Brienne Stoneberger RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner

My Family

EducationPonderosa High School

High School Diploma

Baylor UniversityBachelor of Science in Nursing

Regis UniversityMaster of Science in Nursing

Ponderosa High SchoolPre-med Class• Cat dissection• Anatomy &

Physiology• Health Careers

Baylor University, BSN• 3 years of prerequisite classes, 2 years of

nursing school• Anatomy and Physiology

• Rat dissection• Human anatomy

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics• Other classes: English, Statistics, Research,

Sociology

Nursing School• 2 years, 1 year fast track• Registered Nurse (RN)• Clinical Rotations

• Medical• Surgical• Pediatrics• Emergency Department• Trauma/Ortho• Critical Care

Children’s HospitalPediatric ICU

Parker Adventist HospitalAdult ICU

VentilatorIV dripsChest tubeDialysisCathetersHeart

MonitorFamily

Issues

Parker Adventist HospitalEmergency Department

• Helicopter, Ambulance, Fire Department, Police

• Trauma levels I, II, III

• Cardiac and Stroke Alerts

• CPR, Rapid intervention and stabilization

• Psychiatric holds

Regis University, MSNNurse Practitioner2-3 year Master’s

Degree2 year Doctorate –

DNPSimilar to Physician

Assistant and a Doctor

Assess patients, order tests, prescribe medications

OnPoint Urgent CareFamily Nurse Practitioner

• Divide incoming patient load with M.D.

• Xray interpretation, splinting

• Ordering tests and meds• Suturing

• Holistic approach• Teaching• Clinic management• Lots of Charting!!!

Critical Thinking• Why would we give Zantac or Tagamet to

a patient having an allergic reaction?• When we prescribe an EpiPen to patients

who could have a severe allergic reaction, do we give one or two? Why?

• Why would we check a urine analysis for a patient who fell down?

At the end of the day, I can say…. I made a difference