Riley Bardol
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN
To make a difference in someone's life you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You have to care.
- Mandy Hale
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Hello! My name is Riley Bardol (Lindsey) and I am currently a senior nursing student at Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN. In May of 2025 I will graduate with my Bachelors of Science in Nursing. I am hoping to get a job as a nurse on either an Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric ICU, or Neonatal ICU but I am open to other units as well. I am currently searching for opportunities south of Anaheim, CA and plan on moving to California this summer.
I am from Valparaiso, IN and the middle child of three girls. I currently balance the role of being a student athlete, as I am on the Saint Mary's soccer team. I am also a captain on the team and a part of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. In my free time I like to crochet, hike, run, spend time with my family and three dogs, and read books. My friends call me the grandma golden retriever of the friend group because of some of my hobbies, love of tea, and bubbly personailty.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. - Colossians 3:12
Why did I want to be a nurse?
I have always had a passion for other people and thinking outside of my own shoes. Ever since I was a little girl, I've known that I want to go into nursing. The closer I got to college the more I reasearched "what do nurses do?". At the time, and based on my Google search, I thought that nurses mainly took vital signs, passed medicine and bathed patients, and followed the doctors' orders. The further I went on in nursing school, the more I understood the role of the nurse. Being a nurse is way beyond the basic tasks expected of nurses. Being a nurse means meeting your patients where they're at, tailoring your care to the person you're taking care of, and embracing the individualism of the human being laying in the bed.
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