Danielle Arriaga, MSN, APRN, is a nurse practitioner with Florida Kidney Physicians in Plantation, Florida. Her background combines advanced nursing education with experience in nephrology, internal medicine, and intensive care. She has worked in nephrology practice since 2019, providing care in both hospital and office settings.
Danielle’s clinical experience includes assessing patients with multiple health conditions, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and developing individualized treatment plans. Patient and family education has been a consistent part of her work, alongside collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Education and Advanced Practice Preparation
Danielle earned her Master of Science in Nursing with a Family Nurse Practitioner focus from Chamberlain College of Nursing, graduating summa cum laude. She also earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain and a bachelor’s degree in social science from Florida Atlantic University.
Her nurse practitioner clinical preparation included internal medicine and pulmonary care, pediatrics, women’s health, and nephrology. These experiences complemented her established background as an intensive care nurse and prepared her for advanced practice across different clinical settings.
Her academic achievements also include recognition as valedictorian of her associate nursing program and receipt of the Florence Nightingale Award at City College of Nursing in 2010.
Experience in Kidney Care and Internal Medicine
Danielle joined South Florida Nephrology and Internal Medicine as an APRN in August 2019. Her responsibilities included caring for patients with multiple coexisting conditions in acute care and primary care settings. She continued with Florida Kidney Physicians following the practice’s merger in June 2020.
Her documented responsibilities include patient assessments, physical examinations, laboratory and imaging interpretation, medication management, specialist referrals, and patient education. Her work across hospital and outpatient settings has involved evaluating patients’ needs and adjusting treatment plans within her clinical role.
Danielle’s hospital medicine background includes APRN positions with Sound Physicians at Holy Cross Hospital and Envision Hospitalist Services. Her responsibilities included emergency department admissions, inpatient rounds, clinical documentation, diagnostic testing, and discharge planning. These roles provided experience following patients through different stages of hospital care and supporting continuity during their transition out of the hospital.
A Foundation in Intensive Care Nursing
Before becoming a nurse practitioner, Danielle worked as an intensive care registered nurse at Plantation General Hospital from 2011 to 2019.
She cared for critically ill patients, assessed changes in their condition, interpreted clinical information, and managed life-support equipment. Her responsibilities also included cardiac monitoring, patient and family counseling, and training newly hired ICU nurses.
This experience established a foundation in caring for people with complex medical needs. It also involved close collaboration with the healthcare team and communication with families during serious illness.
Teaching and Professional Contributions
Danielle’s experience includes serving as a nurse practitioner student preceptor beginning in 2019. She has supported students from universities including South University, Western University, Chamberlain, and Nova.
Her professional contributions also include work as a nursing consultant for Florida Atlantic University in 2014 on hospital readmission prevention strategies associated with a National Science Foundation grant.
Danielle received Plantation General Hospital’s Shining Star Award in 2017. Her professional background brings together direct patient care, clinical education, and experience supporting the development of other nurses and nurse practitioners.
Appointments in Plantation
Danielle Arriaga, APRN, sees patients at Florida Kidney Physicians’ Plantation office, 350 NW 84th Avenue, Suite 200, Plantation, FL 33324. To request an appointment, call (954) 908-1024.
