Personal Narrative: My Experience As A Pediatric Medical Assistant

The exposure I have gained through being a pediatric medical assistant for eleven years has given me a tremendous amount of knowledge about what it takes to be a good nurse. Through my work in pediatrics, I have had the opportunity to provide care to children from the first day of life through the age of twenty-one. Over the years, I have learned that caring for children is not restricted to just the patient. You have to also provide passionate care and support to families as well. I have had the privilege of interacting and building relationships with families on a very intimate level over an extended period of time. The experience has taught me that being able to build a trusting relationship with patients and their families is paramount to providing quality, compassionate care. To know that I have played a role in helping children and their families, especially at the most difficult times, has been rewarding for me. …show more content…
On January 7, 2008, my grandmother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Doctors gave her six months to live. I was living in Georgia at the time; however, I was determined to revise my schedule to allow me to drive back and forth to care for her. I would drive each Thursday to Louisiana, and return in just enough time to make it back to work on Monday morning. While in Louisiana, I was in charge of my grandmother’s personal needs, keeping her comfortable, taking her to chemotherapy, and ensuring she was getting her physical therapy. I witnessed the effects of her chemotherapy: fatigue and not having the capacity to endure the torment of her