Lisa Ousley, DNP, RN,FNP-C

Lisa Ousley

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-3094

Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 457, Dahlonega

Overview

Dr. Lisa Ousley is a certified family nurse practitioner. She has practiced nursing for over 30 years, has been a primary care provider for over 20 years, and has been in full-time academia for the past 12 years. Over the past 10 years, Dr. Ousley continues to be an active advocate and participant in Interprofessional Education (IPE).
The majority of Dr. Ousley’s clinical experience is in primary care, university and school health, and disaster response. She appreciates being a generalist and currently practices in a small family practice clinic in Cumming GA.
Dr. Ousley is especially interested in the largest organ, the skin, and the various dermatological disorders across the lifespan. She is a nurse innovator, obtaining a U.S. Patent in January 2022 for Instructional Dermatology Surface Models (IDSMs). Dr. Ousley’s research over the past 4 years has centered around IDSMs content and face validity and integration of IDSMs into advanced practice education. She has numerous journal publications and book chapters related to dermatology and skin disease. Dr. Ousley is an advocate for being involved in state and national organizations that support nurses and advanced nursing practice. She is the current Secretary for the United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia Executive State Board.

Education

  • DNP, Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of South Carolina
  • MSN, FNP, Radford University
  • BSN, Nursing, Radford University

Research/Special Interests

  • Instructional Dermatology Surface Models
  • Dermatological diseases across the lifespan
  • Disaster Response
  • Interprofessional Education
  • Global Health

Professional Organizations

  • United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Georgia
  • American Nurses Association
  • Georgia Nurses Association
  • State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Georgia
  • American Red Cross
  • Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Psi Chapter

Curriculum Vitae