Connie Berhane, FNP-C, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner, Basic Life Support (BLS)

English

As a Fam­i­ly Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er, I have a strong inter­est in chron­ic dis­ease man­age­ment — par­tic­u­lar­ly dia­betes, heart dis­ease and hyper­ten­sion — as well as pre­ven­ta­tive care across the lifes­pan. I’m pas­sion­ate about edu­cat­ing patients and help­ing them under­stand how small lifestyle changes can make a big dif­fer­ence in their long-term health. I also real­ly enjoy work­ing with dev­erse pop­u­la­tions and build­ing last­ing, trust­ing rela­tion­ships through pri­ma­ry care. Stay­ing up to date with evi­dence-based guide­lines and health pro­mo­tion strate­gies is some­thing I val­ue so I can con­tin­ue improv­ing out­comes for my patients.

Out­side of being a nurse prac­ti­tion­er, I real­ly val­ue bal­ance and stay­ing con­nect­ed to things that bring me joy. I enjoy trav­el­ing and see­ing new places and learn­ing about cul­tures, which helps me stay open-mind­ed and curi­ous — qual­i­ties I bring into patient care as well. I’m an avid read­er and love get­ting lost in a good book, whether it’s fic­tion, auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal or some­thing edu­ca­tion­al. I also unwind by watch­ing movies with my fam­i­ly and spend­ing time in my gar­den — it’s my way to relax and recharge. These hob­bies help me main­tain a sense of well-being and keep me ground­ed, which ulti­mate­ly makes me a bet­ter provider.

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