Chasity Teer was recently recognized as a nominee for the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport’s Great 100 Nurse Award. This award recognizes her for her concern of humanity, her significant contribution to the profession of nursing and the mentoring of others. We asked Chasity a few questions about her nomination and her time in the nursing field.
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨?
I was honored and surprised. God has blessed me with an amazing team of nurses that work together, support each other, and strive to be the best.
𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨?
Key aspects in nursing are compassion, humility, and placing others needs before your own. I do not believe there is anything particular that sets me apart from others nurses. I believe nursing is a calling and I have been blessed to be apart of team of nurses that are focused on providing equitable, high quality care to everyone the touch. I try to be a positive role model and I never ask anyone to do something I am not willing to do myself. You should always lead by example.
𝑵𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑰𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎?
The field of healthcare is constantly evolving. How do you stay up-to-date with the latest advancements and ensure that your skills and knowledge are always at their best to provide the highest level of care to your patients? Healthcare continues to evolve and change over the years. I continue to maintain two national certification that help me keep abreast of healthcare’s dynamic changes. I am currently working on a master’s degree and a huge proponent of professional growth for my staff.
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒔, 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆?
Find an area in nursing that you are passionate about serving. Use that passion to care for patients, to be innovative, and to be a true partner with your healthcare team. Make sure you are reliable and keep the promises you make to others. Be curious, ask questions, and do not be afraid to have your voice heard.
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟏𝟏.