Lupita G
Registered Nurse
Hospital in Long Beach, CA
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
Left parents in Mexico at 15 y / o to continue my High School education. Moved in with a dear aunt.
Struggled with identifying with new culture 1st year in U.S.-Learned English in less than one year.
I had a mentor / teacher in High School (11th Grade) who motivated me to pursue Nursing.
Got my own place with roommate and started working as a waitress after graduating High School in '03.
Attended Cypress College as a pre-nursing Major-Did only part time-took me five years to transfer.
Transfered to Cal-State University Long Beach in 2008. Got into Nursing Program 2010.
Did my internship semester in women's health-Labor and Delivery, and found passion in the field.
Graduated as a Registered Nurse in May 2013. Now hired and starting my career in November 2013!
Education
High School
Career
Registered Nurse
I am starting my career as a Registered Nurse focusing on women's health.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Medicine
Science
Helping People
Day to Day
Well, I will be starting in November, 2013. However, during my internship, I helped assess mothers and babies. I would help coaching with deep breathing during laboring. There is lots and lots of education involved for new mothers such as teaching breast feeding techniques, what to look out for to prevent postpartum hemorrhage, how to prevent breast engorgement, and many other things. There was wonderful teamwork among the Labor and Delivery nurses which truly made my experience positive.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Stay focused on the pathway to becoming a Registered Nurse. All the tools are there for you, and you really just have to stay focused. I wanted to be done before I was 26 y / o, but life happens and no matter what obstacles, I set my mind to pursue it and I stayed focused. Know your core values; Do you like helping people? Do you go the extra mile to help your co-workers complete their task? Do you want to make a change in health care?
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"Why is it taking you so long to graduate? You are still in school? When do you graduate?"
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
Death
First-Generation College Student
