Teshara Reed, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C

I am a highly qualified board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner of thirteen (13) years and a certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I am driven to build strong relationships with patients and families and serve as an advocate to achieve optimal outcomes. I graduated from the Vanderbilt University Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program in August of 2022 and will complete my post-master’s in nursing education and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees in May of 2024. Prior to attending Vanderbilt University, I graduated in December 2009 with a Master of Science in Nursing from Old Dominion University with a concentration as a Family Nurse Practitioner. I have since become a dedicated nurse practitioner responsible for providing healthcare services to patients for urgent illnesses, chronic diseases, preventative care, and follow-up which also encompasses mental health diagnosis and treatment.

Throughout my career, I have worked with diverse populations across the lifespan in multiple settings and I have gained invaluable experience and insight into the effective delivery of healthcare. Regardless of the population requiring care or the setting, the best care is holistic in nature. I have spent twenty-five (25) years providing leadership in the application of the nursing process to patient care as well as organizational processes and/or systems resulting in improved outcomes. Throughout my years in nursing, I have served in multiple roles as a LPN, RN, and NP that have given me the opportunity to demonstrate my expertise in managing various populations of patients across their health/ illness continuum. I have an extensive background in patient health status assessments that include obtaining health and medical histories, performing physical examinations, screening for disease prevention, formulating appropriate differential diagnoses based on the patient history, physical examination, and clinical findings, and the identification of health risks and needs.

In every aspect of my patient care delivery, I strive to provide culturally competent care infused with effective communication skills, a personal drive for professional growth, and implementation of a higher standard of practice which addresses both the physiological as well as psychological needs of my patients. Ultimately, I have worked to attain higher levels of education with the intention of educating future nurse leaders for the benefit of both the patient as well as the healthcare delivery system.

• Member of Sigma Theta Tau
• Member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• Member ANA/VNA

• Therapeutic foster care mentor (1997-2003)
• Implemented the Young Offenders Uniting to Heal program with the Norfolk Housing Authority (2005)
• Team leader for VA Death Row inmate medical care (00-03)
• VCU Health System's and Sentara's Heart Hospital Operating Room Practice Council (2006-08)

Available upon request