Page 7 - Laker Connection Fall 2013

I was in the automotive business, and I wanted to do something
so I decided to go to school
to pursue nursing.
Dave Margrave | Age 34
I have worked with lots of patients from different age groups, ethnicities, etc., and the nursing program has taught me to be mindful that everyone is different and to cater to those different needs
Nicole Davis | Age 22
This school is very diverse. It’s one of the reasons I came here. Many of my peers are returning students like me. Diversity is ingrained in us – it’s in every class we take, we’re tested on it, and we are required to know it. It’s all around us.
Lindsey Akers | Age 32
My dream is to be an OB nurse.The nursing professors are encouraging to us, and
Zebib Alemie | Age 28
Ethiopia
My dream is to work with children and abroad in missions. The nursing program is the start of what I want to do.
Mackenzie St. Claire | Age 22
I want to work in the Emergency Room, or be a traveling nurse and go where the need is most... I am doing what I love. I get to go and help people. I don’t want to see people suffer and not be able to do something about it.
Elizabeth Oyeyemi | Age 21
Oshun State, Nigeria
I was motivated by a childhood illness to become a nurse.
what was wrong with me, but a
Alexa Forniss | Age 23
My biggest diversity experience was in my clinicals when I was a care giver
in a nursing home.
The people in the nursing home were so interesting and
polite, but they will tell you how it is!
Alan So | Age 23
At one point in my life I was sick, and I met a nurse. I remember the way she treated me, and I thought this is a good profession. I was an accountant in Nigeria, but when I came to the United States I decided to pursue nursing.
I have come back to my dream.
Babatunde Olorunfemi | Age 41
Ibadan, Nigeria
out of
my comfort zone,
The doctors couldn’t figure out
nurse did.
My grandparents were
they want us to be
successful in the program.
killed in the takeover in Cambodia, so I
never had the opportunity to experience
that population.
I was one year old when my aunt graduated from Clayton State. Then it was called Clayton Junior College. I’ve always wanted to be like her.
the way, but I am finally making my dream come true.
I was meant to be a nurse.
Life got in
There is a
beginning and this is it.
Beth Kelly | Age 42
Listen & experiences