Nurse Practitioner Mental Health

Ingrid G. Cook, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHS-BC, CPNP-PC, CAS

* ************ ** #*** **** Monroe, LA 71291 318-***-**** *******@*****.***

Qualifications

Dedicated Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist, Certified Autism Specialist and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of nursing experience. Background in child/adolescent/adult psychiatry, school-based healthcare, pediatric/Louisiana Kid-Med Community Care Program, emergency medicine, oncology, adult neurosurgery/ortho-spine trauma, long-term care, home health, infectious disease research, and military medicine. Detail-oriented professional with a strong commitment to providing holistic psychiatric advanced practice nursing care.

Credentials/Licensure Certifications

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS)

National Board Certified PMHNP-BC, CPNP-PC,

Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist (PMHS),

& Certified Autism Specialist (CAS)

Louisiana APRN & DEA License

Education

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Masters Certification Program (PMHNP-PMC),

Northwestern State University, College of Nursing, Shreveport, LA, MAY 2019

MSN, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Northwestern State University, LA, May 2010

BSN, Registered Nurse, Grambling State University, LA, May 1992

Professional Experience

*Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, CommuniHealth, Monroe Pediatric Behavioral Health Center

08/2021-05/2024

Provided full scope of child/adolescent/college age psychiatric outpatient services, along with providing autism evaluations and medication management within the Autism Clinic.

*Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Brentwood Hospital 08/2019-07/2021

Provided child/adolescent psychiatric nurse practitioner care involving daily inpatient rounds for the 6 child and adolescent inpatient units of Brentwood Hospital. Cared for patients across the lifespan utilizing full scope of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner practice in the Brentwood Outpatient Clinic daily.

*Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, David Raines Community School-based Health Centers 12/2017-05/2019

Provided pediatric primary care services to children and adolescents at two school-based health centers.

*Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Medical Mobile Clinic / School-Based Health Centers 12/2012-11/2017

Dual-Board certified Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC) and Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist (PMHS) through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB). Worked as sole pediatric provider for 5 years on a children’s medical mobile clinic grant funded by the National Children’s Health Fund (New York, NY) providing pediatric primary care and mental health services to Medicaid and underserved children in East Baton Rouge Parish & also as needed in the school-based health centers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Provided well-child examinations, sports physicals, acute care visits and managed chronic conditions like asthma, allergies, eczema, sickle cell anemia and ADHD/ADD. Worked closely with a Behavioral Health Team (Child Clinical Psychologists and Social Workers) co-managing children with ADHD/ADD, ASD, anxiety, depression, grief and behavioral problems. Completed a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Fellowship in 2016. This fellowship program is a collaborative initiative among the College of Nursing, Medicine and Social Work at Ohio State University to enhance knowledge and skills in accurately assessing and managing common mental/behavioral health problems in children and adolescents using an evidence-based approach. Trained to manage all aspects of child and adolescent mental health excluding psychotherapy.

*Pediatric Private Practice with Dr. Carla Cole, Garland, TX / Dr. Regina Fakner, Shreveport, LA

10/2010-11/2012

Provided primary care pediatric services including well-child examinations, sports physicals, acute illness and management of chronic conditions.

*Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern State University, College of Nursing, Graduate Program

2016-2018

Provided clinical site evaluations for family nurse practitioner students during their pediatric rotations.

United States Navy Nurse Corps (Reserve Duty) 1996 - 2022, Massachusetts, California, Washington, DC, New Hampshire, Florida, Virginia, Illinois, Louisiana, Japan, Spain, Costa Rica, Haiti, Hawaii, Guam, Indonesia, Philippines, & Italy. *OIC, AOIC, TO, AO, Clinical DH, HP/AT/FITREP Coordinator, Detachment Senior Nurse Leader, Awards Board Chairperson, Peds NP (USNS Comfort Hospital Ship as Inpatient Nursing DH in 2011 & USNS Mercy Hospital Ship Pacific Partnership in 2012) & U.S. Navy Reserve Pediatric Nursing Specialty Leader, 2012-2015*

Annual Training/Active-Duty assignments include working as pediatric nurse practitioner in U.S. Navy Hospital pediatric clinics/newborn nursery both INCONUS and OCONUS. Deployed in 2011 & 2012 on USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy Hospital Ships providing pediatric humanitarian care overseas. Promoted to the rank of U.S. Navy Captain/O-6 in 2014. Deployed in Spring 2020 to support the Navy Covid Mission in New York City during the covid pandemic working with covid patients in a NYC community civilian hospital in the Bronx.

United States Navy Nurse Corps (Active Duty) 1991 - 1996, Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Virginia

*Assistant Division Officer, Radiation Oncology Clinic; *Interim Division Officer, Neurosurgery/Ortho-Spine Trauma Unit; & *Staff Nurse, Emergency Medicine Department

Publications, Awards, Professional Affiliations & Research

*Authored a textbook chapter in “Behavioral Pediatric Healthcare for Nurse Practitioner; A Growth and Development Approach to Intercepting Abnormal Behaviors” published in 2018

*2023 NP Excellence Award Nominee from the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners

*Exam item writer for the National Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) for Pediatric NPs, 2013-Pres

* Successfully completed a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Fellowship at Ohio State University to enhance knowledge and skills in accurately assessing and managing common mental/behavioral health problems in children and adolescents using an evidence-based approach, August 2016

*Featured in MORE Women’s Magazine, July 2015 article, “Women Working Wonders” & recipient of the

1st Annual MORE Magazine Impact Award, received personal recognition from First Lady Michelle Obama

*Recipient of the 2014 National Save the Children & Health Workers Coalition REAL Award for NPs

*Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, recipient of the 2009 Graduate Student of the Year Award from the Beta Chi Chapter, Northwestern State University, Louisiana

*Member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNP), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) & Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners (LANP)

*Research Study Coordinator, (2002-2004), Shingles Prevention Study, Boston, Massachusetts VA site (Merck/Zostavax Vaccine Study) & OPTIMA HIV Study, Boston VA site (Options in the Management of Antiretrovirals, Tri-National Study in US, Canada & United Kingdom)

*Research Study Coordinator, (2001-2002), HOST Study, Palo Alto, California VA site (Homocysteinemia in Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease)

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