Even as a small child, I wanted to become a nurse and realize my passion for serving and caring for the sick. Pursuing my education and striving to make a difference in my community exemplifies the hard work and work ethic that my parents have instilled in me. I believe, with my lifelong passion for nursing, the compassion and care for minorities, and the opportunity to become a DNP-FNP candidate at the prestigious Weber State University will allow me to make a lasting difference in my community. Furthermore, as a DNP student, I have the opportunity to complete a project in the community. That is why my DNP project aims to improve the health behaviors of elementary school children. The population in my project receives 100% federal assistance for their school lunches. I hope that with this project, children can improve their health outcomes despite intergenerational poverty. As a Spanish speaker, I can further reach my Hispanic community and other vulnerable or underserved communities to improve and manage their health. Through this project, I am realizing my dream of helping minorities, such as myself, to improve and advocate for their health.

• Float Nurse Assistant

  Hospital & Health Care · Carrigan's Agency

  Jan 2004 – Jan 2006

• Registered Nurse at the Hematology-Oncology, Bone Marrow and Kidney Transplant Unit

  Hospital & Health Care · Phoenix Children's Hospital

  Jan 2006 – Jan 2009

• Float Pool Nurse

  Hospital & Health Care · Primary Children's Hospital

  Jan 2009 – Jan 2016

• Registered Nurse in the Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

  nursing · Primary Children's Hospital

  Jan 2016 – Present

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy

• Research Assistant

  Phoenix Childrens Hospital · Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Residency Program

  2008 – 2009

  Research topic:

  Improving the Education for New Diagnose Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Hispanic Patients

• Graduate Researcher

  Weber State University · Introducing a Healthy Eating Curriculum to Elementary School Children

  2019 – Present

  Research topic:

  Improving New Diagnosed Education for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Hispanic Patients

• Assisting nurses to transfer patients, acting as a receptionist and helping bring correspondence and gifts to patients

  Volunteering · Davis Hospital

  2002 – 2004

  Mission:

  Volunteer

• Nurse assistant

  Volunteering · Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

  2000 – 2002

  Mission:

  Nurse assistant volunteer

• Kitchen Aid

  Volunteering · Catholic Community Services

  2013 – Present

  Mission:

  Providing meals to underserved and homeless families

• Volunteer Nurse

  Volunteering · Operation Smile

  2011 – 2012

  Mission:

  Providing surgeries to patients that needed cleft palate repair

• Volunteer Registered Nurse

  Volunteering · Helping Hands

  2010 – 2011

  Mission:

  Providing medical care to rural areas between Uganda and Kenya