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Beka S.
New York, NY
RN, Critical Care (ANP pending)
It was at the urging of my father that I entered nursing school
and graduated from the University of Rochester with a BSN and
pre-med studies. He said, “You'll always have a job as a nurse.”
How true this is today. After graduation, I immediately entered critical care nursing
after only spending six months time working on a cardiac telemetry
unit. Critical care nursing is the love of my nursing life, whether
it be medical, neuro, cardiac or surgical intensive nursing. Not a
day goes by when you don't learn or see something new. Enter
nursing and you can learn much, and learn to succeed—and change a
life. There is success to be had in nursing! In my case, I’ve become
involved in media, patient and public advocacy ( www.care4dystonia.org ), and
have authored two books about my experiences with a movement
disorder called dystonia, I'm Moving Two, and I'm Moving On . . .
Are U? Writing these books helped me deal with this cureless
disorder, and also gave me a sense of empathy that can't be taught
in a nursing school. After 17 years in nursing, I can't think of doing anything else.
All my best friends are nurses. I absolutely encourage every high
school graduate who seems “career lost” to learn about nursing
opportunities at local hospitals, and to attend the open houses
offered by many nursing schools throughout the country. Discover
nursing! Be a nurse.
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