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About Dr. Antiqua N. Smart, NP

Biography

Dr. Smart, NP, is dually board-certified as a family nurse practitioner and advanced public health nurse through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also board-certified as a telemental health provider and certified telemedicine clinical presenter. Dr. Smart has clinical expertise in the areas of maternal-newborn nursing, women's health, school-based health, college health, pediatrics/adolescent medicine, family medicine, pain management, psychiatry, addiction medicine, nurse-managed care, and telehealth/telemedicine, In addition to her role as a clinician, she also functions as a nurse educator, healthcare consultant, health policy advocate, and infopreneur.  As an academician, she has co-authored several chapters in nursing textbooks and published articles in peer-reviewed nursing journals. Currently, she serves as an Editorial Board Member for The Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Smart previously served as a board member of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners, where she held the positions of Health Policy Committee Member and Political Action Committee Co-Chair. She also previously served as a member of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties' Telehealth Committee, as Co-Chair of the Determinants of Health Special Interest Group, and as Chair, respectively, and as a Medical Advisory Board Member for Nice Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Dr. Smart is also a member of several special interest groups within the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties and serves as Co-Chair of the Health Policy Education Special Interest Group.

Dr, Smart, NP is the solo infopreneur of Ask Me? Dr. Smart, DNP, who primarily focuses on providing healthcare information for healthcare professionals, healthcare professional students, and the general public, offers tips on Instagram through the microblogging page @askmedrsmartdnp. If you're interested in this page for guidance on becoming a healthier you, follow Dr. Smart!

Education

  • Frontier Nursing University- Post-Graduate Certificate with a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialization- 2024

  • Chamberlain University- Post-Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics- 2021

  • The University of Alabama- Doctor of Nursing Practice- 2014

  • Excelsior College-Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing Education- 2014

  • Louisiana State University Health Science Center New Orleans- Master of Nursing in Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner- 2007

  • Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- Bachelor of Science in Nursing/Delores Richard Spikes Honors College-2002

Licenses

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Certified Nurse Practitioner- Louisiana

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Certified Nurse Practitioner- Alabama

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Certified Nurse Practitioner- Colorado

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Certified Nurse Practitioner- Tennessee

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Certified Nurse Practitioner- Virginia

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Certified Nurse Practitioner- Florida

  • Registered Nurse/Multistate Compact Licensure- Louisiana*

  • Registered Nurse- California

  • Registered Nurse- Illinois

  • Registered Nurse- Michigan

  • Registered Nurse- Nevada

  • Controlled Dangerous Substance- Louisiana

  • Drug Enforcement Agency- Louisiana

  • Medication-Assisted Treatment Waiver- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration​

  • *Multistate RN Licensure: AL, AZ, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IA, KY, ME, MD, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NC, ND, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, WY*

Board Certifications

  • Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner- American Nurses Credentialing Center

  • Board-Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse- American Nurses Credentialing Center

  • Board-Certified TeleMental Health Provider- Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc.

  • Certified Telemedicine Clinical Presenter- National School of Applied Telehealth

  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider- American Heart Association

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider- American Heart Association

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider- American Heart Association

Professional Organizations

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners

  • Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners

  • American Nurses Association

  • Louisiana State Nurses Association

  • National League of Nursing

  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

  • American Nursing Informatics Association

  • National Academies of Practice- Distinguished Practitioner Fellow of Nursing Academy

  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society

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