Carolina D. Tennyson

Carolina D. Tennyson, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, CHSE, is an experienced, board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner who cares for patients with advanced heart failure and critical illness at Duke University Hospital. Her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree was awarded in 2016 and she is an acknowledged Associate of the American College of Cardiology. She works as an Assistant Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing helping to lead a well-respected and growing Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program. Her research interests include interprofessional simulation training for Code Blue events, best practices for Family Presence During Resuscitation, and education utilizing microlearning.