Dr. Natasha Lukasiewich, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, LNC CCRN-K, CFRN
Dr. Natasha Lukasiewich, DNP, MSN, RN is currently Emergency Department Director in Central Coast California, Past Trauma Program Coordinator, Nurse Edutainer, Legal Nurse Consultant, Patient and Colleague Mental Health Advocate. Natasha has been board certified/licensed in Emergency Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Flight Nursing, Trauma Nursing and EMS Nursing.
Throughout her over two decades in the healthcare industry, she has had an array of professional and personal growth from integrative medicine to western medicine disciplines. In 2001, she graduated with her Holistic Health Practitioner Diploma from Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Years later she completed her Nursing Program at the same University. Graduating with distinction in both her Master’s in Science of Nursing through Capella University in Fall 2017 and a DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) in 2019. Natasha completed her MBA with health care focus through Strayer University in 2023. The “Nurse Doctor”, has proven nothing is impossible. You can hear her say “I’M POSSIBLE”. Emergency Medicine and Critical Care has been her passion. Natasha has flown the skies as a Flight Nurse in central coast California (CALSTAR) to the Sierras and the rural Nevada deserts (Care Flight). Natasha is a humanitarian at heart and strives to advocate for her fellow colleagues and patients.
In 2014, she was awarded Critical Care Nurse of the Year for Northern Nevada’s Nurses of Achievements. She was recognized for her efforts in pioneering and bringing Advanced Medical Care in Austere environments through Washoe County Sheriff’s SAR Hasty Team. She has served on the Critical Response Team and Peer Support Unit for Washoe County Sheriff. 2015 she was nominated for Emergency Nurse of the year. October 2019 she was awarded one of Top 50 under 50 for her work and dedication in her doctoral research on building resilience in healthcare providers (PROMOTING STAFF RESILIENCE THROUGH DISTRESS DEFUSINS VIA CODE LAVENDER). (https://www.doctorsofnursingpractice.org/wp-content/uploads/project_form/complete_090220055239.pdf)
Natasha has presented many ‘elephant’ in the room topics at national conferences, webinars, and symposiums. She has served as the co-chair for the mental health committee for the IPSA (International Public Safety Association) for 3 years. Their mission is that we are stronger together. As Nevada Peer Support Network Vice President, she intends to help elevate this network with inter-collaborative efforts. Her newest honor is to serve as a Board Member with Peer Discovery. Natasha is a child survivor of her father who died by suicide and having collegial losses to suicide, it has been her mission to serve others by creating PTSD/PTSI, Depression, and Suicide Awareness initiatives and being proactive in promoting Resilience and mental readiness. It has been her honor to be a voice for others and serve as a lived experience resilience expert. Feel free to connect with her on her LinkedIn page. As always Within Unity, We Find Strength.