Teaching:

Professor Tracy Collins primarily instructs in the LSON MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program. She also coordinates the Advanced Health Assessment labs. She is an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) and educator that practice the Holistic Theory, meaning one who considers an individual's spiritual, mental, and physical state. She has implement this approach in healthcare and educational experiences, and found it allows her to reach each person individually as well as collectively.

Practice:

Professor Collins is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has worked as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APN) in the city of Memphis for 14 years. Professor Collins professional history includes experience in critical care, emergency department, gastroenterology, patient/family counseling, and teaching procedural delivery, supporting administrative personnel, staff development, and preceptor functions.

Service:

ProfessorCollins holds memberships with American Nurses Association, National League for Nurses, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Greater Memphis Area Advanced Practice Nurses. She serves as an advisor to MSN students and the Student Nurses Association. Professor Collins also serves on the Faculty Affairs committee.

Education:

Post-Master's Clinical Research Certificate,University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), University of Memphis Loewenberg School of Nursing, Memphis, TN

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Professor Collins shares her life with her husband and two boys. Her hobbies included sharing special time with family, attending church, and watching HGTV.