Stephanie is a Colorado native and Air Force veteran who spent 10 years as a registered nurse working in critical care and procedural areas before graduating with a master’s degree in nursing from University of Colorado Colorado Springs and starting her career as a nurse practitioner. She has previously worked in urgent care and pain management before making the move to neurology. Her spare time is spent with her family, dogs, cats, chickens, and an assortment of aquarium critters.
- What makes you excited about joining CSNA?
I’m always looking for the opportunity to learn new things and expand my clinical skills. I couldn’t turn down the chance to work with (and learn from) such a great group of people with such diverse knowledge!
- What does patient care mean to you?
Finding out what is truly important to a patient in terms of their own health goals and helping them reach those goals…which can be anything! Some patients want to be healthier so they can spend more time with family, or be able to travel, or to gain independence in their own homes. My job is to help them get to where they want to be.
- Why did you become a Nurse Practitioner?
I loved my time working at the bedside as an RN and I’ve always wanted to stay in direct patient care, but I grew to want a little more autonomy over my clinical decision making. Nurse Practitioner was a natural next step and I’ve never looked back!