About

Dr. Blandon started New Beginnings to address the health disparities in her community through individualized healthcare. She feels most successful when she can assist patients in gaining back health norms in their lives to achieve their health goals.

Patients should choose New Beginnings Healthcare due to our convenience and ability to listen to and meet your needs. We spend time with our patients and are invested in helping them achieve healthier outcomes. Our exceptional care is due to our provider’s training as a nurse practitioner and our health journey. Dr. Blandon has incorporated several lifestyle changes into her health over the last few years, including a plant-based lifestyle and going to the gym five days a week. This has resulted in her losing more than 80 pounds in the past three years. Her journey inspires her to promote similar lifestyle changes in her colleagues, friends, and patients.

First, NPs must complete the training and licensure process to become registered nurses. Then, they can apply to a program that offers Nurse Practitioner training. They continue through that additional education and licensure process to become a Nurse Practitioner. All Nurse Practitioners must hold, at a minimum, a master's and/or a doctoral degree.

NPs provide advanced primary, acute, and specialty care for all patients. In every state, NPs assess patients, order and interpret tests, make diagnoses, and provide treatment – including prescribing medications.

Nurse Practitioners can be found in outpatient clinics, acute care hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centers, nursing homes, and private practices nationwide.

Nurse Practitioners blend clinical expertise with an emphasis on disease prevention and health management. Nurse Practitioners bring a comprehensive perspective to health care, which begins by listening to and spending time with patients to develop a personalized plan to reach an individual's optimal health.

Yes, sometimes it is more affordable to see a Nurse Practitioner. The cost of your services will depend on your insurance provider, such as Medicare. Nurse Practitioners are reimbursed at 85% of the typical fee structure that physicians are reimbursed for the same services.

Patients should seek the help of a Nurse Practitioner to treat acute and non-emergent conditions, such as fever, colds, allergies, sore throat (strep throat), bronchitis, pneumonia, and sinus conditions. They also can diagnose and treat rashes and skin conditions such as poison ivy, dermatitis, psoriasis, and fungal infections. Other problems including urinary tract infections, yeast infections, sexually transmitted infections (herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis), stomach viruses, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea can be and are often managed by Nurse Practitioners. Other acute conditions like Lyme disease and shingles can also be treated quickly by NPs.

Nurse Practitioners are trained and licensed to manage other common chronic conditions such as anxiety, depression, hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, congestive heart failure (CHF), and diabetes. Additionally, a nurse practitioner can treat and manage common conditions, including thyroid disorders, COPD/emphysema, asthma, and osteoarthritis.

Staying healthy is essential, and your Nurse Practitioner can provide preventive and annual medical needs such as Medicare Annual Wellness Exams (complete physicals), Pre—K and Kindergarten school physicals, annual flu shots, pneumovax, vaccinations, and tetanus injections.

Nurse Practitioners are qualified to deliver comprehensive, advanced care. NPs have at least six years of cutting-edge academic and clinical training, including a master's or doctoral degree. NPs pass rigorous national certification exams and meet state licensure requirements.