As a Pediatric Nurse, De’vorah Levi has been in her dream profession for over 30 years. As a child of 12 years old she decided to be a Nurse instead of a Doctor. De’vorah chose a profession that allows her to have a better impact on an individual’s life by giving more time to assess and better adhere to the needs of individuals and their families.
De’vorah learned as early as her teen years that there were many obstacles placed before her that would have prevented her from obtaining her dream to become a Registered Nurse. With the help of De’vorah’s parents, her village and her community, De’vorah reached her goal.
She began her journey in a high school that promoted nursing but did not have a genuine nursing program. De’vorah started at a CUNY college that helped her begin her journey to improve her academics (via remedial classes) in order to take the required core classes. Becoming distracted due to lack of mentorship, she took a break from school for several years. After starting her own family and giving birth to her 2nd child, she then resumed her journey of becoming a RN.
De’vorah’s first stop in resuming her education journey was to New York City Technical College (CUNY); then Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing, (after having child number three). There, De’vorah gained an Associates Degree in Nursing as a Registered Nurse. De’vorah began her first nursing position as a Nurse at The Brooklyn Hospital Center as a pediatric/PICU Nurse. There she worked as a staff nurse for 16 years full-time and 4 years per-diem. Next, while working for The Brooklyn Hospital Center as a pediatric/PICU Nurse (and after having child number 4), De’vorah acquired her Bachelors degree in Nursing at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, New York. All this while working for several healthcare agencies to further her knowledge as a Maternal-Child Nurse in order to better serve the community. This allowed her to become more knowledgeable in her next role as a Family-Community Health Nurse with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Nurse-Family Partnership Program [NFP] for the next 17 years. NFP is a free national home visiting program that partners a Registered Nurse, with a first-time pregnant mom, from pregnancy until her child turns 2 years old. At NFP, “Nurse Devorah “assessed, monitored, educated, advocated for and mentored first-time moms in acquiring the knowledge and resources to better equip themselves to meet their needs in becoming better moms.
Presently, De’vorah is retired from the NYCDOHMH-Nurses-Family Partnership but continues working as a Nurse for HIDEC [Hebrew Institute for Deaf and Exceptional Children] full time as a school nurse and an agency home care nurse for children with special needs.
RN since 1993, supervisory, instructional, and clinical experience in
Pediatrics/Pediatric Critical Care, Neonatal/Neonatal Critical Care, and
Pediatric Emergency/Trauma and Pediatric/Mother-Baby Community
Healthcare in hospital and home settings.
IV/Phlebotomy, EKG/Dysrhythmia, BLS, and CLC certifications
DONA trained Birthing and Postpartum Doula
New York licensure and proficient with electronic documentation/computers.
Affiliation Volunteer Experience:
Member, National Association of Physician Nurses (NAPN)
Member, Pediatric Nurses Society (inactive)
Member, American Nurses Association
Member, New York State Nurses Association
Mentoring NYU nursing students
Beyond her profession, De’vorah is a family person. She has 4 children ranging from 30 years old and up; and 7 grandchildren [not including other children and grandchildren that make up her family]. She also loves reading, traveling and learning about other countries and cultures.
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