
Jacqueline Masquat
Registered Nurse
Loma Linda University Center
Loma Linda, CA USA
Loma Linda University Center
Loma Linda, CA USA
Registered Nurse
I deal with kidneys, livers, and pancreases on the transplant unit.
Depending on my duties for the day, I start at 6 a.m. if I am a charge nurse and get the paperwork and reports as well as help other nurses. Other times, I check patients' vitals every hour, do frequent rounding, and when I have free time, I help my fellow nurses.
Here's the first step for everyone
I recommend entering the nursing program immediately and getting a bachelor's in nursing over taking the route I did, although it did help me to become more sure of my decision to pursue nursing. Everyone's journey teaches them a valuable lesson.
"I have not received any discouragement but instead, I was reminded of what I had always said I would be since I was little, which was a pediatrician."
Originally dealing with children and precautions in August 2020, she was transferred to the adult side of the hospital in May 2021. She was very busy as many nurses quit and had to manage patients not on her list while putting her health at risk.
She chose to become a nurse because she always knew when she was little that she wanted to help people, at first she thought of becoming a pediatrician but she did not pursue that path. After graduating from CSUF she knew she wanted to do more.
Her grandmother was someone who inspired her very much as she had her first child at a very young age, her grandmother is someone who still shows love even in moments when she is upset, so her grandmother inspires her to be a better human.
Student at CSUF