A passion to teach and a desire to give back to a nursing profession she’s been part of for 45 years is what motivates Bernice Goldson these days. The senior nurse educator enjoys interacting with newer nurses and encouraging their critical thinking skills. “Nursing is always changing, and we need to be change agents,” said Goldson who spent much of her career in cardiovascular critical care. “We need nurses that can engage team members to adapt to changing environments and assist with those transitions.”
Goldson helped open Memorial Hospital Miramar’s intensive care unit in 2005 and is proud of the ICU team that was built there. She says critical care nurses must have knowledge of the disease process, provide customized care, and have a passion for delivering the best possible results in extremely difficult situations. “I was fortunate to have received bedside training with doctors who provided an explanation of the patient care they were providing. Training is different now, but I can still share that knowledge.”
