Beaufort Memorial Pulmonary Specialists Welcomes Experienced Nurse Practitioner
October 24, 2023
To promote respiratory health and provide greater access to pulmonary care for area residents, Beaufort Memorial has added an experienced and board-certified nurse practitioner to its Beaufort Memorial Pulmonary Specialists practice in Okatie.
Shawna Nievierowski, FNP-BC, works with the practice’s clinical team to prevent, diagnose and treat acute and chronic diseases and conditions of the respiratory system, including lung cancer screening and care coordination. In addition to seeing patients in the practice, she works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Beaufort Memorial Hospital treating some of the most severely ill patients. Among her professional interests are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, complicated pneumonias and interstitial lung disease.
A “fixer” at heart, Mrs. Nievierowski knew she wanted to be a nurse since taking a career aptitude test at the age of 12. She worked in Saginaw, Mich., as a registered nurse in urgent, intensive and emergency care, in addition to caring for patients recovering from open-heart surgery before returning to school to become a nurse practitioner.
After earning her nurse practitioner degree and several advanced intensive and critical care certifications, she was recruited into pulmonary care where she developed a passion for the specialty that she’s now worked in for more than a decade.
Nievierowski holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Mich.
At Pulmonary Specialists, located in Beaufort Memorial Okatie Medical Pavilion, 122 Okatie Center Blvd. North, Okatie, the practice’s clinical team brings in-depth knowledge of the respiratory system and broad-based expertise in diagnosing and treating the diseases and conditions that affect it and related organ systems.
To make an appointment with any of the providers at Beaufort Memorial Pulmonary Specialists, call 843-707-8040. To learn more about lung and respiratory care available at Beaufort Memorial, visit BeaufortMemorial.org/LungCare.