Nurse’s Training
Upon her completion of High School, Ann enrolled in the School of Nursing at Hillcrest Baptist Hospital in Waco. Two of her high school classmates attended school with her. Everyone seemed to dread the surgical training. It was not uncommon for student nurses to faint when they first witness a surgery. Not Ann. She was fascinated by the whole process. So much so that surgical nursing would become her specialty during her long career.
Nursing students may be dedicated to their profession but they are not above a few practical jokes. One night Ann and her roommate were engaged in serious study for an exam that was supposed to take place the next day. Suddenly, the door opened, and someone threw in a bucket of water. On the heels of that they emptied a box of Tide onto the floor. Needless to say, that ended exam preparations. As it turned out, the perpetrators of the prank worked very hard to help them clean up the mess.
When it came time to graduate, Ann was again faced with the possibility that she would finish as the top student in her class and be called on to deliver a speech. As it turned out that’s exactly what happened. Long ago she conquered her fear of public speaking, and has made presentations to ladies’ groups and others all over the country.
As it turned out her hospital nursing degree wasn’t sufficient for her to make the advances in the medical profession she really wanted to make. Many years later, after we were married, she returned to school. She received a BSN degree in nursing and for good measure picked up a BA in psychology. She also became a licensed RN after passing state boards.
Speaking of her experience at Hillcrest, Ann says, “I learned a very important lesson as a student nurse. I came to realize that beauty shines from within us, and I possessed all I wanted to be beautiful and popular. When I gave of myself, showed interest in others, all the needs I had were fulfilled.”
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