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2017 PNA-IN BSN Educational Grant Recipient

Nicole Gaviola

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Goals as a Nurse

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One of Nico’s main goals to achieve once he completes his BSN at Indiana University, in Indianapolis, Indiana in December 2018 is to be proficient enough to be able to work effectively and efficiently in any clinical nursing unit. With this kind of overall experience he will gain /enhance valuable skills in critical thinking, patient care, health teaching, wellness prevention/promotion, be an effective team member and leader, etc. Eventually, he aspires to

be a professor or a nursing educator.   

 

Future plans for PNA

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The Philippine Nurses Association of Indiana has done a great job in the state of Indiana.  He envisions that PNA-IN will be a top-notch professional nursing organization.  He plans to be actively involved with the organization by reaching out to the community, by continuing his volunteer work at PNA-IN’s Wellness Screenings & Health Promotion events. assisting in recruiting more nurses to join PNA-IN, etc.  Nico has started going to PNA-IN events with his parents while he was still in grade school thus he was socialized to the nursing profession early on.  He was enthralled at what nursing is, how many different kinds of nurses there were, that one could either be a NICU nurse or a nurse that deals with informatics.  He wants to show the youth that there are various opportunities to becoming a nurse and encourage more individuals to develop their passion for the nursing profession. This is most important with the shortage of nurses looming due to the projected increase in retirement of the baby boomers. There is a need to recruit and provide opportunities for young people to understand the nursing profession.  As his professors always preach, “when you give people the tools and opportunities to move forward, more likely than not people will take advantage and help improve a cause.”  He believes this applies to the PNA-IN organization and he is passionate about showing the nursing world and young people the contributions of nurses to grow PNA-IN as a professional nursing organization.

Nico’s proficiency in graphics, photoshop, and other editing software that can create advertisements, flyers, etc and will utilize this skill to assist PNA-IN in whatever endeavor he can.

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