Nicolette Pappas, BSN, RN, CCM, CPN, a Registered Nurse, a Certified Case Manager & a Certified Pediatric Nurse with Humana Government Business
Get to know Registered Nurse, Certified Case Manager & Certified Pediatric Nurse, Nicolette Pappas, who serves patients across much of the United States.
Nicolette is a registered nurse, a certified case manager & a certified pediatric nurse who attributes her successful career to her compassion and her drive to always do her best and to give her best.
Specializing in pediatric case management, high-risk pregnancies, and NICU cases, she is currently affiliated with Humana Government Business.
In 1982, Nicolette earned her practical nursing certificate from Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois. Wanting to further her education, she went on to obtain her Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree from the same educational venue in 1990, followed by her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from West Suburban College of Nursing in Oak Park, Illinois in 1994.
In order to stay up to date in her field, she remains a member of the Case Management Society of America. Established in 1990, the Case Management Society of America is an international non-profit 501 multi-disciplinary professional association dedicated to the support and advancement of the case management profession through educational forums, networking opportunities, legislative advocacy, and establishing standards.
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 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.
Case management is a managed care technique within the health care coverage system of the United States. It involves an integrated system that manages the delivery of comprehensive healthcare services for enrolled patients. A certified case manager (CCM) has the expertise, knowledge, and professional experience to provide the right services to patients across the continuum of care, including those with serious or complex medical conditions, and/or catastrophic injuries and illnesses.
Pediatric nursing is the medical care of neonates and children up to and including adolescence, usually in an in-patient hospital or day-clinic. A certified pediatric nurse (CPN) devotes their knowledge and skills to caring for children from infancy through the late teen years and their families.
Learn More About Nicolette Pappas:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4144692/info/
