Sirena Hughes, NSNA winner, is currently enrolled in the Nurse Anesthesia program at Villanova University. After getting her BSN she worked in a Pediatrics Intensive Care unit at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. It was here that she was inspired to consider a career in anesthesiology by the understanding and innovative way an anesthesiologist calmed the fears of a young patient. She will pursue a DNP and hopes – in the near future – to become an educator, teaching students in a clinical setting. Her love of ‘taking care of others’ combined with her love to travel may – in the future – lead her to another goal, that of medical mission work as part of a surgical team working in a third world country.
NEF’s only purpose is to provide nursing scholarship assistance to make graduate level nursing education possible. NEF is the largest, single, private, professionally endorsed source of funds for advanced nursing study with over one hundred years of service to and for professional nursing.
NEF’s Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from nursing, education, technology, and business communities. Members donate their time and talent to the advancement of the nursing profession. NEF operates with exceptionally low overhead. NEF employs only one individual who serves in several capacities. NEF is a non-profit organization with 501(c) status; thus, your contributions are fully tax-deductible.
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