Amanda Alisa Townsend, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Amanda Alisa Townsend, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Assistant Professor
Community / Mental Health Nursing

Education

  • DNP, Case Western Reserve University, 2010
  • MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Georgia State University, 1998
  • BSN, University of South Carolina, 1991

Certification and Affiliations

  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP): American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (1998)
  • The American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • The American Nurses Association
  • Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing
  • Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS)
  • The South Carolina Capital Nurse Practitioner Group
  • South Carolina Faith Community Nurses Association

Specialized Training

  • Certificate, Compensation and Pension Veterans Medical Examinations including Gulf War Medical Examinations and Military Sexual Trauma, 2018.

Research Interests

  • Burnout in Direct Care Providers
  • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Related to Heart Disease and Diabetes
  • Obesity Prevention Through Health-Promoting Behaviors
  • Promoting Health Literacy and Access to Care
  • Issues affecting those with Disabilities.

Selected Publications

  • Townsend, A., Kwon. D (2016). Impulse Control Disorder, In Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: An Interpersonal Approach. (2nd ed.) Springer: New York. ISBN-9780826131287

  • Townsend, A. (2012). Nursing care of Clients with Impulse Control Disorder, In Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: An Interpersonal Approach to Professional Practice. Springer: New York. ISBN-10: 0826105637

  • Townsend, A. (1998). The Management of a Preverbal Toddler with a Corneal Abrasion. The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Pediatric Management Problem- July/August edition.

Completed Research Support

  • Examining Burnout in Direct Care Personnel in an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded. (Doctoral Thesis) – Successfully defended on 3/4/10 at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. PI Role

Teaching

Doctoral Courses

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Planning
  • FNP/DNP Residency I-III
  • Advanced Nursing Diagnosis and Culturally Competent Management of Health Care for Individuals and Families Affected by Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome
  • Advanced Diabetes Care Residency I-III
  • Critical Analysis of Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice
  • Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Health Care Systems
  • Dr. Townsend has also worked with students on their Doctor of Nursing Practice Project manuscripts for publication and other scholarship activities.

Graduate Courses Taught

  • Health Promotion/Disease Prevention and Issues for Family Nursing
  • Family NP I
  • Pharmacology for Advance Practice Nursing
  • Family NP Practicum I
  • Family NP Practicum II
  • Family NP Practicum III

Honors and Awards

  • United States Navy, Letter of Commendation- W.J. McDaniel (Rear Admiral, Medical Corps), May 3, 1995
  • Promoted early to Lieutenant (Frocked-top 1% of peers). Served May 1991-May 1995.