On the Road to RN

Lauren Blitz is a Maryland native, new nursing student, and soon-to-be bride! She is currently working at a family-owned private home healthcare agency where she practices the fine art of client satisfaction management. Throughout her life, Lauren has been fascinated (and maybe a little obsessed) with all things medical and clinical. In her youngest years, playing doctor/nurse was the most frequent pastime. For her 13th birthday, she received a microscope and an Anatomy and Physiology textbook, which she used to fulfill her curiosities about the human body and life. Despite this passion, Lauren never felt as though she could handle the academic rigor in order to achieve her dream of becoming a clinician - until 2020. The pandemic brought newfound motivation, and existential crisis. What do I want to do with my life? Why would I be doing anything other than what I am most passionate about? These were some of the hard-hitting questions Lauren began asking herself. With the help of some trusted mentors and the blessing of her family, Lauren took one class at a time in order to qualify to apply for nursing school. One class led to another, and now she is an incoming nursing student in the Spring 2022 cohort. By day she may be hitting the books, but by night she is still a broadway show tunes connoisseur who loves to sing and dance around with her friends and family.