The Success NP: Clinical Pearls for Nurse Practitioners

This week on the podcast we hear from Stephanie Simmerman, DNP APRN. She is originally from Michigan. Dr. Simmerman has lived in Naples, Florida for over 20 years. She graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida in 2007 and started her healthcare career as a registered nurse with Riverchase Dermatology. In May 2012, in the course of her Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) degre...

Stacey Stenenga was born and raised in a small town in Michigan. Stacey joined the Air Force to see the world. After 14 years of living overseas and in multiple different states, Stacey moved to Colorado to settle down closer to family. Despite being a critical care nurse for 11 years, her income was nearly cut in half from relocating. In 2018, she found the book “Set for Life” by Scott Trench and...

Christian Costazza, is a RN BSN who was born in Italy in 1984. He grew up with a pretty challenging childhood, losing his dad when he was 10. He was bullied in middle school, went straight to work after high school, and decided that he wanted to change his life by pursuing his BSN in Nursing. He graduated in 2012 with a BSN. He opened the first nurse-led business in his hometown and decided that h...

April Waddell, RN, BSN who is a CVICU PEDS RN with nursing experience in adult, medical imaging, emergency, PICU and NICU is on the podcast this week. She immigrated from the Philippines to Chicago when she was five years old. Growing up, she was never taught the power of investing  in the stock market or learned about compound interest. Building wealth was never discussed; She was taught to study...

This week on the podcast, we talk about the recent California nurse practitioner doctorate dilemma. I weigh in with my opinion and ask for you to share yours with me. NPs Suing California: https://www.mdedge.com/pediatrics/article/264210/business-medicine/nurse-practitioners-sue-state-over-right-use-doctor?ecd=WNL_EVE_230720_mdedge⁠ Sarah Erny's Story: https://nurse.org/articles/nurse-practiti...

Dr. Rhone D’Errico is a professional speaker and educator dedicated to bringing immense value and transformation to organizations, companies, and professional associations. He has expertise as a Doctor of Nursing Practice, certified nurse educator, and certified family, psychiatric-mental health, and emergency nurse practitioner. His passion lies in inspiring nurses to create the career of their d...

Austin England is a CDFA, MillCreek Financial Consultant and partner for the last 4 yrs based in Thomasville, Georgia. He has over 15 years of experience with financial consulting. Austin helps doctors, nurses, ARNPs, and PAs apply the MillCreek approach to financial planning. He enjoys the interactions with clients which is what drew him to financial planning because he knew he could make an impa...

Nick Loper helps people earn money outside of their day job. He's an author, online entrepreneur, and host of the award-winning Side Hustle Show podcast, which features new part-time business ideas each week. As Chief Side Hustler at SideHustleNation.com, he loves deconstructing the tactics and strategies behind building extra income streams. Listen to him help nurses figure out how to make si...

This week on the podcast, I sit down and chat motherhood and business with the most special mom on the planet my mother, Annette Pryor in honor of Mother's Day. Annette Pryor is a mom of three, a retired teacher, who was raised most of her life in Puerto Rico. She moved to the US with 2 suitcases and has created a million-dollar real estate profile with the slow and steady method of acquiring...

Kaitlyn Foster, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC graduated with her BSN in nursing from UVA and worked in the NICU as a nurse for 7 years before pursuing her PNP at Vanderbilt University. She works part-time as an NP and is the founder of Wild Mother Path, a doula business, in 2022, after a career as a registered nurse in a NICU where she saw firsthand many women struggling postpartum to find a groove in mother...

Shira Page is an NP and clinical lactation counselor working in clinician engagement and education at Bobbie, an infant formula startup. Her career has centered around improving the clinical care of people in their most challenging moments. She studied nutrition and dietetics, followed by a Master Degree in Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her clinical expertise includes...

Lyndsey is a 2012 BSN graduate of Oregon Health & Science University. She has spent most of her nursing experience as an ER nurse. She also has experience as a SANE (sexual assault nurse examiner) for 9 years. Currently, SANE and MDI  (Medical Death Investigator) doing all things forensic investigation. She is also enrolled in FNP school. Lyndsey link: https://www.instagram.com/forensic.nurse/...

Melissa Pauline is a Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years in the nursing field. She graduated in 2003 with her Associate degree in nursing. Worked in emergency medicine for 10 years before going back to get her BSN in 2013. Her first master's was obtained in 2015 in Adult Geriatric Primary Care. Her post-master degree was obtained in 2017 with Acute Care NP. Melissa was raised in New Jersey a...

Introduction to guest: Melanie Graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and has primarily worked with the Pediatric Population for 4 years. Graduated with my BSN in 2018 after not getting into the professional program for the first time. She took that semester and regrouped, but took an opportunity to study abroad with her Nursing College...

Today, on the podcast I will share the birth story of my daughter who was born on 2/9/2023. I also share the 5 reasons why I think this labor was completely different than my first pregnancy. Article I referenced in the episode: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595057/ Check out the blog post: Why Our Birth Stories Matter https://doctornursepodcast.com/blog/ Follow up with the Doctor...

Today on the podcast we hear from Joelle Y. Jean, RN, FNP-C who graduated from New York University in 2005 and worked in general pediatrics, pediatric emergency room, and labor and delivery. She was a nurse for over 10 years before aquiring her Master’s degree in Family Nurse Practitioner at Long Island University. She now is a full-time senior writer for nursejournal.org . She shares her journey...

Dr. Jessica  Chung was born in the great state of  New  York.  She attended NYC College of Technology, received her Associate's Degree in Nursing in  2009, and graduated on the Dean’s List for academic excellence. After graduation, she worked as a charge nurse for a nursing home and as a Nurse Case Manager for a  home care agency, both in Broo...

Janine Kelbach, BSN RNC-OB, is a wife, mom of 2 boys (and a Great Dane), educator, and author of the book, Entreprenurse: 30+ Nurses Turn Into Business Owners and Share Their Secrets to Success. She has been a Freelance Health Content Writer since 2013 and is the CEO of Write RN. She hosts The Savvy Scribe Podcast and owns SavvyNurseWriter.com. Her team of RN writers helps healthcare companies wit...

Daniel Tran graduated from the University of Texas-Arlington in 2018 and worked in Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing for 3 years. In November 2021, he left bedside nursing to pursue entrepreneurship as a personal finance coach—where he helps nurses get rid of debt, achieve financial independence through investing, and get on track to retire early! @wealthcarepros on IG and TikTok --------------...

Jason Earle is a former Wall Street investor turned benevolent capitalist, nationally recognized mold detection expert, and GOT MOLD's founder.  We talk about the importance of indoor air quality and the health hazard mold can be on your health. This matters for nurses because we work in buildings, where we trust building owners to take care of. The hospital can be affected by mold and your s...

Amy Felix is a nurse with over 18 years of nursing experience including critical care, outpatient, ambulatory and leadership. Amy graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of nursing with her Bachelor's in 2004 and her Master's in 2008. Visionary Nurse Leader with demonstrated expertise in cultivating and managing exceptional teams to meet and exceed demanding targets and improving oper...

Aisha started earned her BSN from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2013, and began her nursing career in the VICU stepdown in Virginia Beach. Six months later she changed jobs and moved to the Cardiac Surgery ICU to start her journey to become a Nurse anesthesiologist. In 2016 she went on to attend Duke University to esrn her DNP with a specialty in Nurse Anesthesia. Her doctorate focused on he...

Damaris Maria Grossmann DNP FNP BSN, HNB-BC, CYN with over 18 years in the medical field with most of those years in nursing. She is very passionate about Mindful Life Investment and  Integrative Health.   Her Doctoral work focused on integrative health, functional medicine, and mindfulness techniques for anxiety and stress reduction for nurses, healthcare professionals, and the use of patient car...

Dr. Lauren Duroy, DNP APRN, FNP-C graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BS in integrative health and wellness in 2010, Oklahoma City University with my BSN in 2012, and DNP in 2016. She worked in ICU while getting her doctorate. She started my business NursePracPreneurs in 2021 after she hit rock bottom in 2020 running a full-time family practice while getting floated to the ICU & barel...

Ashley is the Founder of Working Mom Notes, a supportive platform for working mothers.  She struggled to find resources as she returned to work after having her first baby.  Her goal was to connect with a few working moms and share “notes” with one another on how to navigate life as a working mother. Ashley knows that being a mom is hard in and of itself.  Add in the stresses of bal...