Even though I'm not a nurse yet, I can still make a difference
Today's post is a long time coming, I've been up to a lot lately, namely campaigning for Mitt Romney and starting a new class, along with a few hard core anatomy exams. Today's post is also going to be very different from what I usually post about. Today's post is going to be about my class I started this week.
In order to get into the nursing program I need to have a lot of service on my resume. Ironically, for a year now I have been trying to get into a volunteer position at the community crisis center as a victim advocate. This is wonderful because I can serve doing something I have been wanting to do for ages, and use it as a step into something else I love as well. Last night I attended and am enrolled through Dec. 11th. I will be working as a sort of counselor for domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault victims, working with local law enforcement as I arrive on scene to talk to and try to guide these victims and help them. I will even be meeting up with some victims at the hospital and spending time with them.
Last nights class really took the rose colored glasses off my eyes, and opened my eyes to some horrors of the world that I have never experienced before. I was in tears listening to a 6 year old on the phone with a 911 dispatcher screaming for help, and watching a mother be beaten while her children were forced to watch. This job will be hard: I knew that coming into it, but I had never imagined the feelings that would flood me when I heard that little girl...
I went home with my mind spinning with the horrific statistics flying through my head, and couldn't seem to distance myself from it. The key to being a successful caregiver is finding the balance between being callous and still able to feel enough to relate, which is very hard for those who tend to go into a caregiver position, because they tend to be on the extra loving, kind side. I received a priesthood blessing from two friends and it was such a help. The priesthood has been such a blessing in my life, what a blessing to receive direct help and comfort from my Father in Heaven. I know with His help I will be able to successfully help these victims. Have a great week guys :)
In order to get into the nursing program I need to have a lot of service on my resume. Ironically, for a year now I have been trying to get into a volunteer position at the community crisis center as a victim advocate. This is wonderful because I can serve doing something I have been wanting to do for ages, and use it as a step into something else I love as well. Last night I attended and am enrolled through Dec. 11th. I will be working as a sort of counselor for domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault victims, working with local law enforcement as I arrive on scene to talk to and try to guide these victims and help them. I will even be meeting up with some victims at the hospital and spending time with them.
Last nights class really took the rose colored glasses off my eyes, and opened my eyes to some horrors of the world that I have never experienced before. I was in tears listening to a 6 year old on the phone with a 911 dispatcher screaming for help, and watching a mother be beaten while her children were forced to watch. This job will be hard: I knew that coming into it, but I had never imagined the feelings that would flood me when I heard that little girl...
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