Maureen Kapatkin, APRN
APRN-BC
Duluth, GA
Specialties
Family, Psychiatric / Mental Health, Gerontological, Adult, Women's Health
Clinical Subspecialties
Complementary, Dermatology, Neurology, Palliative, Other, School Health, Primary Care, Rheumatology, Pain Management
Details
Professional Achievements:
Brandon Outreach Clinic Volunteer 1988- 2015 and 1st Exec. Director: 2000-2003. Board of Directors 1990 - 2013. Visiting faculty (1991-1995) & Acting Director, FHN, USF, CON, 1995-1996. Faculty 2012 - 2015. Alice B. Tomkins Community Service Award. SERVE Award, Co-founding member, ARNP Co-alition of Hillsborough Co., 1992-99. Research in Mental Health and relationship to employment status and insurance status.
Favorite Thing About My Profession:
Opportunity to share with and help empower patients and families, with regard to total mind/body health care and wellness. I enjoy working with patients across the lifespan. It is a privilege to care for patient & family health care needs. I view each patient as an individual and seek to integrate primary care with mental health care in all.
Virtues:
Open-Minded, Compassionate, Empathic & Holistic. I Believe in the importance of practicing Integrative Health Care and viewing the patient as a "whole" person, and viewing individuals & groups in a social/family systems framework. I view healthcare as a team effort and seek to help the patient manage their healthcare together in a collaborative manner.
Work History
Nurse Practitioner — present
Education History
University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, Fl
1986 to 1989
Argosy University/ABD in Counseling Psychology
September, 1994