When asked what they had learned from their experience, the students eagerly identified a few areas they hadn’t previously encountered in their nursing classes or Clinicals. With much of their experience coming from a hospital setting where care can feel like it is all about the “here and now,” Take Care brought home the reality of what happens after discharge; to the students, Take Care “is the future.” From the moment a client begins with Take Care Home Health or Take Care Advisor, Take Care gathers all of the details to best meet the client’s ongoing needs and keep all relevant parties informed, better enabling each to do their part.
The students additionally identified concepts they felt came alive to them through their time with Take Care. Advocacy was a field hitherto unfamiliar to the students, but as their rotation concluded with Take Care that keyword “advocacy” became one they now understood firsthand, holding firm the respect and admiration of Take Care for aligning its mission with that key element. They particularly noted how wonderful they thought it was that clients had someone to “back them up and mediate on their behalf.” With each exposure they had to the fields of care Take Care offers, the students connected that “One of the most important values we are being taught at Keiser University, is being exemplified at Take Care: Client First,” said one student of what they had observed. “This is what nursing is about.”