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Sherrie Pierce, DNP

Bio

Sherrie Pierce is a master’s prepared Advance Practice Nurse with a specialty in Family Practice.  Ms. Pierce has been providing health care in a variety of clinical settings both urban and rural for over 16 years. She has also been a clinical preceptor for other nurse practitioners as well as physician assistants.   She currently works full time providing primary care, wellness care, and health education while she attends graduate school for her Doctorate of Nurse Practice.  Her current interests are quality improvement projects for primary care, self-management initiatives and patient education.

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  • Sigma Theta Tau International

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Activity

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Nursing:
    Doctors Reluctant to Expand Nurse Practitioners' Role: Survey

    WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- The United States has a shortage of primary care doctors, and some policymakers want to fill the gap by expanding the role of nurse practitioners. But the two professions are engaged in a turf war over who can do the job better, a new survey finds.

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  • Sherrie Pierce, DNP
    Sherrie Pierce, DNP of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    What is the difference between a cold and an allergy?

    Telling the difference between cold and allergy symptoms can be difficult to distinguish even for health care providers. I explain it to my patients like this:  If it is allergies you will have sneezing, itching, nasal congestion and a clear watery nasal drainage (most of the time). If you have a

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  • Sherrie Pierce, DNP
    Sherrie Pierce, DNP of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    What foods should I have in my pantry?

    A very quick rule of thumb is that the food you purchase and eat should look like the food source that it is. Healthy foods are generally ones that are not processed and refined to look like something else or cover up what they are. In general those foods  found on the outer edges of the grocery store

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  • Sherrie Pierce, DNP
    Sherrie Pierce, DNP of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    Can I learn how to relax?

    A good way to make relaxing a routine and important part of your day is to start a self-care log. Add something to your log daily. It can be something as simple as five minutes of deep breathing, a walk around your neighborhood, lunch with a friend, reading, etc. As you log these activities you will

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