Mera Belle Dumalag, APN

Mera Belle Dumalag, NP worked as a Registered Nurse for almost 10 years and she has been working as a Nurse Practitioner for almost 6 years. The field of primary care gives Mera Belle the opportunity to take care of the patient as a whole, and provide care through re-assurance, therapeutic presence, health prevention, health education, diagnosing an illness and providing treatment, or preventing an illness from worsening.

Mera Belle’s philosophy of care is focused on empathy, getting to know the patient and their lifestyle, active listening to make the proper diagnosis. She believes the right diagnosis will then lead to the proper treatment using evidence-based guidelines to promote high-quality care.

Her experience as a bed side nurse in a long-term care facility strengthened her interpersonal, communication, and collaborative skills with the health care team, the patient, and their family. Mera Belle believes that being flexible and having a positive attitude can help motivate patients to make informed health care decisions and promote healthy lifestyle changes that will last.