b'A Third World Learning Experience for BROOKLYN BRAUERPHOTOS BY MARYANN FLEMINGNOW THAT IVEIts all about theof something that is bigger than an shoes.Eventhoughundergraduate degree.STARTED PACKING,they are very heavy,Brooklyn is an honour student in IT SEEMS VERY REAL,her hiking boots are a must-have forher third year of the four-year nurs-COMMENTEDthis trip. Sandals, running shoes anding program at McMaster University nursesshoesareallgoingintothein Hamilton. NURSING STUDENTsuitcase too. Whydidshechooseacareerin BROOKLYN BRAUER,From May 6 to August 9, Brooklynnursing? I loved sciences in school, has a Global Health Placement at theBrooklyn said. And I wanted to go EXCITEDLYDhulikhel Hospital, in a scenic villageinto health care. I chose the nursing ANTICIPATING HERnestled in the Himalayas, southeastprogramanditjustfeelsrightfor SUMMER PLACEMENTof Nepal and 28km from Kathmandu.me.Established in 1996, it is a non-pro t,While she was a student at Port AT A HOSPITALnon-government hospital. Perry High School, her summer job IN INDIA. Imexcitedtolearneverythingwas at Port Perry Place, where sen-I can about their culture and healthiors are cared for.care system, enthused the 21-year- Asauniversitynursingstudent, old, who grew up on Scugog Island.her clinical placements have been di-Ill be ready for my 7 a.m. shifts withversi ed. Shes worked at the stroke a smile on my face! unitatHamiltonGeneralHospital, TheERishighstressandfastplus she gained extensive knowledge paced,Brooklynnoted.Thepos- aboutkneeandhipreplacements sible lack of resources and the lan- whilenursinginanorthopedic guage barrier could be a challenge.surgerydepartment.Shecuddled It will be interesting to see how thenewborns, who needed extra atten-local culture and religion in uencestion because of their medical condi-the kind of health care provided. tions, in the neonatal ICU at South I want to learn, as a nurse, howLakeHospitalinNewmarket.I to be comfortable being uncomfort- loved that, said Brooklyn, who may able, she added. I want to be partdecide on working with babies as a 16 FOCUS - MAY 2019'