Gissella M. Mana, RN, MSN, AGACNA, a Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Get to know Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Gissella M. Mana, who serves patients in Baltimore, Maryland.

Gissella is a registered nurse and adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner specializing in geriatrics, trauma, and intensive care medicine. She works in the Intensive Care Unit at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a world renowned leader in patient care, serving the greater Baltimore community and patients from all across the globe. The mission of the hospital is “To improve the health of our community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in patient care.”

At the start of her academic career, Gissella obtained her nursing degree from Chamberlain University College of Nursing in 2016. Years later, in 2019, she earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Walden University.

Continuously advancing her efforts, she is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Maryland Nurses Association, and the District of Columbia Nurses Association. She attributes her success to being passionate about helping her patients and enjoying the challenges of making a difference.

A Registered Nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body to obtain a nursing license. RNs fulfill a variety of job duties. In addition to their primary role in treating and caring for patients, their responsibilities also include educating patients and the public about a variety of medical conditions, as well as providing emotional support and advice to the families of their patients. Other RN job functions include leadership, research, performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical equipment, administering medications, recording patients’ symptoms and medical histories, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up.

Gerontology is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. The role of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) is to provide advanced nursing care to adult, older adult and elderly patients with acute, chronic, and critical conditions. The term “acute” differentiates acute care nurse practitioners from primary care practitioners.

Learn More About Gissella M. Mana:

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