Shawna Hood, MSN, ARNP

Shawna Hood, MSN, ARNP, is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner specializing in pediatric urology. Prior to becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner in 2006, Shawna worked as a registered nurse. As an ARNP, she worked in primary care for about ten years before transitioning into specialty care.

Shawna was given the "Humanitarian of the Year" award for her work with internally displaced children and their families in Uganda, East Africa.

In her free time she enjoys reading, the arts, exercising, being out in nature, traveling to new places, doing volunteer medical work in developing countries and spending time with her daughters and friends.

The conditions Shawna treats include:

• Bowel and bladder dysfunction / voiding dysfunction
• Daytime and nighttime urinary incontinence
• Urinary frequency and urgency
• Urinary tract infections
• Vesicoureteral reflux
• Antenatal / congenital hydronephrosis
• Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)
• Phimosis and balanoposthitis
• Labial adhesions
• Meatal stenosis

The procedures Shawna performs include:

• Penile skin bridge excision
• Lysis of labial adhesions
• Meatotomy

Languages: English

Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Professional School: University of Washington - School of Nursing (Seattle, WA)

Medical Groups: Mary Bridge Children's, MultiCare

Practice Philosophy: My goal is to partner with children and their families to address their health concerns. I want families to leave their appointment feeling like they have a good understanding of their diagnosis and how we can work together to resolve or manage it.