The InVisionary
Nursing is a difficult yet rewarding career path that has an undeniable positive impact on anyone seeking medical assistance. Nurses are essential to the medical field, as they work to ensure their patients’ needs are met with proper care and communication as the bridge between patients, doctors, and family members.
During the month of May each year, the American Nurses Association recognizes and honors the contributions of nurses worldwide through a weeklong observance of National Nurses Week. As we commemorate Nurses Week from May 6 through May 12 this year, we want to express our gratitude to InVision’s licensed practical nurses (LPNs) for their diligence, compassion, and exceptional contributions to InVision Behavioral Health (IBH) and InVision Health Services.
Our IBH nurses work alongside our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and therapists to provide the people InVision supports with customized behavioral and mental health services unique to their needs, following the collaborative care model. Nurses within InVision Health Services are responsible for the collaboration of comprehensive and individualized health plans that cover the physical and medical needs of the people we support within our Residential Program. As such, all our nurses play a huge role in enhancing the overall health, wellness, and quality of life for those we support.
InVision is incredibly grateful for our nurses and their display of pronounced passion for their job duties and the people we support. As four of our five current nurses at InVision are new to our organization, we want to take this time to introduce them. Similarly to last year – to help us celebrate Nurses Week 2024 – our nurses shared more about themselves, their careers, their passions, and their insight into what it means to be a nurse at InVision.
Becky is our longest tenured nurse having joined InVision in October 2019, and has been a vital part of our IBH team since. Outside of InVision, Becky, her husband Brian, and their two daughters, Caitlyn and Kennedy, enjoy camping and exploring new places in their travel camper together.
What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
My favorite thing about being a nurse is meeting new people and helping them.
What does nursing mean to you?
Nursing means to me, compassion, empathy, patience, advocacy, and sensitivity.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Some challenges I face as a nurse are nursing can be physically and mentally exhausting. I take time for myself and my family on the weekends away from work.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
I like that InVision is a family first company. They are compassionate and understanding to your entire lives and not just work life.
What are you most passionate about in your work with IBH?
I am most passionate about being a strong advocate for each of our persons supported.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
I wish people understood that nursing can be exhausting but it is also a very rewarding career.
Heather joined InVision’s team of nurses in December 2023. Heather loves animals and has many pets – five dogs, four cats, and two horses. Heather also enjoys spending time with her son, granddaughter, and her friends. Unsure of what she wanted to pursue as a career, Heather received a degree in Pharmacy and studied psychiatry before making the decision to become a nurse – a career that ultimately allows her to enjoy aspects of all three of her interests.
What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
Being able to help people and make their quality of life better.
What does nursing mean to you?
To be the voice and advocate for my clients' when they can't be. To make sure everyone gets the care and attention they deserve.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
Watching our clients faces light up when they see us, and hearing their excitement when they tell us about something new.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
We aren't doctors. We can't make things magically happen. When we say we are on it, we are on it we can't rush other outside resources for answers or changes.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Challenges in nursing, to name just a few, are staffing shortages and being the first line of communication. We also miss out on our family to often work mandated extra hours. But to overcome these challenges you have to remember why you became a nurse. To make a difference in people’s lives and give them the care and attention they deserve.
What are you most passionate about in your work with Health Services?
Making a difference in our clients' lives and seeing them happy and healthy.
Renita began her career with InVision in January 2024. She enjoys “glamping” with her family and dogs during her time outside of work. Renita’s experience prior to joining InVision includes working as an Emergency Room Nurse and a Visiting Nurse.
What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
Being able to help someone forget about their current situation and making their day a little brighter, even if it’s just for a short amount of time.
What does nursing mean to you?
Being sympathetic, having empathy, listening, and being understanding.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Not being able to have all the answers, by giving them the care and education that I am able to provide to my best ability.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
Everyone works as a team and will help you no matter what the question or problem is, they will point you in the right direction.
What are you most passionate about in your work with Health Services?
Overseeing that the people we support are getting their wants and needs for proper care.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
We are only one part of the team in the medical profession, and we don’t always have the answers to help.
Eleesia joined InVision in January of 2024, and is a mom of three who enjoys spending time with her family, exploring the outdoors, cooking, and organizing. Prior to working with InVision, she experienced a rewarding career in the Drug & Alcohol rehabilitation field.
What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
Meeting new people! I believe there’s so much beauty in the differences we have as humans. From culture, beliefs and simply being individual. People look at nurses and expect to learn from us, but I love to learn from the people we serve just as much! Being able to show up for others and make even the slightest of a difference in someone’s life is fulfilling for me.
What does nursing mean to you?
I believe you truly have a heart to work in this profession. For me, the meaning of being a nurse is to advocate, be compassionate and willing to understand regardless of our personal opinion.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Nursing shortage. I have been lucky with InVision with not experiencing this but more often than not as nurses we are overworked due to the lack of nurses. In the past, I have overcome this by showing up in whatever way I can, doing my best and giving myself grace when working in environments with this issue.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
I have never worked for a company that sees you as an asset and treats you accordingly. InVision does! They appreciate and value their employees as individuals. It makes such a difference!
What are you most passionate about in your work with Health Services?
I love that I get the opportunity to see first-hand the difference that happens when an individual is receiving services through IBH. Sometimes it is the smallest changes that make the biggest difference. It can be life changing for some!
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
Nursing is very demanding but one of the most rewarding careers out there! Many tears are shed along the way but the good definitely outweighs any of the bad.
Angela is the newest member of the nursing team, who began her career with InVision in April 2024. She has four years of nursing experience under her belt, having worked in skilled nursing settings as well as private nursing settings. She is a mom of four sons and loves spending her time outside of the office with them.
What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
My favorite thing about being a nurse is to provide understanding and support during what can sometimes be a very challenging or confusing time in someone’s life.
What does nursing mean to you?
Being able to be compassionate and have patience, empathy and provide support to patients. Being there for total stranger at times when they need care. Bring the best qualities to work to promote good outcomes and being an essential member of the health care team. Also to be able to advocate for people that sometimes cannot advocate for themselves.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
Nursing requires a lot of patience and sometimes dealing with difficult situations that may arise. Nurses can never pick and choose who they provide care too. Everyone needs to be treated equally with respect.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Nurses can face unsafe situations at times, staff storages and long hours. As a nurse you need to always be aware and proactive if possible. Put your safety and the safety of your patients first and foremost.
What are you looking forward to most about working with InVision?
I am looking forward to the new opportunity and meeting new patients that I am able to help.
During the month of May each year, the American Nurses Association recognizes and honors the contributions of nurses worldwide through a weeklong observance of National Nurses Week. As we commemorate Nurses Week from May 6 through May 12 this year, we want to express our gratitude to InVision’s licensed practical nurses (LPNs) for their diligence, compassion, and exceptional contributions to InVision Behavioral Health (IBH) and InVision Health Services.
Our IBH nurses work alongside our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and therapists to provide the people InVision supports with customized behavioral and mental health services unique to their needs, following the collaborative care model. Nurses within InVision Health Services are responsible for the collaboration of comprehensive and individualized health plans that cover the physical and medical needs of the people we support within our Residential Program. As such, all our nurses play a huge role in enhancing the overall health, wellness, and quality of life for those we support.
InVision is incredibly grateful for our nurses and their display of pronounced passion for their job duties and the people we support. As four of our five current nurses at InVision are new to our organization, we want to take this time to introduce them. Similarly to last year – to help us celebrate Nurses Week 2024 – our nurses shared more about themselves, their careers, their passions, and their insight into what it means to be a nurse at InVision.
Becky Hoskinson, LPN with InVision Behavioral Health
Becky is our longest tenured nurse having joined InVision in October 2019, and has been a vital part of our IBH team since. Outside of InVision, Becky, her husband Brian, and their two daughters, Caitlyn and Kennedy, enjoy camping and exploring new places in their travel camper together.What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
My favorite thing about being a nurse is meeting new people and helping them.
What does nursing mean to you?
Nursing means to me, compassion, empathy, patience, advocacy, and sensitivity.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Some challenges I face as a nurse are nursing can be physically and mentally exhausting. I take time for myself and my family on the weekends away from work.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
I like that InVision is a family first company. They are compassionate and understanding to your entire lives and not just work life.
What are you most passionate about in your work with IBH?
I am most passionate about being a strong advocate for each of our persons supported.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
I wish people understood that nursing can be exhausting but it is also a very rewarding career.
Heather Fulton, LPN with InVision Health Services
Heather joined InVision’s team of nurses in December 2023. Heather loves animals and has many pets – five dogs, four cats, and two horses. Heather also enjoys spending time with her son, granddaughter, and her friends. Unsure of what she wanted to pursue as a career, Heather received a degree in Pharmacy and studied psychiatry before making the decision to become a nurse – a career that ultimately allows her to enjoy aspects of all three of her interests.What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
Being able to help people and make their quality of life better.
What does nursing mean to you?
To be the voice and advocate for my clients' when they can't be. To make sure everyone gets the care and attention they deserve.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
Watching our clients faces light up when they see us, and hearing their excitement when they tell us about something new.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
We aren't doctors. We can't make things magically happen. When we say we are on it, we are on it we can't rush other outside resources for answers or changes.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Challenges in nursing, to name just a few, are staffing shortages and being the first line of communication. We also miss out on our family to often work mandated extra hours. But to overcome these challenges you have to remember why you became a nurse. To make a difference in people’s lives and give them the care and attention they deserve.
What are you most passionate about in your work with Health Services?
Making a difference in our clients' lives and seeing them happy and healthy.
Renita Prebish, LPN with InVision Health Services
Renita began her career with InVision in January 2024. She enjoys “glamping” with her family and dogs during her time outside of work. Renita’s experience prior to joining InVision includes working as an Emergency Room Nurse and a Visiting Nurse.What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
Being able to help someone forget about their current situation and making their day a little brighter, even if it’s just for a short amount of time.
What does nursing mean to you?
Being sympathetic, having empathy, listening, and being understanding.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Not being able to have all the answers, by giving them the care and education that I am able to provide to my best ability.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
Everyone works as a team and will help you no matter what the question or problem is, they will point you in the right direction.
What are you most passionate about in your work with Health Services?
Overseeing that the people we support are getting their wants and needs for proper care.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
We are only one part of the team in the medical profession, and we don’t always have the answers to help.
Eleesia Iguina, LPN with InVision Health Services
Eleesia joined InVision in January of 2024, and is a mom of three who enjoys spending time with her family, exploring the outdoors, cooking, and organizing. Prior to working with InVision, she experienced a rewarding career in the Drug & Alcohol rehabilitation field.What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
Meeting new people! I believe there’s so much beauty in the differences we have as humans. From culture, beliefs and simply being individual. People look at nurses and expect to learn from us, but I love to learn from the people we serve just as much! Being able to show up for others and make even the slightest of a difference in someone’s life is fulfilling for me.
What does nursing mean to you?
I believe you truly have a heart to work in this profession. For me, the meaning of being a nurse is to advocate, be compassionate and willing to understand regardless of our personal opinion.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Nursing shortage. I have been lucky with InVision with not experiencing this but more often than not as nurses we are overworked due to the lack of nurses. In the past, I have overcome this by showing up in whatever way I can, doing my best and giving myself grace when working in environments with this issue.
What do you like most about working at InVision?
I have never worked for a company that sees you as an asset and treats you accordingly. InVision does! They appreciate and value their employees as individuals. It makes such a difference!
What are you most passionate about in your work with Health Services?
I love that I get the opportunity to see first-hand the difference that happens when an individual is receiving services through IBH. Sometimes it is the smallest changes that make the biggest difference. It can be life changing for some!
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
Nursing is very demanding but one of the most rewarding careers out there! Many tears are shed along the way but the good definitely outweighs any of the bad.
Angela Sinatore, LPN with InVision Health Services
Angela is the newest member of the nursing team, who began her career with InVision in April 2024. She has four years of nursing experience under her belt, having worked in skilled nursing settings as well as private nursing settings. She is a mom of four sons and loves spending her time outside of the office with them.What’s your favorite thing about being a nurse?
My favorite thing about being a nurse is to provide understanding and support during what can sometimes be a very challenging or confusing time in someone’s life.
What does nursing mean to you?
Being able to be compassionate and have patience, empathy and provide support to patients. Being there for total stranger at times when they need care. Bring the best qualities to work to promote good outcomes and being an essential member of the health care team. Also to be able to advocate for people that sometimes cannot advocate for themselves.
What do you wish more people understood about nursing?
Nursing requires a lot of patience and sometimes dealing with difficult situations that may arise. Nurses can never pick and choose who they provide care too. Everyone needs to be treated equally with respect.
What challenges do you face as a nurse, and how do you overcome these challenges?
Nurses can face unsafe situations at times, staff storages and long hours. As a nurse you need to always be aware and proactive if possible. Put your safety and the safety of your patients first and foremost.
What are you looking forward to most about working with InVision?
I am looking forward to the new opportunity and meeting new patients that I am able to help.
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