Joleen Sams, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

About Joleen

“Joleen has been a wonderful part of Healthnews contributors’ team, providing important and interesting content as well as informative and well-researched articles. Personally, I recommend her work and enthusiasm.”

— Ieva T., Healthnews.com

Joleen has been in the healthcare industry for over 15 years. Her passions lie in the pediatric world - from NICU all the way through sending young adults out into the world.

As a family nurse practitioner, Joleen loves working with patients to teach them about medical conditions and how to improve their health and well-being.

When not working, Joleen is a busy wife and mom to 3 beautiful children, 1 dog, 2 cats, and a tortoise named Bob. You will find her reading or hiking during precious free time.