MELISSA
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COLLEGE CLASSES
BALANCING ACADEMICS WITH A SOCIAL LIFE
ACCOMMODATIONS
STRATEGIES
BEING A NURSING MAJOR
HAVING A LEARNING DISABILITY
MOTIVATION
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BEING
A NURSING MAJOR
My family is in Health Care. My mom, aunts, and grandmothers are nurses. My father’s a physician and his father was one. I am the youngest of four children and I am the only one going into health care. So that made my parents very happy. But I didn’t just do it for my parents. I did it for myself. It is the only thing that interests me. Right now is a great time to go into Nursing. They need nurses, it pays well, it is rewarding. It is strenuous but I proved to myself freshman year that I could handle it. I have clinical everyday so I am up at 5:00AM and I drive to the hospital and am there until well into the afternoon. It is very time consuming and stressful but worth it. I have one patient assigned to me. I go in and look at the chart and give him his morning medicine. I shave him and give him a bed bath if he needs one. If he has any procedures during the day, I go down with him and observe. I also help classmates with their patients.
It is all about finding yourself in college. It is exciting figuring out who you are, what your goals are, what you want to get out of life. When I first went into Nursing, I wanted to become a Nurse Practitioner and midwife. But with everything I have learned and been exposed to, there is so much I can do. Right now I am open to everything!