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!
Key Takeaways
- The Power of Multiple Income Streams: We discuss how Maria manages her primary role as a nurse residency coordinator alongside being an adjunct professor at three different nursing colleges and a frequent contributor to major medical databases.
- The Art and Science of Writing: Maria explains how she transitioned into medical writing through our connection on LinkedIn. She now contributes to platforms like EBSCO’s Dynamic Health and Relias, specializing in updating references, fact-checking, and writing nursing and continuing education content.
- Speaking into Existence: After taking a chance on her first podcast guest appearance, Maria discovered a new passion for speaking and now proactively uses LinkedIn to book future engagements.
Advice for Nurses Seeking Change
- Follow Your Passion: Maria emphasizes that you shouldn’t chase money; instead, chase your passion, and the multiple income streams will naturally follow.
- Ignore the “Marketable” Myth: You don’t have to work in high-acuity areas like the ICU just to be marketable; there are endless opportunities in settings like school health, correctional nursing, and neuro rehab.
- Start Small and Take Risks: Growth happens when you are willing to be uncomfortable. Whether it’s a small $25 project or a new credential like SEO, every step helps build your professional repertoire.
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