Hispanics in Nursing The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) is profiling Hispanic nurses in a new radio campaign -- Carreras en Enfermería / Hispanics in Nursing -- to spark the interest of persons looking for rewarding and fulfilling career opportunities to grow professionally as a nurse.
Featured Role Model
Melissa Aguallo
Melissa Aguallo is from Chula Vista, California. She realized that she wanted to be a nurse as an undergraduate at University of California - Davis. Melissa was volunteering at a student-run clinic that offered health services to the Latino community in Sacramento, California. The patients she treated did not have health insurance and their gratitude for health care touched her. Now, she is attending Charles R. Drew University’s nursing school.
Out of the 3,000,000 registered nurses in the U.S., Hispanics represent only 3.6% even though Hispanics make up 17% of the U.S. population. Many Hispanic students and parents are not aware of the multiple opportunities that exist in the nursing fields.
