Susan Steen has a Passion for Nursing
By Robyn Marlow
Susan Steen doesn’t see nursing as just a career.
It’s a passion, and she wants more people to join her in improving the lives of others through the medical field.
Susan is the director of nursing at the Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility.
When she was a student working on her nursing degree at Holmes Community College in Grenada, she may not have realized the impact of her vocation choice.
“Nurses experience more emotion in a day’s work than some people experience in a lifetime ‘at the office,” she says. “Nurses are there for the birth of children and for the end of life process, and for every moment in between these two dates.’’
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A Nice Place to Be
Nursing is one of the fastest-growing career fields in America. Here at North Sunflower Medical Center and the Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility we are looking for nurses to join our family. Susan says it’s a really nice place to be.
“The care provided by our employees makes me proud to be a part of this team. The atmosphere is welcoming, and our residents are happy. We pride ourselves in professionalism without being impersonal,’’ she says.
We appreciate that feedback because we care about all our team members and the personal connection that they make every day with patients and residents.
Susan hopes to see more people starting studies in nursing. Times of crisis like the world is experiencing now, reveal the importance of dedicated health professionals, she says.
One of the things Susan enjoys is getting to connect with family members, as well as residents. The work of a nurse is complex.
Nurses, she says, “are loyal to the provision of care, teaching and explaining, communicating and advocating, defending and supporting, and understanding all aspects of all needs of their patients and their patients’ families.’’
She says people who want to serve the community should look into nurse training options. Traits that serve a nurse well, she says, include compassion, understanding, kindness, neutrality, and tolerance.
“There are so many blessings and struggles which belong to the heart and mind of a nurse, and a true nursing heart is grateful for both,’’ she says.
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