Posts Tagged ‘nurse’

Kelly Blevins, BSN, RN Joins Southwest Family Physicians

Kelly Blevins, BSN, RN is a graduate of Normandy High School. She graduated from Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2009. Kelly worked in the Coronary Care Stepdown Unit before becoming the Infection Control Nurse for the Sheriff’s Department. Before accepting our position, Kelly was the Director […]


Mallory Burroughs, APRN-CNP, MSN, RN Joins Southwest Family Physicians

Mallory Burroughs aspired to be a nurse practitioner early on when she began working in the healthcare field as a patient care assistant in 2008. It was clear that helping and caring for others came natural to her and she began her journey to achieve this goal. Mallory graduated from Cuyahoga Community College in 2011 […]


Jennifer Frost APRN-CNP, MSN, RN Joins Southwest Family Physicians

Jennifer Frost is native to the Southwest area as she attended Midpark High School. After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 1987, Jennifer worked in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 26 years in roles surrounding direct patient care, teacher, and leadership. In 2011, Jennifer was presented the Florence Nightingale Award at Southwest General […]


What is a Nurse Practitioner?

A nurse practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice registered nurse who has completed graduate-level education. Nurse practitioners treat both physical and mental conditions through comprehensive history taking, physical exams, and ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests. NPs can then diagnose the disease and provide appropriate treatment for the patients, including prescribing medications. Family nurse practitioners can […]


Michele Prezenkowski, RN, BSN Joins Southwest Family Physicians

  Welcome Nurse Michele! Michele Prezenkowski, RN, BSN is a graduate of North Royalton High School . She received her Nursing Diploma from Meridia Huron School of Nursing and her Associate of Science from Cuyahoga Community College in 1998. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2006. Michele […]