FOLLOWING MOM'S FOOTSTEPS : SIMI WOMAN AMONG THOUSANDS WHO TOOK DAUGHTERS TO WORK.Byline: Alicia Doyle Daily News Staff Writer Spending a day with her mom at work gave Elizabeth Suffern a better understanding of what it's like to be a nurse. After accompanying her mom Thursday as she visited a 93-year-old patient at home, the youngster realized how demanding the job can be. ``I don't really like watching her take care of the sick because it looks real hard,'' said Elizabeth, a Hollow Hills Elementary School elementary school: see school. third-grader. ``But it's a nice job.'' Elizabeth was among thousands of girls who spent the day with their mothers for Take Our Daughters to Work Day - an annual public education program sponsored by the Ms. Foundation for Women. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the foundation, Take Our Daughters to Work Day is designed to focus on the neglected needs of girls. At the beginning of adolescence adolescence, time of life from onset of puberty to full adulthood. The exact period of adolescence, which varies from person to person, falls approximately between the ages 12 and 20 and encompasses both physiological and psychological changes. , many girls experience a sudden drop in self-esteem. While adolescence is a tough time for boys also, roughly 30 percent more girls than boys suffer this decline in feelings about themselves. In response to these findings, the foundation launched the program in 1993. While watching her mother care for a homebound home·bound adj. Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid. senior, Elizabeth learned how her mom checks a patient's blood pressure and heartbeat (1) A periodic signal generated by hardware for activation and/or synchronization purposes. See MHz. (2) A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate that it is still running. 1. . She also discovered just how much her mom's visits are appreciated by those who are too sick to get out of bed or leave home. Melody melody, succession of single tones of varying pitch. Melody is the linear aspect of music, in contrast to harmony, the chordal aspect, which results from the simultaneous sounding of tones. Stopher, Elizabeth's mother, hopes her daughter learned that women can pursue any career they desire. ``This program is important because a lot of girls don't get as much exposure to different careers,'' said Stopher, a nurse at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. who provides home health care services to those in need. ``It's important for young women to see a wide variety of jobs. If they don't go with their mothers to work, who's going to show them?'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) Elizabeth Suffern, 9, watches as her mother, Melody Stopher, right, checks Nell Marshall's blood pressure. Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News |
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