Brooke Elizabeth Waite, NP

About Brooke Waite

The nurses who cared for her grandfather in his final days left an impression on Brooke Waite, FNP, and led to her choosing a medical career. “My grandfather, whom I lived with, was in the hospital for many days before passing,” she says. “The only workers I remembered were the nurses.”

Brooke is a graduate of Western Governors University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Track. Her work experience is as a nurse preceptor, a charge nurse, a travel nurse and a case manager.

She believes that getting to know her patients is an important part of practicing medicine. “I truly appreciate building a trusting relationship with patients and feel that is the foundation for good medicine,” she says.

Brooke says she believes the more comfortable and valued she can make her patients feel, the more likely they are to have a positive outcome.

In her own words…

Who is or was the most influential …people/role models in your life? My grandmother. She taught me kindness, strength, resilience and the power of love.

What was your first job growing up? What do you remember about it? I worked at Limited Too and I remember feeling very uncomfortable about upselling items.

What is your favorite food? Movie? Favorite foods: Pizza Favorite movie: Dirty Dancing! (RIP, Patrick Swayze)

What was your best/worst subjects in school growing up? Best was science, worst was history

If you could sit down to dinner with anyone (alive or deceased) who would it be and why? Martin Luther King Jr. I would like to experience and learn about the deep and genuine love he had for mankind.

In addition to medicine, what are you passionate about? My family – whether it is my husband, kids, mom, cousins, etc. – and mental health.

What are your hobbies, interests? Baking sourdough, golfing, being outdoors, hiking, cooking, traveling

Do you have pets? Yes, a golden retriever named Pudge

What is something most people don’t know about you? I never wanted children (or at least didn’t think so). Now I have three kids 5 and under!