NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF HISPANIC NURSES

Valle del Sol Chapter

Meet A Member






Yeimi Carmona

Q:  What motivated you to get into nursing?
A:  Since I was a child I was always interested in science and was fascinated with how the human body worked.  I enjoyed cleaning and bandaging my siblings scrapes, and even loved to check my father's blood sugars!  My mother also motivated me to become a nurse through her battles with breast cancer and heart disease.  I love to help others, I take pleasure in getting to know my patients, and I enjoy having the opportunity to make a difference in peoples lives.

Q:  Why did you join NAHN?
A:  It was recommended to me by one of the physicians from ALMA.  I also wanted to join a professional organization in order to network and to be more involved with my Latino community and my nursing career.  The scholarships were very appealing as well.

Q:  Where are you currently working?
A: I am currently a VALOR student at Carl T. Hayden Veterans Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.  I work on the Medical Intensive Care Unit and love it!  I would love to work for the VA after finishing my BSN.  I am also interested in working in Pediatrics and it would be a dream to work at Phoenix Children's Hospital.  

Q:  Tell us something about yourself our membership should know about you?  (Academically or professionally)
A:  I am currently a nursing student entering my senior year of my BSN at Northern Arizona University.  I graduate in May 2011!  I am the President of the Student Nurses Association which I am highly involved with at NAU.  After completing my BSN, I plan to further my education to be a Nurse Practitioner.  I joined NAHN at the beginning of this year and I am one of the scholarship recipients.
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