Northern Light Inland Hospital welcomes Stephanie Plasse, DNP, FNP-C, family nurse practitioner, to Northern Light Primary Care in Oakland.

Plasse received her doctoral degree from Quinnipiac University in North Haven, Connecticut, and her undergraduate degree from Endicott College, in Beverly, Massachusetts. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, according to a news release from Kathy Jason, lead communication specialist at Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville.

Regarding patient care, she says, “I take the time to educate patients. It is important for patients to understand their conditions so that we can make a management plan together. In primary care, we aim to help prevent diseases, if possible, catch other diseases early to improve prognoses, and establish an appropriate plan of care once diseases are diagnosed. Education is critical in all of these areas.”