Charleen PhD, ANP-BC

Nurse Scientist | Post-Doc Fellow |NP Sickle Cell Disease Expert 🎓👩🏾‍⚕️| New Yorker

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: A letter from Alex Pretti’s Final Nursing Student:

“I was Alex Pretti’s final nursing student. He was my friend and my nursing mentor. For the past four months, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him during my capstone preceptorship at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. There he trained me to care for the sickest of the sick as an ICU nurse. He taught me how to care for arterial and central lines, the intricacies of managing multiple IVs filled with lifesaving solutions, and how to watch over every heartbeat, every breath, and every flicker of life, ready to act the moment they wavered. Techniques intended to heal.

Alex carried patience, compassion and calm as a steady light within him. Even at the very end, that light was there. I recognized his familiar stillness and signature calm composure shining through during those unbearable final moments captured on camera.

It does not surprise me that his final words were, “Are you okay?” Caring for people was at the core of who he was. He was incapable of causing harm. He lived a life of healing, and he lived it well.

Alex believed strongly in the Second Amendment and in the rights rooted in our Constitution and its amendments. He spoke out for justice and peace whenever he could, not only out of obligation, but out of a belief that we are more connected than divided, and that communication would bring us together.

I want his family to know his legacy lives on. I am a better nurse because of the wisdom and skills he instilled in me. I carry his light with me into every room, letting it guide and steady my hands as I heal and care for those in need.

Please honor my friend by standing up for peace, preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. He would remind you that caring for others is hard work, and we must do whatever it takes to get through the long shifts. Step outside with your dog, breathe in the world, hike or bike as he loved to do, and let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature. Stand up for justice and speak with those whose views differ from your own. Hold your beliefs with strength, but always extend love outward, even in the face of adversity.

Take one step, no matter how small, to help heal our world. Through these acts, carry his light forward in his name. Let his legacy continue to heal.”

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Nurses are really going thru it… breaks my heart 💔

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.

As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

Alex and tens of thousands of Minnesotans have boldly defended their neighbors against the murderous occupation of an American city by the federal government. I am enraged and heartbroken for Alex, his family, Minneapolis, and America.

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Nurses are really going thru it… breaks my heart 💔

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Yes indeed! It was a pleasant surprise when I picked up my badge and bag #sicklecelldisease #ash25

[DrSusieCurtis @DrSusieC2]

I love seeing the famous #ASH bags highlighting the amazing work ASH is doing in sickle cell disease!
#ASH25

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Found the ASH mascots and obviously had to step into formation.
Red, Leuk & Meg = iconic.
Me = the newest honorary blood cell 🤣

On to the next #ASHScavengerHunt mission!
#ASH25

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Firstly, what a cool and catchy title “TETRIS” and 2nd, I loved this presentation focusing on the timing of red cell exchanges and its effects on symptoms like fatigue and pain in #sicklecelldisease! By Halimat Olaniyan MD #ASHScavengerHunt #ash25

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

@DrSusieC2 Love this!!!

[DrSusieCurtis @DrSusieC2]

I’m so excited to share a planned preliminary analysis of our RCT of dronabinol for chronic pain in sickle cell disease at the poster session tonight. #ASH25

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

My favorite food so far has to be the Dole pineapple ice cream with coconut flakes and honey 🍦#ash25 #ASHScavengerHunt

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

At the puppy playground 🐾🐶Meet the sweetest sleepy pup, Sunday! She was adopted this morning! #ASHScavengerHunt #ASH25

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

My first day at #ASH25! My first time attending #ASH too! @ASH_hematology

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Smh 😒

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Proud of me for making it thru a rollercoaster of a week. Sheesh! ❤️🥹😭🙏🏾

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

10 research gap types and how to bridge them

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

A mindmap for PhD students struggling with their thesis structure

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

@SigmaNursing I am happy to be here!!! Thanks!!

[Charleen PhD, ANP-BC @NPCharleen]

Here in Singapore at the @SigmaNursing 35th International Nursing Research Congress and will be presenting my dissertation findings in a couple of days :) #nursingresearch #SickleCellAwareness

[Patricia Donohue-Porter, PhD, RN @DonohuePorter]

Congratulations from @AdelphiCNPH to our 6 PhD graduates together at Doctoral Hooding! L-R Jonas Scholar Dr. Joseph Amnawah, Dr. Teresa Bertozzi-Greco, Dr. Afolabi Poroye, Dr. Dena Alberti, Dr. Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane, Dr. Dimple Puthethukudi George!!!!!!