Speaker: Grace Udoh, Leadership Council Member
Grace Udoh: Hello, my name is Grace Udoh, and my degree program is the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner BSN to DNP track at Regis College.
What drew you to nursing?
Grace Udoh: I always wanted to be a nurse at a very tender age. As time went on, I encountered events that solidified that conviction in me. When my uncle was sick and required a surgery, it was a nurse in a village that worked in the hospital in the city that notified us about the missionaries that were coming to perform surgeries for free. And because of that, my uncle got the necessary surgery and thanks to the nurse, he is still alive today.
What would you like to do once you have completed your degree?
Grace Udoh: I would like to be at the forefront of the decision-making table, to advocate for nurses at the bedside and to advocate for access to healthcare for all. I would also like to open my own practice and make the healthcare facility accessible to people in the community.
If you could eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Grace Udoh: If I could eat one food for the rest of my life, that food will be rice. I can eat rice all day and night. I can make rice in so many different ways. I am not tired of eating rice. So rice is my go-to food.
