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Assistant Professor of Nursing


Education

  • Arkansas State University: MSN
  • Arkansas State University: BSN

Professional Credentials

  • MSN
  • BSN

Teaching Specialties

  • Critical Care

Research Interests

  • First-line treatment compliance
  • Improving patient outcomes in critical care

Affiliations

  • Sigma Theta Tau International
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Biography

Mrs. Kortan's nursing education began with a completion of a Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) in 2016 form Arkansas State University.  After graduation she worked in critical care and specialized in cardiac patients. She decided to go back to school for her Master’s degree in nursing (MSN) with and emphasis in Family Practice.  When she graduated in 2020 she was presented with the opportunity to teach at Arkansas State.  Mrs. Kortan's started teaching in the fall of 2020. Currently, she teaches in the BSN program and the accelerated BSN program.