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.
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.
