Growing up, Kayla King didn’t always know she wanted to be a nurse. Undecided between hairdressing, cooking and nursing, she took a chance on the latter when she saw the options for growth and the connection to science – a long-time interest. “At that age, you’re not really sure what you want to be doing,” King admits, so she simply took a leap of faith. In 2007, she began studying practical nursing at Georgian College. She enjoyed meeting and caring for people as part of her long-term care placement. “It was about making people look nice and feel good about themselves,” she says about helping to dress residents and comb their hair. But the experience didn’t really help her to determine wh...