“When I got back from the conference, I investigated going back to school, but I was discouraged by the costs of graduate school,” she says. Her nursing scholarship was the key. “Without my nursing scholarship, I don’t think I could have done it,” said Kristena. “The financial support from the scholarship and emotional support from my family helped me to succeed.”
Kristena now serves in the Quality Department at Roper St. Francis, working towards improving the care for all our patients. In her role, she supports our safety initiatives that work to reduce preventable medical errors and harm to patients and teammates. Her work saves lives every day and is a good example of how one nursing scholarship can positively impact our entire system at Roper St. Francis.
Thanks to donors, 48 nurses were able to advance their education through scholarships in 2023.