I knew that things had gone too far when I started thinking about all the things that I could get done while I was on surgical leave. I...

Confession- My line sister forced me to make my first vision board. Ok, she didn’t put a gun to my head or anything but she wouldn’t take...

Alexa, play Confessions by Usher. It's confession time. After all, this is Confessions of a Nurse practitioner right? I know that it has...

Before my friend Alison died, we talked about doing a writing retreat. It was to be small and would essentially give attendees designated...

It has been one year of Confessions of a Nurse Practitioner and it has been a fantastic journey. It’s been successful and amazing mainly...

If you are reading this then you have the biggest blessing imaginable to be thankful for considering all that happened in 2020. You did...

I love music and I have been known to break out in a song during a conversation when someone says something that reminds me of song...

Dumpster fire. Toilet bowl. The worst ever. Crap pot. The end of the world. The wrath of God. The disaster. The year that went to you...

Is an apple the same as an orange? That is what it sounds like when I am asked if a nurse practitioner is a physician or the same as a...

I didn’t grow up saying, I want to be a nurse practitioner. To be honest, I had no idea that there was such a career. What I did know is...

I was pregnant during my final year of nurse practitioner school and set to deliver after graduation. I waddled along completing my...

Few things make my heart beam with pride more than a satisfied patient. As a nurse practitioner, I am faced with patients who sometimes...

I cannot believe it has been 6 months since the launch of Confessions of a Nurse Practitioner! Thank you for being on this journey with...

No matter how many times you've been disrespected or treated “less than” because of your skin color, it hurts. The day a patient's...

Undoubtedly, when you think of famous nurses, Florence Nightingale comes to mind. After all, she is the founder of modern nursing. Not...

Have you ever done something and later looked back and wondered how you got yourself into whatever that thing was? Yeah, well that was me...

If you’ve read the post entitled Why I Became a Nurse that story continues here. You may recall what influenced me to become a nurse and...

I delivered and buried my firstborn son in that February. Later that year, I buried my mom early December, just a few days before my...