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Let's talk about the story of the neuro nurse practitioner...

How far are you willing to go to achieve what you believe is your purpose \u2013 to be part of a better healthcare practice while helping and educating not only the patients but also the people in this world?

Wanting to be a healthcare practitioner \u2013 more so a nurse \u2013 in a Haitian community is something Haitian people don\u2019t usually know a lot about.

There are not a lot of Black people in the practice of healthcare. Today\u2019s guest even experienced being the only Black nurse practitioner at work!

But despite how intimidating it was, how having a DNP drove her to be self-conscious years back, she learned to embrace who she is and showed up for herself in order to do what needs to be done as they provide healthcare.

Dr. Kettia Alusma-Hibbert, DNP is a Nurse Practitioner in Boca Raton, South Florida. She\u2019s among the advanced practice providers of Boca Raton Regional Hospital\u2019s Marcus Neuroscience Institute Team.

Dr. Kettia\u2019s career started with her being a Neuro-Tele nurse, then transferring to the Neuro ICU, and later on helping comprehensive neuro outpatient clinics.

She and Dr. Berry used to walk hallways together during their early years of studying medicine, a history that sums up to around 12 years now.

In this episode, Dr. Kettia takes us back to her journey on how she\u2019s made it, starting as a nurse to then becoming a nurse practitioner. Join us as she discusses what it\u2019s like, to be a healthcare provider while being part of the Black community, and stresses the importance of educating people at large while making sure the treatments they need are accessible to them.

Why you need to check out this episode:

• Understand why it\u2019s important that you engage in a discussion with a healthcare practitioner about advance directives and not leave the decision for your family to make;

• Recognize the need to educate people in general when it comes to healthcare while also making sure that you\u2019re having a balanced work and personal life; and

• Find out why it\u2019s a must that administrators treat their nurses well, understand what their needs and wants are, and make sure that they\u2019re working within their scope of practice even when their pay and responsibilities aren\u2019t as much as the physicians\u2019

\u201cPeople ask this a lot when you\u2019re preparing to get into nursing school \u2013 it\u2019s \u2018why do you want to be a nurse?\u2019 \u2013 and the question is valid. And it\u2019s interesting because as my career has evolved and as I\u2019ve evolved into different roles, I still go back to the fact that I\u2019m here to help patients.\u201d
\u2013 Dr. Kettia

Notable Quotes:

\u201cYou\u2019re not gonna be perfect all the time. You will make mistakes, and that\u2019s fine, as long as you do your best and you\u2019re honest. If you make a mistake, you just acknowledge it, [and] you try to rectify it the best that you can.\u201d \u2013Dr. Kettia

Links/Resources:

• Dr. Kettia's Instagram
• Dr. Berry's Social Pages