Nurses that Wow!

Welcome to Season 1 of the Nurses that Wow! Podcast

In this episode we'll hear from Dr. Swart on her road to empowerment.  Dr. Swart is a registered nurse and serves as the Executive Director of ANA-Illinois, Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing and the Illinois Nurses Foundation.  She is also the CEO/President of SYS Consulting Solutions, Inc.  She is currently serving as the Vice President of the American Nurses Association.  Her expertise is in issues related to the scope of practice, ethics, nursing regulation, and public policy development as well as non-profit management.   

Previously recorded on May 29, 2020.  Contact Nurses that Wow! at [email protected] and follow us on IG (@NursesthatWow). 

Welcome to Season 1 of the Nurses that Wow! Podcast

As nurses, we need to hear our own voices, and share our own stories now more than ever.  On this episode, we hear firsthand from a Nurse Practitioner on her experience working the frontline in New York City in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Esmeralda Ochoa, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC began her nursing journey in 2012 when she earned a Bachelors of Science in Nursing.  She’s worked as an FNP since earning her Masters in 2019 and volunteered to work at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic this year.  

Previously recorded on April 29, 2020.  Contact Nurses that Wow! at [email protected] and follow us on IG (@NursesthatWow). 

Welcome to Season 1 of the Nurses that Wow! Podcast

On this episode, we speak to Dr. Adrianna Nava, PhD, MSN, RN, who is currently a U.S. Latino Leadership Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she is also a Mid-Career MPA Candidate. In December 2019, she obtained her PhD in Nursing and Health Policy from The University of Massachusetts Boston. She has a MSN in Health Leadership from The University of Pennsylvania and a BSN from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing.

Adrianna shares her passion about building the leadership capacity of Latino nurses and has served the Latino community in leadership roles within the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). From 2011-2013 she was the NAHN Chapter President of Illinois; then the Vice-President of the NAHN Boston Chapter from 2015-2016; and a NAHN National Board of Director from 2014-2016. Most of her clinical and administrative nursing experience has been practicing within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), serving our nation’s Veterans.

Contact Nurses that Wow! at [email protected] and follow us on IG (@NursesthatWow). 

Welcome to Season 1 of the Nurses that Wow! Podcast

On this episode, Elle Pierson, MBA, RN discusses the power of expertise.  Elle believes that every Nurse has the ability to transform the healthcare industry by monetizing their expertise as Healthcare Consultants.  In 2018, Elle introduced 'The Nurse Consultant Network" to the nursing community to help aspiring and experienced Nurse Consultants launch and grow profitable healthcare consulting firms. Elle shares the strategies and framework for nurses to transition from nursing professional to Healthcare Consultant.

Principal Consultant, The Reputation Advisors | www.TheReputationAdvisors.com

Founder, The Nurse Consultant Network | www.TheNurseConsultantNetwork.com

Elle Pierson is a Healthcare Consultant, Author, and Mentor to aspiring Nurse Consultants. She is the Principal Consultant of The Reputation Advisors, a Crisis Communications and Reputation Consulting Firm that helps healthcare organizations protect their organizational brand from reputation disasters. 

Contact Nurses that Wow! at [email protected] and follow us on IG (@NursesthatWow). 

Welcome to Season 1 of the Nurses that Wow! Podcast

On this episode, Adrian Espinosa, MPH, MS, RN, PHN, FNP-BC discusses his current practice as a Nurse Practitioner working in San Jose, California and the struggles he has overcome in his nursing journey. He also notes cultural implications of working with, and treating the Latinx community.  Adrian shares how fortunate he is to work with some of our most vulnerable populations via community and county health systems. 

Adrian is the immediate Past President of the Greater San Jose Chapter of NAHN, national board member for the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, and President of the Supernova Foundation, a non-profit he co-founded eleven years ago.  Adrian's mantra learned by his Abuelita is "Un Dia A La Vez" (One Day at a Time).

Contact Nurses that Wow! at [email protected] and follow us on IG (@NursesthatWow).