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PROFILE
OF MICHELINE BARAZIN
IN HER OWN WORDS My dearest Aunt Michele, a Graduate Nurse from St.-Mary's Hospital inspired me to become a RN and so I started my journey at Vanier College in the Fall of 1987. There I underwent 3 years of academic studies and clinical stages. The curriculum was very well structured and the required textbooks well researched. In fact, I still use them today as a point of reference. In the classroom area, the material was presented in an organized fashion using all kinds of audio-visual aids to enhance learning. The Nursing Lab was complete with all the necessary equipment (beds, mannequins & instruments) to practice the many skills a nurse is entitled to perform. The Nursing Teachers were resourceful, accessible, available and understanding as they were dealing with a classroom of both young & mature students. I have fond memories of my days at Vanier College as I have developed friendships with teachers there and classmates for life! Today, looking back, I can say that my basic training prepared me well enough to give me the confidence to begin my professional life as a staff-nurse. Shortly after, I got involved with committee work (Staff Nurse Advisory Committee, Nurses' week Committee...). I was even interviewed by Brian Britt from Pulse News on May 7, 1991 during "International Nurses' Week". After a few years of basic nursing, I realized I needed to get my BSN (Bachelor's of Science in Nursing) before the year 2000. Vanier College provided me with an academic foundation onto which I was able to build on once at the Undergraduate level. Later, it allowed me to move into enlightening positions that I had always envisioned of occupying such as Head-Nurse and Clinical Instructor. I am currently taking foundation classes
for a MBA (Master's in Business Administration) so I can eventually be
more involved in nursing leadership roles. I am happy to be a nurse as
the Nursing Profession is versatile. It has given me the opportunity to
find work everywhere I go. In short, Vanier College has been a terrific
opportunity to make a dream come true!
 Staff Nurse at the Jewish General Hospital 
Head-Nurse with Nursing staff at the Guam Memorial Hospital  Clinical Instructor with University of Guam Nursing students
 Teaching a student nurse skills at the University Of Guam's practice lab  With Nursing students from the University Of Guam |
