By PIPER GALLAGHER
Senior Reporter
Karry Easterly has 22 years of nursing experience after receiving her associates degree from NOC and her bachelor’s degree here at Northwestern. Her experience has spanned from working in hospitals to also being a school nurse. Easterly has 3 kids with her husband and she is currently in a master’s program at Northwestern for school counseling.
Q. What sold you on coming to NWOSU?
A. I know Northwestern puts out good students and I really wanted to branch out and do something a little different. And I was looking to hopefully finish out my career in teaching. And I knew they put out good nurses because I came from here, but I’ve worked with a lot of grads and I’ve had students follow me in their clinicals so I know they put out great students. And I like the people and the camaraderie.
Q. What is one of the first goals you hope to accomplish here?
A. Well, I’m learning a lot about teaching already because I haven’t taught. I am finishing this master’s degree and then I’ve considered getting a doctorate in nursing education. I kind of would like to make Northwestern my career for the rest of my working days.
Q. What is your favorite class to teach and why?
A. It’s been adult I for the nursing students, the juniors, because they’re learning everything for the first time. It’s kind of fun to just see them get that “aha!” moment, and learn things that are new and that they’re excited about and they want to learn everything they can about it. It’s just that drive like they’re new and they want to do this and they’re excited to actually do nursing things because they’re finally in nursing school..
Q. What is your “superpower”?
A. I think making the students feel comfortable. I’m a relaxed person. I’m not very uptight and strict. So I think, I hope anyway, that the students feel comfortable around me and that they can talk to me, and that we can have conversations, and go more in depth rather than just lecturing the whole time.
Q. What is something most people don’t know about you?
A. I played basketball in college.