Krystle S. Ferreira
( out of 21 reviews )

Krystle S. Ferreira, NP

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Burn Center
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-3050
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Krystle Ferreira, DNP, is a nurse practitioner at University of Utah Health who treats adult and pediatric advanced trauma patients, with a special emphasis on burn care.

Her research focuses on burn outpatient resources, burn critical care education and simulations, critical care team dynamics, and debriefs to improve patient care and outcomes.
Krystle received her undergraduate degree in Nursing Sciences from Weber State University and her Doctoral Nurse Practitioner's degree with an emphasis on primary care from the University of Utah. Since 2015, she has worked as a clinical nurse in the burn trauma intensive care unit and had a strong interest in becoming a member of the provider team. As a previous chair and co-chair of the Burn Team's clinical practice council, she collaborated with interdisciplinary team members on various quality improvement projects to promote communication, education, and evidence-based protocols to improve patient care. She is a member of the American Burn Association and a candidate instructor for the Advanced Burn Life Support program.

In 2019, nominated by her peers, she was awarded the "Most Valuable Player" in the Burn and Trauma Intensive Care Unit for her team dedication and passion for burn care.

She is also heavily involved in planning and coordinating the annual Burn Camp 5K Fundraiser and Safety Fair event.

Her goal is to provide burn survivors with compassionate, patient-centered care and to collaborate and support them as they achieve their health goals.

In her spare time, Krystle enjoys spending time with family, hiking, doing yoga, painting, drawing, and listening to podcasts and music. She is a movie buff and enjoys a good flick!

Krystle sees patients in the Burn Outpatient Clinic and the Burn Critical Care Unit.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Patient Rating

4.9 /5
( out of 21 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very friendly and understanding

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very polite, comforting, intelligent, thorough, and one I would refer to anyone! All of them in the Burn Unit are the best I've ever encountered in every area of my medical encounters including surgery's, skin grafts, post surgery attentiveness, and so much more !

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Very professional and very attentive, we answered questions and her comments were excellent. [TRANSLATED]

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very excellent [TRANSLATED]

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

She was very thorough in understanding the problem and explaining what future care would be like for me. She addressed the concerns that I had moving forward and gave me different alternatives to care.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very professional and helpful

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

I loved being Krystle patient the whole staff was very thorough

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Just awesome staff all the way around

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Kristie is outgoing and fun. She was quick to make a connection with us and found ways to bring humor to a serious injury. She is encouraging and overall a delightful person.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

She is very capable in doing her job, answers all our questions very well. she cares about the patient

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

She is amazing

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

She was amazing!

Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

Krystle Ferreira, DNP, is a nurse practitioner at University of Utah Health who treats adult and pediatric advanced trauma patients, with a special emphasis on burn care.

Her research focuses on burn outpatient resources, burn critical care education and simulations, critical care team dynamics, and debriefs to improve patient care and outcomes.
Krystle received her undergraduate degree in Nursing Sciences from Weber State University and her Doctoral Nurse Practitioner's degree with an emphasis on primary care from the University of Utah. Since 2015, she has worked as a clinical nurse in the burn trauma intensive care unit and had a strong interest in becoming a member of the provider team. As a previous chair and co-chair of the Burn Team's clinical practice council, she collaborated with interdisciplinary team members on various quality improvement projects to promote communication, education, and evidence-based protocols to improve patient care. She is a member of the American Burn Association and a candidate instructor for the Advanced Burn Life Support program.

In 2019, nominated by her peers, she was awarded the "Most Valuable Player" in the Burn and Trauma Intensive Care Unit for her team dedication and passion for burn care.

She is also heavily involved in planning and coordinating the annual Burn Camp 5K Fundraiser and Safety Fair event.

Her goal is to provide burn survivors with compassionate, patient-centered care and to collaborate and support them as they achieve their health goals.

In her spare time, Krystle enjoys spending time with family, hiking, doing yoga, painting, drawing, and listening to podcasts and music. She is a movie buff and enjoys a good flick!

Krystle sees patients in the Burn Outpatient Clinic and the Burn Critical Care Unit.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery -Midlevel
Academic Divisions General Surgery
Board Certification
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners