Alumna Profile: 多莉梁
Studying to become a nurse was an arduous process for 多莉梁. She transferred colleges three times before she earned her associate’s degree. Like many nurses entering the field today, Dolly soon found that a bachelor’s degree would greatly expand her job option. Searching for the right school to complete her degree, Dolly kept encountering RN-to-BSN 项目 that were entirely online. “I wanted something that had a classroom component,” she said. “I like to interact with people.”
It wasn’t until she found North Park’s program, which was in-person other than a few hybrid courses, that she felt quite at home. She credits a lot of this to her advisor and favorite professor, Dr. 万达烧伤. “The first day I met her, I had a feeling that the school would be a good fit for me. She was sympathetic to my night shift work, and she explained abstract concepts in simple terms. She even made me feel comfortable enough to tell jokes during oral presentations.”
Dolly was surprised by how practical aspects of the program was. 教授喜欢 Dr. Dimitra Loukissa 领导互动课程, inviting students to share their nursing stories, rather than simply lecturing. “I retained material better and learned it for my own good, rather than feeling pressure to pass a test,多莉说. Her leadership and management class required her to collaborate with a hospital unit’s staff, implementing small-scale improvements. “I loved the independent field work,多莉说. “Having to create my own projects, rather than being told exactly how to do the work, made the projects more meaningful.”
Though her educational process was challenging, it paid off. Before graduating from North Park in 2015, Dolly was offered a full-time position on the acute rehab unit at Swedish Covenant Hospital. “I want to inspire other students to work hard, 保持专注, and have fun while pursing their academic goals,多莉说。, who dreams about becoming a nursing instructor or a research nurse someday. 在我的研究中, I underwent massive growth, spiritually and intellectually, while building confidence in myself as a nurse during the process,多莉说. “The most important thing I learned from the journey was to never give up.”