Supplied photo\nFrom left: Alison Fyfe-Carlson RN BN MEd, Nursing coordinator; Myrna Davis, RN BN MEd, Nursing instructor; Elyse Griffith, Nursing student; Rachel Rubin, Nursing student; Chris Hofer, Nursing student; Sandy Alguire RN MN, Instructor; Cathy Baxter RN MN, Chair of the Nursing Department.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n“I’m definitely nervous, but I know we’re not going with the expectation to win, just for the opportunity, for a really great learning experience,” Griffith said.<\/p>\n
For the past few weeks, the students have been meeting with mentors and teachers for weekly practice sessions. It’s given Griffith a closer look at some of the topics and skills that she may have only skimmed in class.<\/p>\n
“We’ve visited a lot of nursing skills that were quickly touched on in class or lab, so I think that’s been beneficial because that’s stuff we can experience in the clinical world but don’t necessarily go too in depth in school,” Griffith said.<\/p>\n
It’s a busy term for her, as she’s taking several science-based courses, but she decided this opportunity was too great to pass up. The selection process was fairly rigorous, she said.<\/p>\n
“They sent out a letter to see who’s interested… and then we had to go through a pretty selective process to be chosen for the final two,” Griffith said. “We had to show a letter of recommendation, a letter of interest and then a panel interview. If we got through that, we did a final, where we were tested on a simulation that was presented to us.”<\/p>\n
Griffith and Rubin only met this year to work on competition prep, but Griffith says at this point they’re a well-oiled machine.<\/p>\n
“We’ve gotten comfortable because we always practice together,” she said.<\/p>\n
Coming from a family of nurses, Griffith eventually decided on the same path, knowing the medical field was where she wanted to be.<\/p>\n
“Even just from my mom, school is a totally different process,” she said. “There’s still similarities and it’s an intense program, but different for sure.”<\/p>
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