Emily Balsdon, FNP-C
Emily Balsdon, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), didn’t always know that her nursing path would lead to a FNP degree. Prior to graduating from UND with her FNP degree in 2022, she practiced nursing for 11 years in hospice, home care, and population health. Well into her time as a home care nurse, she felt a greater passion for patient education and health care decision making and wanted to provide a larger scale of care for her patients as a whole, not just the challenges they currently faced. She felt she could care for them when ill and when healthy as a nurse practitioner, so she decided to further her education around 2018.
Emily is passionate about improving the quality of life of patients in every stage of their lifespan. She shared, “I love seeing patients’ progress on the health spectrum after a treatment. Interacting with patients and their families to achieve a better version of themselves is what I like most about this job. I am a big advocate for patient driven health care and I really enjoy working together to find a solution to their problems.”
She is really enjoying Unity Medical Center too as there is great support for her as a new nurse practitioner whether it is from the MDs, PA’s/NPs, or experienced nursing staff. According to Emily, “They (Unity) have treated me like family since day one and have made it enjoyable to come to work even when the job can be stressful at times.”
Emily is originally from Grand Forks but has lived in Langdon for more than 10 years with her husband and three children. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, sporting events, and cooking. Her guilty pleasure is reality TV!
Emily sees patients at the Grafton Walk-In Clinic.
