This week state and city leaders are honoring some of the people working on the front lines of health care with a special designation.
Nov. 10 thru 16 is National Nurse Practitioner Week.
In our area, some local leaders including Gov. Bill Lee and Clarksville’s Mayor Joe Pitts issued proclamations in honor of the occasion.
Clarksville-based nurse practitioner Brandy Robertson didn’t always know where her career would take her, but she knew she wanted to help people.
“I’ve worked in urgent care. I’ve also done health physicals for city and state employees. I’ve worked in NICUs, many different realms,” said Robertson, a family nurse practitioner and owner of the Titan T Center wellness clinic in Clarksville.
After working for years in nursing, she returned to school to get enough education to be a nurse practitioner.
“We [nurse practitioners] have more advanced studies. We’ve gotten more into the providing of care. We are actually able to diagnose and treat patients,” Robertson said.