The $97 Intro Course gives experienced RNs a clear, honest picture of independent patient advocacy in nine self-paced modules, taught by founder Karen Sanders, MSN, RN.
9 video modules · 9 worksheets · Lifetime access
Your $97 is credited toward the Full Program when you enroll.
Not ready yet? Watch the free 5-video series
You didn't go into nursing for the system. You went in for the patients. If any of these sound familiar, you're in the right place.
Institutional nursing has given you a career, but you wonder what this work would feel like without competing priorities pulling you away from patients.
In every role you've held, you've been the nurse who stays a little longer, asks the extra question, and makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.
You've watched patients get lost in a system that wasn't designed for them. You know what it would mean to have someone in their corner who truly understands it.
Independent patient advocacy sounds right, but you have questions. Is this a real career? Can I make a living? What would I do every day? This course answers them.
The Intro Course distills what Karen teaches in her live Full Program into nine short modules you can finish in a week or two. It's the honest, reality-based starting point for deciding whether to build your own Holistic RN Patient Advocacy practice.
Each module runs about 15 minutes and comes with a worksheet that applies it to your own situation.
What independent patient advocacy really is, who it serves, and why your nursing background qualifies you to do it.
See the healthcare system through a patient's eyes, and learn why that view is your most powerful advocacy tool.
How independent practices are structured, how advocates are paid, and the niches your clinical background could lead to.
A holistic assessment framework that surfaces what the medical record doesn't capture.
Hospital hierarchies, insurance appeals, prior authorizations, care transitions and specialist coordination.
Communicate with confidence and care with physicians, families and frightened clients.
Scope of practice, professional boundaries, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and knowing when to refer.
Define your niche and ideal client, understand pricing, and design a practice that is sustainable from the start.
Bring it all together and look clearly at the path forward, including the Full Program, which opens again in fall 2027.
Narrated lessons you can watch at your own pace, on any device, as often as you like.
Downloadable PDFs that apply each module to your own situation and practice vision.
Come back to any module whenever you need it, as your plans grow.
By Module 9 you'll know what this career looks like, and whether it's the right one for you.
Americans will be 65 or older by 2050, up 47% from 2022, and this population needs more healthcare support than any other age group.
From graduates of Karen's Full Program.
Karen Sanders, RN Holistic Patient Advocate, guided me in her 18 week virtual course showing and giving me all the tools to start a private practice business for the needed field of patient advocacy.
Karen Sanders has 8 years of personal expertise in the vital business of Medical Patient Advocacy, working and helping patients and their families in Western North Carolina. Her 18 week program comprehensively covers all aspects of a private practice business and development with dozens of guest speakers, all experts in their specific field.
Throughout the course she emphasizes the importance of gaining an understanding of holistic, patient-centric approaches while we learn the ability to establish a private practice and to navigate healthcare systems. During the course she guides each of us to acquire leadership skills. Through her many specialty speakers our class students have optimized communication skills and strategic planning skills — marketing, billing, tech support, business name and objectives, digital presence, legal requirements, and more.
And each class is fun! My fellow students came from all over the United States, mainly RNs. I've completed the class and am now in the phase of reunions and updates with our cohort group. I've acquired the basic tools to establish and run a private practice business. Recommend this class with highest accolades.
They were all experts. Their presentations were a surprising addition and a genius way to introduce the topics — "The experts speak!" This provided a great model to follow and build on.
Learning specifically about how to set up my business — website design, financial info, best ways to get noticed on Google search — was so helpful.
It was a caring, warm environment for learning. I love that you had a former student speak!
The classes were awesome and my reasons to be a nurse were enhanced! Great teachers and great tribal group.
The best value I have had to date. There was an abundance of relevant and engaging course material, presented by individuals who are experts in their field.
Karen does a great job of managing each subject and injecting current stories about whatever the subject is that day.
"I have spent the last 10 years immersing myself in activities to support patients and families as a Holistic RN Patient Advocate. This time 'in the trenches' has given me the experience-based tools that will help other nurses discover the next step of their own careers."
Nine modules. Nine worksheets. A clear answer about whether this career is right for you.
Your $97 is credited toward Full Program tuition when you enroll in a future cohort. See the full course details
Enter your details and we'll take you straight to Karen's free five-video series. It covers what Holistic RN Patient Advocacy is, who it suits, and what a day in the work looks like.
Registered nurses who are curious about leaving institutional care to advocate for patients directly. Patient advocates come from every nursing background: bedside, home health, oncology, case management, primary care and more. The course helps you see which niche might fit your experience.
Each module runs about 14 to 16 minutes, so the video content is about two and a quarter hours. Most students finish in one to two weeks, with time between modules for the worksheets. You have lifetime access, so there's no deadline.
No. The Intro Course gives you an honest picture of independent patient advocacy and whether it fits you. The Full Program is Karen's 18-week live Certificate Course. The current cohort is underway, and the next one opens in fall 2027. Your $97 is credited toward Full Program tuition when you enroll.
Fall 2027. Dates will be announced to the interest list first. Join the interest list to hear when enrollment opens.
That's a useful answer too. By the end of Module 9 you'll have a clear, informed sense of whether patient advocacy fits your skills, your values and the practice you want. If it doesn't, you'll have found out for $97 instead of through a costly career change.
Text the office at (828) 295-1140, call (828) 295-1131, or email Karen@RNPatientAdvocacy.com. Karen reads every message.
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