Laura Pluskis, RN, BSN, ACLS, PALS, is a passionate pediatric nurse at Broward Health Coral Springs’ Emergency Department.
Pluskis started her career in sports medicine as a licensed and certified athletic trainer in an orthopaedic clinic. A few years later, she decided to go back to school and earned her master’s with an emphasis on cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.
“I fell in love with nursing and wished I had done it earlier,” said Pluskis.
Pluskis now has 13 years of experience as a registered nurse and six years with Broward Health. “My favorite part of my job is educating our patients and their families,” she said. “I love helping people and playing a small part in their recovery.”
Pluskis has been recognized twice for her outstanding work as a nurse in 2017 and 2021. She earned both her Bachelor of Science in kinesiology and a Master of Science in clinical exercise physiology at Indiana University.
