WORLD OF NP PODCAST

Dr. Christine Taheran

The World of NP Podcast is a platform that educates, empowers, and gives healthcare consumers and providers voices. Right now is an exciting time for Nurse Practitioners practicing in California. With all the full practice authority topics and other relevant nurse practitioner issues, we need a platform that gives voices to nurse practitioners and healthcare consumers. Through this podcast, we will provide a forum for nurse practitioners and other providers to open discussions on important topics, including the Nurse Practitioners' achievements and their contribution to patient care.

  1. 03/04/2021

    Dr. Mary Wilson - Outstanding DNP Project: Pediatric Dental Anesthesia Guideline Development and Evaluation in Ambulatory Surgery Center

    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. Special Note: This podcast is for general information only and is not intended for medical or legal advice or endorsement of any product or services are a substitute for any adequate training research compliance with established protocols, federal state, or local rules, the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests, speakers, or their personal opinions, and not by the opinions of statements of any other organization, agency, employer, or company. Please join us on this unique journey and be part of the movement that will empower healthcare, consumers, and providers to advocate for patients and for themselves, because your voices matter, please subscribe, follow. Join us for a weekly episode. For more information, please visit www.WorldOfNP.com We will see you in our next episode. This podcast is also available in video on YouTube under the World Of NP Podcast as well as other podcast platforms as noted below: Anchor https://anchor.fm/worldofnppodcast Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/world-of-np-podcast Google Podcast https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yYjNiMzNlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Pocket Casts

  2. 01/14/2021

    ATTORNEY TODD ESS - Top Five Reasons that Prompt Board of Nursing to Launch Investigation Against Nurses and Strategies to Prevent [S01E13]

    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. This podcast is for general information only and is not intended for medical or legal advice or endorsement of any product or services are a substitute for any adequate training research compliance with established protocols, federal state, or local rules, the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by the hosts or guests, speakers, or their personal opinions, and not by the opinions of statements of any other organization, agency, employer, or company. Please join us on this unique journey and be part of the movement that will empower healthcare, consumers, and providers to advocate for patients and for themselves, because your voices matter, please subscribe, follow. Join us for a weekly episode. For more information, please visit www.WorldOfNP.com We will see you in our next episode. This podcast is also available in video on YouTube under the World Of NP Podcast as well as other podcast platforms as noted below: Anchor https://anchor.fm/worldofnppodcast Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/world-of-np-podcast Google Podcast https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yYjNiMzNlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Pocket Casts

  3. 01/13/2021

    DR. ENZA NGUYEN - Ten Important Questions You Must Ask Before Starting Chemotherapy [S01E12]

    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. 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. For more information, please visit www.worldofnp.com. We will see you in our next episode. All World of NP Podcast episodes are on YouTube, Spotify and iTunes, and other platforms as noted below: Anchor https://anchor.fm/worldofnppodcast Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/world-of-np-podcast Google Podcast https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yYjNiMzNlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Pocket Casts https://pca.st/q17rtt2g

  4. 01/11/2021

    DR. GABRIEL FERNANDEZ - Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Project Award 2019: Fighting Anti-Psychotic Induced Obesity by Using Common Sense Approach [S01E11]

    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. For more information, including a copy of Dr. Gabriel Fernandez DNP Project, please visit www.worldofnp.com. We will see you in our next episode.

  5. 12/17/2020

    DR. RICKY PHAN - Managing Covid-19 and Advanced Directive Discussions [S1E10]

    DR. RICKY PHAN, Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Dr. Ricky Phan is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Phan completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University Long Beach in 2014. He achieved his Master of Science in Nursing – AGACNP from California State University Los Angeles in 2017. Dr. Phan accomplished his Doctor of Nursing Practice at Southern California CSU DNP Consortium in 2019. His doctoral project focused on enhancing goals-of-care conversation and palliative care for critically ill patients and family in the Intensive Care Unit. He believes that patient and family engagement in the plan of care will improve patient outcomes and treatment compliance during hospitalization and post-discharge. He is skillfully trained and currently work in critical care and internal medicine. In this special episode, Dr. Phan discussed COVID-19 infection, sign symptoms, potential complications, high-risk populations, treatments, and preventative measure plans, including, advanced directive plans and options of resuscitations/comfort care.  this podcast is not intended nor recommended as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment always seek the advice of your own physicians or other qualified. Healthcare providers regarding any medical diagnosis conditions and before taking any medications information on this podcast is for general education purposes only. And it should not be received or interpreted as an endorsement of any product or services are asked to substitute for adequate training research compliance with established protocols, federal state, or local rules. The viewpoints, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely to the author, not to the author's organization, committee, or other group or individual. Thank you very much for listening. We help you find the information valuable. And as part of the world NP our mission and is to empower healthcare, consumers, and providers by giving them voices. So they can advocate for themselves and for patients. Please subscribe, follow, listen to our weekly podcasts. Also, make sure to share this special episode with your families and friends. Thank you very much for your time and support. For more information, please visit www.worldofnp.com. We will see you in the next episode.

  6. 12/03/2020

    ATTORNEY OLIVER TOMAS - Ten Legal Strategies to Maximize Hospital Reimbursements [S1E09]

    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 oliver.esq99@gmail.com.  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. Please join us on this unique journey and be part of the movement that will empower healthcare, consumers, and providers to advocate for patients and themselves because your voices matter; please subscribe, follow, and join us for weekly episodes. For more information, please visit www.worldofnp.com. Thank you for your time and thank you for listening. See you in the next episode!

    ATTORNEY OLIVER TOMAS - Ten Legal Strategies to Maximize Hospital Reimbursements [S1E09]
  7. 12/02/2020

    DR. GABRIEL FERNANDEZ - Depression: Signs and Symptoms, Importance of Early Detections, and Treatment Options that Healthcare Consumers and Providers Should Consider [S1E08]

    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. Also, it should not be received or interpreted as an endorsement of any product or services are a substitute for any adequate training, research compliance and established protocols and federal state, or local rules. The viewpoints, thoughts, and opinions expressed in a podcast are solely to the author, not to the author's employers, organization, committee, or other individual or organization. Thank you, everyone, for listening, we hope you find value in the information that we discussed in the world. NP. Our mission is to empower healthcare, consumers, and providers by giving them voices to advocate for patients and themselves. Please subscribe, follow, and listen to our weekly podcasts. Also, make sure to share this special episode with your families and friends. Thank you very much for your time and support. For more information, please visit www.worldofnp.com. We will see you in the next episode. Thank you.

  8. 11/24/2020

    Melanie Balestra's Book - Suicide: A Mother's Journey Through Her Child's Pain [S1E07]

    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 balestrahealthlaw@gmail.com 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. 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. For more information, please visit www.worldofnp.com. We will see you in our next episode.

    Melanie Balestra's Book - Suicide: A Mother's Journey Through Her Child's Pain [S1E07]

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The World of NP Podcast is a platform that educates, empowers, and gives healthcare consumers and providers voices. Right now is an exciting time for Nurse Practitioners practicing in California. With all the full practice authority topics and other relevant nurse practitioner issues, we need a platform that gives voices to nurse practitioners and healthcare consumers. Through this podcast, we will provide a forum for nurse practitioners and other providers to open discussions on important topics, including the Nurse Practitioners' achievements and their contribution to patient care.