Meet the NP Behind TheNoviceNP™
The creator of TheNoviceNP.com is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (MSN, AGPCNP-C) with nearly 15 years of diverse healthcare experience spanning clinical practice, healthcare leadership, practice ownership, corporate account management, and healthcare business development
Clinical Expertise: She treats adults across the lifespan, including medically complex and geriatric populations, with a clinical foundation rooted in integrative and functional medicine. Her background spans primary care, acute care, palliative care, chronic disease management, and complex care coordination. By blending evidence-informed functional and root-cause medicine with traditional medical management, she takes a holistic approach that looks beyond the diagnosis to understand the bigger clinical picture. She embraces a healthy aging philosophy centered on prevention, longevity, functional independence, wellness, and quality of life. As a Certified Nutrition Coach and Weight Loss Specialist, she also incorporates nutrition, lifestyle and behavioral modification into her clinical approach.
Expertise in Navigating the Nursing Profession: Having progressed from high-acuity bedside nursing in the ICU to advanced practice, clinical mentorship, and practice ownership, she brings firsthand perspective across multiple stages of the nursing profession. After navigating the challenges that can accompany the transition into advanced practice, she developed TheNoviceNP to help bridge the gap between academic preparation and the realities of clinical practice.
Healthcare Business & Strategy: Beyond direct patient care, her experience includes healthcare management, corporate business development, and account operations. Working alongside facility leadership, medical directors, and healthcare executives provided an inside perspective on provider compensation, clinical workload design, employment contracts, organizational decision-making, and the business infrastructure behind healthcare delivery.
Today, she brings this combined clinical and business perspective to fiercely advocate for the healthcare profession. She empowers nurses and nurse practitioners to make informed career decisions, transition into advanced practice with greater preparedness, and confidently navigate both the clinical and business realities of healthcare. She is committed to helping professionals step into their roles with absolute confidence.