My vision is to be a nurse practitioner who is compassionate, dedicated and professional who will serve the community giving care to the people who need compassionate and loving care just like how I would like to be treated .I will place high value on patient -family centered care and advocacy as well as commitment to lifelong learning .

MISSION STATEMENT

As a family nurse practitioner i would like to use my 28 yrs of nursing experience as a medical surgical-oncology nurse along with the clinical knowledge and skills acquired through an intense graduate level program and clinical experience to provide the highest quality patient care .I am excited to begin my journey as a nurse practitioner to provide excellent care for the clients through continuing education and up to date knowledge and be a positive change for the society /community who deserve care especially the ones who serves the country in the VA setting where I am planning to transition from RN to NP role. I will integrate the VA Core Values:

Integrity: Act with high moral principle. Adhere to the highest professional standards. Maintain the trust and confidence of all with whom I engage.

Commitment: Work diligently to serve Veterans and other beneficiaries. Be driven by an earnest belief in VA’s mission. Fulfill my individual responsibilities and organizational responsibilities.

Advocacy: Be truly Veteran-centric by identifying, fully considering, and appropriately advancing the interests of Veterans and other beneficiaries.

Respect: Treat all those I serve and with whom I work with dignity and respect. Show respect to earn it.

Excellence: Strive for the highest quality and continuous improvement. Be thoughtful and decisive in leadership, accountable for my actions, willing to admit mistakes, and rigorous in correcting them.

"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan." - Abraham Lincoln

Chemotherapy and Biotherapy certified by Oncology Nursing Society

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant by Vickie Milazzo Institute -Texas

Certified PICC Nurse and US IV Nurse.

BLS &ACLS certified

Domain 1: Knowledge of Practice

NP 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing’s and the NP's role distinct perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines.

NP 1.2 Apply theory and research-based knowledge from nursing, the arts, humanities, and other sciences

NP 1.3 Demonstrate clinical judgment founded on a broad knowledge base. 1.3d Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical reasoning.

NP Domain 2: Person-Centered Care

NP 2.1 Engage with individuals and/or caregivers in establishing a caring relationship.

NP 2.2 Communicate effectively with individuals

NP 2.3 Integrate advanced assessment in NP practice

NP 2.4 Diagnose actual or potential health problems and needs.

NP 2.5 Manage care of individuals: Provide holistic person-centered care by developing a mutually acceptable, cost-conscious, and evidence-based plan of care.

NP 2.6 Demonstrate accountability for care delivery.

NP 2.7 Evaluate outcomes of care.

NP 2.8 Promote self-care management.

NP 2.9 Provide care coordination.

NP Domain 3: Population Health

NP 3.1 Manage population health.

NP 3.2 Engage in effective partnerships.

NP 3.3 Consider the socioeconomic impact of the delivery of health care.

NP 3.4 Advance equitable population health policy.

NP 3.5 Demonstrate advocacy strategies.

NP 3.6 Advance preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies.

NP Domain 4: Practice Scholarship and Translational Science

NP 4.1 Advance the scholarship of NP nursing practice

NP 4.2 Integrate best evidence into NP practice.

NP 4.3 Promote the ethical conduct of scholarly activities.

NP Domain 5: Quality and Safety

NP 5.1 Apply quality improvement principles in care delivery.

NP 5.2 Contribute to a culture of patient safety

NP 5.3 Contribute to a culture of provider and work environment safety

NP Domain 6: Inter professional Collaboration in Practice

NP 6.1 Communicate in a manner that facilitates a partnership approach to quality care delivery.

NP 6.2 Perform effectively in different team roles, using principles and values of team dynamics.

NP 6.3 Use knowledge of nursing and other professions to address healthcare needs.

NP 6.4 Work with other professions to maintain a climate of mutual learning, respect, and shared values.

NP Domain 7: Health Systems

NP 7.1 Apply knowledge of systems to work effectively across the continuum of care.

NP 7.2 Incorporate consideration of cost-effectiveness of care

7.3 Optimize system effectiveness through application of innovation and evidence-based practice.

NP Domain 8: Technology and Information Literacy

NP 8.1 Appraise the available information and communication technologies used in the care of patients, communities, and populations.

8.2 Use information and communication technologies to gather data, create information, and generate knowledge

NP 8.3 Use information and communication technologies and informatics processes to deliver safe care to diverse populations in a variety of settings.

NP 8.4 Use information and communication technology to support documentation of care and communication among providers, patients, and all system levels.

NP 8.5 Use information and communication technologies in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards, and workplace policies in the delivery of care.

NP Domain 9: Professional Acumen

NP 9.1 Demonstrate an ethical comportment in one’s practice reflective of nursing’s mission to society.

NP 9.2 Employ participatory approach to NP care.

NP 9.3 Demonstrate accountability to the individual, society, and profession.

NP 9.4 Comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations.

NP 9.5 Demonstrate the professional identity of nursing.

NP 9.6 Integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to one’s professional identity.

NP Domain 10: Personal and Professional Leadership

NP 10.1 Demonstrate a commitment to personal health and well-being.

NP 10.2 Demonstrate professional maturity.

NP 10.3 Develop capacity for leadership.( National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, (2022). National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties’ Nurse Practitioner Role Core Competencies. https://www.nonpf.org/page/14)

· Successfully completed multiple assessments, throughout the Master of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner, to measure clinical collaboration in advanced practice nursing.

Advanced Clinical Collaboration (MSN/FNP)

SKILLS: Change Management, Fiscal Planning, Parent Teaching, Policy Analysis, Treatment Planning

Manage holistic health care for individuals and populations across the life span continuum.

Advanced Practice Problem Solving (MSN/FNP)

SKILLS: Developing a Plan of Care, Information Synthesis to Diagnosis Inter professional Collaboration, Inter professional Communication, Lawful Pharmacological Practice

Integrate theory and evidence to provide holistic health care services to improve or maintain optimum health for all family members.

Advanced Inter professional Communication (MSN/FNP)

SKILLS: Change Management, Fiscal Planning, Parent Teaching, Policy Analysis, Treatment Planning

Manage holistic health care for individuals and populations across the life span continuum.