Realizing a lifelong dream: One mothers journey to becoming a nurse [Video]

Nevada Pokorney shares firsthand how she shifted from a career in business to fulfilling her dream of becoming a registered nurse at Memorial Hospital. Emphasizing the sacrifices and support from her family, her story underscores the importance of working hard to pursue your passion. Nevada attended Ivy Tech Community College as a Beacon Scholar.

I have been trying to find the right words to express what graduating from nursing school means to me. I still don’t have them. I don’t know if I ever truly will. It has been a nearly lifelong dream of mine to do something that helps other people and makes a difference.

Life took me down a different path. I had a bachelor’s degree, a career in business and made great money. But it wasn’t fulfilling.

Then, during the very beginning of COVID, I lost my job. I took some time off to help my kiddos …