Ryanne Edwards
Menomonee Falls,WI
Summary
Compassionate and driven Family Nurse Practitioner with 2 years of experience providing high-level management of both acute and chronic disease with a patient centered, collaborative approach, while maintaining a strong focus on evidence-based preventative care. Accomplished background as an inpatient oncology nurse with 6 years of experience in end-of-life support, care coordination, and multidisciplinary collaboration while maintaining leadership roles within the nursing team and organization.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Aurora Health Care
St. Francis, WI
11.2023 - Current
- Perform comprehensive history and physical examinations for complex patients, supporting diagnostic evaluation and longitudinal care.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
- Order and interpret diagnostic testing and imaging to guide treatment decisions and ongoing clinical management.
- Provide patient education on disease processes, treatment plans, and symptom management to improve adherence and outcomes.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care and specialty referrals to ensure continuity across treatment pathways.
- Manage medically complex patients with multiple comorbidities requiring advanced clinical judgment.
- Precept nurse practitioner students, supporting clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice development.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Oncology Unit
Aurora Health Care
Milwaukee, WI
06.2017 - 10.2023
- Delivered compassionate end-of-life and palliative care, including symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and family support.
- Managed patients undergoing complex medical treatments and prolonged hospitalizations.
- Served as charge nurse, demonstrating leadership, prioritization, and team coordination in high-acuity settings.
- Provided extensive patient and family education, including discharge planning and chronic disease management.
- Collaborated closely with interdisciplinary teams, mirroring tumor board and oncology team dynamics.
- Led unit-based quality initiatives as sepsis committee champion, supporting evidence-based practice improvements.
- Precepted nursing students and new graduates, fostering clinical development and patient-centered care.
Simulation Staff Registered Nurse
Concordia University of Wisconsin
Mequon, WI
09.2019 - 04.2021
- Developed and facilitated simulation scenarios emphasizing clinical reasoning, pathophysiology, and patient-centered care.
- Delivered education on end-of-life communication and difficult conversations relevant to serious illness care.
- Led structured debriefings to enhance diagnostic thinking and clinical decision-making for undergraduate nursing students.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Concordia University of Wisconsin
Mequon, WI05-2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI12-2017
Affiliations
- Sepsis Committee Champion
- Charge Nurse
- Preceptor for nurse practitioner and nursing students
Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified (FNP-BC) | 14232-33
- Registered Nurse License – Wisconsin
- DEA Registered: ME8233708
- BLS Certified
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Aurora Health Care
11.2023 - Current
Simulation Staff Registered Nurse
Concordia University of Wisconsin
09.2019 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Oncology Unit
Aurora Health Care
06.2017 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Master of Science - Nursing
Concordia University of Wisconsin