JAYOUNG - NURSING STUDENT
 | Jayoung and her class visit Wellington's Art Gallery | |
Hello! I am Jayoung from South Korea. I worked in a surgical ward as a nurse for 4 years and I found that my life was so monotonous, just coming and going between home and hospital. I came to New Zealand for a new challenge. At first I thought I would go back to Korea after completing a 14 week English course, but I like New Zealand very much and it is hard to leave. So I decided to be a nurse here. Finally I finished the CAP course and I am waiting for New Zealand nursing registration at the moment.
The Campbell Institute is very special for me. I met so many nice people there, including passionate teachers, friends from all over the world and my lovely host family. Even though I had never studied IELTS in Korea, thanks to great teachers I passed IELTS only on my second try. The speaking section is my weakest part, so I liked Campbell’s English-only policy in the classroom. Also there are useful student supportive systems, such as a 30 minute one-to-one class with any teacher, Coffee club and various activities every week. Another reason I like the Campbell Institute is that it is located in Wellington, which is such a beautiful city and a good place to live, study and enjoy.
During my clinical placement, I realized how important communication is. Effective communication is an essential part of nursing and many overseas nurses have difficulty in communication. An IELTS score 7 does not guarantee anything in the hospital! It was very hard for me to understand my colleagues’ language at the beginning of my placement. In clinical settings, people use quite different kinds of language. I’ve heard that the Campbell Institute will open a new OET course. I think that course would be helpful to overseas nurses who want to be a nurse in New Zealand. In addition, working as a caregiver before registration would be really useful by being exposed to medical environments.
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The second day of studying at Campbell brought me more joy because my class teacher announced that on the following day, at noon, me and my new classmates were going on a field trip to Red Rocks which I was told, was not far from Wellington. We went there in the Campbell van, which took about 30 minutes through a fascinatingly beautiful route. We then walked for 30 minutes to get to Red Rocks. We, the classmates, became more acquainted during the trip and shared some stories of our homeland. I saw many people fishing as we walked. I so wished I had brought my fishing gear along!
