NaQuita J Nelson

Ware-Rhaney Building, Room 118
Mondays and Thursdays  •  Appointment Only - In Office or Virtual
Wednesdays  •  1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - In Office or Virtual

1st 8 Weeks
NUR 3431 Care of Women, Children, and the Childbearing Family • Tues & Wed, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
NUR 3431L Care of Women, Children, and the Childbearing Family Clinical • Thurs & Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NGR 5141DL Advanced Pathophysiology • Online

2nd 8 Weeks
NUR 4671L Promoting the Health of Poplulations Clinical • Thurs & Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

16 Weeks
NUR 4948L Professional Transition Practicum • Tues, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Dr. Naquita Jackson Nelson is an Assistant Professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University School of Nursing. With a passion for education, she works diligently to prepare the next generation of registered and advanced practice nurses through theory, clinical instruction, organizational involvement, professional development, and leadership. 

An avid women’s health advocate, she is also a Board Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and has a combined work experience of 30 years in the nursing profession. She also served as Deputy Consultant for Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners for the United States Air Force and retired as a Chief Nurse Executive after 22 years of service. Her clinical practice and academic education interests are women’s health, the impact of cervical cancer surveillance on health outcomes, and promoting excellence in nursing education for minorities. 

Dr. Nelson is a member of several professional organizations, including the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, the American Nurses Association, the Florida Nurses Association, the Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation, Tallahassee Area Council of Advanced Practice Nurses, Chi Eta Phi Professional Nursing Sorority, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.

She has also served and continues to serve in various roles at the University. She is a past Secretary for the University’s Faculty Senate, a member of the University Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee, and serves in an advisory role for the FAMU Student Nurses’ Association, Rho Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, and Chi Phi Beta Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.

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• Improving Nursing Education Outcomes for Minorities
• Women's Health
• Health Disparities
• Transformative Nursing Education

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• Assistant Professor, 2018-present
  Florida A&M University, School of Nursing, Tallahassee, FL
• Coordinator, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track, March-August 2023
  Florida A&M University, School of Nursing, Tallahassee, FL
• Program Director, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2021-2023
  Florida A&M University, School of Nursing, Tallahassee, FL
• Instructor, Clinical Course Coordinator, 2016-2018
  Florida A&M University, School of Nursing, Tallahassee, FL
• Chief Nurse Executive, Deputy Consultant for Air Force Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners (WHNP), practicing WHNP-BC, 2013-2016
  Patrick Air Force Base, FL
• United States Military Service, Nurse Corp, 1994-2016

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Professional Presentations:

• HIV Continuing Education for Hillsborough County Public School Nursing Staff June 2023
  Title: Reproductive Health: HIV Prevention & Medication Adherence
• Sigma, Annual Embracing Excellence Conference: Incorporating Diversity, March 2023
  Equity, and Inclusions through Virtual Platforms to Strengthen Nurse Learning
  Title: Integration of AV/VR to Incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Pre-Nursing Students at a HBCU
  
  

Poster Presentations:

• Florida Nurses Association (FNA) Membership Assembly September 2021
  Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) June 2021
  Title: Innovative Cross-Discipline Collaboration to Improve Dosage Calculation Competency
  in a Nursing Program
• Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone/Clinical Quality Improvement Project 2017
  Title: Evaluation of a Cervical Cancer Surveillance Program in a Community
  Health Center: submission accepted by ProQuest, published on Nova Southeastern University Institutional Repository NSUWorks

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• 2021 Certificate of Appreciation, Faculty Senate for your outstanding service as the Faculty Senate Secretary
• 2017 Certificate of Appreciation, Presenter, FSU SSS-STEM Industry Mentoring Workshop, Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE)
• 2017 Golden Key International Honour Society
• 2017 Wakulla High School, honored as one of the “Elite 8” of African-American graduates
• 2016 Chancellor’s List for Academic Achievement, Nova Southeastern University
• 2006 Graduate Achievement Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Georgia State University
• 2006 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
• 1994-2015 Military Awards and Honors

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• NGR 5141DL Advanced Pathophysiology
• NUR 4828 Professional Career Development Seminar
• NGR 5810 Research Methods & Evidence-Based Practice
• NUR 3169HB Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Care
• NUR 3825 Professional Nursing Concepts and Practice
• NUR 4671L Promoting the Health of Populations Clinical
• NUR 3145 Pharmacology for Nurses
• NUR 4948L Professional Transition Practicum
• NGR 6291DL Special Issues Across the Adult Life Span
• NUR 4267L Advanced Nursing Care of the Adult Client Clinical
• NUR 3617L Promoting the Health of Populations I Clinical
• NUR 3431 Care of Women and the Childbearing Family
• NUR 3431L Care of Women and the Childbearing Family Clinical
• NUR 3431/3431L Care of Women, Children, and the Childbearing Family (theory and clinical)