In this episode, I welcomed my ex-classmate and dear friend, Toni Furrow, who is a family nurse practitioner (FNP) with experience in endocrine and palliative care.
She worked in various care settings, including MD Anderson, the world’s top-notch cancer center.
She will share with us the pros and cons of specializing as a nurse practitioner, along with other valuable wisdom.
Why she chose to specialize in endocrinology and palliative care
Pros and cons of specializing
What it’s like to work in endocrinology and how she was trained for the specialty
What it’s like to work at the topnotch cancer center in the world as an NP
How she prove her competence and won collaborative physicians’ trust
How her typical work days as a nurse practitioner in palliative care look like
How she manages work and family life
Advice for new grad NPs on deciding on their career pathThis is one of the longest episodes, but it is packed with so many valuable lessons, so I hope you will enjoy it until the end!
Links for her children’s books by Toni Furrow, MSN, APRN, FNP-C:
Jules is Patient: Jules is Patient
Theo is Kind: Theo is Kind
Website: https://tonifurrow.com/
Hi I’m Miki Miura, DNP, APRN, FNP-C👋
I’m a family nurse practitioner (FNP) in Hawaii, USA.
I was born and raised in Japan🇯🇵. I moved to the U.S. to become an NP when I was 25 years old after working as a registered nurse in Japan✈️
English is my second language, and becoming an NP in the U.S. as a foreign-born international student wasn’t easy. But, I was able to achieve my dream as well as many dreams that I couldn’t even imagine before, which include being awarded the State Award for Excellence for the State of Hawaii by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2024🏆
My mission is to empower nurses from all over the world to achieve their dreams of building successful and fulfilling nurse practitioner careers✨
One of my mottoes is “WORK HARD, PLAY HARD” (which, by the way, is my favorite phrase I learned from American culture😄). While I see patients at two clinical practices, run an online coaching business, and do many other things, I surf three to four times a week🏄♀️ and go on a vacation every three to four months🏝️
This ideal work-life balance is possible for you….if you learn how to study/work smart!!!💪
Get a FREE PDF “NP Job Interview Prep Checklist”!👇
https://usa.janpproject.com/interview
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