Meet Brandi Galloway, FNP-BC
After becoming a nurse in 2016, Brandi Galloway knew that the next major step in her career would be to become a nurse practitioner. She made that goal a reality in January 2025 by passing her ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) boards and securing her Family Nurse Practitioner license. Brandi graduated from South University in late 2024 with a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN FNP). She completed her MSN FNP program online.
Growing Her Nursing Career
Brandi has worked in numerous settings as a registered nurse, including a cardiovascular step-down unit and medical-surgical unit. Her roles have included nurse manager in a correctional facility, patient care manager in home health, and staff coordinator focusing on infection control for post-acute rehabilitation services. While she greatly enjoyed helping her patients in every role, she also wanted to do more.
“I always had a desire to become a nurse practitioner,” she says. “I knew without a doubt that helping people was my passion. The MSN FNP program allowed me to achieve my academic goals in becoming a nurse practitioner.”
Choosing South University
After hearing good reviews, Brandi chose to earn her MSN FNP at South University. She also liked that she could learn online around her full-time work schedule and family life. As a student, she found the curriculum easy to navigate and the courses outlined clearly. “South University helped to prepare me to stay motivated and organized to work through each semester,” she says. “I was also held accountable for key concepts, knowledge base, and clinical topics pertaining to my program of study.”
A Passion for Helping
Brandi now works as a family nurse practitioner in an internal medicine practice. Her duties include preventive care, wellness assessments, physicals, chronic disease management, lab and imaging reviews, specialist referrals, developing and implementing care plans, and more. As an FNP, she works closely with an experienced and highly respected doctor. She is confident that she has a solid educational foundation for this role. “I'm definitely more understanding of clinical reasoning skills and the why behind certain concepts,” she says. “My education in clinical concepts helps me to easily educate my patients on disease processes and medications.”
As Brandi looks to the future, she also hopes to continue serving the population she worked with as a correctional nurse. “Homelessness and recidivism rates are on the rise in our community, and resources are limited,” she says. “I would love to open a homeless clinic or shelter for those who are recently released from jail.” She envisions the facility as a place that could give people a new beginning. Her goal would be to offer services from meals and safe living quarters to help with finding jobs and obtaining licenses, social security cards, and other important documents.
Clearly, in everything Brandi does, helping others remains at the center.
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