Kimako Desvignes

I attribute my success to my faith and being obedient to the Lord. I use my faith to guide my leadership every single day. Everything I do is in line with what the Lord is asking me to do. I am a woman of faith, a woman of God, a leader, and I want to make sure that I'm following His lead and not my own. I ask the Lord to do His will with me every single day, to go before me, and to not let my spirit take over, but let His will be done and not my own in all that I do. I'm being obedient to the Lord and following Him.

My goal is for nurses, new grads, to understand what they hold - the power that they hold, the reach, the touch, the love that they hold, just from being the nurse. I want them to understand that patients put their lives in our hands. When you put on those gloves, all that falls to the wayside, and the patient gives you the ultimate trust, which is their life. They don't know you, but they automatically give you their trust. In our human lives, we don't do that at all. So I want new nurses to understand the power, reach, touch, and love that they hold. I provide coaching to help them grow, to give them true feedback, not just something that you want to hear, to help them be successful, especially in their first year as a new nurse. I give them that support from a leadership standpoint, because a lot of times nurses only talk to nurses at the bedside who don't necessarily have the vision of the organization, the vision of what's happening, and what's needed. I help them understand how to use their voice, how to be safe, how to use their integrity, because that's all we have as nurses. The reality is that patients put their lives in our hands, and we need to honor that trust.

The most important values to me are faith, integrity, and ensuring everyone receives the care they deserve. I use my faith to guide my leadership every single day, and everything I do is in line with what the Lord is asking me to do. Integrity is all we have as nurses - patients put their lives in our hands and give us the ultimate trust. I want to make sure that every patient receives not only the care that they need, but also the care that they deserve. My unit is very diverse, and that was intentional, because I want to make sure that every patient is cared for here. Cancer does not discriminate, so I want to make sure we have nurses here that care for everyone, no matter what your race, nationalities, or how much money you have. It's all about giving you what you need, but also what you deserve. I also believe in giving grace - we've got to remember who we are in Christ and give others grace. We don't know what they're going through, what they're dealing with, and how can we love on them and still be professional in the same space. I ask the Lord to do His will with me every single day, to go before me, and to not let my spirit take over, but let His will be done and not my own in all that I do.