Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Dream Job
Ever since I was a little girl I have always cared for others. I would always take care of my family when they were sick because it was good practice for the future. One day my mother asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I told her I wanted to be a nurse.
To this day that remains true. I took all the classes I needed to, to prepare me to become a CNA, Certified Nursing Assistant. Since then I have obtained my CNA but I have not found a job yet. Being a CNA is not all that I want to be. I want to become a CRNA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
A CRNA is the person that puts you to sleep before you go to surgery and then monitors you throughout the surgery. It is a difficult job but I am doing an internship with the local hospital in the O.R. to learn more about being a CRNA. Here at the Watauga Medical Hospital, surgeries happen everyday. I have seen multiple surgeries and different ways to anaesthetise people according to the surgery. For example, if you are about to have an ACL repairment surgery, they will do a block. A block is wear you numb the whole limb the surgeon is working on. So during surgery you have no feeling in your leg and it will stay numb for a few days to ease the pain. But that is not the only way. As I said before, there are multiple ways to anesthetize a patient for surgery but that depends on the surgery itself.
I have learned a lot from this internship and it has made me love the thought of becoming a CRNA even more than I already do. I could sit in a surgery all day and learn about anesthesiology.
After high school, I will be attending college to go into a nursing program and then furthering my education to become a CRNA. Taking care of people is a passion that I have, that I can not get rid of. I can not think of any other way to spend my life than caring for others. The journey may be difficult but if this is my dream, I am willing to do anything it takes. I am looking forward to taking the next step in my life and hope that it is everything that I have dreamed of.
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I think its cool that you stuck to what you wanted to be because most the time kids chose a career they like but change it ten times before finding a passion. It's great you are in an internship and can go ahead and begin learning and really get the feeling of what your career will be. I'm about to go to college and still don't know what I want to be but i'm sure i'll find out soon enough.
ReplyDeleteIt's rare for people to stick with a profession they dreamed of. For a CRNA it would take a masters degree. With hard work and determination you will be there in no time.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your CNA first of all!!! I have upmost respect for any kind of nurse. Hard works will always pay off and speaking of pay, that is some bankroll in that profession! I hope it all goes well for you.
ReplyDeleteYou've got your CNA?! That's a great accomplishment. You know, I do not like the idea of anesthesia at all because when I had my gallbladder taken out, when I woke up from it, it kept making me startle awake every time I fell asleep. I've wondered if there is a certain anesthesia they used and whether I might be able to avoid having that kind used again if I have surgery in the future.
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