Sara Schlesner Vaughn, Family Nurse Practitioner with Oak Medical

Get to know Family Nurse Practitioner, Sara Schlesner Vaughn, who serves patients in Deforest, Wisconsin.

A two-time Daisy nominee, Sara is a family nurse practitioner with Oak Medical in Wisconsin. Her areas of specialization include assistant living, long-term care nursing, primary care, and geriatrics.

Oak Medical provides comprehensive medical care and leadership in long-term acute care hospitals, acute rehabilitation hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, memory care facilities, and senior living facilities that deliver improved access to care, efficient and cost effective services. Its professional team is made up of internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, wound management specialists, rehabilitation and pain management specialists, and psychiatry services.

Throughout her academic career, Sara graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Edgewood College. She then went on to earn her nursing degree (Family Nurse Practitioner Program) from the University of Minnesota. 

A part of the Wisconsin Nurse Practitioner Network, she holds certifications in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and Trauma Care After Resuscitation.

A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) provides continuing and comprehensive healthcare for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and body systems. FNPs maintain patient records, perform physical exams, order or perform diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, develop treatment plans, as well as treat acute and chronic illnesses, conditions, and injuries that fall under primary care.

Learn More about Sara Schlesner Vaughn:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4149180/info/

Karen Johnson

Karen Johnson is an Associate Content manager for FindaTopDoc and responsible for working with distinguished physicians in documenting their significant accomplishments in their field. Karen is a CPR instructor and is a member of her local theater group.