Debra Hendren, DNP, FNP-BC

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Saint Petersburg, Florida 33703

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Profile

Debra Hendren is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a wide-ranging skill set. She attended Union University School of Nursing and graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice with a 4.0 GPA. She has her Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

She has the following career goals:

To provide individualized patient and family-centered care that facilitates

strong relationships between patients, caregivers and families while bridging the gaps in healthcare and opening the door to the best patient care outcomes.

To promote the transformation of primary and acute care across the lifespan by original research, participation in the implementation of post graduate nursing education and the development of nurse practitioner continuing education programs.

Procedural Skill Set

•Arthrocentesis

•Audiometric Testing and Interpretations

•DOT FMCSRs Exams

•ECG Interpretations

•Endometrial Sampling

•Excision & Multiple Layer Closure of Skin Lesions

•Extremities & Chest X-ray Interpretations

•Fluorescein Staining and Foreign Body Removal -

•Incision & Drainage of Abscess

•Informatic Skills to Implement & Maintain EMR/HER

Insertion and Removal Nexplanon

•IUD Insertion and Removal

•Laser Procedures

•Skin Biopsies

•Spirometry Testing and Interpretations

•Splinting & Casting

•Suturing

•Trigger Point Injections

Education

University of Tennessee, Martin, Tennessee. Associate degree in Nursing, June 1979. Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, June 1980.

University of Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.

Master's degree in Family Nurse Practitioner Program, December 1987.

Union University, Jackson, Tennessee Doctor of Nursing Practice,

Nurse Practitioner Track, May 2012.

Experience

Family Nurse Practitioner: May Medical Clinic, Munford, Tennessee (2007-Present) Responsibilities: provided urgent care and primary care services which utilizes the practitioner’s entire skill set for males, females, pediatric patients (newborns and up) and geriatric patients. Patient population includes military families and veterans. Average patient load is 20-24 patients per day. Assisted in the planning and successful implementation of an EMR system.

Part-time Faculty: University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (2015-Present) Responsibilities: Faculty for online courses in advance practice nursing track for Regents Online Campus Collaborative

FNP: Gillette Urgent Care, Gillette, Wyoming (2006-2 007) Responsibilities: provided primary care, occupational health, and urgent care services in a nurse managed health clinic.

FNP: Family Healthcare, Millington Tennessee, (2005-2006) Responsibilities: provided contract services to the private practice of

Dr. Regina Lindsey with the implementation of a medical spa.

FNP: Occu-Health, Inc. Versailles, Kentucky. (2005-2006) Responsibilities: provided subcontract primary care services to active duty military personnel and dependents at Naval Facility in Millington, Tennessee.

FNP: Family Healthcare, Millington, Tennessee . (1999-2005)

Responsibilities: provided contract services to the private practice of Dr. Regina Lindsey which included primary care and urgent care across the life span. Assisted in the planning and successful implementation of an EMR system.

FNP: Longmont Clinic, Longmont, Colorado. (1993-1999) Responsibilities: provided contract services to the private practices of Pat Cavanaugh, D.O. and Marc Tanenbaum, M.D. which included primary care, occupational health, home health care, and in hospital acute care.

Business Owner & FNP: DAH, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (1992-1993) Responsibilities: provided contract services to community health care centers in the state of Oklahoma.

Public Health NP: City County Health Department. Oklahoma City,

Oklahoma. (1991-1992) Responsibilities: Developed and implemented early intervention protocols for HIV infected clients in rural community health care facilities through a Ryan White Title III Grant.

Nurse Practitioner: Planned Parenthood of Central Oklahoma. Oklahoma

City (1990-1991) Responsibilities: Provided family planning services to low income and AFDC families.

Regional Administrator: Options & Choices, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee.

(1988-1990) Responsibilities: Developed pre-employment/DOT physical

examination and drug screening program, implemented assessment and

treatment protocols for occupation health care setting, created health promotion and prevention programs, developed work fitness/hardening programs and provided health consultant services to employees infected with HIV.

Faculty Member: University of Tennessee. Memphis, Tennessee.

(1987-1988) Responsibilities: Provided primary care coverage to clinics

in low income housing, student health, and occupational health care setting. Developed health promotion and prevention programs for Federal Express Corporation. Worked as health consultant to health insurance auditors.

Nursing Instructor: Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. Memphis,

Tennessee. (1983-1987) Responsibilities: Prepared and conducted lectures for basic nursing courses, assisted with curriculum development, and directed clinical instruction for students in various health care settings.

ER Staff Nurse and Preceptor: Methodist Central Hospital. Memphis,

Tennessee.(1981-1983) Responsibilities: Implemented emergency room client care, oriented new staff through preceptor program, and supervising weekend nurse for the ER department.

Charge Nurse: Volunteer General Hospital. Martin, Tennessee. (1980-1981) Title: Charge Nurse. Responsibilities: Supervised medical/surgical unit, administered emergency/trauma care, developed staffing schedules.

Nurse Team Leader: Gibson General Hospital. Trenton, Tennessee.

(1979-1980) Responsibilities: Supervised medical/surgical unit, administered medications, performed quality assurance audits, and administered emergency room client care.

University Service

Adjunct Faculty with the University of Memphis, 2010-Current

Affiliations

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

American Nursing Association

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Tennessee Nurses Association

Certifications

American Nurses Association's Board Certification in Family Practice in 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017.

HIV Nurse Clinician Certification by the University of Southern California Medical Center, March 1992.

Intrauterine Contraception Certification by the University of Minnesota, October, 1998

Wound Management and Suturing Certification by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, October 1998.

Certification in Botox and Restylane Techniques by the Pathway to Bliss Training Center, May 2006.

Certification as Medical Examiner for Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration, May 2014.

American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED) Program, September 2014

Certification ICD-10CM Specialty Series, July 2015

Certification in Insertion and Removal Nexplanon, January 2016

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