Donna McLeod,Shelley McLeod-Garner和Michelle King分享了基因以外的东西。祖母,母女都是居住在邓肯的注册护士,都对帮助他人有热情。尽管护理有很多类型,但三代女性都遵循了同样的职业道路,直接在床边照顾患者的情况下工作。
正是80岁的唐娜(Donna)于1963年开始了她姐姐的脚步,开始了家庭传统。在整个41年的职业生涯中,唐娜(Donna)在全国的10家医院工作,从蒙特利亚(Montréal)到维多利亚州(Victoria),为从医疗和手术层到重症监护室提供各种级别的患者护理。
唐娜说:“我终于决定想成为更多的'动手',这样我就可以与患者在一起,而花更少的时间观看IV。”“我定居在长期护理护理中,在那里我结识了各行各业的老年人,并成为他们的护理和康复的一部分。对我来说,这是我职业生涯中最令人满意的部分。”
经过不同的护理职业,现年56岁的雪莱(Shelley)现在在邓肯的血液透析诊所工作。雪莱承认与该行业相关的许多挑战 - 长时间的工作,有时是困难的患者,他说成为一名护士不仅仅是遵循母亲的职业道路。
"I was actually going to become a physiotherapist but quickly learned that it wasn’t a good fit and gravitated towards nursing. It was my calling.”
25岁的米歇尔(Michelle)也没有计划成为一名护士。她说,拥有有意义的职业的冲动使她与母亲和祖母走了同一道路。
米歇尔说:“我喜欢护理所提供的各种工作,最初认为我可以从事公共卫生或社会工作,但是在学校期间,我对护理的医学方面感到很感兴趣。”“我喜欢在Cowichan地区医院的医疗场工作,照顾患有心脏,呼吸道,肾脏和肝脏病的患者。感觉我真的在改变他们的生活。在最伟大的时光中为另一个人提供的人是一种荣幸,与我的母亲和祖母相反,我实际上不介意转变工作!”
Nursing is indeed a family affair, and for Michelle this even includes her boyfriend, who she met during university, and whose mother is also a nurse. Michelle and her boyfriend graduated together and work on the same floor at Cowichan District Hospital.
米歇尔说:“我觉得护士彼此了解和尊重,因为我们关心正在接受治疗的非常生病的患者,可以缓解从手术中康复,并安慰那些为生命而战的人。”“有很多变化 - 有些日子真的很粗糙和情绪化,而其他日子则是惊人的和庆祝的。”
三代女性喜欢交换有关其职业的故事。雪莱说:“有一次我们坐在一顿全家福中,我们三个人开始谈论我们遇到的最严重的烧伤和伤口。”“我从谈话中抬起头,我可怜的丈夫和继子有一个非常绿色的苍白。显然,晚餐期间不应该讨论一些事情。”
All three women responded in the same way when asked what they enjoy most about the career they eventually chose: It is the reward of making a difference in a patient’s life, to be part of their healing and to witness how resilient people are, even when they may be going through a horrific time.
唐娜说:“我们所有人都富有同情心,热爱帮助人们。”“我为我的女儿和孙女感到骄傲,因为他们是充满爱心的美丽的人。”
Each year we celebrate National Nursing Week as a way to recognize the important role that nurses play in our health and wellness. This year’s theme for May 9-15 is "We Answer the Call" – a theme that was developed by the Canadian Nurses Association to showcase the many roles that nurses play in a patient’s health-care journey. The pandemic brought to light the courage and commitment that nurses work under every day and showed the important role that nurses play in the community.
This National Nursing Week we honour the hard work and commitment of all of Island Health’s nurses.
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