According to teenpregnancystatistics.org, the drop out rate among pregnant teens is 90% throughout the United States ("Drop Out Rates Among Pregnant Teens."). This rate is even higher for African American teens or teens from disadvantaged backgrounds. Hikiela Williams was in a constant battle against these statistics. As a teen parent, Hikiela had to demonstrate work ethic and determination in order to achieve her goal of becoming a nurse. Her early life was not easy and several different events influenced her to becoming a nurse. Hikiela not only strived to become a nurse to provide for her family, but also to deliver the compassion to others that she once received during her various times spent in the hospital. With the achievements she has made in her career, Hikiela has become an inspiration to several individuals. Hikiela Williams is an inspiration to all future nurses or students entering the medical field because she demonstrates hard work, provides for her family, and is truly passionate about her career. Living in the slums of New Jersey and being surrounded by careless people, Hikiela was not provided with the most fundamental childhood. At the age of four, she was hit by a car and rushed to the hospital. It was in that hospital in which Hikiela experienced compassion. …show more content…
She attended Eastern Michigan University and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. After graduation from EMU, Hikiela followed her dream to work at a hospital. Fifteen years ago she started working at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has accomplished much more with her time spent there. Within the past years, she has gone back to school and received her Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of Detroit Mercy. These achievements have assured Hikiela that she will stay far from the statistics and stereotypes that claimed she would not