Personal Narrative: A Career As A Certified Nurse

“I’ll see you guys bright and early tomorrow” I didn’t realize that bright and early meant I was going to have my hands on a patient for the first time, I didn’t realize that bright and early would be the beginning of the exciting future that awaits me. Tomorrow was going to be the first day I did the job of helping others as a Certified Nurse Aide. The day I got to see life from a different perspective. It’s always been my dream to go into healthcare and help others, but really I was just so anxious to be in scrubs already. I remember waking up that Saturday morning right before the sun came out with the biggest smile on my face. As I stepped off my bed I could hear some whispers from the kitchen “I don’t think I’ve ever seen Aileen wake up happy in the morning, especially at this time” said my dad just as any father would say about their teenager. I ignored and continued to get ready, I remember doing my hair first then my makeup. I usually always put my clothes on before doing anything else but today was different and that was when I realized that I was ready to be something different, I was ready to experience life in a different way. Also I didn’t want to get my scrubs dirty, no one likes to show up dirty especially when it’s your first day on the job. Watch, pen, name tag, and comfy shoes I was …show more content…
After everyone gave their talk about their day “Oh my goodness I got to do that too!” I think everyone knew how excited I was to be there, “How are you so good with the residents?” Well already working at a nursing home does really help. I do know what to expect from the elderly already, but working activities is definitely different than caring for them, because of course I didn’t ever touch them. You could definitely tell that my instructor was proud of the class that she taught “It’s a different feeling being the one behind the nurses stations