Initial Care Navigation Consultation
A conversation designed to understand your situation, concerns, priorities, providers, and immediate needs.
RN-Led Patient Advocacy & Care Navigation
Healthcare can be complicated. You don't have to navigate it alone.
Independent RN-led patient advocacy and care navigation to help you understand your care, prepare for conversations, and decide next steps.
Nadine M. Martinez, RN
Founder & Nurse Advocate
Guided by a Nurse
- 20+ Years in the Medical Field
- 11 Years as a Registered Nurse
- Medical-Surgical • Orthopedics • Neurology
- Stroke Care • Geriatrics • Case Management
Your Nurse. Your Advocate. Your Guide.
- Registered Nurse LedExperienced RN guidance
- Independent AdvocacyYour questions come first
- Patient & Family FocusedSupport for the whole circle of care
- Confidential & CompassionateHandled with care and respect
- Personalized GuidanceShaped around your situation
Sound familiar?
When healthcare becomes overwhelming, having an experienced nurse in your corner can make a difference.
Too Many Doctors
“You are seeing multiple specialists and aren't sure everyone has the same information.”
Hospital Discharge
“A loved one is going home and the family isn't sure what happens next.”
Aging Parent
“You're trying to manage a parent's healthcare while balancing work, family, and distance.”
Important Appointment
“You want someone experienced to help prepare questions and make sure your concerns are heard.”
Complex Care
“Medical information, medications, appointments, and recommendations are becoming difficult to manage.”
Long-Distance Care
“You live somewhere else and need help staying organized and informed.”
Support shaped around your situation
From a first conversation to ongoing advocacy, we help you understand, organize, communicate, and navigate.
Medical Appointment Preparation
Help getting ready for important appointments, so you can communicate with confidence.
Hospital Discharge Navigation
Help families prepare for transitions following a hospitalization.
Aging Parent Care Navigation
Designed for adult children supporting aging parents through changing health needs and complex care.
A simple path from overwhelmed to confident
Step 1: Tell Us What's Going On
Complete the secure introductory inquiry form. Share the basics: who needs support and what kind of help you're looking for. Please don't include sensitive medical details.
Step 2: Meet Your Nurse Advocate
Schedule an introductory consultation to talk with Nadine about your situation, your concerns, and how she may be able to help.
Step 3: Create Your Navigation Plan
Together we identify priorities, questions, providers, and next steps, so you know what to focus on first.
Step 4: Stay Supported
Continue with appointment preparation, advocacy, organization, and navigation according to the engagement you choose.
Why an RN advocate
Experienced clinical insight, on your side
Guided by a Nurse combines more than two decades of healthcare experience with personal, RN-led advocacy to help patients and families navigate healthcare with clarity, dignity, and confidence.
Clinical fluency
An RN understands the language, workflows, and pressures of care teams, and can help you ask better questions.
A calm, experienced presence
When things feel urgent or confusing, steady guidance can help you slow down and focus.
Independent of the system
Your advocate's only job is to support you and your family.
Respect for your care team
The goal is better communication with your doctors, never conflict with them.
Featured support
Supporting an aging parent
Helping you navigate a parent's healthcare, even when you can't be there for everything.
Aging parent advocacyPreparing for hospital discharge
Understand the plan, organize follow-up, and know which questions to ask before going home.
Hospital discharge support
Meet your nurse advocate
An Experienced Nurse in Your Corner
Meet Nadine M. Martinez, RN
With more than 20 years in the medical field and 11 years as a Registered Nurse, Nadine has cared for patients across medical-surgical, orthopedic, neurological, stroke, long-term care, geriatric, and case-management settings.
She created Guided by a Nurse to give patients and families something that can often be difficult to find in a complicated healthcare system: an experienced professional who can help them understand what is happening, organize the next steps, prepare important questions, and make sure their concerns are heard.
Every healthcare journey deserves guidance, clarity, dignity, and respect.
Your Nurse. Your Advocate. Your Guide.
- Medical Field Experience
- 20+ YearsMedical Field Experience
- Registered Nurse Experience
- 11 YearsRegistered Nurse Experience
- Medical-Surgical • Orthopedics • Neurology • Stroke Care
- Extensive Clinical ExperienceMedical-Surgical • Orthopedics • Neurology • Stroke Care
- Geriatrics • Long-Term Care • Case Management
- Care Across Life TransitionsGeriatrics • Long-Term Care • Case Management
Serving Families Across Central Florida
Guided by a Nurse provides RN-led patient advocacy and care-navigation services throughout:
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Polk, Volusia
Including communities such as Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Daytona Beach, and surrounding areas.
Good questions to ask
What is an independent nurse advocate?
An independent nurse advocate is a registered nurse who works directly for you and your family, not for a hospital, clinic, or insurance company. At Guided by a Nurse, that means helping you understand your care, prepare for important conversations, organize information, and navigate the healthcare system.
Is Guided by a Nurse a home-health agency?
No. Guided by a Nurse is an independent RN-led patient advocacy and care-navigation practice. We do not provide home-health services or hands-on nursing care.
Does the nurse replace my doctor?
No. Your advocate works alongside your healthcare team, not in place of them. Your physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists remain responsible for your medical care.
Can you diagnose medical conditions?
No. We do not diagnose medical conditions. We can help you understand the information your clinicians have given you and prepare questions to ask them.
Helpful reading for families
Hospital & Discharge
10 Questions to Ask Before Leaving the Hospital
A plain-English checklist of questions that can help you or a loved one feel more prepared for hospital discharge.
Oct 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Appointments
How to Prepare for a Specialist Appointment
Simple steps to organize your priorities, questions, and information so you can get more from a specialist visit.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Aging Parents
Managing Healthcare for an Aging Parent
Practical ways adult children can stay organized and supportive while respecting a parent's independence.
Sep 17, 2026 · 1 min read
Your Nurse. Your Advocate. Your Guide.
You don't have to figure everything out by yourself.
Start with a conversation. Tell us what's going on, and we'll talk about whether and how an RN advocate can help.
Guided by a Nurse is not an emergency medical service. If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or seek appropriate emergency medical care.