Dinner Guest & A Sleep Apnea Reminder
by Carrissa Hankins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Hello Sleep Health & The Sleep NP LLC
Adding sleep medicine to your clinical practice doesn't have to be a nightmare.
As a healthcare provider, you already know that sleep is the hottest topic in the clinic. For our patients, it's right up there with:
- Crushing weight loss goals
- Optimizing cognitive function
- Boosting mood
- Heading off heart disease, and
- Avoiding cancer
Sleep plays a foundational role in all of these conditions.
But many healthcare providers only get a brief overview of how to help their patients optimize their sleep health. It's not enough to really help.
Ready for some good news?
Meet & greet calls are now being scheduled for those interested in joining the Sleep Medicine Mentorship.
You don't have to be a board-certified sleep physician to help your patients with their sleep problems. You can just be you: a rockstar nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
You don't have to lose sleep over your patients' sleep challenges either.
You don't have to drown yourself in dry textbooks, lengthy YouTube videos, or endless self-paced study materials to get confident in Sleep Medicine management.
That's the premise behind our Sleep Medicine Mentorship.
What our students are saying...
I found the sleep medicine mentorship to be extremely informative and helpful.
As a nurse practitioner who specializes in obesity medicine, many of my patients have been diagnosed with sleep-related disorders but avoid treatment.
Unfortunately, nursing education provides little education or training on sleep disorders.
Since completing the program, I feel more confident in helping my patients understand their diagnoses, recognize the impact of untreated sleep conditions, and move toward effective treatment.
Latonya Fore-Williams, DNP, APRN, NP-C, FOMA, CBN, CSOWM, CCM
Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association
Certified Bariatric Nurse
Certified Obesity and Weight Management Specialist
Certified Case Manager
Owner & Founder Forward Weight and Wellness, Westlake Ohio
Small Changes, Big Progress-Your Journey Forward
Carrissa Hankins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, "The Sleep NP"
Mentorship is experience, borrowed
Clinical decision making skills come from experience. But no one said it had to come from your own experience. Inside the Sleep Medicine Mentorship you'll get to use The Sleep NP's clinical experience to gain confidence in...
- Ordering sleep studies & explaining the results to your patient
- Screening for sleep apnea & managing patient expectations
- Troubleshooting CPAP therapy & when to consider mask-free alternatives
- Identifying restless leg syndrome & evaluating contributing causes
- Discerning the difference between REM Behavior Disorder, Nocturnal Seizures, and NREM Parasomnia disorders
- Strategies to help with insomnia and nightmares
- Case reviews. Try out some of ours and bring your own (minus the HPI) to share!
All in a safe, ridicule-free space.
Video feedback from a Sleep Medicine Mentorship student - "I'm super happy..."
Sleep Medicine Mentorship Student Testimonial - September 2025 by The Sleep NP
Don't miss out. Space is limited.
The Sleep Medicine Mentorship is a virtual, cohort-based experience for nurse practitioners & physician assistants.
Schedule your meet & greet today!
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As simple as a setting change...
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What people are saying about Carrissa's teaching style...
This lecture: wow, visually appealing.
Case questions: pertinent and helpful during the lecture. She did fabulous, and I would love to learn more from her in the future.
NCAPA Attendee, Chronic Dyspnea: A Breathtaking Experience
Annual Winter Conference 2024
Loved how she got us involved in the presentation. She captured my attention well in addition to expanding my knowledge base in something I already treat on a regular basis.
NCAPA Attendee, Cough is Like a Lung Sandwich
Annual Summer Conference 2023
Glad you reviewed this topic and addressed how to deal with patients non compliant with the CPAP and also reviewing BiPAP vs CPAP in a way that is easy to understand.
NCAPA Attendee, CPAP Management for Primary Care
Annual Summer Conference 2021
Don't miss out. Space is limited.
The Sleep Medicine Mentorship is a virtual, cohort-based experience for nurse practitioners & physician assistants.