Seventh Edition Marquis Who’s Who INSIGHT 15 INSIGHT MARQUIS WHO′S WHO SEVENTH EDITION SUMMER 2025 community through her church and works with a lowincome public elementary school. Through her church, she helped financially support volunteers, creating meals for 40,000 people locally and in Sudan. To help low-income families have Christmas for their children, she volunteered in the food and gift-giving drivethrough for families. Dr. Bravo’s career success was recognized with the Most Innovative Award in 2016. She instituted the flipped classroom concept, a teaching method where students learn material outside of class, using class time for active learning, problem-solving and discussions. She draws fulfillment in the long-term impact of her efforts, particularly in the gratitude expressed by her students. Dr. Bravo attributes her success to being a risk-taker, having a positive attitude, embracing challenges and striving for a work-life balance. How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? I'm a very positive person, and I've always been a huge risk-taker. Because of that, I've found so many different opportunities that I had never even considered. I don't take a whole lot of things personally. Also, I've tried to make lemonade out of lemons – I want to see if I can make something positive out of something yucky. What are two key behaviors/personality traits that allow you to be effective in your role? Perseverance and positivity; I believe most people are good. However, if you don't like me, that's not really my problem. What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry? Securing clinical sites for new nurses has been a significant challenge. Finding quality places for them to learn and work has been difficult. How do you feel your industry has changed/evolved? One of the things I think students complain about the most is the charting they must do. Despite the intended benefits of technology simplifying processes, it has reached a stage where practitioners spend the majority of their time on the computer while the patient remains in bed as a passive participant. This is one of the things that nurses hate the most. They want to have contact with their patients. They don't want to do administrative work that takes them away from actual patient care. They didn't go into nursing to only be documenters. What innovations or technologies do you feel will shape the future of your industry? Artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the future of nurses and nursing. Numerous hospitals currently employ android-like machines designed to retrieve items, eliminating the need for staff to gather these materials manually. I see this mostly overseas in Asia, where there is a plethora of AI robotics. What excites you the most about your industry? I love people, and I love to see when a student understands the topic. When they ask me a question, I answer, "What do you think about that?" Then, they give the right answer, and I go, "Exactly." I just love people. I love what I do, and I want to keep doing it as long as I can.
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