Recently, I returned to nursing school to first, expand my knowledge of nursing. Secondly, in hopes of improving my current skill set as well as polishing up my old ones. To my surprise, I was met with a harsh reality.
I was hopeful as I started in a new role in a Women’s Care Unit in a new hospital. Everything was different for me and I looked forward to a change in the type of clinical practice I would learn. The Human Resources person clearly informed me of the average ages of the women I would care for and the list of the most common diagnoses being treated on this unit. But nothing prepared me for what I would experience in my journey of caring for one woman who would change the course of my career.
