<p>President Marc Long of Mount Marty University talks with Dr. Wende Heckert, family nurse practitioner and owner of Heckert Health Center, LLC, a family practice clinic in Norfolk, Neb. They discuss the evolution of full practice authority in regards to nurse practitioners and a typical day as a family nurse practitioner in a rural clinic compared to larger entities, biggest challenges to rural healthcare as a patient and also a healthcare provider, the importance of collaboration with the expanding healthcare needs of patients, and touch on the unique specialty of forensic nursing and how it can impact patient care.</p>