{"id":18024,"date":"2019-06-14T14:48:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T18:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=18024"},"modified":"2019-07-25T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T14:01:26","slug":"ansvsantsier19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/ansvsantsier19\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana Vanessa Santiago Sierra: a Mission of Solidarity through Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"

With more than 25 years of experience, Ana Vanessa Santiago Sierra, a professor in Sagrado\u2019s Nursing Program, shares her passion for the fields of health and education.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By Marla Figueroa Ramos<\/b>
\n<\/b>Integrated Communications\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For Prof. Ana Vanessa Santiago Sierra, empathy, commitment, and a calling are essential elements to be a good nurse.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no gray areas in nursing; you must have that understanding of others, have the psychological qualities to help you understand patients, set an example, and be an excellent professional.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When talking to Professor Santiago Sierra, who teaches the Community and Family course, you get to know a devoted health educator with a positive vision of what we can do for others. Just a few minutes into the conversation makes you realize her solidarity, dedication, and interest for sharing her knowledge to a new generation of nurses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana Vanessa is into meditation and nature, and has a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in nursing. Throughout her career, she has worked with different populations, which has helped her acquire a broader view about the needs of patients and communities. Moreover, her successful career includes specialties in nursing fundamentals, pharmacology, and adult physical health.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am a nurse since 1993. I began working at a nursery with newborns which, despite being a tender experience, was challenging because you face having to identify the pain a person is feeling and go beyond what we see in front of us. <\/span>This job has taught me to be very sensible and to know there are things that patients don\u2019t talk about, and that are happening in silence<\/b>,\u201d she added. <\/span><\/p>\n

As part of her job as a nurse and academician, it is worth noting that the professor, who joined Sagrado in 2014, stands out for her social commitment and activism in different sectors. Precisely these interventions and activities, such as health fairs for the homeless, addicts, people with disabilities, and the elderly, have exposed students to a real environment where they can apply the knowledge acquired in the classroom and live Sagrado\u2019s mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Professor Ana Vanessa Sierra (left), during Open House. Photo supplied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This educator recently earned recognition as a community leader by <\/span>La Fondita de Jes\u00fas<\/span><\/i>. This award exemplifies the values of a capable faculty who is genuinely devoted to the development of both students and Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNursing is a scientific profession, but it\u2019s also a social one. It is the best profession if you\u2019re interested in serving others! It is one of the most important specialties because, through it, we gain the tools to impact human beings and the capacity to transform,\u201d she said.<\/b><\/p>\n

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