About Me

My name is Dana Happel and I am a 20-year-old nursing student at the University of New Hampshire going into my senior year. I plan to graduate with a Bachelors of Science degree in the spring of 2010. I was born and raised an only child in Connecticut by my mother. I hadn't thought about becoming a nurse until High School when at the age of 16 I became an Emergency Medical Technician and began to volunteer at the local ambulance service. It was through that experience I discovered my gift and love of caring for people through medical care and emotional support. It was after this that I decided to pursue a career in nursing. I am excited about all of the opportunities that nursing offers. During the summer of 2007, I was able to spend 9 weeks in Rwanda, Africa volunteering in an orphanage and I look forward to a time when I will be able to travel back to Africa and offer my skills as a nurse to a country in need. I plan on working hard through school to obtain an optimum knowledge base so that after graduation I will be able to have the greatest effects on my patients.