Jill
Trevino
December 2011
Jill
Trevino
,
RN
Med/Surg
Cross Country Staffing
Boca Raton
,
FL
United States
The first person in the photo on the left is the Branch Manager Karla Hampton. Jill
Trevino is the other person holding the certificate.
Ever since I was a little girl I have had a yearning to help the sick or injured. Back then, it was my cats and dogs that got routine check-ups. I used to name moths and flies and I swore I knew each of them. Now I would request a psych consult for that kind of behavior. I wanted to be a Veterinarian and I once even intubated a squirrel that was attacked by my dogs. I used a straw and I swear he held on longer with my CPR and efforts. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it and I was devastated, but that was my turning point to work on humans instead of animals. Animals can’t tell you what is wrong.
I had my daughter Alexis right out of high school and I started my pre-requisites for the nursing program. I was on what I call the “10 year plan” because I graduated in 1992 from high school and I graduated from nursing school in 2002. In between those years I got married to a wonderful man, Derick, had a son, Giovanni, and worked as an EMT and then EMT-Intermediate and made a circle back to nursing. It was important to me to finish what I had started and what I loved the most.
I lost my father in 2004, but I was able to care for him in those last moments and he was there to see my accomplishments. My mother has her master’s in psychology, so it was important for me to continue my education as well. I have had a great amount of support from my family, friends, and co-workers. Through these last 10 years I have met so many wonderful nurses, doctors, CNA’s secretaries, managers, etc. God sends his angels in many forms. It would take an entire page or two to list all of the names of people that I admire, have inspired me, helped me and/or tolerated my OCD. The people that have worked with me know what I mean.
What it all comes down to is that I became a nurse to hopefully make a difference in someone’s life. People don’t go to the hospital because they are bored (usually), they are sick, in pain, scared or depressed. Most of the time, they are a little of all of these. It is miraculous to see a patient healed or at least stabilized whether they are in the ER or on the floor. I am blessed to be able to witness these miracles each time I go to work.
Trevino is the other person holding the certificate.
Ever since I was a little girl I have had a yearning to help the sick or injured. Back then, it was my cats and dogs that got routine check-ups. I used to name moths and flies and I swore I knew each of them. Now I would request a psych consult for that kind of behavior. I wanted to be a Veterinarian and I once even intubated a squirrel that was attacked by my dogs. I used a straw and I swear he held on longer with my CPR and efforts. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it and I was devastated, but that was my turning point to work on humans instead of animals. Animals can’t tell you what is wrong.
I had my daughter Alexis right out of high school and I started my pre-requisites for the nursing program. I was on what I call the “10 year plan” because I graduated in 1992 from high school and I graduated from nursing school in 2002. In between those years I got married to a wonderful man, Derick, had a son, Giovanni, and worked as an EMT and then EMT-Intermediate and made a circle back to nursing. It was important to me to finish what I had started and what I loved the most.
I lost my father in 2004, but I was able to care for him in those last moments and he was there to see my accomplishments. My mother has her master’s in psychology, so it was important for me to continue my education as well. I have had a great amount of support from my family, friends, and co-workers. Through these last 10 years I have met so many wonderful nurses, doctors, CNA’s secretaries, managers, etc. God sends his angels in many forms. It would take an entire page or two to list all of the names of people that I admire, have inspired me, helped me and/or tolerated my OCD. The people that have worked with me know what I mean.
What it all comes down to is that I became a nurse to hopefully make a difference in someone’s life. People don’t go to the hospital because they are bored (usually), they are sick, in pain, scared or depressed. Most of the time, they are a little of all of these. It is miraculous to see a patient healed or at least stabilized whether they are in the ER or on the floor. I am blessed to be able to witness these miracles each time I go to work.