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has been anurse for morethan 30 years.She Regional Health, is another The rewards of
currently is a nurse in St.Vincent’s cardiac nurse who followed in a nursing | No matter
rehabilitation unit. Other nurses in Heavin’s relative’s footsteps. Her why nurses choose the
life included an aunt and a neighbor with mother, an aunt and four profession, they admit
whomshe was close. cousins all are n u r s e s . that patients —aswell
“I grew up around it, and it was a n a t u r al But Hutchesonat fi r s t as other nurses —
choice for me,” H e a v i n said. resisted the career,primarily reinforce their d e c i s i o n
Her choice was solidified by ahigh school because she didn’t think by constantlytouchingyk
job-shadowing experience. After observing she could handle “the shots their hearts.Lebr
doctors, radiologists and other health care and the blood.” Instead, she “I enjoy [getting]Marc
workers, Heavin decided nursing was the best got an associate degree in e-mails, pictures andPhoto:
choice for her. architectural technology Jamie Hutcheson, a pediatric patient care Christmas cards from
manager with Hendricks Regional Health,“She wanted to be the persontaking care and earned real e s t a t e and families and seeing a
followed her mother,anaunt and f o u rof the patient,” McClaysaid.“It seemed insurance licenses. prematureinfant …
cousins into nursing.
like nursing fit right in with her personality.” Then, Hutcheson growing up into t h i s
Roper also followed her mother into had twins — now age 24 — who were born healthy, perfect child,” Heavin said.“I was
the profession, and her own daughter is prematurely and spent a month in NICU. there at the beginning when they were most
anurse,too.Thoughshehasspentmore The experience transformed the new mother’s vulnerable, and because of what our team
than 50 years in nursing, she wasn’t always career outlook for good. did, here they are five years later.”
sure of her career path. “That spurred me on to think,‘I can do Nurses also say the profession provides
“I was all over the board when I graduated this and I really want to do this, so why not?’ good karma — the care and compassion
from high school,” she said.“Mom said, Iwentbacktoschool,”shesaid. shared with patients eventually finds its
‘Whenithitsyou,Ruth,itwillhityou,and Now working in a pediatric unit, Hutcheson way back to them.
you’ll know what you’re supposed to do.’” is back in the place where it all started. “My father went through a terminal
“The nursery was my first love,and I illness of cancer and passed away, and he was
Apersonalmiracle|Jamie Hutcheson, a concentrated on that,” she said.“I knew that’s treated so kindly by the nurses,” Roper said.
pediatric patient care manager with Hendricks where I wanted to be.” “That just opened up my heart.”●
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