Mona Clayton 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's memory of being told by her high school counselor that at best a position as a secretary would be fitting ignited the spark for Mona to develop a program for high school students living in the same community that lacked "cultural capital," and awareness about what she discovered, which was the world of nursing.
After deciding to leave her staff position as a registered nurse to do what she loved best which is motivating individuals, writing, socializing and producing creative events, Mona set out on a mission to fulfill a greater purpose and she began producing workshops, seminars and accepting motivational speaking requests under her newly developed company, Nurses Roc 2 Publishing in 2007.
One of her greatest achievements was having her first published book to be accepted on the shelves of Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Mona 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.
In 2018, Mona felt the need to broaden the scope of what she could offer to students and the community and "The Nurses Pub” non-profit organization was formed along with the global outreach campaign, "Future 100K Nurses" aiming to recruit 100,000 single mothers to the profession of nursing.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 through social media requests.
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 her MBA in the future.
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.”
Mona currently works full time as Executive Director at The Nurses Pub organization. She also spearheads The Nurses Pub Club Afterschool program assisting high school students within the Los Angeles Unfied School District to excel in professional academics as future nurses.
Mona's ultimate quest is to become a global resource for students seeking nursing careers and to become the remedy to defeat the nursing shortage.
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