Teresa Odell, MSN, FNP-C, APRN-BC

EDUCATION

Undergraduate:

• Associate of Science in Nursing, Kennesaw State University
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Brenau

Graduate School : Master of Science in Nursing, Kennesaw State University

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS

• Board Certified National American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• Board Certified National American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC)
• Licensed through the Georgia Board of Nursing (APRN and RN)
• Board Certified National Low Risk Neonatal Nursing (RNC) through the National Certification Corp. for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties

EXPERIENCE

Originally from Marietta, GA, Mrs. Odell had been a member of the WellStar Health Care Team since February 1975. She has worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner in collaboration with several physicians in the Metro Atlanta area to provide comprehensive health care to children (including newborns) and adults while managing simple and complex disorders. She has also served as a clinical preceptor for Family Nurse Practitioner students attending Emory University, Vanderbilt, Kennesaw State University and Georgia State University.

Past experience as an RN includes Charge Nurse for a Children's Emergency Room, Coordinator of Clinical Staff Education, Instructor for CPR (BLS) and computer education as well as various staff nurse positions. Leadership positions include representing the hospital on the Board (Cobb County) Board of the American Heart Association, Cobb Safe Kids, Ethics Committee, Chairman of Perinatal Loss, professional system publication, and many other diverse committees.

ASSOCIATIONS

• Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing
• Christian Medical and Dental Association
• National Lipid Association
• American Nurses Association
• Georgia Nurses Association
• BLS/CPR Instructor

PERSONAL INTERESTS

A published author, Mrs. Odell enjoys photojournalism, reading, gardening, scrapbooking and family activities. Mrs. Odell and her husband have 5 children and 3 grandchildren, and have recently moved to Peachtree City from Marietta, Georgia. She has been active in her local church and participates annually with a medical mission team that ministers to the Miskito Indians in the remote Nicaraguan rain forest.