I’ve been a Registered Nurse for almost 7 years now. But nursing was never my dream. I actually went to an Entertainment College and got degrees in recording arts and music business. And of course, as you may be able to tell by my degrees, I couldn’t find a job. I was 20 with 2 worthless degrees and didn’t know what to do next. I thought “oh law school! I can do entertainment law and just build on my degrees.” My mama got me an LSAT book and I started studying. But what changed my life path was a hot tub day with my Aunt Sandra.
My Aunt Sandra and I were talking about what I should do. She brought up nursing. One of her nieces had just graduated. She thought I’d be good at it since I love people. I decided to look into it. I saw nurses make great money, they’re in demand, and there are many different specialties. If you hated one thing you could switch to another. I decided to look into it.
I ended up picking Rasmussen College in my hometown of Ocala, Florida. I moved back in with my mom and started in the fall of 2010. I didn’t want to go to this college because it was private and cost more but I’m happy I did. I got the one-on-one attention I needed. I feel it was worth every penny.
When I started nursing school I thought I wanted to do Peds or L&D and work at St Judes in Tampa. Well, I failed Mother-Baby after getting strep throat and sleeping through a week of class. When I retook it a barely passed. So I realized that was definitely not my path. After I graduated I decided I just wanted a job.
I started in Med-Surg. Did that for 2 years and thought about travel nursing. I was about to do it when I started dating this med student who wanted to do ER and he encouraged me to go through with an interview in the ER. I did the interview, shadowed a nurse, and was offered the job on the spot. And that’s how I started my journey into emergency medicine.
Being a nurse is the best decision I’ve ever made. I truly believe I was meant to be a nurse. I don’t know what I’d do with myself if I weren’t a nurse. I have my bad days in the ER, but at the end of the day, this is my calling. Nursing is a gift, and I’m happy it’s mine
Xoxo
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