Dr. Antiqua Smart

Assistant Professor of Nursing

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Education

• PGC- PMHNP, Frontier Nursing University
• PGC- Nursing Informatics, Chamberlain University
• DNP- The University of Alabama
• MN- FNP, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
• BSN- Southern University and A & M College

Professional Credentials

• FNAP
• DNP
• FNP-BC
• PHNA-BC
• APRN

Teaching Specialties

• Health Policy
• Mental Health/Substance Use Disorders
• Primary Care
• DNP Projects

Research Interests

• Nurse Practitioner Education
• Health Policy
• Mental Health
• Social Determinants of Health
• Telehealth

Affiliations

• American Nurses Association
• Louisiana State Nurses Association
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners
• Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners
• National Academies of Practice 
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
• Sigma Theta Tau International

Dr. Smart’s nursing career began in 2002 after graduating from Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, LA. After five years of practicing as a registered nurse, Dr. Smart obtained her Master of Nursing degree with a primary care nurse practitioner specialization from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA.  As a registered nurse and family nurse practitioner, Dr. Smart also furthered her graduate nursing education by obtaining a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from The University of Alabama, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics from Chamberlain University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization from Frontier Nursing University. Dr. Smart has worked in various specialties, including newborn nursery/transition nursery, neonatal intermediate care nursery, maternal-newborn nursing, chronic pain management, school-based health, college health, family medicine, pediatrics, home health, telehealth, and addiction medicine. In my free time, some of my hobbies include social media blogging/traditional blogging and serving in various leadership roles professionally and in her community.

Curriculum Vitae

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