Brandi Funk is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and a healthcare industry expert with 20 years of experience working in hospital, private practice, retail clinic, and research settings. She is a faculty member at Azusa Pacific University, school of nursing and owner of BodyBalance Holistic Health Solutions. Her mission and passion is to help others achieve optimum health through lifestyle medicine and lower health care costs in America. She is the award winning author of “Cut Your Health Care Costs Now!” an American's guide to finding affordable healthcare. Brandi can be found at 
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Nursing Nightmare! How to Deal With Unruly Patients
If you’ve been a nurse long enough you’ve had to deal with unruly patients. Patients who are difficult, demanding, easily angered, impatient, manipulative, noncompliant, unreasonable ____ (fill in the blank). As an NP, I’ve had my fair share of unruly … Continue reading
10 Books Every Nurse Practitioner Should Have
Books are every NP’s lifeline. If you’re a nurse practitioner student, you’re probably overwhelmed with the amount of information you’re learning in class, in clinical, and from all those books! It can be a love-hate relationship when you’re short on … Continue reading
5 Most Inspirational Nurses in the News
Who inspired you to become a nurse or nurse practitioner? Chances are it was another nurse or NP who modeled exemplary care, compassion, leadership and passion in their roles advocating and caring for patients. For me, it was my aunt, … Continue reading
8 Tips That Will Make You A Better Nurse Practitioner
Are you on top of your game? Recently, I was talking to an NP and friend whom I admire for being the best at what she does. “How do you do it?” I asked. “How do you stay on top … Continue reading
Top 4 Nurse Practitioner Specialties for 2012
While most family nurse practitioners are groomed for primary care, not all NPs want to be limited to primary care. I remember the day I decided leave primary care to specialize in holistic health & wellness. I was writing a … Continue reading
