Amanda Rand SMITH

STARTED AT ECU AFTER GRADUATION BUT TOOK A MEDICAL WITHDRAWL AFTER A FALL AT SCHOOL THAT PUT ME IN PREMATURE LABOR WITH DAEMON AT 30 WEEKS. WHEN DAEMON WAS 5 WEEKS OLD (JAN 1999) I STARTED AT LCC (BEST DECISION FOR MY EDUCATION) AND EARNED MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN NURSING. I WORKED AT LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN KINSTON ON THE PEDIATRIC FLOOR AS A PEDIATRIC REGISTERED NURSE FOR 8 YEARS AND LOVED ALMOST EVERY MINUTE OF IT. IN 2008 I EXPANDED MY OPTIONS AND BECAME A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS. MY HOPE IS TO BECOME THE FIRST PEDIATRIC SANE AT LMH. AS A LEVEL 3 NURSE PROJECT I BECAME A BESST (BABY'S EASY SAFE SLEEP TRAINER) TO REDUCE TO THE RISK OF SIDS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IN JAN 2010 I LEFT LMH AND DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. I BEGAN WORKING WITH PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA. I GIVE ONE ON ONE CARE TO MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN IN THEIR HOMES. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A WONDERFUL 3 YR OLD SINCE APR 2010 AND KNOW THAT EACH DAY I TRUELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HIS LIFE.

My time spent in JAFROTC. I learned a lot and got to play a lot. Col. Steele and Col. Jackson will always be a part of my memories.

Last boyfriend in high school, well that was a mistake. But the little boy I got out of that relationship was not. Most of you know I had just found out I was pregnant 18 days before graduation. That little boy is the reason I became the nurse I am today.