COVID-19 Impact on Nursing
COVID-19 impacted healthcare in a way we have never seen before. The healthcare field was not prepared for the massive utilization it would face as resources, staffing, and mental health became essential in peoples' lives. The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked recognition of the outstanding work that healthcare workers provide.
Why Pediatric Care?
As a Pediatric Critical Care Nurse, my job consists of collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to directly care for patients that are newborn through young adulthood. These patients are critically ill, and require constant monitoring, evaluation, and changes to the care we provide. As a Registered Nurse, I directly provide the interventions determined my myself, Respiratory Therapists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Resident Physicians, and Attending Physicians. It is my job to administer medications, evaluate interventions, evaluate the outcomes of changes, and constantly monitor the patient’s condition(s). I chose Pediatric Critical Care because it has allowed me to make such a strong impact on a child’s life when they are at a fragile moment in their life, and hopefully assisting in allowing them to live a full life. I also have the opportunity to utilize my scope of practice to its fullest. I am thankful every day for the Physicians and Advanced Practice Nurses I work with and their guidance, collaboration, and respect.
Why Mount Union?
Mount Union provided an excellent and rounded education. I felt that I was entering the work-force after graduation as a well-prepared member of the field. I was proud to have graduated from a historic and prestigious institution because I had excellent clinical site experiences: Long-term care facilities in the Alliance area, Aultman Hospital, Mercy Hospital, and Akron Children’s Hospital. Having direct patient care and interaction with nursing staff allowed for a strong foundation to pair with my classroom education. The clinical experiences I had provided crucial experience for my nursing career.