Deedra Harrington, D.N.P., M.S.N., APRN,
ACNP-BC
- Assistant Professor
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Lafayette, LA 70503
- PHONE: (337) 482-5612
- EMAIL: dkh5421@louisiana.edu
Education
- D.N.P. University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
- Post Masters University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL ACNP
- M.S.N. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- B.S.N. University of Southwestern Louisiana
Post-Graduate/Specialty Training
- Post-Masters Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Post Masters’, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Licensure and Board Certifications
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (ANCC)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Honors & Awards
- Nominated Nurse Educator of the Year. Louisiana Nurses Foundation (LNF) 2016
- Selected as a Top Nurse by The International Nurses Association. Spotlighted in the Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare publication. 2016
- Nominated to serve on the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) – Department of Health and Human Services 2016
- Colonel Jean Migliorino and Lt. Colonel Philip J. Piccione 1951 Commemorative Endowed Nursing Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
- Lafayette General Medical Center “Making a Difference Award”, 2012
- Acadiana Celebrate Nursing, 2010
Professional Affiliations
- American Nurses Association Practice Standard Committee
- Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners – Regional Representative
- Sigma Theta Tau International- Delta Eta Chapter
- Heart of Acadiana Chapter AACN
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette Graduate Committee
- UL Lafayette College of Nursing DNP Curriculum and DNP Program Evaluation
- ICMSN Program Evaluation Committee
- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN)
Areas of Research Interest
- National Science Foundation Grant (NSF) : Incorporating augmented and fully immersive virtual reality into industrial and healthcare decision making 2016
- Cardiology and acute setting nurse practitioner issues
Selected Publications & Presentations
- 2016 Anticoagulant Therapy for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation, The Clinical Advisor
- 2016 Adhesive Capulitis (Frozen Shoulder) ADVANCE for NPs & PAs
- 2015 Treatment of Nonvalvular AF with Oral Anticoagulants, Clinical Reviews
- 2015 A Practitioners Guide: Necrotizing Fasciitis, The Nurse Practitioner
- 2014 Vascular Complications in Maternal Care The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
- 2014 Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Practices for the Adult Patient with Acute Rhinosinusitis in the Emergency Department, Advance NPs & PAs
- 2013 Prevention and Early Recognition of VTE in Obstetrical and Gynecological Surgery Patients Nursing for Women's Health
- 2013 Heart Disease & Stroke in Pregnancy Healthy Mom & Baby
- 2013 Constipation: A Practitioner’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment American Academy of Nurse Practitioners CE Professional Practice Compendium
