Joanna Sorensen

Nurse Advocate

Travel Nurse
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HOMETOWN

Rochester, NY
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ALL-OUT KARAOKE SONG

"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" Whitney Houston
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GO-TO CHOICE OF CAFFEINE

Everything, the more the merrier.
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CLOGS OR SNEAKERS?

Danskos all the way but with inserts, game-changer!
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AVERSION (Puke, poop, sputum, IV starts in babies, hey, we’ve all got one)

Emptying colostomies will literally make me dry heave
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FUN FACTS

DAISY award winner, love cooking and especially baking-my specialty is cheesecake, I can kill a plant like it's my job, I would literally get on a plane to anywhere.
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What do you wish the world knew about nursing?

We are a unique breed of people that are daily put in situations where we are expected to be strong and resilient, but at the end of the day we're all people too that come with flaws, and weaknesses.

BACK TO ALL

Joanna S., RN

Nurse Advocate

Travel Nurse
SICU, PACU
Hometown

Rochester, NY

Specialty

SICU, PACU

Hobbies

Force cudding my dogs, going out and trying new places to eat or staying home and trying new recipes, travel- especially if there's a beach or Disney involved, crafting, reading.

All-out karaoke song

"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" Whitney Houston

Favorite way to unwind

Reading, sleeping or watching movies.

Mountains or beach?

Beach!

Aversion (puke, poop, sputum, IV starts in babies, hey, we’ve all got one)

Emptying colostomies will literally make me dry heave

Favorite location

Negril, Jamaica and Disneyland

Favorite clinician

Fun facts

DAISY award winner, love cooking and especially baking-my specialty is cheesecake, I can kill a plant like it's my job, I would literally get on a plane to anywhere.

Clogs or sneakers?

Danskos all the way but with inserts, game-changer!

Go-to source of caffeine

Everything, the more the merrier.

What do you wish was better understood about clinicians?

We are a unique breed of people that are daily put in situations where we are expected to be strong and resilient, but at the end of the day we're all people too that come with flaws, and weaknesses.