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 
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What Every Nurse Practitioner Grad Must Have in Their Resume
Congratulations, NP! You’ve reached the finish line. Graduation day is just around the corner. You’ve worked so hard in school to get here. Now you’re ready to begin practicing as a nurse practitioner. Or are you? If not, don’t panic! … Continue reading
3 Conferences Nurse Practitioners Should Attend in 2012
What do you get when you combine stunning scenery, sun, surf, sand, fun and excitement with the best continuing education and collegial networking in nursing? Three of the best Nurse Practitioner conferences coming up in 2012! Within each of them, … Continue reading
Let Nurses Practice! Nurse Practitioners Fight to Remove Barriers
Let nurses practice! Nothing frustrates me more as an NP than the variability of nurse practitioner rules and legislation from state-to-state. Every state should be the same. In headline news this week, nurse practitioners in Missouri are pushing for more … 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
50 YouTube Videos About Nurse Practitioners Worth Watching
If you are looking for a rewarding career, you might consider becoming a nurse practitioner. Nurse practitioners generally have more education, and a more rigorous program of study than registered nurses, who cannot prescribe medications and diagnose disease. Nurse practitioners … Continue reading
