From Patient to Healer: my Path to Becoming an Family Nurse Practitioner
Words: 642 Pages: 2 1519Discovery and Inspiration At the age of thirteen, I had an allergic reaction and was taken to the Emergency Department. While I was being evaluated by a health care professional, I noticed that she had Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) written on her name badge instead of M.D. or D.O. She diagnosed and treated me with a lot of empathy. Her enthusiasm for medicine and medical knowledge impressed me so much that I immediately developed an interest in the FNP profession. […]