Grace's story - a student nurse volunteering in Nepal, Kathmandu, a shining star experience!

Real Nurse Stories

Grace's story is one of my favourites so far! Grace is a student nurse studying to become a registered nurse. Her journey into nursing was inspired by a condition that she was born with as a premature 26-week old baby. Her love of human biology is testament to the great person-centred care that she received from her Paediatric team who educated and involved Grace about her condition with age-appropriate education throughout her childhood. Grace talks about her experience as a young 17-year-old studying to become an enrolled nurse and some of the challenges that she faced. Grace had a three-week volunteer placement in Nepal, Katmandu, which she describes as "a shining star experience." Her story illustrates that despite her young age she is a natural educator with fantastic critical thinking and project management skills and there are many examples in her story that illustrate these skills. Grace was awarded the New Columbo Grant and Award from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a result of her volunteering experience in Nepal. Her story is truly inspiring and I have no doubt that Grace will continue to give back and contribute her time and skills, making a difference to everyone she meets. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. If you would like to know more about the work that I do with nurses in leadership training and coaching you can read more about me here Are interested in sharing your nursing story on my podcast, please contact me on [email protected] to arrange a chat.