Family Nurse Practitioner Instructor, Western Governor’s University
Las Vegas, NV
As a registered nurse for 40 years, Dr. Long has worked in critical care, emergency medicine, primary care, and endocrinology. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing science and Spanish from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in public health education at California College of Health Sciences, a master’s degree in nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Purdue University, and a PhD in Nursing Education and Leadership from UNLV and Charisma University.
Dr. Long is a Professor of Nursing at Chamberlain University and a Family Nurse Practitioner Instructor at Western Governor’s University. She has been a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist for 25 years. She speaks on a variety of topics at national conferences to help people understand their amazing body and learn how to honor it through habits of health. One of her favorite activities is taking nurses, students, and healthcare professionals around the world to offer free medical clinics to underserved communities, supporting global health one person at a time with her organization, Bridges for Health.
As a published author, she has written three children’s health books, three books on family history, and numerous professional research articles. She married her college sweetheart, and they have their own “Long Legacy” of six children who teach her what’s important in life.