​Texas Health provides a standardized process for bonus payments and exam fee reimbursements for registered nurses who achieve a national nursing certification. Rosemarie Anthony, R.N., IBCLC, maternal child/lactation, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne, shares why she became a certified nurse.

What inspired you to become a nurse? Having a heart to serve and help people is what inspired me to become a nurse.

What do you enjoy about being a nurse? What I enjoy about nursing is the opportunity to make a positive impact, health wise, in the lives of others. Through example and education, my desire is to help people rise higher and experience the abundant life that God intends for us all.

Why did you decide to get certified? I am an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). My first child was born in 1987 at Texas Health Cleburne, and that was my first experience with breastfeeding. I researched the benefits and decided I wanted my baby to experience ALL the benefits that breastmilk had to offer. In 1988, I began working in the OB department here at Texas Health Cleburne and loved all the areas that I worked in, especially postpartum. It was primarily in this area that I could readily educate and help my mommas breastfeed their babies. I realized that this one act alone would benefit and positively impact their baby’s health for many years to come. I became the nurse that my peers would call when a momma experienced a breastfeeding challenge. Several years later I became a certified breastfeeding educator. A few years later, I chose to become board certified as a lactation consultant because I had the opportunity to not only learn more but provide credibility to my role.