Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Left home at 18 and went to college.
Dad died when I was 21.
Graduated nursing school.
Traveled around the world.
Had my sons.
Keep following my journey

Education

High School
Monterey High School
Bachelor
Nursing
University of San Francisco

Career

Registered Nurse

I work in the GI (Gastroenterology) clinic.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Medicine
Education
Helping People

Day to Day

After 38 years of bedside nursing, a back injury, I finally transferred over to a desk job. From 9:00 to 12:00, I check staff messages and carry out needed requests from said messages. Next thing is work on my hepatoma list which consists of 470 patients. Also, I cover phones or med-reviews. From 12:00 to 1:00, I call post-procedure patients from previous day. From 2:00 to 5:00, I continue with phones or med-reviews as they come in.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for college students

The first thing I did was become a nursing assistant at a hospital.

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

undergrad
Bachelor
Nursing

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Society in General:

"It is a difficult job. There is no respect. You're a hand maiden to a doctor."

Challenges I Overcame

Death and Loss