Florida Getawan has completed her nursing qualification. Photo supplied.
Apunipima’s Florida Getawan is set to become a Registered Nurse, after achieving her long-term goal to complete a Degree in Nursing.
“When I started at Apunipima (in 2015) I had a 10-year goal. I wanted to complete my Cert 3 in Health Work, my Cert 4 in Health Practitioner and finish with Nursing. It’s been a long hard road.”
Not only has Florida hit all of the goals in her 10-year plan, but she has done it with three years to spare. She completed her nursing degree while working as a full-time FIFO Health Practitioner, servicing all of Apunipima’s communities.
Florida is now hoping to commence a post-graduate course in midwifery in 2025.
“You don’t need anything to do this, I didn’t finish high school and I have seven kids, but I wanted to be a good role model for my children and for my people,” she said.
“You just need to set your mind to it and keep learning. Education is knowledge and knowledge is power!”
