Rachel obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, in 2005. She worked 5 years as a medical-surgical nurse as well as 3 years care managing at Methodist Hospital. Rachel obtained her Masters of Science in nursing as an Acute Care Practitioner from UNMC in 2010. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.