Hospice of North Alabama is celebrating nurses during the month of May! Meet Adam and learn about his passion for nursing as he explains his “why.”
“I became a nurse somewhat late in life, not going to nursing school until I was 34 years old. Prior to that, I grew up in a family of EMTs and firefighters, and some of my earliest memories were on medical and accident scenes, stuck in the car watching from the window of course. At the age of 17, I joined the military as an army combat medic and went to Iraq for 14 months running an ambulance. When I returned home, I was working as a medical assistant in an oncology practice. I decided to try something different and was out of the medical field for five years before deciding to go back to school. This was the best decision I’ve ever made.
I love helping people, solving problems and educating my coworkers, patients, and their families. After working in the ER and as a travel nurse for a few years, I had a friend with Hospice of North Alabama who told me about some openings. I thought I might enjoy this and liked the idea of using my nursing knowledge to help people in a very tough time and make an impact on how they experienced the dying process. So, I decided to give it a try and have loved every minute of it since.
I truly enjoy caring for my patients and their families, along with the opportunity to educate people who are new to Hospice of North Alabama. I cannot see myself going anywhere other than hospice!”
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