Continental Who's Who

Charlene A. Vass, RN

Charlene A. Vass, RN is recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Healthcare as a result of her role as a Registered Nurse with Naples Community Hospital.

When Charlene was very young, before five years of age, she knew that she wanted to be a nurse when she grew up. Her whole life was dedicated professionally to the purpose of excelling in the field of Nursing.

Throughout her illustrious career, Charlene has worked in hospitals in several Ontario cities, and worked for a year in educating ESL clients training for employment in healthcare. With over 50 years of experience in Nursing, Charlene enjoys mentoring first year nurses to create successful outcomes for their patients and themselves. In addition, much of Charlene’s expertise lies in Nursing within the Medical and Surgical Rehabilitation Units. In addition, Charlene is well-versed in person/patient care and can teach healthcare with accuracy and facility. She has the ability of seeing and doing things outside of the box, attributing her success to her belief that life is a learning journey and she learns things unrelated to nursing every day.

After Charlene’s children were grown and away, she spent several years in parental care and coordinating the rehabilitation programs for those who had been injured in car accidents. After her father passed away, she decided to make a big change and moved to Naples, Florida, USA. While living in Florida, she nursed at the county jail for several months prior being hired at Naples Community Hospital. In this capacity, Charlene nursed in the step down rehabilitation unit, then to regular rehabilitation, then on to medical/surgical, finally becoming a mentor in that area. As a mentor, Charlene imparts her knowledge to nurses in training, advocating that they keep up with all things new in the profession. She urges new nurses to learn to “see” what is not obvious, remember what is obvious and develop a sense of management of those two things. Charlene encourages future nurses to look beyond the present into what changes can be made for the future and to work diligently toward that goal while keeping the “Golden Rule” in mind.

Recently retired from her career in nursing, Charlene is able to take pride in all of the rewarding moments she has experienced as a nurse. Seeing patients go home well after a serious illness was extremely satisfying for Charlene, as well as staying near a patient during the final transition of life and supporting their loved ones. Charlene knows that she has done the best she could throughout her nursing span and her career has been a testament to the fact that her early plan for herself was the correct one.