1. Family Nurse Practitioner

2. My Family

3. Education Ponderosa High School High School Diploma Baylor University Bachelor of Science in Nursing Regis University Master of Science in Nursing

4. Pre-med Class Cat dissection Anatomy & Physiology Health Careers

5. 3 years of prerequisite classes, 2 years of nursing school Anatomy and Physiology Rat dissection Human anatomy Biology, Chemistry, Physics Other classes: English, Statistics, Research, Sociology

6. 2 years, 1 year fast track Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Rotations Medical Surgical Pediatrics Emergency Department Trauma/Ortho Critical Care

8. Parker Adventist Hospital Adult ICU Ventilator IV drips Chest tube Dialysis Catheters Heart Monitor Family Issues

9. Parker Adventist Hospital Emergency Department Helicopter, Ambulance, Fire Department, Police Trauma levels I, II, III Cardiac and Stroke Alerts CPR, Rapid intervention and stabilization Psychiatric holds

10. Regis University, MSN Nurse Practitioner 2-3 year Master’s Degree 2 year Doctorate – DNP Similar to Physician Assistant and a Doctor Assess patients, order tests, prescribe medications

11. OnPoint Urgent Care Family Nurse Practitioner Divide incoming patient load with M.D. Xray interpretation, splinting Ordering tests and meds Suturing Holistic approach Teaching Clinic management Lots of Charting!!!

12. Why would we give Zantac or Tagamet to a patient having an allergic reaction? When we prescribe an EpiPen to patients who could have a severe allergic reaction, do we give one or two? Why? Why would we check a urine analysis for a patient who fell down?

13. At the end of the day, I can say…. I made a difference