Karen French, DNP, FNP-C, RN

Program Director, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Azusa and Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-5569

Fax: (909) 383-6892

Office Location: Building One, Room #317

Biography

Karen French, DNP, FNP-C, RN, enjoys teaching in the Master of Science in the Nursing program in both the didactic and clinical courses. She loves to combine teaching with being an active Family Nurse Practitioner, practicing in private practice, focusing on health promotion and addressing primary health care needs in a Family Practice office. Her area of scholarship and publications are focused on osteoporosis and increasing screening in high-risk populations. 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
ACLS Provider: American Heart Association

Academic Area

School of Nursing
- Graduate Programs

Expertise

Chronic Care Management
Diabetes
Health Promotion
Osteoporosis

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

Office Hours

Mondays 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Tuesdays 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Appointments available upon request. Please contact me to set up an appointment.