Mark D. Clark

Experienced, board certified family and acute care nurse practitioner with 18 years of nurse practitioner experience. Educated at the doctorate level with research focus on oncology nursing education and cancer survivorship practices. Strong clinical and communication skills. Committed to providing holistic, compassionate, best evidence based care. Educated and experienced in following evidence-based guidelines blended with clinical experience and judgment. Extensive experience precepting medical assistant, nursing, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students.

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Oncology Nursing Society
• Peer Reviewer: The American Journal of Nurse Practitioners
• Test development committee, AOCNP, Oncology Nursing Society
• AOCNP; Test development committee chair
• Society of Critical Care Medicine

• Georgia Board of Nursing, 01/01/96, Present
• DEA Certification, 01/01/07, Present
• Oncology, Certified Nurse (OCN), 01/01/02, Present
• Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP), 01/01/08, Present
• Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support, 01/01/01, Present
• Basic Life Support, 01/01/94, Present
• Chemotherapy and Biotherapy certification, 01/01/14, Present
• ANCC- Family Nurse Practitioner, 01/01/02, Present
• ANCC- Adult/Geriatric Acute Care NP, 01/01/16, Present

• Oncology Nurse Excellence Award, 01/01/09
• Nursing Honor Society, North Georgia College & State University, 01/01/01, Present
• Signa Theta Tau, National Honor’s Society of Nursing, 01/01/01, Present
• Golden Key Honor Society, 01/01/12, Present
• Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society, 01/01/12, Present

• Adolescent and adult physical examinations
• Ordering and interpreting EKGs, various X-rays, and laboratory tests
• Referrals to appropriate health care providers
• Outpatient care, in addition to acute and critical care experience
• IV therapy
• Venipuncture
• Educating patients, families and healthcare providers both formally and informally
• Managing oncology and hematology patients, ordering chemotherapy, antibiotics, erythropoietin stimulating agents, Iron, etc.
• Experience managing both acute and chronic illnesses

• Master’s Thesis: Spirituality’s effect on Coping with Acute Pain in Hospice Patients, 01/01/01
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project: Delivering current best evidence for Practice competency through Technology-based learning opportunities, 01/01/12