Becoming a registered nurse was a natural path for Maria Agnes Celocia, who is a charge nurse in the Emergency Department at Broward Health Imperial Point.
She grew up in the Philippines watching her physician mother treat the sick and the needy, and her mom was her biggest influence in becoming a nurse.
After working for two years, Celocia immigrated to the United States and worked in a skilled nursing facility at John Knox Village for eight years. She has worked at Broward Health Imperial Point for 21 years.
After three decades of nursing, Celocia has seen many changes and remembers when documentation was on paper with the challenge of deciphering handwriting.
“Nursing has come a long way and technology has improved, but the importance of caring for and serving the sick and the needy has not changed,” she said.
Agnes earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Cebu Normal University.
