Destinee Davis ’27 chose the nursing program at Berry to be a part of a cohort where she would be known by professors and classmates and feel supported. Once on campus, Destinee embraced leadership and mentoring roles, including her position as the student director of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholars Program. She’s also gaining valuable hands-on experience as a nurse technician at AdventHealth Redmond while pursuing clinicals.
How has your role as the student director of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholars Program strengthened your professional development?
“I have learned how to navigate different styles of work and busy schedules to guide each member of our leadership team toward meeting their job requirements and personal goals. I have given academic, personal and professional guidance through interactions with scholars, and I have discovered a passion for mentorship through my role.
“I think just as much as the nursing program has prepared me for my rotation with AdventHealth, my role with LPW has been just as impactful. I can use how I care for scholars and the intentionality I give to them and use that for my patients as well.”
What are your primary responsibilities as a nurse technician at AdventHealth?
“I am responsible for vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, changing and bathing, toileting and responding to other patient needs. As a nurse technician, I also have the opportunity to check on the same skills I am learning in nursing school, such as catheter and IV insertion.”
The nursing program has a reputation for mentoring. Please provide an inside perspective.
“When I began looking into nurse tech and nurse externship positions, I was able to turn to the other students in the program for options and tips. Their interactions were more than just advice; they also became champions for my own journey as I started. … I have stepped into this culture with the younger nursing and pre-nursing students through my jobs here at Berry and the experience I get to have with Berry nursing. I aim to continue fostering this community in the future as a BCC mentor in the fall.”
Destinee's Berry Journey Snapshots
