Bio
Brett Badgley Snodgrass is a Family Nurse Practitioner practicing at Comprehensive Primary Care in Bartlett, TN and Atoka, TN specializing in family practice, pain management and palliative care. Brett is board certified with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, where she was currently nominated to the Nominations Committee. She is also a member of the Academy of Pain Management and Sigma Theta Tau. Brett is a member Tennessee Nurses Association, where she is actively involved in the APRN Council. She presents locally and nationally to many different audiences, and has been an invited speaker at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner’s National Conference. Brett is also a contributor to Sharecare Expert Health. She is President of the Greater Memphis Area Advanced Practice Nurses. She holds numerous hospital appointments around the Memphis Area. She is currently a preceptor for The University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, Union University and University of Alabama - Birmingham. She is also currently working on her DNP at the University of Alabama – Birmingham.
Specialties:
- Oncology Nursing
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Affiliation:
- Sigma Theta Tau International
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Credentials
- Education
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MSN, FNP, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 2005-2007
- Board Certifications
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FNP, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Professional Membership or Societies
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American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2005-currentTennessee Nurses Association, 2010 - currentGreater Memphis Area Advanced Practice Nurses, 2008-currentAmerican Academy of Pain Management, 2011 - current
- Honors or Awards
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Sigma Theta Tau, 2007 - current
Activity
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