Hocking College graduate Laura (Bauer) Lytle '02, has followed her passion and fulfilled her lifelong dream of being a travel nurse.

Lytle decided to enter the nursing field because of her best friend's mother's important role in her life. Lytle's mother passed away when she was young, so her best friend's mother encouraged her to enter the nursing field. Little did she know, this field was her life's calling.
 
She entered travel nursing because she loved the prospect of going to travel and see the world while doing what she loves, nursing.
 
"It seemed like a dream come true, and it was! I was not disappointed with anything about traveling. I got to spend my free time exploring my area, meeting new friends, experiencing the culture and soaking in California's coast," Lytle said.
 
Lytle remarked that Hocking College taught her the values of nursing and respect for the classroom. Her favorite thing about Hocking College was the "old-school" feel to it.
 
According to Lytle, "The teachers instilled the old-school traditions, such as offering your seat to a physician, and the demand for respect in the classroom. I also liked that it was small, not a large university like OU is down the street. I felt like a person, not a number."
 
Lytle's best experiences in the field have been travel nursing and working in critical care.
 
After enjoying post-grad life, Lytle is now focusing on being a mother to her one-year-old daughter and a wife to her husband.