EP355: Dopamine Management and Time-Boxing for Nurse Solopreneurs with Steven Puri
Let’s talk about dopamine management. What does that actually mean, and how does dopamine affect our ability to sit down and focus on something like writing?
In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and community member, Maria Jasanya. Based in Brooklyn, Maria is a nurse educator and medical writer who has mastered the art of balancing a traditional nursing career with multiple income streams.
She shares her journey from wanting to be a nurse since elementary school to becoming a nurse residency coordinator, adjunct professor, and prolific freelance writer. We dive deep into how a curious mind and a willingness to say “yes” to new opportunities can lead to a fulfilling and diversified professional life.
About Maria Jasanya
Maria Jasanya, MSN, RNC, CNM, CLC, CNE, is a Nurse Educator, Adjunct Nursing Faculty, Certified Nurse Midwife and Nurse Freelance Medical Writer with extensive experience in nursing education, maternal–child health, and professional development. She obtained her BSN from CUNY Hunter College in 2007, MSN from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2012 and a post-MSN certificate from SUNY Stony Brook in 2019.
Maria currently serves as the Nurse Residency Coordinator (NRP) and Registered Nurse Instructor at a multi-site academic teaching hospital in Brooklyn, New York, where she leads and coordinates the implementation of the Vizient NRP curriculum. In this role, Maria supports new graduate nurses as they transition to practice, mentors them through evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives and collaborates with nursing leadership across to advance best practices and improve patient care outcomes.
In addition to her clinical and educational roles, Maria contributes to the advancement of nursing knowledge as a Medical Writer for EBSCO Information Services writing continuing education material and with Write RN factchecking health information and writing blogs. She has worked with several companies including Relias, HealthStream and Health eCareers as a Subject Matter Expert and Medical Writer to review and develop nursing curriculum, and job aides, formulate NCLEX-style questions, create learning modules and publish articles on nursing practice, professional development, and healthcare trends.
Maria is passionate about mentoring nurses, advancing nursing education, self and patient advocacy and improving maternal and newborn health outcomes by applying evidence-based research. She has devoted herself to be a lifelong learner and encourages nurses to do the same!
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