GREETINGS: A Heart-to-Heart Dedication
My sincerest greetings to you.
I would like to dedicate this Nursing Office to the memory of my parents, Oscar and Marcelina, from whom I learned about life; my colleagues who made me a professional nurse; my family and friends who gave me all the support to do the things I love, especially my children, Mary and Robert who have sacrificed and missed me so much; my husband Roberto, who parented my children in my absence; to my patients who have trusted me to care for them and from whom I have learned so much about life in its weakest moments; and foremost, my God who provides me the strength, courage and guidance to this path where any nurse fear to tread on their own for the fears of ridicule, jealousy, conflict and doubt.
Myrna D. Santos, MSN, RN
Chief Nurse and Publicist
The Publisher/Editor
Myrna D Santos, MSN, RN
A Leader, Educator, Mentor and Nurse Advocate
Visions:
Resolution of the global nursing shortage.
Promotion of a positive image of the Modern Nightingale.
Taking Care of Nurses
Mission Statement:
“To influence the transformation of the culture and lifestyle of nurses.”
Philosophy
I appreciate the dedication, passion and service of every nurse. I recognize their contribution to the global healthcare. I respect man’s dignity and autonomy toward the right to self-direction and self-preservation. I believe and support the individual and group efforts of nurses towards holistic life. I value all nurses and recognize the need to meet their basic needs: physical, spiritual, mental, social and financial so they can be freed of burden to unselfishly give service to the community.
Education:
2004- 2006-- Master of Science in Nursing
University of Phoenix Online
1971- 1976 –Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Experiences:
Preceptor for Wagner College BSN nursing students for their ICU experience.
Basic Life Support Program Manager
ACLS Instructor
Presenter – ICU Best Practice 2004 – Nursing Practice Committee for the Harbor
1988 -present -Staff Nurse ICU, New York Harbor Healthcare System
1979 -1988 - Staff Nurse PACU, Mt Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami
1977 -1979 -Staff RN ICU- CCU, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Entrepreneurial/ Special Projects:
Producer/Director:
The Nurses Show Live: A Self-Help and Stress Reduction Program for Nurses
Chief Nurse Executive:
The Nursing Office.Com
CEO/Founder:
Four Dragon Global Network, Inc.
Founder/ Executive Editor/ Publisher
The Filipino Nurse Magazine
The Modern Nightingale Magazine
The Nursing Office. Com
The Immigrant Filipino. Com
RN Financials: Money Made Easy for Nurses
DOLORES: The Colors of Pain/Breaking through Pain
Special Awards:
2001 – Recipient Suggestion Award, Department of Veterans Affairs
2002 – Appreciation Award: Wagner College
2003 - Special Contribution Award – VA- NYHHS
2010--Certificate of Appreciation (2010 Cultural Diversity Day) VA-NYHHS
2010--National Winner, BAGNC Video Award: "A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse"
Committees and Professional Organization:
Member - Philippine Nurses Association of America
Member -UAN – NYSNA NYC Chapter
Member- National Nurses in Business Association
Member-USTAA (University of Santo Tomas
National Association of Professional Women
Board Member—Philippine Nurses Association of NY(2008-2011)
Board Member---Kalusugan Coalition, NY
Special Assignments
Publicist--------Kinding Sindaw
Bai a Labi Princess Potri Ranka Manis
Other Studies and Projects on Nursing
Exhibit: A Salute to the Philippines as a Nurse Nation providing nurses for the international community
Nurse Driven Healthcare Solutions
The Theory of Self-Preservation in Nursing
Studies on providing clinical experiences to new graduates and non-practicing nurses returning to professional nursing practice
Nurses with Autistic Children
The role of Ancestral Arts and Culture in Nursing
DOLORES: The Colors of Pain/Breaking through Pain
Financial Education Program for nurses
Strategies for the resolution of nursing shortage
Back to Back: A Safe Patient Handling
Promotion of health education and community health
Increasing Nurses visibility in public and communities
Collaborators:
Potri Ranka Manis, MA, RN (Bronx Lebanon Hospital, NY)
Nilda Berguido, RN (Retired Fulbright Scholar)
Carmel Sanchez, RN (IT-New York Harbor Healthcare System)
Cynthia Margalit, MSA, RN (Director of Nursing, Downstate Medical Center, NY)
Recent Appointments
VANA Faculty (VA Nursing Academy and Pace University, NY)
Challenges:
To mobilize nurses out of their comfort zones and embrace changes driven by a highly technical, multicultural, and corporate civilization of the twenty first century. Until then, I shall remain at the service of the nursing community. Thank you.
The Producer's Profile
Born Myrna Dominguez from the Philippines, she graduated with Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, in 1976. She immigrated to the US in 1979 and worked as a staff nurse in Oncology at the Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Fl. She relocated to NY in 1988 and work as an ICU staff nurse at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center up to the present. She graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix Online on September 11, 2006, through a scholarship program.
With thirty years of nursing background and association with nurses, she has determined their special needs. She believes in the role of stress as one of the greatest factors that have affected not only their personal lives, but their professional practices as well. She designed a Self-Help and Stress Reduction Program and produces the NURSES SHOW LIVE! as a venue to give back to nursing and influence the profession she loves so much. She also believes that holistic approaches to wellness should be lived by nurses before they can teach them and that they should be freed from any physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial elements before they can serve others unselfishly.
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