--- title: "A Call To Care: Celebrating Nurses Week 2022" url: "https://arizonacollege.edu/blog/a-call-to-care/" type: post date_published: 2022-05-11 date_modified: 2025-08-01 schema: @type: Article language: en-US word_count: 746 reading_time: 4 min canonical: "https://arizonacollege.edu/blog/a-call-to-care/" featured_image: "https://arizonacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/nurses-week-nursing-college-student.jpg" categories: - Nursing School --- # A Call To Care: Celebrating Nurses Week 2022 ## Nursing is not just a job; it is a calling. This year’s theme for Nurses Week is “A Call To Care”. While nursing is a science, the individuals who choose nursing as a career are at the heart of the profession. Nurses are the eyes and ears of healthcare and play an integral role in the plan of care for patients. A nurse’s influence on a patient and their family is unparalleled. I remember the first time in nursing school that I sat with a patient who was bedridden, angry, and needed someone to listen to them. That’s how I spent my day. In between helping my nurse take care of other patients, I sat and talked to this patient. That day, I realized nursing is bigger than the science; it’s about holistic care and helping others. My “Call To Care” is different as a nurse educator. I want student nurses to feel passionate about the art of nursing and inspire others to do the same. I love to watch students live out their dreams. Recently we asked our nursing students about their “Call To Care. You can read a few of their posts below. Caring for others is a common theme of all these stories. For them, nursing is not just a career choice; it is their calling. ![BSN degree nursing program campus leader Amber Kool](https://arizonacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kool1.jpg) **Dr. Amber Kool, DNP, RN** _**Associate Provost**_ [**Arizona College of Nursing**](https://www.arizonacollege.edu/) --- ## Nursing Students Share Their 󠀁_Call To Care_󠁿 Story I have always had a lifelong dream to be a nurse. I remember when I was 6 years old, I dressed as a nurse for Halloween and my mom tried and tried to get me to take the outfit off. I wanted to be in that costume all the time helping people. Now, as I am an adult, my dream is to serve our communities and the needs of people. I want to be the voice for my patients, be the helping hand when a patient is at their worst. I want to make a difference in at least one person’s life. My father was killed in a horrific accident four years ago, I had my first taste of trauma at that time, and it has driven me to follow the path to help others as the trauma nurses did for me. ![nursing student at nurses week](https://arizonacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/nursing-student-at-nurses-week.jpg) **Jennifer Hill, **[**Phoenix Campus**](https://www.arizonacollege.edu/phoenix-nursing-school/) --- Growing up, I always knew I wanted to help people. I knew I liked making people feel good and I LOVED learning new information, regardless of the subject. Since I come from a family of nurses, this career was almost innate for me. From what I’ve seen my family display, nurses are dedicated, determined, hardworking, empathetic, and forever curious; and that’s exactly what I wanted to embody. Scrubs are also one of the best creations on this planet in my opinion! ![nursing school student nurses week post](https://arizonacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screen-Shot-2022-05-11-at-4.20.23-PM.png) **Paige Wegrzyn, **[**Tempe Campus**](https://www.arizonacollege.edu/tempe-nursing-school/) --- Hello, my name is Sonte Hill and my call to care would have to be my father. In 2020, my dad passed from COVID, and it was the worst experience I had to go through. After his passing, I realized where I needed to be in the nursing field. I wish I could’ve been able to help him in any way. ![call to care nursing student](https://arizonacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/call-to-care-nursing-student.jpg) **Sonte Hill, **[**Southfield Campus**](https://www.arizonacollege.edu/southfield-michigan-nursing-school/) --- Since I was 12 years old, I’ve wanted to be a nurse, but what really solidified that decision was losing my mom at the age of 15 and not knowing how or why since it happened so suddenly. Later in life, I lost my daughter due to multiple anomalies. Being around such amazing nurses that educated and advocated for me made me realize I want to be that person for patients and their family members. ![nurses week nursing college student](https://arizonacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/nurses-week-nursing-college-student.jpg) **Julia Villalpando, ****[Tucson Campus](https://www.arizonacollege.edu/tucson-nursing-school/) Alumni** --- _Information in this blog post is accurate as of May 11, 2022._ **Categories:** Nursing School