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‘I Love the Profession’
Ashley Girouard Is Grateful for the Difference She’s Already Making
To Ashley Girouard, seeing patients isn’t just treating them and sending them on their way. There’s a con- nection to be made in each encounter.
“I love making connections with my patients,” she said of her current work in an orthopedic unit at Baystate Medical Center. “A lot of these patients come in for routine hip and knee surgeries, and they’re healthy. And I love being able to talk to them. We’ll talk about sports, we’ll talk about their lives, their family, and I think it’s great. I love making those connections by talking to them.”
At Elms College, where she recently earned her bachelor of science in nursing degree and will soon add the title of registered nurse, Girouard followed in the footsteps of her mother, who made nursing her profession as well.
“I’ve always looked up to her. I see what she does day in and day out,” she said. “I know that I love caring for every- body around me, so I just decided to go into this profession ... and I love it.”
Girouard currently works in the Student Nurse Associ- ate Program (SNAP) at Baystate. SNAP nurses function in
a supportive role to a registered nurse and work collabora- tively with the healthcare team in the management of patient care. This position allows the student to gain experience in providing care to a diverse patient population and to develop strong communication and organizational skills.
Meanwhile, they perform direct patient care, obtain and record vital signs,
“I love making connections with my patients.”
Ashley Girouard is gaining experience through Baystate’s SNAP program for new nurses.
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