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I wanted to deal with the most sick patients. I don't know why; I just liked it. I'm like
I want to deal with those patients. I think I have the caring personality to kind of help
somebody through a difficult time and I just felt like that's where I fit and I love it;
I won't go anywhere else. The focus for me is the patient. You know,
this could be happening and that could be happening, but my main focus is, that could
be my mom right there, that could be my dad right there. You know, I'd really want somebody
to take care of them, so why not be me? Why? You know what I mean? I need it to be me,
so I just treat each person like they're my family member, that's what keeps me going.
I love the fact that the nurses are so close-knit. You're never in a problem and you feel like
this person won't help you or that person won't help you. You just feel like you can
just go "Hey, I need you!" and bam, they're there, that's what I like.
Speaking as a wife and a mom, I really do think DeKalb is a great place to work because
of flexibility. Being flexible with the schedule is very important to a nurse because you work
12 hours, 3 days a week, so if you're able to juggle the schedule with your family life,
it's awesome. Nursing is more than just a job because you
really have to feel passionate about this field. It's because a good nurse is going
to want to be at work, is going to want to take care of that patient and is going to
make sure they're safe and doing the right things for that patient.
I would encourage somebody to come to DeKalb Medical; it's just an awesome place to be,
I don't know what else to say. My name is Celechia Johnson and I'm proud
to be a DeKalb Medical nurse.