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Veronica G.
Fairfax, VA
Student
For years I knew I wanted to work in healthcare, but it wasn’t
until I volunteered as a ‘candy striper’ in a hospital that I
decided on nursing. Watching the interaction between the nurses and
the patients, seeing how important the nurses were not just in
treating the disease, but in treating the person — that’s when I
knew nursing was for me. There’s nothing like the nurse-patient
relationship. I want to try emergency room nursing at first,
because it offers constant change and excitement. If, for some
reason I don’t like that, I’d like to try pediatric nursing,
specifically neo-natal care. That’s the great thing about nursing —
there are so many specialty areas, and you can try as few or as
many as you want. I get bored pretty easily, but nursing is a
career that will keep me on my toes, and I like that. If you’re
interested in nursing school, I recommend that you talk to some
practicing RNs to hear some real-life experiences. Like any career,
it’s important to know what you’re getting into. I’m at an exciting
point now in nursing school where I’m getting a chance to apply
some of the skills I’ve learned. And working my fellow students is
great, because we all share the ideals and goals of making a
difference in people’s lives — that’s the bottom line.
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