Nursing Graduate returns to show lessons at RichmondCC

HAMLET — Lindsay Haire resides her dream as a registered nurse within the emergency division at First Well being Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond. She just lately added a brand new phase to her dream profession: nursing teacher.

Haire was employed by her alma mater, Richmond Group Faculty, to be an teacher for Nursing Assistant lessons. She is going to train her first-class this August.

Nevertheless, to get to this half in her life and profession was not a simple experience for Haire. She confronted many challenges whereas in class at RichmondCC to get her Affiliate Diploma in Nursing.

The Anson County native determined that she wished to change into a nurse after having to look after her grandmother at dwelling for 2 years.

“With the assistance of Union County Hospice, it turned clear to me that I ought to have a profession in nursing,” Haire mentioned. “Throughout this time, nurses had entered our dwelling to handle my grandmother, and so they confirmed me what nursing was all about.”

Haire enrolled at RichmondCC in 2017 with the purpose of changing into a registered nurse by 2020. Regardless of her greatest efforts, her plan didn’t go as she wished.

“I felt like ‘problem’ was my center identify whereas I used to be within the nursing program,” Haire mentioned.

In the course of the obstetrics summer season semester in 2020, Haire obtained sick and sadly failed out on her first 12 months of the nursing program.

“I’m not scared to say that I failed out, as a result of that’s what I did,” Haire mentioned. “Though, I didn’t let that cease me from changing into a nurse.”

The primary-generation school pupil was not able to let go of her dream due to one check, so she got here again and was in a position to go the check that might permit her again into this system. Nevertheless, a number of weeks into the semester, Haire took her first check and failed it by omitting the final 5 questions.

“I simply knew nursing was not for me,” Haire mentioned. “At that second I went to my instructors and requested what may I do to go.”

To assist Haire and different nursing college students, a number of instructors obtained collectively and created small examine periods on reply nursing questions, prioritization and examine methods.

Because the summer season glided by, it turned time for Haire to check once more. Utilizing all of the methods that her instructors taught her in these examine periods, Haire handed the obstetrics semester.

“The battle of testing was not over. Each single check was a battle for me, however I knew I wished to change into a nurse greater than something,” Haire mentioned.

In July 2021 not solely did she full the Affiliate Diploma Nursing program, she took the Nationwide Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) and handed.

“Typically it takes a second likelihood to have the ability to totally perceive what it means after they say failure is part of success,” Haire mentioned.

Haire is grateful that she endured and didn’t hand over. She additionally had monetary help via the Workforce Innovation and Alternative Act (WIOA) that allowed her to afford nursing faculty.

“RichmondCC has made a big impact on my life by serving to me obtain my desires of changing into a registered nurse,” she mentioned.

Haire is at present enrolled at Fayetteville State College engaged on a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She plans to graduate this fall.

Haire is grateful for her household and pals for at all times supporting her. She recommends anybody to attend RichmondCC, particularly if they’ve desires of changing into a nurse.

Nursing Assistant Class Info

RichmondCC is providing a night Nursing Assistant I class in October and day and night Nursing Assistant II lessons in August. To enroll, name (910) 410-1700.