Brianna Klotz DNP, APNP, FNP-BC
Practice location: Appleton
Brianna Klotz DNP, APNP, FNP-BC is a nurse practitioner who works with adult patients to assess, diagnose, and treat their mental health needs including substance abuse and co-occurring conditions. Brianna believes that her patients are not defined by their diagnoses – but are unique individuals, body and soul, with innate human dignity. Brianna’s Catholic faith inspired her to pursue her vocation in nursing, with a desire to comfort the sick and suffering. As an RN she enjoyed the challenges of critical care nursing along with roles in nursing leadership and clinical education. As a nurse practitioner, she worked in primary care where she managed a wide variety of conditions including non-complex mental health conditions and medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse. Brianna earned both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She has over 15 years of volunteer experience caring for homeless and uninsured individuals. Outside of work, Brianna enjoys spending time with family, reading, gardening, and sewing.
Favorite quote: “After many years of finding my way through professional nursing, I am currently positioned to help people in broad ways. I now employ personal brokenness, illness, experience, culture, and history of patients to facilitate healing. I blend these ingredients with evidence-informed practice and each patient’s gifts, hopes, and aspirations by artfully reassembling these pieces to lend order, meaning, and even beauty to lives. Life revisited becomes a meaningful collage, assisting personal futures.” - Kathleen McCoy, DNSc, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Professor, Community Mental Health, University of South Alabama