Carolyn Mitchell
Senior Instructor
Email: carolyn.mitchell@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-6907
Fax: 902-494-3487
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Dr. Carolyn Mitchell is a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner with extensive nursing experience spanning more than three decades. She has worked as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner in a number of Nova Scotia communities over the past 10 + years. Prior to her advanced practice role, she worked as a registered nurse in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and New York. Her nursing background is varied and includes experience in Neonatal Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Pediatric Emergency, Poison Prevention and Home Care for Ventilator and Tracheostomy Dependent Children. She is currently licensed in Nova Scotia and New York.
Dr. Mitchell has a special interest in the implementation of Collaborative Practice and providing primary care for complex care patients and vulnerable populations. She is a strong advocate for the role of Nurse Practitioners in meeting the health care needs of individuals, families and communities. She has served as Treasurer, Co-Chair and Past Co-Chair of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Nova Scotia.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing - Memorial University of Newfoundland (1986)
Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner, Family All Ages - Athabasca University (2007)
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner - University of Massachusetts Amherst (2018)
Membership
Nurse Practitioners Association of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia College of Nurses
Canadian Nurses Association
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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