{"id":808,"date":"2013-05-29T15:01:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T15:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/?p=808"},"modified":"2017-06-14T16:24:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:24:02","slug":"its-gotta-be-the-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/2013\/05\/29\/its-gotta-be-the-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Gotta Be the Shoes.."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gretchen<\/a><\/p>\n

May 29, 2013<\/p>\n

That\u2019s partly what motivated GRETCHEN GOSH \u201912<\/strong> to go into nursing. Visiting a hospitalized relative as a little girl, Gosh noticed that one of the caregivers was wearing \u201ccool\u201d running shoes. \u201cYou could wear those every day if you were a nurse,\u201d pointed out her mother.
\nShe was sold:\u00a0 Gosh indeed grew up to be a nurse, and wears running shoes to work every day. Bright, multi-colored ones that dazzle her colleagues in the Rochester Public Schools and the three- to five-year-olds that she cares for every day.<\/p>\n

Gosh\u2019s path has been as unconventional as her footwear. The Waukesha, Wisconsin, native chose to pursue her degree at Winona State\u2019s Rochester campus, where she thought she could take advantage of a wider variety of clinical experiences.<\/p>\n

After graduating, Gosh knew that \u201chospital nursing was not for me because of the constant changes in shift times. I run every day, and runners thrive on regularity and routine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Shoes\"<\/a><\/p>\n

She admits that she stumbled on her position with the Rochester Public Schools when a friend told her about the opening. It turned out to be her dream job.<\/p>\n

Gosh provides one-on-one care for severely ill or disabled preschoolers enrolled in the early childhood special education program at three Rochester elementary schools. Her responsibilities include standard nursing care, such as administering medications and maintaining IV tubes, and transporting students, many in wheelchairs, to and from school.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s also essential in integrating her students into routine classroom activities. \u201cI\u2019m not sitting in a school health office,\u201d says Gosh. \u201cWhen they have art, I\u2019m in art class. When they\u2019re on a field trip, I\u2019m on a field trip.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although her position is unique in the Rochester Public Schools, Gosh is convinced she\u2019s found her niche. \u201cI guess I never thought I\u2019d be passing out Valentine\u2019s cards or wishing for snow days as a nurse, but I\u2019m also part of helping these kids have the same experiences as their classmates. It\u2019s so gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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