Closeness; from the perspective of an off-duty RN
They always say that a doctor is never off duty. Or in a movie I watched recently a reporter is never off duty. I always try to keep myself in that mentality, but that goes out the window because being off duty regularly is good for my health. But this afternoon was my alma mater's mid-year graduation service. My sister and I attended, as we knew a few students who were graduating. Anywho, the choir got up to sing and I noticed one guy started staggering a bit and actually almost passed out. Luckily he was caught by a fellow choir member. I looked at my sister and she said "go." So I went downstairs (we were sitting in the balcony of the chapel) and offered any aid that I could. Ended up going to the local emergency room as a precaution, and after about an hour and a half I left him to the care of his friends...and there were quite a few of them there.
One of the things that attracted me to Berea initially was that it seemed like an environment of closeness and the fact that everyone had each other's back. Even when I was in nursing school, we were all there for each other, and we became a family. Mostly because we really didn't have a choice since we were such a small department. We looked out for each other, no matter the circumstances. None of us were left hanging. And now at my job currently, I feel the same way. I absolutely adore my co workers because we work well together and we look out for each other too, because let's face it, in my line of work you need a good backbone of support. But what really blew me away about today was the fact that that Berea closeness still exists. The students, faculty, staff and alumni look out for each other, still! One of the guy's friends looked at me with a bit of a freaked-out look at the beginning, but as she walked out she said "thank you so much for staying with him." I received a throng of thank-yous after I left, and it made me think. I was talking to my sister yesterday about leaving your mark where you go to college, and for some people I've met at my time at Berea, they leave and don't come back. But then there's some who leave but keep a piece of it with them, because letting it go completely is just too much sadness. That's me. Even though I still live nearby, Berea never has really left me. And to be honest I don't think it ever will.
One of the things that attracted me to Berea initially was that it seemed like an environment of closeness and the fact that everyone had each other's back. Even when I was in nursing school, we were all there for each other, and we became a family. Mostly because we really didn't have a choice since we were such a small department. We looked out for each other, no matter the circumstances. None of us were left hanging. And now at my job currently, I feel the same way. I absolutely adore my co workers because we work well together and we look out for each other too, because let's face it, in my line of work you need a good backbone of support. But what really blew me away about today was the fact that that Berea closeness still exists. The students, faculty, staff and alumni look out for each other, still! One of the guy's friends looked at me with a bit of a freaked-out look at the beginning, but as she walked out she said "thank you so much for staying with him." I received a throng of thank-yous after I left, and it made me think. I was talking to my sister yesterday about leaving your mark where you go to college, and for some people I've met at my time at Berea, they leave and don't come back. But then there's some who leave but keep a piece of it with them, because letting it go completely is just too much sadness. That's me. Even though I still live nearby, Berea never has really left me. And to be honest I don't think it ever will.
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