Lana Cloud

Lana Cloud is a registered respiratory therapist with six years of experience, having begun her career in the field in 2018. She currently holds PRN positions at Franciscan Alliance in Lafayette, Indiana, where she has worked for two years, and at Especially Kids, a long-term care and rehab facility in Shelbyville, Indiana, which she joined recently. Prior to these roles, she spent three years traveling as a respiratory therapist in Missouri and Virginia. Lana's daily responsibilities include assessing patients, administering medications for conditions such as asthma and COPD, managing ventilators in the ICU, providing airway support, performing CPR during rapid response situations, and collaborating with the pulmonary team in both ICU and emergency department settings. She earned an associate's degree in respiratory therapy from Ivy Tech in 2020 after completing prerequisites while working full time, following earlier education at Noblesville High School, Devington Career Center for office certification, and Harrison College for an associate's degree. Lana also holds certification as a medical coder from AHIMA, serves as a traditional and remote online notary, and maintains professional memberships in the NBRC and AARC. Her dedication is evident in her strict work ethic and patient advocacy, qualities she demonstrated by completing her studies and graduating despite undergoing breast cancer treatment including a lumpectomy and radiation in 2019. Lana attributes her success to her commitment to speaking her truth, maintaining integrity, showing compassion and empathy, and staying humble while advocating for patients and communicating effectively.