COVID-19 has lasted for two harsh years. It has affected every aspect of our lives. The hardest hit areas have been the medical community: specifically, nurses. They have a hard enough time without the threat of a global pandemic to add to their already stressful jobs. These are the real heroes.
Misty Clark has wanted to be a nurse since she was 16 years old! Twice in her life she almost gave up out of frustration in both her professional and personal life. She realized that after having kids she might need to just settle for being a Certified Nursing Technician. “There is nothing wrong with being a CNA, but I want more.” So, she dove, headfirst, into the nursing program at Tarrant County College. Misty graduated at the top of her class. Texas Health Resources (THR) was so impressed that they offered her a job before she even graduated. They offered her a job in the same labor and delivery (L&D) area where she has been a CNA for the past decade.
Local nurse at THR facility labor and delivery department. She is admitting a new patient and wearing an N95 mask as part of the new guidelines. Photo by: Misty Clark
Elaina Faulks has been a nurse a little bit longer than Misty. She went straight to college for nursing and after graduating she was hired by THR. She has worked in the emergency room and for the surgery department before she landed at Labor and Delivery. Unlike the other departments, labor and delivery doesn’t deal with too much trauma, so she feels that it is not as stressful.
