For those of us who choose to become nurses, doctors, social workers, chaplains, etc, there may have been significant individuals who directly or indirectly impacted our decision to go into the healing professions. I had three aunts who were nurses, and their stories had a profound impact on me, even though I chose nursing as a career in my 30s. Who had a catalyzing effect on you and your decision to go into healthcare?

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In my case, it was a school nurse.
When I was in middle school, we had a school nurse who was incredibly caring and took great care of all the kids in our boarding school. I wanted to be like her when I grew up, and so I did 😀

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What a lovely story. So you grew up to emulate her as an early role model, and I bet you've been that role model to others many times over the years.

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I would have to say it was the childhood neglect for me

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That makes me feel so sad. My hope is that your career has a been healing for you in some way.

My mom was very ill with pancreatic and liver cancer my entire childhood. I was packing her Whipple surgery wounds when I was in the 6th grade. It was just me and her so I guess I have always been a nurse and it seemed like the right path for me. Now working in patient med surg as a new grad things are hard, I have doubts sometimes if I can do this or if I'm doing a good job. But then when I think about idk if I could zee myself do anything else.

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That's amazing that you helped your mom at such a tender age. Caregiving is one of your gifts, obviously.

As a career coach who works with nurses and other healthcare professionals, I'll remind you to remember that there's much more to nursing and healthcare than the hospital — the possibilities are endless. I've been a nurse for 28 years and have never worked a day in acute care. Truly.

Hang in there, and keep your eyes and ears open for your special niche.

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I friend of mine was accidentally shot in the head when his friend was playing with a gun. We were 16. I remember visiting him at the hospital and seeing how invested the nurses were in his care and he made a full recovery. I decided then at 16 I wanted to work in Neurosurgery. 20 years later I am a Registered Nurse in the Neurosurgery Department in the same hospital that saved his life.

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That's amazing! Your friend was lucky indeed, as are the patients who now benefit from your dedication to caring for them.

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I was in and out of the hospital as a child. I knew I wanted to care for others like I was cared for.

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Yes. I am nearing retirement now.

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As a social worker in hospice... my grandmother was gifted the choice to refuse additional treatment and return home with hospice when her leukemia treatments were doing more harm than good. I was 16 at the time and my grandmother was my best friend. She was able to be in her home for three days. We held a party for all of our family. I remember the hospice workers being so very kind to all and beyond supportive of our family's coping through celebration. We aren't the type to need people through the hard times... we were all present and provided her care. And yet they were there in whatever capacity we allowed them. And their kindness stuck. Sometimes we don't need someone to 'fix'... Just to listen and be present.

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My Mother and Grandmother were both RNs but I decided to go into Respiratory Therapy and earned a BS and MBA.

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That sounds like a great combination of degrees!

There’s two separate reasons how I ended up working as a hospice social worker. First is my mom, my mom has a huge heart for sharing proper information about hospice, particularly being with an Alzheimer’s patient toward end of life. She gave me the education and guidance to sit with my first facility resident as they passed. To this day, that man’s daughter still remembers me staying with her and her dad till the funeral came to take him into their care. Second, it was after being with my favorite resident before and after she passed. She was 91 and knew I was going to school to be a social worker to possibly help people like her. She was always encouraging and asked about my school when I was at work. She passed after she was told I wasn’t in the room anymore, she didn’t want me to have that memory of her. I keep her picture near my work bag now that I’m not working so I can always remember her and thank her for what she taught me.

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