Aaron Wimer aims to make an impact in mental health care as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner

 

Wimer earned his bachelor’s degree from VCU School of Nursing in 2016 and joined VCU Health as a registered nurse in the cardiothoracic step-down unit. But he wanted to go back to school and become a nurse practitioner. Pursuing a graduate degree in psychiatric mental health nursing grew out of his own mental health journey and the realization he had valuable personal contributions to make as a health care provider.

“I believe what drew me to this degree was witnessing how putting my own mental health first exponentially improved my life,” he said. “Around the same time, I became interested in holistic care, and I stumbled upon a podcast whose guest was a psychiatrist that practiced functional medicine. That’s when I realized that psychiatry was evolving, was so much more dynamic and interesting than I had once believed, and that there was space for me to plant my roots and bloom.”

Read more at:

https://news.vcu.edu/article/2024/05/vcu-nursing-student-aaron-wimer-aims-to-make-an-impact-in-mental-health-care

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Donna

Ever thought about becoming an independent nurse consultant?

 

Michelle Greene Rhodes can show you the way to get started! 

REGISTERED NURSE. AUTHOR. SPEAKER.

Life coach. Mentor. Business Consultant.

"Michelle Greene Rhodes is known as The Life Coach and Business Consultant for Nurse Entrepreneurs.

Inspired by her passion, she assists health professionals who struggle with the “start-up” phases of their business. She helps them free up their time and find a purpose filled life of their own by streamlining the first steps of entrepreneurship."

Upon completion of this continuing education course, participants will be able to:

List 3 steps in determining a name for a new company.

Describe 2 methods of accepting payments for a new business.

Explain 3 potential methods of funding a new business start up.

 Follow the link below to learn more about this course and how to sign up.

https://dev.pedagogyeducation.com/Courses/Becoming-an-Independent-Nurse-Consultant?affiliate=EXCEPTIONAL  #Affiliatelink

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Donna

Micro premie graduates from nursing school and will work at same NICU that cared for her

 

Wendy Grossman Kantor reported on this story for People.

"This summer, Hayley Good will start working as a nurse in the same NICU she spent time in as a micro-preemie."

“I grew up knowing how the nurses saved my life,” Good, 22, who graduated with a degree in nursing in May, tells PEOPLE. “I was told that they tirelessly worked and advocated for me, even though they weren't even sure if I was going to survive."

"Now, she's looking forward to being able to share her unique perspective about what life can look like after the NICU with the parents of her patients."

“Being able to be that hope and light and just walk through the hardest part of their life with them is just very special,” she says.

"For about four and a half months, Good was in the NICU at Ohio State University Medical Center and also at the NICU at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where she had heart surgery shortly after she was born."

"She grew up knowing about the loving NICU nurses who not only took care of her and saved her, but also comforted and supported her entire family."

Read more at:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/micro-preemie-was-born-weighing-less-than-2-lbs-soon-she-ll-be-a-nurse-at-nicu-that-saved-her-life/ar-BB1nTVxF?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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Donna