What do I love about my job?

Because it’s a profession that never stops giving. You learn new things every day with your patients and it feels so good inside when I see improvement in my patients . Actually, it gives me inner peace that I was able to help somebody. Every time we have patients and family members and they feel better, we count that as a blessing. I’m still counting my blessings every day, and guess what? I’m getting paid for that and I thank God every day for this opportunity I have been given.

Being a nurse you need to be flexible and you should remember everything about your patients because the doctors you work with will count on you to have answers about all your patients, including every disease process, every medication and time it needs to be administered, laboratory results, vital signs, urine output, schedule laboratory, and all new orders for the day. Be prepared to write down every single thing that you do, it's like nurses everyday diary.

Sometimes being a nurse you will see sad situations. There will be times where you witness sad or tragic situations. Patients do not all make it, and watching someone die can be tough. But for me, the saddest part of being a nurse is we have to holidays, nights and weekends.

Above all, I am passionate about improving the quality of life for all of my patients. It’s not a career to me, it’s a calling.