My name is Wendy Morales. I am currently in nursing school finishing up my bachelors in Nursing (BSN) at George Mason University; my expected graduation date is May 2015. I am an Acute Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) at Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) on the Heart and Kidney Unit (HKU). I started at CNMC in 2008 as a Childcare tech (CCT) and transitioned to a Patient care tech (PCT) during nursing school. And in 2009, I started as a new grad on the Cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). After 6 months of CICU training, I transferred to HKU. I have had many roles on HKU as a preceptor and charge nurse. Out of my seven years of nursing, I want to say the most rewarding part of my career has been working with sick children and training new nurses. Working with sick children has taught me so much over the years; like things could be worse, resilience is key and that hope gives one the will and power to want to live and see another day, in addition, being able to work with the less fortunate/the Hispanic community in the Washington, DC area has been the most rewarding because I feel like I’m giving back to my community and I'd like to continue doing so by starting this blog on Type II diabetes in honor of diabetes awareness month, and for my mother who was diagnosed with type II diabetes in 1996. Here is to my hero, my mother, mi madre, Sandra P. Morales. #ILYMOM #diabetesawarenessmonth #proudlatina #hispanicsunidos
-Wendy, RNII
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