CRISTINA PAJARA CLARKE

ON THE COVER

Cristina Pajara Clarke is a very stylish Las Vegas woman. In the nursing world she is considered the most glamorous nurse practitioner in history. Doctors tell her she is in the wrong profession and should join a pageant! But she is a woman of substance and would rather spend most of her day helping and assisting the sick, the dying and curing the homeless and assigning them to homes. She came to the United States in 2004 pursuing the American dream.

Her career began as a hospital ward unit secretary, earned a nurse assistant degree, later a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and got her job as a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Rose Hospital San Martin Campus. She now holds a Master of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science-UCLA, Mervyn Dymally School of Nursing Advance Practice Nurse Curriculum Emphasis Areas- Clinical practice, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Bachelor of Science in Nursing with affiliations and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing in collaboration with Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Mervyn Dymally School of Nursing and Philippine Nurses Association of Nevada.

Her strong entrepreneurial experience sets her apart in her current practice. She utilizes an innovative approach to advance nursing practice and applies evidenced based modality in the care of her patients. She is highly respected in the professional arena and employs individualized care to her patients. She also supports the Philippine Nurses Association of Nevada and actively participates in promoting diversity as she advocates her cultural and ethnic background. She devotes a portion of her time to involvement in feeding programs to serve the homeless.

Cristina’s husband Curtis works as a Cardiology tech at St. Rose Sienna Campus and shares the same passion in helping patients. They both love traveling whenever possible.

Cristina actively participates and supports social functions and fashion shows in support of the Las Vegas Fashion Council. She is a great supporter of charities like St. Jude’s Children’s Ranch, Forgotten Song Foundation and is on the advisory board of The LVFDC.