Karen S Kesten
Title
Assistant Professor on the Educator Track
Program Director, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs Department of Nursing
Program Director, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs Department of Nursing
Department
Department of Nursing
General profile
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Phone
+1 202-687-2116
Fax
202-687-5553
Location
266 St Mary's Hall
Office hours
By Appointment only
Bio
Dr. Karen Kesten is is an assistant professor of nursing within the Department of Nursing at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS). Dr. Kesten is the Director of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist graduate programs.
Dr. Kesten received a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Maryland. She received a master’s degree in nursing from The Catholic University of America and a post-master’s certificate in nursing education from the University of Maryland.
Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Kesten worked as a clinical nurse specialist at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, MD. Dr. Kesten is board certified as a critical care nurse (CCRN), progressive care nurse (PCCN), certified nurse educator (CNE) and an acute and critical care clinical nurse specialist (CCNS).
Dr. Kesten is a member of the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses and is currently an appointed member of the Board of Directors for the Certification Corporation of the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses.
Dr. Kesten received a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Maryland. She received a master’s degree in nursing from The Catholic University of America and a post-master’s certificate in nursing education from the University of Maryland.
Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Kesten worked as a clinical nurse specialist at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, MD. Dr. Kesten is board certified as a critical care nurse (CCRN), progressive care nurse (PCCN), certified nurse educator (CNE) and an acute and critical care clinical nurse specialist (CCNS).
Dr. Kesten is a member of the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses and is currently an appointed member of the Board of Directors for the Certification Corporation of the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses.
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Education
- CNE (2012) , Certified Nurse Educator
- DNP (2009) University of Maryland Baltimore, Nursing
- CCRN () ,
- PCCN () ,
- CCNS () ,
