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Marcie did her research and found American Sentinel University. “What I
liked about American Sentinel is that it didn’t matter where I live—basically
the outskirts of Orlando—and it made a lot of financial sense,” she says,
adding that many of her general education classes from her first degree
were accepted as transfer credits. Marcie decided to do the RN to MSN
program, and threw herself into her classes. “School gave me something to
put my energy toward during a really difficult time. It saved me.”

A big career change

In 2015, Marcie started a new adventure: moving to Austin, Texas, and
taking a job as a clinician education consultant.
She works for Novasyte, which supplies nurse clinicians to medical
companies that sell their medical devices and diagnostic equipment to
hospitals. Her client is Baxter Medical, so Marcie represents them at
hospitals around the country. “We support Baxter by educating clinicians
through product implementation and launch to ensure they are successful
with the products they use,” she says.
Making an impact on healthcare through nursing informatics

As she nears graduation with the MSN, nursing informatics specialization,
Marcie says her career goal remains the same as it was 29 years ago
when she became a nurse: to advocate for the patient. “I’ve learned to be
a better facilitator of that through my MSN,” Marcie says. One day, Marcie
plans to explore opportunities to facilitate expanding informatics usage
within IV therapy/venous access. “I know that whether I use informatics
in my next job or it just bolsters my knowledge, it is something that helps
improve patient care overall.”

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