As I opened the door to my house from a long day of middle school, I heard my mother crying. Before I could even see her, I knew what had happened, it had happened many times before, she had an asthma attack and struggled to communicate to the doctor due to English not being her first language. Every time she visited the doctor she struggled to communicate leading to an extremely stressful situation. When possible I went to the doctor with my mother, however, that was difficult at times. That day made me realize that I was in a unique position to help people in a similar situation to my family.
I moved to the United States from India when I was 5 because my parents wanted me to have a better life. Growing up in an Indian household, I was exposed to both Hindi and Gujarati daily while learning English in school allowing me to be fluent in all three languages.
I graduated from Georgia State School of Nursing with a BSN and accepted a position at Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta. Being a pediatric nurse my responsibilities on a day-to-day basis include checking vital signs, drawing blood, giving vaccinations, taking patient histories during their visits and …show more content…
However, there have been times were being a nurse has limited my voice when it comes to patient care. A situation that stands out is when a visiting doctor tried to give one of my patients a medicine which she was allergic to. When I pointed this out he took offense and said I was just a nurse, and I needed to focus on my job. Although obviously, it is an extreme minority of physicians who think this way, but I believe if I had been a PA, I would have been able to offer the care. Which my patient needed. An unexpected benefit did result from this experience. The attending physicians and PAs that I work with recognized my enthusiasm for learning and sharing their medical knowledge helped me realize my dream of one day becoming a
I moved to the United States from India when I was 5 because my parents wanted me to have a better life. Growing up in an Indian household, I was exposed to both Hindi and Gujarati daily while learning English in school allowing me to be fluent in all three languages.
I graduated from Georgia State School of Nursing with a BSN and accepted a position at Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta. Being a pediatric nurse my responsibilities on a day-to-day basis include checking vital signs, drawing blood, giving vaccinations, taking patient histories during their visits and …show more content…
However, there have been times were being a nurse has limited my voice when it comes to patient care. A situation that stands out is when a visiting doctor tried to give one of my patients a medicine which she was allergic to. When I pointed this out he took offense and said I was just a nurse, and I needed to focus on my job. Although obviously, it is an extreme minority of physicians who think this way, but I believe if I had been a PA, I would have been able to offer the care. Which my patient needed. An unexpected benefit did result from this experience. The attending physicians and PAs that I work with recognized my enthusiasm for learning and sharing their medical knowledge helped me realize my dream of one day becoming a