Victoria Wells's Page
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- Relationship Status:
- Married
- About Me:
- I'm wife to a wonderful man, mother of three beautiful children, nurse practitioner to an awesome group of sickle cell patients and debut author of A Special Summer.
- My Birthdate:
- February 22
- My Birthplace:
- Philadelphia
- My Hometown:
- Philadelphia
- My Website:
- http://www.victoria-wells.com
- My Favorite Website:
- http://amazon.com
- My Favorite Foods:
- Seafood, collard greens, candied yams,
- My Favorite Beverages:
- Water, iced tea, Raspberry Martini!
- My Favorite Sweets:
- Sugar cookies, Godiva Chocolate
- My Favorite People:
- My family & friends
- My Favorite Books:
- Some One To Love Me and Sister Got Game
- My Favorite Movies:
- Passion of The Christ, Training Day
- My School or Alma Mater:
- LaSalle University
- My Career:
- Nurse Practitioner
- My Accomplishments:
- 1993 to Current - involved in research, guest lecturer, provide continuing education to health care providers, preceptor to nursing students at the baccalaureate and master levels and presenter at national conferences all geared towards the management and treatment of sickle cell disease.
2002 - Organized and continue to operate a free hypertension clinic in the African American community
2004 - nominated for the Florence Nightengale Award
2005 - Winner of the Regional & National Nursing Spectrum's Nurse of The Year Excellence Award in Clinical Care
2006 - Awarded the Movers and Shakers Award by the American Women's Heritage Society, National Association of University Women, National Association of Phi Delta Kappa, Top Ladies of Distinction, and Two Thousand African American Women
2006 - Organize and oversee yearly blood drive through The American Red Cross for children with sickle cell disease during Black History Month
2007 - Self published novel A Special Summer picked up by Xpress Yourself Publishing and released March
- Why I'm Here:
- Professional, To Network, To Make Friends, To Share Ideas, To Learn
- My Passion:
- Reading!
- My Hopes:
- To have everyone I love happy and healthy. And to be the best person God created me to be.
- My Dreams:
- To retire early, become a full-time author, and travel to beautiful, exotic places.
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