Paulette Palmer, DNP, APRN, AGACNP, CNE
Clinical Associate Professor
About Paulette Palmer
Dr. Paulette Palmer, a Clinical Associate Professor at Loewenberg College of Nursing (LCON), brings over 47 years of nursing experience to her role. She holds ANCC board certification as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Nurse Educator. Dr. Palmer's extensive career encompasses various nursing specialties, including leadership, staff development, academia, and acute, critical, and emergency care settings.
In her teaching role, Dr. Palmer focuses primarily on the adult nursing complex alteration practicum course and contributes her expertise to other courses within the curriculum. Her research interests center on improving outcomes for adult critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, with a particular emphasis on optimizing sedation regimens to reduce ventilator-associated events.
In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Palmer is actively involved in service to LCON. She serves as the faculty advisor for Men Invested in Nursing Development, Support, Education, and Training (MINDSET), offering mentorship to nursing students. She is also engaged in various professional organizations, including the Beta Theta at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma), where she serves as LCON Counselor.
Dr. Palmer's contributions to nursing education and mentorship have been recognized through awards such as The Daisy Faculty Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty and the Paulette Palmer-Robertson Service Award. She is also a dedicated member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2019)
- Master of Science in Higher Education, specialization Integrative Studies, Capella University (2015)
- Master of Science in Nursing, specialization Critical Care Education, The University of Memphis (2005)
- Master of Public Administration, specialization Health Care Administration, The University of Memphis (1987)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, The University of Memphis (1982)
- Associate Degree in Nursing, The University of Memphis (1975)
- Acute Care Hemodialysis
- Acute/Critical/Intensive/Emergency/Skilled Care
- Cardiac/Pulmonary Telemetry Care
- Faculty Practice
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Leadership/Management
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- Beta Theta at-Large Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma), LCON Counselor 2019-present.
- Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society
- Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA)
- Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, April 2024
- The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators, May 2015
- Paulette Palmer-Robertson Service Award, The Ladies of Roses Mentoring Program, October 2007
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, May 2005
- Excellence in Nursing, The Best Nurses at Baptist Memorial Health Care Metro Memphis, 2000-2001
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (AGACNP-BC), ANCC
- Certified Nurse Educator, NLN
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