NURSE
AIDE
TRAINING
M
y name is
Evelin and I’m
from Guate-
mala. I came
to the USA in 2013. I’m 20
years old, and I’m a respon-
sible and honest person. I got
my high school diploma at
The Next Step Public Char-
ter School. Currently, I am
a student at Carlos Rosario
Public Charter School in the
Nurse Aide Training Program.
My dream is to be a Regis-
tered Nurse with a bachelor’s
degree and work at a hospital.
Guatemala is a country with
high violence. This violence
affected my family when I was
a child and my dad got shot in
his right leg. When he came
home from the hospital, I was
the only one who had the time
to take care of him. As I took
care of him, I noticed how I
was able to make him smile
by helping and caring for him.
Seeing his smile made me felt
that I was helpful to him. He
always said to me, “you are
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really patient and you like
to make jokes about your-
self just to make me happy
and that makes you smile.”
When he said that to me, I felt
amazing because I knew that
I was making him feel better.
As time passed, I imagined
myself taking care of others
who need it and doing things
that no one had ever done
for them. I can remember
when my father told me that
he wished to see me dressed
in a nurse uniform, and now
I want to make my dreams
and his wishes a reality.
My short term goal now is
to be a Certified Nurse Aide
from Carlos Rosario. After
that, I want to work at the
hospital and gain some expe-
rience. My long term goal is
to be a Registered Nurse with
a bachelor’s degree and take
care of people that are in need
and make them feel better by
caring for them, and help
them to do things that give
them hope and happiness.