Dorothy L. Adcock, MSN, FNP-BC
Specialties: Orthopaedic
Gender: Female
Biography: Upon graduation from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2008, I have had the opportunity to work as a staff nurse, an admission and discharge nurse, and now a nurse educator. In 2011, I achieved certification as a Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse through the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses. With a desire to further my education to better serve the patients I care for, I enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at UMC in 2013.Currently I participate as a Shared Governance Member for UMC on the Professional Development Program Sub-Council, the Nursing Clinical Policies Sub-Council, and 5 North's Unit Practice Council.
Education
| Board Certification: | Nurse Practitioner, Family |
| Graduate School: | University of Mississippi School of Nursing |
Experience
Current Positions
| Nurse Educator, School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 05/2014 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Expected Family Nurse Practitioner- Board Certified, American Nurses Credentialing Center | |
| Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Saving, American Heart Association | 05/2015 - Present |
| Certification, Tuberculin Skin Testing, Mississippi Department of Health | 09/2014 - 09/2019 |
| Certification, Basic Life Saving, American Heart Association | 06/2014 - 06/2016 |
| Certification, Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, Acadamy of Medical Surgical Nurses | 11/2011 - 11/2016 |
| Licensure, Registered Nurse, Board of Nursing | 06/2008 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Nurse Educator of the Year Nominee, Office of Clinical Excellence | 2015 |
| Mississippi Clinical Practice Nurse of the Year, Mississippi Nurses Association | 2013 |
| UMC Clinical Practice Nurse of the Year, Office of Nursing Excellence | 2012 |
| Patient Educator of the Year Nominee, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2010 |