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Nolita Madros,
Transcript Section 13
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MARLA: Well, I think that that was mostly what I had to ask you.
Is there anything that you want to add or anything that you would like to have on the record or advice from people who maybe are thinking about being a health aide?
NOLITA: Every day is an adventure. It's not the same thing every day.
And it's even more of an adventure if you're an itinerant because you get to go to other places, meet new people, and not every place has the same medical problem. You actually get a learning experience when you're travelling. So.
MARLA: And then -- well, actually, one other question was have you been encouraged by other people to get further education or are you interested in pursuing a PA or becoming a PA?
NOLITA: For a long time, I was like, when I grow up, I'm going to be a paramedic. And then I don't know, I kind of changed my views, but I think some day I'll go back to school.
Right now, because I'm a single parent, I think I just want to concentrate on getting my son the best possible education during his school years.
Because he does have a learning disability, and I think I need to concentrate on his education right now so I could set him up.
And then once he's off and going, you know, I'll probably go back to school.
MARLA: What does it take to be a paramedic?
NOLITA: Oh, I know you have to be -- you have to go to like a 12-month training course and be sponsored by a doctor or hospital. A doctor probably.
And you have to just do a lot of -- go out -- well, I guess what I want to say is I want to be a paramedic on an air ambulance so I can still do the travelling and, you know, see different things.
MARLA: And meet people and --
NOLITA: Yeah. A lot of times I don't even remember people's names. I probably -- I probably won't remember your name. But if you tell me your birthday or -- I remember people's chart numbers from 15 years ago. I remember numbers a lot better than I remember names. So if I don't remember you in a year, that's why.
MARLA: I won't be offended.
NOLITA: Yeah. So.
MARLA: Okay.
NOLITA: I thought about going to PA school, but you know, PA school is okay, but I think -- I think a family nurse practitioner would be a lot better.
You don't need a sponsoring doctor, and not that the doctor isn't right but, you know, working for the North Slope family nurse practitioners is the way to go because Samuel Simmonds always likes to work with the PAs, the North Slope Borough hire. They won't sponsor them. So that's why we don't have PAs.
MARLA: So there's no PAs on the North Slope?
NOLITA: No.
MARLA: Okay.
NOLITA: There might be PAs at Samuel Simmonds, but they are sponsored by the doctors there in the hospital.
And we have PAs that work at Chief Andrew Isaac, but I think it's just easier. You get a lot more knowledge, you have to go through a nursing program and then do the masters to the nursing program, I think that's -- when I grow up, I'll be a family nurse practitioner.
MARLA: That's pretty cool. When I grow up. Well, yeah, I just -- I wondered, too, if it's something that the program -- this they encouraged.
NOLITA: They do encourage us to go on. They do.
MARLA: And would they sponsor, would they help if you wanted to get further education, do you know?
NOLITA: I'm not really sure.
MARLA: Yeah.
NOLITA: I know -- I'm not really sure about that because I haven't looked into it yet. So I don't know.
MARLA: Yeah.
NOLITA: But it's an interesting job.
MARLA: Yeah. It seems like it. I think that there's a -- there has to be some particular personality traits to be a health aide.
NOLITA: Yeah. You've got to be able to help someone and, you know, have an open mind and help them. And want to be able to help them, or try.
MARLA: Yeah.
NOLITA: So.
MARLA: Is that one of the best parts about the job, do you think, or --
NOLITA: I think the best part of the job is actually getting to help people.
MARLA: Yeah.
NOLITA: So. Like I said, every day's an adventure.
MARLA: Well, cool. I think that this has been a great interview.
NOLITA: Oh.
MARLA: And if there is anything else?
NOLITA: No.
MARLA: Okay. Well, thank you very much, Nolita, for taking the time out of your busy day. I know that you have long days and lots of patients to see, so thanks very much.
NOLITA: Oh, thank you for wanting to interview me.
MARLA: You're welcome. |
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