Reflection On Minne Luha

During my nursing 340 clinical experience I had the opportunity to go to Minne Lusa school and help give health screenings to each kid there. Before I had never been to Minne Lusa so I had no idea to what to expect walking into this school. My first initial reaction was that there were a lot of kids who lived in poverty. Just by the way the kids acted and dressed as well as responded to us nursing students, you could tell they were struggling. At Minne Lusa we did a lot of health screenings with the students and you could tell that a lot of the kids were not in good health. Kids even went to the extent of telling us how hungry they were because they hadn't eaten that day. This was definitely an eye opening experience for me and made me realize …show more content…
I knew this before I went to Minne Lusa but I had never seen poverty this bad before. Before it was more of just a general idea that I had from stories or experiences told to me. However, to actually be there, in the school, watching all these kids suffering was a whole other experience. It made me open my eyes and view poverty on a different level than I had viewed it before. Looking at these kids makes a person realize why change is needed in these schools. Kids are suffering everyday from starvation and that is not okay. Like stated before, Methodist has done a lot to help Minne Lusa but I feel like there is more that can be done. This experience contributed to the development of being a change agent in many ways. It made me realize that not all schools in Omaha are wealthy, and generally most of them do not have a lot of money. It always gave me a better view on how poor Omaha really is. It changed my whole view on poverty in Omaha. My goals are to be able to continue to grow as a change agent. Instead of just being able to pick out experiences that change my view, I also want to contribute more actions to be a better change agent. I want to be able to physically help others and not just say I want to help