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Meet Cashoyna
Cashoyna Tillis is an APRN with more than two decades of nursing and leadership experience. Her purpose is clear: empowering Registered Nursing (RN) students and early-career Nurse Practitioners (NPs): guiding RN students to NCLEX success and supporting NPs through the transition into practice. With 3,000+ hours of hands-on precepting and mentorship, she turns ambition into action, guiding learners from aspiration to achievement and beyond.
Her approach blends heart with evidence, transforming mindsets to conquer burnout, ease anxiety, and elevate professional joy. She shares candid stories of wins and missteps to spark honesty, laughter, resilience, and lasting growth. When she speaks, lives shift—and careers accelerate.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Cashoyna has addressed university audiences and professional organizations. She designs personalized coaching programs for students that lead to NCLEX success and serves as a mentor to nurse practitioners navigating the first five years of their careers and transitions.
An unwavering advocate for professional identity, mental wellness, leadership, and inclusive practice, Cashoyna champions diversity, belonging, and empowerment in healthcare. She will equip you with the mindset and skills to navigate boldly and prepare to lead.
Prepare to Navigate Boldly—with unwavering confidence, enduring strength, and lasting success.
Who We Serve & How We Help
NCLEX Candidate
The Scenario
Graduation is complete, but the looming weight of the NCLEX has set in. You’ve put in years of hard work, yet test anxiety, overwhelming content, or a previous setback has you second-guessing your readiness. You need a clear strategy to move past the fear and claim your RN license.
How Cashoyna Helps
We turn test-taking anxiety into calm, strategic execution. Drawing on two decades of nursing leadership and a passion for student success, Cashoyna provides personalized 1-on-1 coaching that simplifies complex concepts, builds test-taking stamina, and restores your confidence so you can pass with assurance.
What You’ll Gain & Access
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1-on-1 NCLEX Mindset & Strategy Coaching: Custom preparation plans tailored to how you learn best.
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Free NCLEX Success Downloads: Actionable study guides and anxiety-management tools to jumpstart your prep.
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Proven Test-Taking Frameworks: Learn how to analyze questions critically without overthinking.
Ready to pass with confidence?
Don't let test anxiety stand between you and your RN license.
Download Free NCLEX Guides & Book Your Coaching Session
Novice Nurse Practitioner (Years 0–5)
The Scenario
Master classes and boards have been passed. Now what? Your first NP position is secured, but the reality of clinical practice hits fast: 8 PM charting sessions, managing clinic staff, navigating contract questions, and facing the sudden weight of autonomous decision-making. Whenever the navigation gets foggy, you need a trusted guide to help you find a firm foundation.
How Cashoyna Helps
Transitioning into practice shouldn’t mean struggling through the fog alone. Backed by 10 years of APRN clinical practice, office management, and 3,000+ hours of hands-on precepting, Cashoyna offers the real-world mentorship board exams don't teach. From EMR charting efficiency to leading teams and conquering imposter syndrome, you'll gain the tools to thrive in practice long-term.
What You’ll Gain & Access
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1-on-1 Career Mentorship: Personalized guidance on contract negotiation, clinical workflows, and practice transitions.
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Free NP Practice Toolkits: Downloadable EMR efficiency guides, coding cheat sheets, and transition checklists.
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Live Masterclasses & Workshops: Deep dives into burnout prevention, staff leadership, and managing clinical uncertainty.
Step Into Your Practice with Authority. Get the guidance, clarity, and strategies you need to build a resilient, successful career.
Schedule Mentorship
University And Nurse Practitioner Programs
The Scenario
Your students have conquered rigorous academic curricula, but as graduation approaches, transition anxiety, fear of burnout, and workplace uncertainty begin to surface. You want to equip your graduating cohort with more than just clinical knowledge—you want to give them the mindset and leadership skills to succeed from day one.
How Cashoyna Helps
Delivers engaging, customizable speaker packages and interactive workshops (available virtually or in-person) tailored for nursing schools, NP programs, and pinning/white coat ceremonies. As a sought-after speaker and former clinical faculty preceptor, she shares candid stories, actionable strategies, and evidence-based insights that ease anxiety, inspire confidence, and prepare graduates to lead boldly.
Core Speaker Packages
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Novice Transition Into Practice: Building confidence, mindset management, and schedule logistics.
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Leading with Confidence as a New NP: Managing staff, setting expectations, and resolving workplace conflict.
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Minimizing Burnout & Maintaining Confidence: Recognizing triggers, managing situational shifts, and sustaining joy.
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The Roller Coaster Years: Anticipatory guidance for navigating the first five years of career growth.
Transform your students' transition.
Prepare your upcoming cohort to step into the healthcare workforce with unwavering confidence.
Tailored Solutions for NCLEX Candidates, Novice NPs, and University Nursing Programs
Deanna Echavez-Doria,
APRN, MSN, CPNP-PC, CLC
Ms. Tillis offered me mentorship when I was a new PNP. I reached out to her asking for a few tips on how to succeed in the clinic she once practiced in (which at the time was my new job) and she took time out of her busy schedule, offering me guidance that helped me in my own practice. That support meant so much to me as a new NP trying to navigate my new role. Thank you so much, Ms. Tillis!
Lauren Segura,
MSN, APRN, FNP-C
I reached out to Cashoyna in 2018 hoping to get my pediatric hours for FNP school complete. I was in need of 90 hours and man was I blessed to cross paths with her. Cashoyna was such an amazing teacher and mentor. Her knowledge and willingness to teach was inspiring. I learned so much from her and she was such a joy to be around. Her attitude and positivity kept me going when I felt that I didn’t have much more to give. I would recommend connecting with her if you have the opportunity. She is a fountain of knowledge, encouragement and such a phenomenal clinician. The kids loved her and she always made the parents feel at ease. She is compassionate and a trustworthy mentor. I will forever look up to her and hope you can get to know her as well!
Mariya Tankimovich,
APRN, FNP-C, CNE
Cashoyna Tillis, MSN, FNP, is an exceptional leader in her field providing excellent patient care and mentoring new generations of nurse practitioners. Cashoyna demonstrated strong mentoring and coaching abilities during her FNP program years and continued to develop necessary skills as a clinical faculty precepting FNP students at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth. Cashoyna continues to carry her passion for helping new nurse practitioners to continue developing skills necessary for practice success.
Former Co-Director FNP Program at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth, Houston
Tameka Simmons,
APRN, FNP-C
I had the opportunity to utilize Cashoyna’s expertise on three of her speaking topics. As I prepared to transition into practice, Cashoyna assisted me with my resume and interviewing skills. After the interview was a success, she provided me with much needed insight into contract and salary negotiations with my newfound organization. During my orientation, I was overcome with a lot of anxiety wondering if they hired the wrong person. Cashoyna reassured me that this was a normal emotion and coached me regarding the imposter syndrome. She shared that one strategy for preventing burnout in the future was simply giving grace to myself. There is so much knowledge and wisdom in this lady. However, if she does not have the answer, she will find it for you. Thank you Cashoyna for being that bridge that carried me over to success!
