Dina Giovanetti

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing alumna Dina Giovanetti was inspired to pursue a career in nursing by her aunt, a palliative care nurse who also worked in case management.

“When I was young, her son had cerebral palsy, and I spent most of my teenage years caring for him,” Dina said. “I knew then I wanted to be a nurse.”

A December 2025 graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, Dina earned both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

She began her nursing career in 1995 as a trauma nurse in the emergency departments of Columbia Hospital (now JFK North) and St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach. After six years in emergency and trauma intensive care, she earned certification as a family nurse practitioner. Dine went on to spend a decade practicing in emergency and women’s health, followed by 11 years in hematology and oncology, specializing in blood disorders and managing hematologic complications in cardiothoracic surgery patients.

“My entire nursing career was in Florida, and I volunteered in local communities for over 30 years,” Dina shared.

She volunteered at the Caridad Center, the largest free clinic in Florida; at the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, which helps pregnant women and new moms in need, and at the Vaccine Clinics during the summer months.

Dina counts Dr. Debra Hain, professor and graduate co-coordinator of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner concentration, among her mentors.

Dina works for Campazzi Concierge Medicine in Palm Beach, Florida. She often leans on her Italian heritage in the way she interacts with colleagues and patients.

“In an Italian family, love is always expressed through food,” she explained, adding that she can often be found making special desserts and dishes for her patients and their families.

“Being immersed in the lives of others is enriching. It is a privilege that nurses are lucky and blessed enough to experience it,” Dina stated.

She has worked for Florida Atlantic University for over 15 years, precepting nurse practitioner students and also precepts for Nova University and South College in Asheville, NC.

Dina shared that throughout the 24 years as a nurse practitioner, she always enjoyed teaching.

“My job is not only to care for patients, but to educate them and their families,” she said. “I love that there is both an art and a science to this profession.”

Dina hopes that the Doctor of Nursing degree will enhance her professional career and support her passion to teach nurses at the grassroots level, whether it means continuing to work as a preceptor or teaching as a nursing faculty member.

“We need more nurses who care and are truly present, and this effort is changing the health care system,” she added.