Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.

Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Dr. April Kapu.

And our topic, A Day in the Life, what's it really like to be a nurse practitioner?

Welcome, April.

Well, thank you. It's a delight to be here.

Thank you so much. April, are you using your talents doing work that you love?

I am. I really am.

Excellent. Well, a few words about Dr. April Kapu.

She's president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

She's a certified acute care nurse practitioner who holds both the

master's and doctoral degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She served

as Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Advanced Practice Nursing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

in Nashville, Tennessee. As a nursing executive for the health system, she worked to establish innovative, high-quality

health care services and provide resources and professional practice support for more than

1,400 advanced practice nurses.

She's a professor of clinical nursing and recently was appointed Associate Dean for Community

and Clinical Partnerships for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. of clinical nursing and recently was appointed associate dean for community and clinical partnerships

for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

For our Day in the Life interviews, we like to share statistics from sources like U.S. News and World Report,

so listeners can get an idea where the professional occupation stands across several indices.

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