Inspired by a Family Friend, I Chose to be a Nurse Technician – Josephine F
My summers where spent at my grandma’s house, and her next door neighbor, had a daughter named Valerie. Valerie was 3 years older than me bust she was a good friend to me. Valerie was a straight A student and she even got a scholarship to a really good college. I used to talk to Valerie every chance I got because she was very smart and I liked her a lot. She went to college and then to graduate school and became a registered nurse. Valerie worked at the hospital not far from her mother’s house because she wanted to be near her mom.
Although I was a close friend of Valerie’s, we were not that much alike. When I was in the 11th grade I think I fell in love with the captain of the basketball team. I Thought it was love and after we had a set of twins, I found out I was wrong. I dropped out of school because twin boys are a lot for a young girl to handle. My mom was very unhappy about the choices I made and decided that it was best for me and my kids to stay with grandma for a while. Valerie saw me & my family and she asked how she could help. I talked to Valerie because I felt like she could understand me and that she didn’t want to see me get into anymore trouble. Knowing that she was a supervisor at the hospital I asked her to find out if the were any jobs available. I was hoping for a job that involved nursing so I could be close to Valerie and maybe learn how to be more like her.
Working in the nursing profession requires that you are properly trained. My grandma thought that if I got my GED maybe I could get some additional training to work in a hospital, like Valerie. On the subway ride home from the GED exam, I overheard two women talking about these classes they were taking at the Manhattan Institute. One had a stethoscope around her neck and the other had a book on medical terminology that she was reviewing. They said that they liked the school because had time for their own families because of the flexible class schedule. I decided not to interrupt their conversation but to ask Valerie if she knew about this school.
Valerie and I looked on the internet and found out all we needed to know about Manhattan Institute. I called the school, got all of my questions answered, and went in to check it out. I liked the people I met and felt like this would be a good place to get started on a new career.
I have completed my study as a nurse technician and now work at the same hospital as Valerie. Although we work in different departments, we still see eachother often and seeing her keeps me focused on my new career.
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