There are so many professionals out there supporting people’s health in the healthcare industry! Ms. Jennifer Feeney is a Nurse Practitioner working in women’s health at the UC Davis Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She joins us today to tell us all about her experience of working in different types of healthcare, how she came to specialize in women’s health, and what her role entails on a daily basis. Jennifer tells us what it’s really like to work in a hospital and how she promotes wellbeing and prevention for all of her patients. We talk about her training, some of the options available to nurses, and other roles in healthcare and she shares what she loves most about getting to support women in their pursuit of healthy living, and even the pregnancy process. Tune in today to learn all about life as a nurse practitioner and find out if it just might be what you want to be when you grow up!

Key Points From This Episode:

• The difference between a nurse practitioner, a doctor, and a nurse.
• Ms. Feeney’s day-to-day responsibilities in women’s healthcare at UC Davis.
• Her journey to working in this area of nursing.
• Working in Alaska, private practice, and UC Davis.
• Different options available during nurse practitioner training.
• What nurses in the NICU focus on.
• Ms. Feeney’s original interest in working in pediatrics.
• Majoring in biology at the University of Denver before applying to a nursing program.
• Tests and exams she had to take to qualify.
• Her day-to-day experience of doing nurse training.
• What it’s really like to work in a hospital!
• Some of the most common problems that Ms. Feeney’s patients are facing.
• Why OB care is Ms. Feeney’s favorite part of her job.
• How a baby’s due date is determined and what a sonographer does.
• The process of screening for cervical cancer and breast cancer
• Advice for anyone interested in working in healthcare.
• Why shadowing is a great way to know what you want to do.
• What a physician assistant usually does.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Ms. Jennifer Feeney

UC Davis Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The University of Denver

‘What's a Nurse Practitioner (NP)?’