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Kristina Herndon, RN
Expertise
Pediatrics, Disease PreventionEducation
University of Georgia, Augusta UniversityHighlights
- Epidemiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Former infectious disease nurse at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Registered nurse with a background in pediatrics, in both hospital and clinic settings
Healthcare education has truly become my passion as I have developed my nursing career. I enjoy educating myself and others, and I want to make you feel confident that you are making the best decisions about your own health and the health of your family.
Experience
Kristina Herndon, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CPN, has a Bachelor of Science in nursing and is a former writer for Verywell Health. Kristina is also a registered nurse, a certified pediatric nurse, certified pediatric nurse practitioner and is certified in infection control. She started her nursing career in 2002. Kristina has since worked in general pediatrics in both clinic and hospital settings as well as provided detailed triage information as an after-hours advice line nurse for a large pediatric healthcare system. She currently serves as an epidemiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in nursing, Medical College of Georgia 2002
- Bachelor of Science in pre-nursing, University of Georgia
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