在COVID-19大流行期间，退伍军人乔丹·帕尔-赫斯在东南理工大学的兼职LPN课程中获得了高分，目前正在适应作为南达科他州苏福尔斯桑福德健康中心的护士的生活。2022世界杯巴西阵容
“It’s a great community. I’ve really found that brotherhood, that family mentality that I had in the military, in health care,” said Parr-Hess, who is originally from Belle Fourche.
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Initially he hoped to become an Army medic after working as an emergency room technician in Rapid City. But Parr-Hess’s active-duty military career took off in a different way.
“I ended up being a 15W, which is an unmanned aerial systems operator. I was selected from there into the Gray Eagle program. It’s the Army’s version of the Predator,” Parr-Hess said. “I was one of the first 40 aircraft commanders certified in the platform for the Army.”
‘Orthopedic patient before I was an orthopedic nurse’
Deploying to Afghanistan with the Army and Africa as a private contractor, the 32-year-old says he learned communication and teaching skills he still uses to this day.
“It plays a big role. Just helping patients through their everyday lives, their appointments. Communicating with them and letting them know what’s going to happen today and how things are going to go and relaying providers’ recommendations,” Parr-Hess said.
Working in orthopedics and sports medicine, the former soldier can also relate to the people in his care.
“That’s what caused me leaving the military. I was in a motorcycle accident. I was an orthopedic patient before I was an orthopedic nurse,” Parr-Hess said.
在接受了两次手术和六个月的石膏治疗之后，又进行了六个月的康复。
“我必须重新学习如何写字、洗手和打字。洗一副牌很困难。所以，我不得不重新学习如何使用我的手，”帕尔赫斯说。
‘A home in health care after the military’
在桑福德健康中心(Sanford Health)，这双手现在被用来激发其他人的最佳潜能，这名护士发现该组织与其他雇主不同2022世界杯巴西阵容。
“Nobody ever asked my veteran status. There was nothing like the badges or anything like that,” Parr-Hess said while pointing to his Sanford veteran badge.
“Definitely coming over here I do see the veteran influence, the push for veterans a lot more. It is great to see.”
Sanford Health is determined to recruit veterans and active military into its nursing ranks and elsewhere.
“In the military, we’re told to hope and believe in something bigger than yourself,” Parr-Hess said. “I’ve found a home in health care after the military.”
In addition to his remaining GI Bill benefits for his military service, Parr-Hess says aSanford sponsorshipalso helped pay for his nurse training.
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