LaToya Patterson, MSN, CRNP, CNS, MLT

Clinical Instructor

Biography

LaToya Patterson's Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • MSN, FNP, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • MSN, CNS, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • BSN, University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • AS, Calhoun Community College

Professional Certifications

  • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure, AL
  • Basic Life Support Certified, American Heart Association
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certified, American Heart Association
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified, American Heart Association
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Certified, Emergency Nurses Association
  • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Certified, American Society of Clinical Pathologist

Clinical Expertise

  • Pediatric Family Practice
  • Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Nursing
  • Psychiatric Nursing

Research Interests

  • Medication Compliance/Education and long term effects on pediatric health
  • Teenage Pregnancy/Domestic Abuse; consequences of children from single parent homes
  • Disparities in access to quality education/health care amongst low socioeconomic populations
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Pediatric HIV/AIDs
  • Trauma Nursing