Briana obtained her Bachelor of Nursing from Queensland University of Technology in 2000.

She worked in the Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Transplant Unit for 6 years prior to moving to NSW, where she spent 10 years with the Sydney Eye Hospital as both a casual pool nurse and an emergency department nurse.

Briana then transferred to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney Sexual Health Clinic where she worked over a period of 6 years, with simultaneous stints with the NSW Covid-19 Response Deployment Teams

Briana has recently returned to Queensland and joined Peregian Family Medical Centre in February 2024