Meet Jackie Shore, RN
Experience you can trust. Someone in your corner.
I'm Jackie Shore, a registered nurse, patient advocate, and cancer coach. For more than two decades, I've worked in healthcare and oncology, helping people understand what's happening, find their voices, ask better questions, and make informed decisions about their care.
I believe healthcare should never feel like something that is simply happening to you. You are an integral part of your healthcare team. It's your health, your life, and your choice.
Why I Do This
One question changed the direction of my career.
What do people do if they don't have someone like you?
After helping my mother navigate her Stage 3 lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, she asked me a question I never forgot.
That question stayed with me.
I had seen firsthand how overwhelming healthcare could become. Even intelligent, capable people could suddenly find themselves frightened, confused, and unsure what questions to ask.
I realized there was another way I could use my nursing experience: helping people understand their choices and navigate the healthcare system with someone knowledgeable beside them.
In 2011, I founded RN Patient Advocates of Arizona with a simple purpose: to help people find their voice and become informed participants in their own care.
Listen. Educate. Advocate.
Your care should begin with listening.
Over the years, I've learned that one of the most important things I can do is listen. People are often afraid to ask questions or speak up. Sometimes they don't realize they have choices. And when a new diagnosis arrives, life can suddenly feel completely out of control. My role isn't to make decisions for you or replace your physicians. It's to help you understand the information in front of you, identify questions you may want to ask, explore appropriate options with your healthcare team, and make decisions that reflect your goals, priorities, and values.
Listen
Your story, concerns, priorities and goals come first.
Educate
I help make complicated healthcare information easier to understand.
Advocate
I help you prepare, ask questions, communicate and make sure your voice remains part of your care.
A Story I'll Never Forget
Sometimes being heard can change the plan.
"Alice" is not her real name, but her story has stayed with me.
Alice was living with breast cancer while also serving as medical power of attorney for her aging mother, who lived out of state. When Alice learned that her cancer had progressed, she returned to the therapy room devastated.
I listened.
Her greatest fear in that moment wasn't only about herself. She was worried about her mother. What would happen if she died before her? Her mother didn't even know that Alice was being treated for cancer.
Later that morning, I shared Alice's concerns with her physician. Her treatment schedule was adjusted to make it possible for her to travel and spend time with her mother.
That experience reinforced something I've believed throughout my career: good healthcare isn't only about treating a disease. It's about caring for the person living through it.
Advocacy isn't about making decisions for you. It's about helping make sure your voice, your priorities, and your life remain part of the decisions being made.
More Than One Kind of Health Journey
My work has grown. My purpose hasn't changed.
My oncology experience remains an important part of who I am, but my work today reaches beyond cancer.
I help people facing complex medical decisions, individuals living with chronic health challenges, people navigating cancer diagnosis and treatment, and those who simply want to become more proactive about their health and age with strength and vitality.
My approach combines nursing knowledge, patient advocacy, cancer coaching, education, and integrative health and wellness strategies while keeping one person at the center of everything we do: you.
Experience & Education
Registered Nurse
Associate's Degree in Nursing
Montgomery College, 2003
Oncology Nursing Experience
Specialized cancer care
Patient Advocacy Certificate
2011
Cancer Coaching Certificate
2015
Nutrigenomics Certificate
2019
Founder, RN Patient Advocates of Arizona, PLLC
Established 2011
Nursing Experience
Hospital, home health, school nursing, and oncology settings
A Little About Jackie
I'm originally from New York and have called Arizona home since 2003. Becoming a nurse was a dream I pursued while raising three young children, eventually earning my RN in my 30s.
Outside of my work, I enjoy reading, theatre arts, cooking, music, hiking, doing craft projects, and spending time with my family.
What I Believe
Your Voice. Your Choice. Your Health.
You deserve to understand your options before making the decisions that matter most.
I care deeply about helping people feel heard, informed, and empowered in their healthcare. My goal is to give you knowledge, guidance, and support so you can participate confidently in the decisions affecting your health.
You don't have to navigate your health alone.
Whether you're facing a new diagnosis, managing a chronic health challenge, navigating cancer, or looking for ways to stay healthy and vibrant as you age, let's start with a conversation.