Karen French, DNP, FNP-C, RN

Department Chair, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Azusa and Associate Professor

Fax: (909) 383-6892

Office Location: Building One, Room #317

Karen French, DNP, FNP-C, RN, enjoys teaching in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. She engages in both the didactic and clinical courses. She is the APRN Chair for the MSN and loves being an active family nurse practitioner. Recently, she has practiced in a private practice setting, focusing on promoting health and addressing primary healthcare needs in a family practice office.
Her current area of practice is in GI and Hepatology. Her area of scholarship and publications are focused on osteoporosis and increasing screening in high-risk populations and the impact of liver disease with osteoporosis. Her acute clinical background was in critical care, open-heart ICU, school nursing, and home health care for high risk infants.

Education

DNP - Western University of Health Sciences, 2019
MSN - Azusa Pacific University with FNP certification, 2008
BSN - Azusa Pacific University, 1984

Credentials/Certifications

Registered Nurse: Board of Registered Nursing State of California
Family Nurse Practitioner: Board of Registered Nursing State of California
Furnishing License for Nurse Practitioner: Board of Registered Nursing
American Academy of Nurse Practitioner National Certification
Drug Enforcement Agency number: US Drug Enforcement Administration

Academic Area

School of Nursing

Expertise

Health Promotion
Osteoporosis
Chronic Care Management
Diabetes

Courses Taught

GNRS 513 – Advanced Nursing Practice
GNRS 589 – Adolescent Health Care Didactic and Practicum
GNRS 592A - Primary Health Care of the Adult & Aging Population
GNRS 592B - Primary Health Care Clinical Practicum