by the Daisy nursing award on Google, and read the article that was written about me as I hope it will inspire you to pursue your dreams whether it’s in nursing or a whole different field. Don’t ever give up on yourself you’ll find out as you grow older that you can go through things that you could never imagine and walk out on the other side unscathed. Every day that you look in the mirror, tell yourself that you’re going to accomplish everything that you set your mind to and you won’t quit value yourself value your family, and most of all value your life that you have here on this earth. Working as an ICU nurse has taught me how fragile life is. Sorry for the long explanation Godspeed, my friend.
Think about all the important factors and scenarios that you could face as a nurse. Make sure that something that you’re OK with.
Once you decide that nursing is a career you’d like to pursue ask yourself why you want to be a nurse. Don’t ever forget that “why”.
Apply yourself in school as soon as you can. Prepare for the challenge of nursing school years before.
Volunteer at your local hospital to get patient interaction experience.
Don’t let anybody tell you you can’t do it. Find a nursing school that you’d like to enroll in and simply just do it.
Prior to nursing school. I made many mistakes, I took time off from going to school out of high school (not recommended) And I got involved with the wrong crowd. Needless to say I suffered a lot more than I needed to, but if I hadn’t experienced those trials and tribulations I never would’ve became a nurse. When I finally enrolled in nursing school. I found it to be very easy, and I think that that was due to my driving factor of why I wanted to be a nurse. I had a purpose that was greater than myself, so trying to accomplish that was very easy and it was something that I really enjoyed doing. I enjoyed learning and became a good student for the first time in my life. School finally was something that I enjoyed. There was this huge thing that was fueling the fire inside of me to finish nursing school and that was all the people that doubted me and said that I would never finish. I kind of earned that reputation of never finishing anything. I started prior to nursing school however, I wasn’t gonna let them be right. I never thought about quitting once all I had to do was think about my little brother and how I wanted to prevent that from happening to somebody else, and I could power through anything, I eventually graduated with honors and an award in 2018.
Since 2018, I’ve been working as an ICU nurse in a level one trauma center. I’m very proud of the career that I’ve lead so far. I have already been awarded two national Daisy nursing awards as well as the New Mexico nursing excellence award. Please feel free to look up my name followed by the Daisy nursing award on Google, and read the article that was written about me as I hope it will inspire you to pursue your dreams whether it’s in nursing or a whole different field. Don’t ever give up on yourself you’ll find out as you grow older that you can go through things that you could never imagine and walk out on the other side unscathed. Every day that you look in the mirror, tell yourself that you’re going to accomplish everything that you set your mind to and you won’t quit value yourself value your family, and most of all value your life that you have here on this earth. Working as an ICU nurse has taught me how fragile life is. Sorry for the long explanation Godspeed, my friend.
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Tavorius Crocker
Respiratory therapist
13
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Chesapeake, Virginia
Updated
Tavorius’s Answer
Because I like help people during difficult times. I have always been a person who puts someone before myself. The feeling to help take care of someone and get them better is the best feeling ever.