Lundquist 1 Molly Lundquist Ms. Gardner English 10 Period 1 14 February 2014 Reflection he first ti!

e " #ne$ " $anted to a labor and deli%ery nurse $as in the third grade& the class had to $rite of their future 'lans. he !o!ent $e recei%ed this assign!ent " #ne$ e(actly to 'ut a nurse) but it $asn*t until a fe$ years later that " $ould #no$ $hat ty'e of nurse. E%eryday) " ca!e ho!e fro! school to as# !y !o! if there $ere any babies born $hile " $as a$ay. +he $ould tell !e of all birthing stories) gi%ing !e !ore infor!ation each ti!e as " got older. My !o! has ne%er sugar,coated her -ob for !e $hile " $as gro$ing u'. " #ne$ that the !others breastfed their babies fro! the !o!ent of birth& that $as co!!on #no$ledge in !y house. +he has drilled into !y siblings* and !y o$n head all the benefits of breastfeeding. My !o! has al$ays been !y ins'iration for !y drea! of beco!ing a nurse and a lactation consultant) and she is hel'ing !e chase this drea! do$n. " contacted three nurses) but only t$o res'onded. hese nurses each had at least ./ years of e('erience) though they $or#ed in different units. 0oth nurses had other 'lans in !ind) but their 'assion for hel'ing others o%ertoo# their decision. he first nurse " inter%ie$ed $as 1ude 2*3y!. 1ude has been a nurse at Petalu!a 4alley 5os'ital for fi%e years) but has been a nurse for ./ years. +he $or#ed her $ay into the labor and deli%ery unit by recei%ing e('erience as a lesser !edicine nurse at the age of 16. 3ina Ro!a has .7 years of e('erience) but is retired no$. +he thought of beco!ing an usherette and an air'lane ste$ardess) not a nurse& ho$e%er) 3ina had !any different nursing -obs8 !ed surge nurse) oncology nurse) ortho'edics nurse) and

Lundquist 2 'ediatrics nurse. 3ina recei%ed a di'lo!a degree) $hich is not gi%en out any!ore) allo$ing her to ha%e all of her nursing -obs instead of -ust one s'ecialty -ob. Fro! these t$o e('erienced $o!en) " learned that the bond created bet$een the 'atients and nurse is crucial for all nursing -obs. 9ith this bond) the 'atient and their fa!ily #no$ that the nurse is caring for the! and $ill hel' in any $ay 'ossible. " found out the !ost difficult 'arts of the -ob are the unfortunate endings and the least fa%orite 'art is the 'a'er$or#. he disheartening endings are hard to o%erco!e) but " found out they are fe$ and far in,bet$een of each other and the charting is a hassle to co!'lete. " also learned of colleges $ith different nursing 'rogra!s. here are colleges $ho ha%e a four year nursing 'rogra! $hile in other 'rogra!s) you do t$o years then a''ly to their nursing 'rogra! and there $ould be no guarantees of being acce'ted. here are also !any degrees) certifications) and s#ills for nurses to !aster. :ll the infor!ation " collected o%er the 'ast $ee# has created stronger feelings of beco!ing a labor and deli%ery nurse. " ha%e been #no$n to !a#e 'eo'le laugh) but to bring so!eone*s child) their -oy) to the $orld $ould be an honor. hough !y !o! tells !e to #ee' an o'en !ind to all ty'es of nursing) being a labor and deli%ery nurse is the only career " see fit.