Nursing!

Certified Nursing Assistant

I am finally a CNA! Last semester I started my nursing career by taking a Certified Nursing Assistant course at Northwest Technical College. I had so much fun (most of the time!) working with the other classmates learning our skills. We learned how to transfer, wash, feed, dress, and take vital signs of our residents. At the end of the course we were able to have two 8-hour shifts at a nursing home in town. I was very nervous about working with real patients instead of plastic ones! The first day we were assigned partners and each group was given a resident for the day. The next time, we were on our own with our own residents. I found that it was so rewarding to work with these people and to be able to talk with them.By the end of each day, I was exhausted! In January, I took the state exam to become certified. Half of the exam was a written portion and the other half was 4 random skills that you would perform on a partner. I passed both parts! Thank you to those of you who prayed for me during my testing, I felt your prayers. God helped me remember the important parts that I needed to know.

My certificates

This semester I am continuing on at Northwest Technical College and I have started my Practical Nursing courses to become a LPN. These classes are very challenging but also very rewarding. Please pray for me as I continue these next few years in the nursing program.