Michelle Skierka
MSN, APNP, FNP-BC, RN, PHN

Milwaukee, WI

Specialties

Family

Clinical Subspecialties

Occupational Health

Details

Professional Achievements:

AWARDS/HONORS •Awarded the $15,000 merit scholarship from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing on February 29, 2024. *Awarded the $2,500 U.S. Federal grant for graduate nursing work from Winona State University’s Master’s Program in Nursing during October 2005. •Awarded the $5,000 part-time Research Assistant position with $1,200 reimbursed graduate tuition from Winona State University’s Master’s Program in Nursing during August 2005. •Awarded the $1,000 Saint Mary’s Academic Scholarship during May 2005; Mayo Medical Center/Mayo Clinic. •Awarded the $2,500 Amgen Career Mobility academic scholarship through the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association during April 2005. •Awarded the $2,500 Amgen Career Mobility academic scholarship from the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association during April 2004. •Awarded both the $1,000 Saint Mary’s Auxiliary Volunteer Scholarship Award and the $1,000 Saint Mary’s Academic Scholarship during May 2003. •Awarded the Medical Specialty Nursing Excellence Award during October 2003; Mayo Medical Center/Mayo Clinic. •Awarded the $1,000 renewable consecutive academic scholarship from Phillip Morris Foundation for Bachelor’s degree

PUBLICATIONS: March/April 2006: Publication of “Epidemiology, Histology, Pathophysiology, and Medical Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Associated Nephropathy” clinical paper for the Nephrology Nursing Journal.

PRESENTATIONS •4/3-4/3/2006: Presented thesis research proposal study during poster presentations during the 37th Annual ANNA National Symposium in Nashville, TN: “Diabetic Acute Renal Failure Patients Receiving CVVHDF Treatment: Relationships Among Mortality Risk, Co-morbidities, and Functional Ability”. •7/1999: Presented “Catheter Pinch-Off and Fracture Syndromes: Rare but Lethal Complications with Central Venous Catheters” to staff public health nurses/case managers during a staff meeting at the Minnesota Visiting Nurses’ Association, located in Minneapolis, MN. •2-3/1998: Presented extensive literature review findings and solutions to “Updates with Primary Nursing Model” during Team-Building Days while employed as a staff registered nurse on a General Medicine/Nephrology Unit at Saint Mary’s Hospital, a part of the Mayo Medical Center/Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN. •9/1997: Presented “Catheter Pinch-Off and Fracture Syndromes: Rare but Lethal Complications with Central Venous Catheters” to both General Medicine/Nephrology Nurses and during breakfast table rounds during the international nursing conference “Quest for Quality-1997” occurring at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

MASTER'S THESIS RESEARCH: Thesis Research Study 2003-2006: “Diabetic Acute Renal Failure Patients Receiving CVVHDF Treatment: Relationships Between Mortality Risk, Co-Morbidity, and Functional Ability”.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS •Member of the American College of Nurse Practitioners, October 2005 thru current date. •Active member of the Southeast (SE) Minnesota (MN) Chapter 316 and Wisconsin Chapter of the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA), March 2001 thru 2008. From March 2001 until 2006, I have held these volunteer RN officer positions consecutively with ANNA SE MN: Legislative Representative, President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. •Active member of the American Association for Kidney Patients, March 2001 thru current date. •Active member of Sigma Theta Tau International Beta-Eta Chapter-at-Large through the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, November 1995 thru current date. Member of the Kappa Mu Chapter through Winona State University Master’s Program in Nursing from June 2002 thru current date. •Member of the Minnesota and the American Nurses’ Association, May 1997 thru August 1997.

COMMUNITY SERVICE Volunteer family nurse practitioner at the Granville Health Center Free Clinic, serving primarily uninsured and medically underserved Hispanic and African American families, October 2009 thru current date. •Volunteer participant for the “Nightlights: Beacons for Babies” 10K Nighttime Run for the southeast Minnesota Chapter of the March of Dimes, October 7th, 2005. • Volunteer participant for the “Walk for the Cure” for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation southeast Minnesota chapter, September 2003 and September 2004. •Volunteer participant for the southeastern Wisconsin Muscular Dystrophy Association for the Harley-Davidson 100th and the 95th Anniversary Celebration during August 2003 and August 1998, respectively. •Volunteer RN for the Salvation Army’s Free Medical Clinic from June 1997 thru September 1998, October 2001 through September 2002, and September 2003 thru April 2004 (affiliated with the Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, MN). Primarily served Hispanic, Mexican migrant workers, Somali, Bosnian, and Caucasian populations.

Favorite Thing About My Profession:

I thoroughly enjoy the autonomy, independence, and the variety of work that the FNP role provides to the community's health. I also enjoy working independently without direct physician supervision.

Virtues:

My philosophy of medical and nursing practices: Commitment to excellence, integrity of practicing current evidence-based guidelines, ethical standards of care, attention to the quality of nursing practice and the patient experience, personal authenticity, and transparency. Service Above Self.