WORLD OF NP PODCAST

DR. MARY WILSON

Dr. Mary Wilson began her nursing career in 1987. She was employed by San Antonio Hospital in Upland California in June of that year. She quickly transitioned into the CCU there by the following year. She moved on to the Operating Room at St. Bernardine’s Medical Center by the year 1989. There she was promoted to Open-Heart Coordinator for the hospital and worked with Dr. Leonard Bailey performing pediatric open-heart procedures. She left that position in 1992 and moved with her extended family to Colorado where she continued as the Open-Heart Coordination at Memorial hospital in Colorado Springs. Missing the sunny beach air of California, she and her family moved back to California and she accepted a position once again at St. Berardine’s, but this time in an administrative role as the Manager of the Outpatient Surgery Center. One of the highlights of her career is having served in Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010. Seeing the devastation and poverty there gave her life a new meaning. Holding injured children in her arms and helping transport them to a higher level of care at the University of Miami’s mobile units was an experience that shaped her life moving forward. Working with vulnerable populations has been a professional goal of hers that she was able to fulfill in 2016 when she began giving anesthesia at the Indio Surgery Center to pediatric patients.

In this podcast, Dr. Wilson discussed her award-winning Outstanding Doctor of Nursing (DNP) Project, titled Pediatric Dental Anesthesia Guideline Development and Evaluation in an Ambulatory Surgery Center.

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ATTORNEY TODD ESS – Top Five Reasons that Prompt Board of Nursing to Launch Investigation Against Nurses

Attorney Todd Ess’s passion for justice began when he enrolled in the Criminal Defense Clinic at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. There, he became one of the first law students in Indiana to join Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld's nationally recognized Innocence Project by representing Larry Mayes, then an inmate at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana. He is proud to be apart of the Innocence Project that has helped free hundreds of wrongfully convicted inmates, including many on death row.

Since 2001, he has represented clients whose charges ranged from simple misdemeanors to complex felonies. In 2004, he trained at the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia. Today, he continues his mission to seek justice for each and every client.

Currently, Attorney Ess works with Lorie Brown at Brown Law Office. Although attorney Ess is practicing in Indiana and what he discussed pertain to Indiana's BRN rules and regulations, the general information may be relevant to all nurses. Make sure to check with your state to verify and comply with the state's rules and regulations.

In this special episode, Attorney Ess discussed the top five common reasons that could prompt investigation by the Board of Nursing against nurses. He will also discuss strategies to prevent them and review the process of the discipline.

If you have specific questions for Attorney Todd Ess, please visit www.yournurseattorney.com or you could contact the law office directly at 317-465-1065.

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DR. ENZA NGUYEN 

Dr. Enza Esposito Nguyen is an APRN with a strong skill set in the oncology and acute care setting.  Her career began at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center as an ADN in 1997. She is a first-generation college graduate from Panama City, Panama. She went on to obtain her BSN from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and her dual Master’s degree from UCLA as an Adult NP / CNS program with a specialty in Oncology in 2004.  She has lived abroad and also worked as a Quality Assurance Manager in Oncology in London, UK, and worked as an oncology nurse at the famed Harley Street Clinic in London, UK. She managed the thoracic oncology and urology oncology programs at St Joseph hospital in Orange, California for nearly 7 years. She completed her DNP from the California State University Consortium in 2019 with a focus on education. After completion of her DNP, she moved to Austin, Tx where she now works as a Diagnostic Manager for a major international pharmaceutical company

In this special episode, Dr. Nguyen discussed and answered at great length on the topic of the ten important questions that consumers should ask before starting chemotherapy.

Thank you to everyone for listening; we hope you find value in the information that we discussed. At World of NP, our mission is to empower healthcare consumers and providers by giving them voices so they could advocate for the patients and themselves.

This podcast forum does not substitute professional medical or legal advice or judgment. Also, it should NOT be received or interpreted as an endorsement of any product or services or as a substitute for adequate training, research, compliance with established protocols, and federal, state or local rules. The viewpoints, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely to the author, NOT to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.

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DR. GABRIEL FERNANDEZ

Dr. Gabriel Fernandez is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at the University of San Diego. He immigrated to the United States in 2008 after completing his Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. After serving a forensic-psychiatric population as a registered nurse at Atascadero State Hospital, he decided to pursue his master’s in nursing and nurse practitioner certificate with a specialization in mental health from California State University, Long Beach. In 2019 he completed his doctorate in nursing practice from California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Fernandez now resides in San Diego and is a proud father to three children, Elijah, Paul and Pia.

In this special episode, we will talk to Dr. Gabriel Fernandez about his award-winning Doctor of Nursing Practice Project, titled, “Fighting Antipsychotic-Induced Obesity Using a Common-Sense Approach”.

Dr. Fernandez has received an outstanding DNP Project from Cal State University Fullerton Doctor of Nursing Practice Program in 2019.  Although there were many great DNP projects that were developed by DNP candidates in the program, out of the entire class of 30 students, this honor was only bestowed to one DNP candidate. Dr. Fernandez will discuss the background and the purpose of his DNP project, the methods utilized to measure data, findings, and recommendations.

This podcast forum does not substitute professional medical or legal advice or judgment. Also, it should NOT be received or interpreted as an endorsement of any product or services or as a substitute for adequate training, research, compliance with established protocols and federal, state or local rules. The viewpoints, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely to the author, NOT to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.

Thank you to everyone for listening; we hope you find value in the information that we discussed. At World of NP, Our mission is to empower healthcare consumers and providers by giving them voices so they could advocate for the patients and themselves.

Please subscribe, follow, and listen to our weekly episode. Also, make sure to share this special episode with your family and friends. Thank you for your time and support.

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ATTORNEY OLIVER TOMAS 

Topic:  Top Ten Reasons Insurance Companies Use to Deny Hospital Reimbursements and Strategies to Prevent Them

With over a decade of experience in the health care industry, Attorney Oliver D. Tomas provides advice and counsel to hospitals, physicians, and other health care professionals – with a particular focus on reimbursement/contractual disputes between providers and payors. As a health care attorney, Mr. Tomas has assisted health care organizations in transactions, corporate matters, operations issues, litigation, and government investigations.

In addition to serving as outside counsel to major California hospitals and health systems, Attorney Tomas was assistant general counsel for Prime Healthcare Management, Inc.

While at Prime, Mr. Tomas provided legal services in such areas as managed care, contracting, and health care reimbursement litigation. Attorney Tomas also served as corporate counsel for Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. and as in-house counsel for a specialty pharmacy.

In this special episode, attorney Thomas discussed the top 10 reasons the healthcare insurance companies use to deny claims, strategies to prevent denials, and the appeal process.

He also explored the techniques used to enhance reimbursement. Denial for reimbursement for medical services rendered continues to be challenging for providers and hospitals, and analysis by change healthcare in 2017 indicated that out of approximately 3 trillion and medical claims submitted by hospitals last year, almost 9% of charges were initially denied. Hospitals and providers must be fully educated on the legal pitfalls and strategies to minimize hospital reimbursement claim denials.

If you need to ask Attorney Thomas specific questions, please contact him via his email at [email protected]. 

This podcast is for general information only and is not intended to be medical or legal advice. It is not an endorsement of any product or services or Is a substituted for adequate training, research compliance, established protocols, federal state, or local rules, the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by the guest speakers are their personal opinions and not the opinions or statements of any other organization, agency, employer, or company.

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DR. GABRIEL FERNANDEZ - Depression: Signs and Symptoms, Importance of Early Detections,  and Treatment Options that  Healthcare Consumers and Providers Should Consider 

Dr. Gabriel Fernandez is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner at the University of San Diego. He immigrated to the United States in 2008 after completing his Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. After serving a forensic-psychiatric population as a registered nurse at Atascadero State Hospital, he decided to pursue his master's in nursing and nurse practitioner certificate with a specialization in mental health from California State University, Long Beach. In 2019 Dr. Fernandez completed his doctorate in nursing practice from California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Fernandez now resides in San Diego and is a proud father to three children, Elijah, Paul, and Pia.

In this episode, Dr. Gabriel Fernandez discussed depression, the signs and symptoms, how it is diagnosed, potential complications, and the possible treatment options that the healthcare consumers and providers should consider. 

Mental health illnesses are real medical health conditions, early treatments, and recognitions and preventions of mental health illnesses and complications are central to coping and preventing death through suicide. If you have you are or any of your loved ones are struggling with depression and contemplating suicide, please reach out to your families and friends, health care providers, considering calling nine one one and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The number is +1 800-273-8255.

This podcast does not constitute medical or legal advice. Therefore it should not be taken as such,  but instead, it just served as educational purposes. Only this podcast forum does not substitute professional medical or legal advice or judgment.

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MELANIE BALESTRA, NP, ESQ.

Melanie is an attorney with the Law Offices of Melanie Balestra in Newport Beach, California focusing on legal and business issues that affect health care providers and representing them before their respective Boards. She advises on the legal aspects of starting a practice.  She lectures nationally on this subject and liability issues.  She is published in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners, The Nurse Practitioner, Medscape, American Nurse Today, Plastic Surgical Nursing, Journal of Nursing Law, Nurse Practitioner World News, Advance Practice for Nurse Practitioners, and The Clinical Letter for Nurse Practitioners. She is Past President of the American College of Nurse Practitioners, the California Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, and The American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Melanie is an advocate and counsel for the California Association for Nurse Practitioner and writes a column in their newsletter. The Connection. She is on the Advisory Board of Nurses Service Organization and continues practicing as a PNP at the Laguna Beach Community Clinic. She enjoys doing volunteer work as a PNP in Namibia, Cambodia, and Mexico. Her web page is www.balestrahealthlaw.com and her email [email protected]

THIS SPECIAL EPISODE IS ON MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES, DEPRESSION, AND SUICIDE - LISTERNER/VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED

Our special guest is Attorney and Nurse Practitioner Melanie Balestra. In this episode, we  talked to Melanie about her recent book, "Suicide: A Mother's Journey Through Her Child's Pain." Melanie shared with us why she wrote this book, why it is important to understand mental health illnesses, including depression, and how families could assist their loved ones in coping.  This book could benefit all healthcare providers to understand mental health illnesses, recognize early warning signs, and the importance of early diagnosis. For all the readers and all healthcare providers, please check this book out. It is available through Amazon for immediate download.

In this episode, we discussed various topics related to mental illnesses and we asked tough and sensitive questions related to suicide and suicidal preventions and as such we suggest viewer discretion is advised.  If you are under 18 years or younger, please obtain permission from your parents before viewing this episode.

 Mental health illnesses are real medical health conditions. Early recognition, treatments, and prevention of mental illness complications are essential to coping and preventing death through suicide.  If you are any of your loved ones are struggling with depression and contemplating suicide, please reach out to your family, friends, healthcare providers, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and consider calling 911. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. 

This podcast does not constitute medical or legal advice. Therefore, it should not be taken as such, but instead, it serves educational purposes only. This podcast forum does not substitute professional medical or legal advice or judgment. Also, it should NOT be received or interpreted as an endorsement of any product or services or as a substitute for adequate training, research, compliance with established protocols, and federal, state, or local rules. The viewpoints, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this podcast are sole to the author, NOT to the author's employer, organization, committee, or other group or individual.

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DR. ENZA ESPOSITO NGUYEN – Impacting Patient Care Through Research and Dissemination Of Evidence-Based Practice

Dr. Enza Esposito Nguyen is an APRN with a strong skill set in the oncology and acute care setting.  Her career began at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center as an ADN in 1997. She is a first-generation college graduate from Panama City, Panama. She went on to obtain her BSN from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and her dual Master’s degree from UCLA as an Adult NP / CNS program with a specialty in Oncology in 2004.  She has lived abroad and also worked as a Quality Assurance Manager in Oncology in London, UK, and worked as an oncology nurse at the famed Harley Street Clinic in London, UK. She managed the thoracic oncology and urology oncology programs at St Joseph hospital in Orange, California for nearly 7 years. She completed her DNP from the California State University Consortium in 2019 with a focus on education. After completion of her DNP, she moved to Austin, Tx where she now works as a Diagnostic Manager for a major international pharmaceutical company

In this episode, we talked with Dr. Nguyen about her achievements, nursing experiences, and contributions to advance nursing practice. We shared how Dr. Nguyen has impacted patient care through research and through the dissemination of evidence-based practice in the form of international presentations and publications.

Thank you to everyone for listening; we hope you find value in the information that we discussed. At World of NP, our mission is to empower healthcare consumers and providers by giving them voices so they could advocate for the patients and themselves.

Please subscribe, follow, and listen to our weekly episode. Also, make sure to share this special episode with your families and friends. Thank you for your time and support.

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DR. GLENMORE HENDRICKS

Dr. Glenmore Hendricks is a Nurse Nractitioner at the Riverside Medical Clinic. He earned his Masters of Science degree (MSN) as an adult primary care Nurse Practitioner in 2004 from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from California State University, Long Beach in 2015. Over the last 15 years, Dr. Hendricks has practiced in both internal medicine and urgent care settings. Throughout his 18-year nursing career, he has worked as a critical care nurse (including trauma, surgical, and medical care) and has held leadership positions in both hospital and Ambulatory Care departments. He is currently a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the California Association for Nurse Practitioners (CANP). He served on the board as Treasurer and President for the local Inland Empire Chapter. As chapter president, he and his team pursued active participation in community services, improve student recruitment, and engage state legislative members on behalf of Nurse Practitioners. On a state level, he served as a health policy and practice committee member, which advocates and oversees legislation impacting NP practice in California. As a Jamaican by birth, he enjoys giving back to this community and has served on several medical missions to Jamaica. He recently published research in The Journal of the National Black Nurses Association on the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model and Diabetes Outcomes. He's an expert peer reviewer for the Journal for Nurse Practitioners and the American Journal of Managed Care.

In this episode, Dr. Hendricks discussed his nursing background and nursing education, including why he pursued the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree.  This interview took place shortly before the AB 890 Bill passed into law. Dr. Hendricks explained the pros and cons of the AB 890 Bill and why Californian Nurse Practitioners need to belong to the CANP and continue to advocate for full practice authority without barriers.  He also talked about why Nurse Practitioners need to continue to support and influence policy-making for our profession. Dr. Hendricks continues to be a role model for all Nurse Practitioners.  Please tune in and listen to Dr. Hendrick, an inspirational leader.

Please join us on this unique journey and be a part of the movement that will empower healthcare consumers and providers to advocate for patients and themselves because your voices matter.

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