Finally Living Out my Calling
Nurses are awesome! My life has been touched many times by nurses. They’ve been there to
help me through the birth of my children. They informed me and comforted me when I had surgery.
They’ve also held my hand and cried with me when I had a miscarriage.
I believe that being a nurse is my calling in life. It took me a long time to recognize it, but here
we are! It has been a long journey. I’ve been drawn to the medical field for a long time. I applied for a
job doing laundry at Carilion 10 years ago. My hopes were to get my foot in the door and utilize their
tuition assistance program to get my nursing degree. I didn’t get the job. Life happened. I had babies
and my dream of becoming a nurse faded away. …show more content…
I’d search for jobs and apply for medical office positions in hopes to fulfill the longing of being
involved, some way in medicine. I worked at the Rescue Mission in Roanoke for five years. They finally
had a job opening for clinic receptionist and I was so excited to apply! I would be cross-trained on
drawing blood and checking vitals. I inquired about the position and then I decided that I was just unable
to go full-time at that point due to homeschooling my kids. Now, my kids are in school. I have time to
focus on my goals and dream.
I currently work as a part-time receptionist at Richfield Rehab. Working at Richfield has renewed
my passion for nursing. I see them working and I just want to be a part of it. I’ve never been one to just
sit back and watch. I’m a doer. I want to be the one building relationships with the patients. I want to
encourage them to meet their goals, get healthy, and return to their normal selves. I do understand that
not all stories I see will be success stories. I know that there will be some patients unable to return to
their former selves. I also know that some won’t make it home at all, but I’d still like to be there with
them for their last weeks, days, or hours to make them as comfortable as possible. I know the work
Nurses are awesome! My life has been touched many times by nurses. They’ve been there to
help me through the birth of my children. They informed me and comforted me when I had surgery.
They’ve also held my hand and cried with me when I had a miscarriage.
I believe that being a nurse is my calling in life. It took me a long time to recognize it, but here
we are! It has been a long journey. I’ve been drawn to the medical field for a long time. I applied for a
job doing laundry at Carilion 10 years ago. My hopes were to get my foot in the door and utilize their
tuition assistance program to get my nursing degree. I didn’t get the job. Life happened. I had babies
and my dream of becoming a nurse faded away. …show more content…
I’d search for jobs and apply for medical office positions in hopes to fulfill the longing of being
involved, some way in medicine. I worked at the Rescue Mission in Roanoke for five years. They finally
had a job opening for clinic receptionist and I was so excited to apply! I would be cross-trained on
drawing blood and checking vitals. I inquired about the position and then I decided that I was just unable
to go full-time at that point due to homeschooling my kids. Now, my kids are in school. I have time to
focus on my goals and dream.
I currently work as a part-time receptionist at Richfield Rehab. Working at Richfield has renewed
my passion for nursing. I see them working and I just want to be a part of it. I’ve never been one to just
sit back and watch. I’m a doer. I want to be the one building relationships with the patients. I want to
encourage them to meet their goals, get healthy, and return to their normal selves. I do understand that
not all stories I see will be success stories. I know that there will be some patients unable to return to
their former selves. I also know that some won’t make it home at all, but I’d still like to be there with
them for their last weeks, days, or hours to make them as comfortable as possible. I know the work