帮助建立一个职业领域

Now helping the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office care for its inmates, Courtney Rust ’16, ’19 MSN used the extensive network she built while in the MSN program to launch a successful career.

“I decided to further my education and get my master’s degree because I wanted the chance to broaden my learning and knowledge base,” said Rust. “I wanted to know the details of the criminal justice system, its history, past, present, and future, and to find out how nursing fits into criminal justice.”

“I want to help people who are potentially at or close to the lowest point of their lives, even people who don’t know they need my help or want it. I just never wanted to be a ‘typical nurse.’”

拉斯特在攻读护理学学士学位时听说了慈悲山。 She graduated from 皇冠体育’s accelerated RN-BSN program in 2016, and was excited when 皇冠体育 added a 护理学硕士 program. 拉斯特希望通过获得法医护理专业的MSN，她可以在社区内建立联系，成为一个更合格的求职者。

“I want to help people who are potentially at or close to the lowest point of their lives, even people who don’t know they need my help or want it,” said Rust. “I just never wanted to be a ‘typical nurse.’”

拉斯特很高兴皇冠体育能够很好地连接护理和刑事司法领域。

“The master’s program not only taught me the basics that I need to know related to forensic nursing, but also improved my professionalism, effective communication, critical independent thinking, and problem solving. I use these skills at work on a daily basis,” she said. “My experiences and education have made me into the person that I am and allowed me to respond calmly, comfortably, and confidently.”

在MSN项目的实习部分，Rust探索了法医领域的不同职业道路。 她参加了护士执业立法日，观察了几次尸检，跟随一名护士死亡调查员，参观了爱荷华州医疗分类中心，并参加了与该领域问题有关的会议、会议和研讨会。

由于这些经历，Rust遇到了许多法医领域的人，并创建了一本参考书，用于她的职业生涯。 她还去了英国，在那里她与伦敦和苏格兰的法医学人员建立了联系。

Currently, Rust works with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Hired to build and improve upon the medical care provided to inmates during their jail stay, she works with other correctional facilities, physician assistants at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics’ Emergency Medicine Department, jail alternative social workers, and outpatient community resources.

“I enjoy the organized chaos and daily obstacle course of medical issues that come up and keep me on my toes,” said Rust. “My favorite part of the job is being the first person to assess and respond to the medical concerns of the inmates. I feel I’m doing my job right because both the inmates and the deputies report issues to me and trust the treatment recommendations I give after consulting the physician assistant.”

“I encourage you to be the person to help pave the path for future forensic nurses. 帮我证明团队中有一名法医护士的必要性、重要性和好处。”

虽然拉斯特承认，进入一个有一些未知的独特职业领域可能会让人望而生畏，但她主张将法医护理作为护士的职业选择。

“I encourage you to be the person to help pave the path for future forensic nurses. 帮我证明团队里有个法医护士的必要性，重要性和好处。 Be an asset and a leader in a world that is ready for change,” she said. “Victims need you, and your colleagues do, too, even if they don’t know it yet.”