Social Work, Teaching, or Nursing?
This was the tough decision faced by Rebecca Bernardo her first year of college before choosing a path in nursing, a combination of all three! “I’ve always had a deep desire to serve and love others, and I wanted to be able to address the holistic needs of my future patients.” Says Rebecca.
As a nurse for the Nurse-Family Partnership at RVNAhealth, Rebecca is a new face on the scene. Graduating from UConn with a BSN and RN license during the rise of a pandemic, Rebecca began working right away and later joining NFP as a Nurse Home Visitor in December of 2021.
Learning about NFP in college, Rebecca strived to be part of the team one day. After college, she worked in med-surg oncology for a year and later took on a part-time position in postpartum but, she never forgot about her desire to work for NFP. “Just about everything about Nurse-Family Partnership aligns very closely with my passions and long-term career goals. I had read about NFP in college and thought “wow, this is where I see myself long-term, I just need to get a few years of experience first,” but when a job opening arose and I happened to see NFP was hiring right here in Connecticut, I had to hop on it!”, Rebecca explains.