Fort Pierce Magazine

CARING CALLING

Young nurse practitioner has had impact, far beyond her years

BY ELLEN GILLETTE

Emma Rentzke was the youngest registered nurse in Florida when she graduated from the nursing program at Indian River State College and now works towards a doctorate in nursing while caring for her patients.
Emma Rentzke was the youngest registered nurse in Florida when she graduated from the nursing program at Indian River State College and now works towards a doctorate in nursing while caring for her patients. INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE

On a recent flight from Miami to San Francisco, the pilot’s voice came over the intercom. Were there any medical personnel on board? “I looked around,” Fort Pierce’s Emma Rentzke said. “No one else was standing up.”

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