Where did you go to school? St. Vincent’s Hosp SON – diploma; UAB SON BS Psychology; Samford University – BSN, MSN, DNP (graduate in May, 2020.
Where do you work? I work at Quality of Life Health Services in Oneonta. QOL is a FQHC that offers medical, dental, lab, telemed, health ed, counseling services. I’ve worked for QOL for 18.4 years of my 20 year career as a FNP.
What is the best part of your job? “Getting to know the patients I serve; they have educated me on their unique ethnic and cultural backgrounds, which helps me take better care of them. The next best thing is that God designed for me to do this job as I can “care for others.”
What is the major issue, in your opinion, for AL NPs? Scope of practice restrictions is the greatest issue as these restrictions impede residents from accessing affordable, safe and effective healthcare.
What’s the best advice for new NPs? Stay within your SOP, to not be afraid of acknowledging that you don’t know an answer, and to use EBP research in your practice.