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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner · Educator · Founder
Bryanna Baptiste
DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (she/her)
Loyal to her people. Hard on the status quo.
I'm changing how we care for young people, and for the ones who care for everyone else.
- 15+years in nursing
- 8+hospitals served in consult-liaison psychiatry
- 2025Behavioral Health APP of the Year, Atrium Health
- 3Licensed in GA, NC and MA
Trained and teaching at
- Northeastern University
- Rush University
- Georgia State University
- Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' FoundationAmbassador
Clinical training: McLean Hospital · Boston Medical Center · Atrium Health
Her story
Bryanna Baptiste learned the job long before she had the title.
The youngest of four in a small town south of Boston, she learned early how to read a room, keep the peace, and show up for her people. Today she brings that same instinct to her practice, her classroom, and a healthcare system she's determined to change.
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Three areas. One point of view.
- 01
Young people's mental health
If a kid is given the opportunity to do well, they will. My job is to find where the system around them is breaking down and help fix that.
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The ones who care for everyone else
Clinician burnout and healthcare workforce wellbeing, from the bedside to the boardroom.
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The next generation of nurses
Nurse education, career transitions and leadership development.
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“Healthcare is a living system. You cannot heal the people inside it without tending the system itself.”
Milestones
The long way here.
2010
- Clinical training, Boston Medical Center
2012
- BS, Psychology, magna cum laude, Northeastern University
2013 to 2017
- McLean Hospital
2015
- BSN, cum laude, Northeastern University
2017
- MSN, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, magna cum laude, Northeastern University
- Board certified PMHNP-BC (ANCC)
2019
- Center for Advanced Practice Fellowship, Behavioral Health, Atrium Health
- Begins child and adolescent consult-liaison psychiatry
- Preceptor to APP fellows and students (2019 to 2025)
2020 to 2023
- Behavioral Health APP Lead, Child/Adolescent Consult-Liaison and Medical APPs, Atrium Health
2022 to 2024
- Clinical Instructor, Mental Health Nursing, Northeastern University
2023
- APP Leadership Academy Graduate, Atrium Health
2024 to 2025
- Behavioral Health APP Lead, Regional Team, Atrium Health
2025
- DNP, Transformative Leadership: Systems, Rush University
- Behavioral Health APP of the Year, Atrium Health
- Founded The Hive Health
2026
- Limited-term faculty, Georgia State University
- Published Your Next Shift
Speaking, media and writing
On stage, on the page, in the room.
Cover coming soon
Your Next Shift
A Nurse's Workbook for Burnout, Career Change, and Your Next 90 Days
Bryanna Baptiste
The book, 2026
Your Next Shift
A Nurse's Workbook for Burnout, Career Change, and Your Next 90 Days
Coming soonSpeaking topics
- Running on Empty and Calling It Normal
- The Midcareer Cliff
- Your Next Shift
- If a Kid Is Given the Opportunity to Do Well, They Will
- Kids, Chatbots, and Trust
- Wellness Isn't the Absence of a Diagnosis
- Healthcare as a Living System
- Nursing as a career path for high school and college students
From colleagues and students
In their words.
Bryanna is the kind of leader who not only strengthens the standard of care for patients and providers alike but also uplifts everyone around her.
M. Noble, PA-CFormer APP Fellow and Colleague One of Bryanna's greatest strengths is her ability to break complex psychiatric diagnoses into clear, understandable concepts. She has a natural gift for teaching.
Kirsten L. Presby, NPFormer NP Student As a preceptor, she created a supportive and engaging learning environment that made complex concepts easier to understand and the clinical experience both manageable and enjoyable.
Casie Ussery, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCFormer NP Student and Colleague
Looking for care?
Bryanna sees clients through The Hive Health, a telehealth psychiatric practice serving Georgia and Massachusetts.