Mona Clayton, MSN, RN was a single parent during nursing school and she felt the need to give back to help others with challenges that were faced while embarking on a nursing career. Her passion for helping single mothers prompted her desire to develop programs useful to build future nurses; in particular single mothers from disadvantaged communities.
Mona received her Associate of Science in nursing degree from Los Angeles Southwest College, a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree from the University of Phoenix and completed the Master’s degree in Nursing Education at Grand Canyon University. She also acquired undergraduate studies in journalism and pharmacology, ultimately to complete the MBA.
In 2018, she began the outreach campaign, the (#future100k), aiming to recruit 100,000 single mothers to the profession of nursing and the development of The Nurses Pub non-profit organization. The campaign has expanded from passionate students and single mothers living in the United States to students in Africa, Asia, and most recently the Philippines.
She is the author of "From Student to Nurse: Surviving the Journey as Painlessly as Possible," "The Survival Journal for Nursing Students," and "The Bedside Report: The 5 W's That Can Put an Ache in Your Successful Nursing Career" e-book.
Nurse Mona's achievements for working to build the nursing community are: Recipient of "Nurse of the Year" for Los Angeles County Healthcare System; "Mayor's Recognition Award;" "Mayor's Commendation Recognition Award;"
"National Super Phoenix" for the University of Phoenix Organization.
A Finalist for the Health Care Leadership Award by the "Los Angeles Business Journal," "Distinguished Alumni Award" for University of Phoenix Southern California (Selected 1 of 12 out of 92,000) alumni in 2017 and in 2018, nominated for the "Leadership Impact Award," the (Top 3) alumni from University of Phoenix Southern California and the "Love Inspiration of the Year Award" for 2019.
A registered nurse for over 25 years, Mona's experience includes: Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, Intensive Care, Labor and Delivery, Urgent Care, Travel Nursing and Home Based Telephonic Nursing and Nurse Educator in the Los Angeles area.
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