My Nonprofit Reviews

I am incredibly thankful for this amazing organization. I started my nursing journey at UNM-G in 2012 and graduated 2014. During my third semester, a few classmates and I were selected among our nursing school peers to partake in the Expanding Horizons in Nursing at Doylestown Hospital. I believe 6 Native American students were chosen based on their grades, commitment, dedication, and essays. Four students (myself included) of our third semester class got the chance to be the first ever group of students to receive and take part in this great opportunity. We shadowed different nurses from ED, ICU, CVICU, Cardiac Cath Lab, NICU, PICU, and L&D. The Doylestown Hospital staff were very welcoming, patient, and encouraging. Our ANA host families were the BEST! It's been five years since our trip, and I am happy we still keep in contact with our ANA members. Not only did we receive much needed scholarships every semester - ANA helped pay for my NCLEX fees. Making my dream more attainable.

On my very first day, I was paired up with a CV-ICU nurse who received a fresh post-op patient who had extensive cardiac surgery. She was very polite, patient, enthusiastic, and excited to teach. She taught me more in those few hours than she'll ever know. I don't remember her name, but I recall leaving the unit with such gratitude and the motivation to move mountains. I later told our instructor at our debriefing that I could totally see myself working in an Intensive Care Unit one day just like the nurse I shadowed. Five years later, here I am - an ICU RN. �